Avraiem is a MASc student in the Autonomous Systems Lab, co-supervised by Prof. Yash Pant and Prof. Stephen Smith. His research focuses on autonomous ship navigation in icy waters.Avraiem completed his bachelor of science in Mechatronics Engineering at the German University in Cairo (GUC) in July 2021. During this time, his research focused on path planning and control of unmanned aerial vehicles using nonlinear model predictive control. After completing his undergraduate degree, Avraiem gained valuable industry experience as a software engineer at Valeo Egypt.Beyond his academic and professional pursuits, Avraiem is an avid football (soccer) enthusiast.