ASmarine

22/07/2025

📢 Call for Graduation Project Teams – Join ASmarine Research Group!

Are you a passionate Mechatronics or Software Engineering student looking for an exciting, hands-on graduation project?

The ASmarine Research Group is recruiting senior student teams (5-8 members) to work on cutting-edge underwater robotics projects! This is your chance to contribute to real-world research, develop advanced technical skills, and potentially publish your work in top conferences and journals.

🚀 Project Roles & Responsibilities
Your team will work on one of the following key areas:
1. Sensory Integration – Upgrade our underwater vehicle with new IMUs, AHRS, and Depth cameras for enhanced perception.
2. Navigation Stack Development – Implement advanced SLAM and path-planning algorithms from last year’s simulations and experiments into a fully-integrated stack.
3. System Testing – Performance evaluation in full underwater missions.
4. AI-Driven Control Systems – Design a physics-informed machine learning controller for precise trajectory tracking and stabilization.
5. Research Documentation & Publication – Produce high-quality reports and contribute to academic publications.

💡 What We Offer
✅ Hands-on experience in robotics, autonomous navigation (SLAM, control, sensor fusion), and AI.
✅ Strong academic supervision from leading professors and researchers.
✅ Fully functional hardware ready for development and testing.
✅ Potential to publish in recognized conferences and journals.
✅ A collaborative, research-driven environment that enhances your technical and teamwork skills.

🔍 Who Can Apply?
We’re looking for senior students with:
✔ Strong programming skills (Python, C++, MATLAB/Simulink).
✔ Solid background in Control Engineering.
✔ Familiarity with circuit design & PCB tools (Eagle, KiCAD, etc.).
✔ Experience with Git & version control.
✔ (Bonus) Knowledge of deep learning frameworks (PyTorch, TensorFlow).

📝 How to Apply?
Form a team of 5-8 students from Mechatronics or Software Engineering and submit:
1. A one-page team proposal (Why are you interested? What skills do you bring?).
2. Individual CVs highlighting relevant coursework/projects.
3. Academic transcripts (unofficial copies accepted).
Please note that all the above must be submitted in one email per team.

📍 Deadline: 08/08/2025
📧 Send applications to: [email protected]
🔗 Learn more: https://www.facebook.com/ASMARINE20
Don’t miss this opportunity to work on real robotics research and boost your career in AI, control systems, and autonomous vehicles!
Looking forward to your applications!
ASmarine Research Group
Ain Shams University

31/05/2025

🌊 ASmarine proudly congratulates and Hossam Moataz Elkeshky for their outstanding contributions to the marine scientific community!

📄 has successfully published a journal article in Scientific Reports titled:
"A Vision Transformer-Based CNN for Underwater Image Enhancement: ViTClarityNet"
🔗 https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-91212-8

🎤 Meanwhile, Hossam Moataz Elkeshky presented his work at the prestigious International Conference on Electrical Engineering (ICEENG).

👏 Well done to both researchers—your achievements are a source of pride and inspiration!

Underwater computer vision faces significant challenges from light scattering, absorption, and poor illumination, which severely impact underwater vision tasks. To address these issues, ViT-Clarity, an underwater image enhancement module, is introduced, which integrates vision transformers with a co...

