Ashraf Saleem received his Ph.D. and M.Sc. degrees in Mechatronics Engineering from De Montfort University, UK, in 2006 and 2003, respectively, and his B.Sc. degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Philadelphia University, Jordan, in 2000. He is currently an Assistant Professor at Michigan Technological University, where he leads the Robotics and Remote Sensing Lab (RRSL), where his research focuses on the intersection of robotics, remote sensing, and artificial intelligence. His research emphasizes image restoration and enhancement of highly degraded visual data, with a particular focus on developing machine learning- and computer vision-based methods for challenging imaging environments, especially underwater scenes. His work aims to bridge the gap between low-level image restoration and high-level visual understanding, enabling reliable object detection and scene interpretation under severe degradation. In addition to underwater imaging, he conducts research on drone-based imagery for photovoltaic (PV) inspection and monitoring.