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Sarah Omar Bamatraf is a Space Policies and Legislation Specialist at the UAE Space Agency (UAESA), her experiences span in conducting Scientific and Strategic studies & space feasibility studies. She is currently leading the Space Economic Survey project at UAESA, which aims to assess and enhance the economic landscape of the UAE’s space sector.
Sarah’s technical skillset derived from Graduating from the Satellite Engineering Education and Development (SEED) Program (2024); that covered space mission operations, mission design, model-based systems engineering (MBSE), and verification and validation (V&V).
With over seven years of experience in Research, in 2024, Sarah took a leading role in organizing the Space Research Conference, a milestone event aimed at increasing space research contributions in the UAE in key space domains such as satellite communication, Earth observation, Position, Navigation, and Timing (PNT), access to space and sustainability, space exploration, and space situational awareness.
Academically, she holds a master’s degree in computer and information science engineering from the MIT & Masdar Institute Cooperative Program, alongside a bachelor’s degree in security and networks, with a Minor in Information Systems, from Zayed University. She graduated from the Young Future Energy Leaders (YFEL) Program at Masdar Institute and the Undergraduate Research Scholar Program (URSP) from Zayed University & presented the findings in Kentucky, USA.
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