07/07/2024

Join Our Cutting-Edge Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) Navigation Project!
Are you ready to dive into the world of autonomous underwater robotics and make a significant impact? We are thrilled to invite passionate and driven undergraduate students to join our groundbreaking project to develop a fully-functioning navigation stack for our existing Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV). This project is not just an academic exercise—it's a real-world mission to design and implement state-of-the-art technology for underwater rescue missions.
Project Overview
Our project aims to advance the capabilities of autonomous underwater vehicles by developing sophisticated navigation and control systems. As a member of our team, you will work with experienced TAs and professors, gaining hands-on experience with industry-standard tools and methodologies.
What You Will Learn and Do:
• ROS Development: Master the Robot Operating System (ROS) to create robust autonomous navigation solutions.
• Adaptive Model Predictive Control: Develop and implement adaptive model predictive control frameworks for trajectory planning and control.
• Linear Controllers Design: Design linear controllers to stabilize vehicle depth and enhance navigational accuracy.
• SLAM and Visual Perception Algorithms: Test and refine cutting-edge Simultaneous Localization and Mapping (SLAM) and visual perception algorithms.
• Industry-Standard Testing Techniques: Apply modern testing techniques used in the industry to ensure reliability and performance.
• Electrical Design and Mechanical Maintenance: Engage in minor hardware tasks, including electrical design and mechanical maintenance, to support the overall functionality of the AUV.
Why Join Us?
• Industry Readiness: Prepare for corporate work by adhering to industry standards of coding and documentation.
• Research Opportunities: Contribute to the academic community with the potential to participate in new publications.
• Expert Guidance: Receive mentorship from experienced TAs and professors dedicated to developing cutting-edge technology.
• Hands-On Experience: Gain practical experience that bridges the gap between academic learning and real-world application.
Skills You Will Harness:
• Advanced programming and software development in ROS
• Control systems design and implementation
• Algorithm development and testing
• Hardware integration and maintenance
• Technical documentation and adherence to industry standards
Who Should Apply?
We are looking for ambitious undergraduate students with a keen interest in robotics, control systems, software development, mechatronics engineering, or related fields. If you are enthusiastic about technology and eager to learn and innovate, we want you on our team!
How to Apply:
Fill in the online application form by 17/7/2024. Selected candidates will be invited for an interview to discuss the project details and expectations further.
Embark on this exciting journey with us to push the boundaries of underwater robotics and make a meaningful contribution to the field. Join us in developing the next generation of AUV navigation systems and prepare yourself for a dynamic career in research and industry.
Dive into Innovation. Shape the Future. Apply Now!
Online application form: https://forms.gle/RZMqiftSJy9Z3eyb9

02/07/2024

ASmarine is recruiting graduation project students for the 2025 season. This year, we will be interviewing whole teams not individuals. We are expecting groups of students that are willing to work together to apply as a single group. This year's graduation project scope is electrical design, vehicle stabilization and trajectory control. The participating team will use ROS and state-of-the-art control paradigms to make our brand new vehicle 'Sapphire' navigate autonomously toward a target. The team is also expected to integrate their control node with the remaining modules of the navigation stack, thus creating a fully functioning navigation scheme. The team will also develop a mission planner node for the ex*****on of rescue missions underwater in accordance with the newest manual provided by the international competition for autonomous underwater vehicles "RoboSub'25"

The recruitment cycle will last for three weeks, starting with online applications then group interviews and finally the group task.

Stay tuned for the online application phase, the link will be posted shortly!!

29/06/2024

This year's journey was focused on building a brand new AUV with new distinctive features that mitigate the drawbacks of the old designs. In addition, our software developers are developing more robust SLAM techniques based on prior knowledge of the model plus making use of visual feedback and continuous environment monitoring. This video sums up our efforts this year!!

29/06/2024

Ladies and gentlemen, we proudly present to you the latest ASmarine product: our newest fully functioning AUV "Sapphire"!!!
From CAD visualization to final assembly!!

31/01/2024

We are glad to announce that our conference paper entitled "SubmergeStyleGAN: Synthetic Underwater Data Generation with Style Transfer for Domain Adaptation" has now been added to the Digital Image Computing (DICTA) 2023 IEEE conference proceedings.

Many thanks to the research team's efforts:
Mohamed Ehab
Samer Mansour
Prof. Dr. Mohammed Ibrahim
Prof. Dr. Hossam Hassan

Underwater computer vision applications are challenged by limited access to annotated underwater datasets. Additionally, convolutional neural networks (CNNs) tr

31/01/2024

Congratulations to our students for successfully defending their graduation project's thesis!
The examination panel represented by Prof. Mohammed Ibrahim from Ain Shams University, Egypt, Prof. Uriel Martinez-Hernandez from the University of Bath, UK and the supervising postgraduate student/team captain Samer Mansour complimented the positive efforts of the group and has high expectations for the final outcome by the end of the second semester!!

15/12/2023

ASmarine is recruiting UI UX developers!!

Interested students can apply by sending their CVs to [email protected]

11/11/2023

Check out our most recent interview with "انت تقدر" on national television and get to know more about us 🌊🌊🐳

17/10/2023

The application phase results are out!!
Check your mail!!!