Department of Communications and Computer Engineering Congratulates the “AI-Powered Autonomous Rescue Hexacopter” Graduation Project Team on Winning Fifth Place at IC-ESI 2026

Students from the Department of Communications and Computer Engineering continue to make a strong impact in engineering competitions. The department proudly congratulates the graduation project team behind the “AI-Powered Autonomous Rescue Hexacopter” on winning fifth place at IC-ESI 2026, among more than 250 teams from universities and schools across Egypt.

The project develops an intelligent autonomous rescue aircraft designed for real-time monitoring and rapid response in challenging environments. Its integrated platform combines IoT connectivity, real-time image analysis, computer vision, embedded systems, and autonomous navigation to support fast and accurate field operations.

The system is designed to reduce search time, improve victim-detection accuracy, deliver essential supplies, and provide better situational awareness in inaccessible terrain. Its potential applications include disaster response and rescue, medical-supply delivery, infrastructure inspection, and security monitoring.

Team members are Abdallah Ahmed Abdallah Mahmoud, Alaa Nasser Mohamed Samer, Mohamed Anter Badry Mohamed, Youssef Hany Abdallah Mohamed, Youssef Mostafa Wahb Mohamed, Youssef Emad Abdelnaby Abdelmajeed, Anne Amr Amin Ibrahim, Farha Mohamed Ali Abdelmaqsoud, and Nada Abdallah Nasr El-Din Abdallah. The project was supervised by Dr. Waleed Abd-Elshafi Ali, with support from Eng. Nada Gamal, within Space and Aviation Technology and UAV applications.

The department congratulates the project team on an engineering innovation that applies advanced technology to serve people and strengthen rescue and emergency-response capabilities.