Ahmed El-Rabbany
Professor
Faculty of Engineering and Architectural Science
Department of Civil Engineering
Toronto, Ontario
rabbany@torontomu.ca
Office:
(416) 979-5000 ext. 6472
Expert In
Autonomous driving
Geomatics engineering
Global positioning system (GPS)
Hydrographic surveying
Integrated navigation systems
Multi-sensor integration for mobile mapping
Precise point positioning
Satellite positioning and navigation
Technology and intelligent systems
Theme: Transformative technology
Unmanned aerial systems for precision mapping
Bio/Research
After completing his master’s in satellite positioning at Alexandria University in Egypt, Ahmed El-Rabbany sought out groundbreaking researchers in his field. There was no internet back then, so El-Rabbany had to communicate the old fashioned way: by letter.
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Bio/Research
After completing his master’s in satellite positioning at Alexandria University in Egypt, Ahmed El-Rabbany sought out groundbreaking researchers in his field. There was no internet back then, so El-Rabbany had to communicate the old fashioned way: by letter.
Eventually, a professor at the University of New Brunswick sent him a package about a new technology called GPS. Convinced GPS was the future, El-Rabbany changed his own global positioning and made the big move to New Brunswick. “I arrived in winter, wearing only a cotton sweater,” he says. “I was taken directly to buy a coat!”
GPS technology has developed significantly since then, as have El-Rabbany’s research interests. “All the sensors contained in smartphones, for example, provide a wealth of information. We can collect and integrate it for new uses, such as monitoring a medical condition or whether an elderly person has fallen. We can also use multi-sensor integration to develop driverless cars, intelligent transportation systems or unpiloted aerial systems.”
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Eventually, a professor at the University of New Brunswick sent him a package about a new technology called GPS. Convinced GPS was the future, El-Rabbany changed his own global positioning and made the big move to New Brunswick. “I arrived in winter, wearing only a cotton sweater,” he says. “I was taken directly to buy a coat!”
GPS technology has developed significantly since then, as have El-Rabbany’s research interests. “All the sensors contained in smartphones, for example, provide a wealth of information. We can collect and integrate it for new uses, such as monitoring a medical condition or whether an elderly person has fallen. We can also use multi-sensor integration to develop driverless cars, intelligent transportation systems or unpiloted aerial systems.”
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