Dr. Ahmed Elamin holds a Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from Toronto Metropolitan University (nominated for the Governor General Gold Medal), an M.Sc. in Civil Engineering from Zagazig University, Egypt, and a B.Sc. in Civil Engineering from Zagazig University (ranked fifth among 700 students). He is currently a Data Scientist at SOTI Inc., where he leads research and development in UAV-based multi-sensor integration, including cameras, LiDAR, event-based cameras, and IMUs for autonomous drone systems. In addition, He serves as an Associate Member of the Yeates School of Graduate Studies at TMU, supervising doctoral research in geomatics and autonomous systems. Dr. Elamin specializes in visual-inertial-LiDAR odometry, 3D mapping, sensor fusion, and autonomous navigation, with particular expertise in event-based visual odometry, UAV indoor localization, pavement crack segmentation, and urban land cover mapping. He has authored or co-authored 11 refereed journal publications in leading venues, including Remote Sensing, Sensors, and the Journal of Navigation. He has received multiple prestigious awards, including the Mitacs Elevate Fellowship (2023–2025), Genesis Land Surveying Award for Geomatics Innovation (2022–2023), and Cansel Innovation Award (2021–2022). Dr. Elamin remains actively engaged with professional research communities advancing innovation in geomatics, autonomous systems, and surveying technologies.