I am a PhD Researcher specialising in SAR image processing, Remote Sensing, and Deep Learning. My work applies state-of-the-art deep learning architectures and signal processing techniques to solve real-world challenges in synthetic aperture radar (SAR) imaging, autofocus, and terrain classification.

• 🛰️ Research area: SAR image autofocus, mismatched filter design, terrain classification, deep learning for remote sensing
• 🧠 Expertise: CNN · U-Net · Res-U-Net · Range-Doppler Algorithm · QCQP Optimisation · Image Restoration
• 📄 2 Published papers in JARS 2024 and ASAT 2024
• 🎓 MSc: Completed — Remote Sensing & Deep Learning
• 🔬 PhD: Currently pursuing — SAR & Deep Learning
• 🌍 Location: Egypt

Enhanced synthetic aperture radar image autofocus and classification using 2D SARNet framework Mohamed Sakr, Ahmed Saleh, Fathy AbdElkader, Ghada Amer, Mohamed AboElenean 📰 Journal of Applied Remote Sensing (JARS), 2024 🔗 DOI: 10.1117/1.JRS.18.026507

Key contributions:

• ✅ ResU-Net based SAR image autofocus — replacing traditional post-processing
• ✅ CNN terrain classifier (Mountain / Sand / River) — 100% test accuracy
• ✅ Near-real-time SAR processing workflow
• ✅ Quantitative evaluation using SSIM & PSNR metrics

@article{sakr2024sarnet,
  title   = {Enhanced synthetic aperture radar image autofocus and classification using 2D SARNet framework},
  author  = {Sakr, Mohamed and Saleh, Ahmed and AbdElkader, Fathy and Amer, Ghada and AboElenean, Mohamed},
  journal = {Journal of Applied Remote Sensing},
  year    = {2024},
  doi     = {10.1117/1.JRS.18.026507}
}

Optimization of a Mismatched Filter for SAR Imaging Using a QCQP Approach Mohamed Sakr et al. 📰 ASAT Conference, Volume 20, Issue 20, pp. 1–12, 2024

Key contributions:

• ✅ QCQP-based mismatched filter for SAR range compression
• ✅ Significant range sidelobe reduction vs. matched filter
• ✅ Modified Range-Doppler Algorithm (RDA) integrating the optimized filter
• ✅ Point target simulation validated with PSLR & ISLR metrics

@inproceedings{sakr2024qcqp,
  title     = {Optimization of a Mismatched Filter for SAR Imaging Using a QCQP Approach},
  author    = {Sakr, Mohamed and others},
  booktitle = {Proceedings of the ASAT Conference},
  volume    = {20},
  number    = {20},
  pages     = {1--12},
  year      = {2024}
}

🛰️  SAR Image Processing        ████████████████████  100%
🧠  Deep Learning (CNN/U-Net)   ████████████████████  100%
🗺️  Terrain Classification      ████████████████████  100%
📡  Remote Sensing              ████████████████████  100%
🔬  SAR Autofocus & RDA         ████████████████░░░░   80%
🧮  Signal Optimisation (QCQP)  ██████████████░░░░░░   70%
📈  Evaluation Metrics          ██████████████░░░░░░   70%