Islam Hamama

Islam Hamama

he/him

Researcher with 12+ years in seismic & infrasound data processing. Previously Postdoctoral Fellow at the National Center for Physical Acoustics, University of Mississippi, USA, and at Kochi University of Technology, Japan.

Islam Hamama — Infrasound & Seismoacoustics Researcher

I study how sound too low to hear travels through the atmosphere, and use arrays of infrasound and seismic sensors to detect and characterise its sources: explosions, earthquakes, meteors and spacecraft re-entries.

I am a researcher at the Egyptian National Data Center, National Research Institute of Astronomy and Geophysics (NRIAG), Cairo, Egypt, with 12+ years of experience in seismic and acoustic data processing and 5 years of expertise in atmospheric infrasound numerical modeling.

My research focuses on infrasound propagation modeling, seismo-acoustic monitoring, and the application of IMS (International Monitoring System) data to characterize natural and man-made sources — including earthquakes, chemical explosions, meteors, rocket launches, and thunderstorms.

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Selected Work

SeismoFK PMCC detector window Open-source software SeismoFK FK, Capon/MUSIC and PMCC array analysis with uncertainty, noise levels and a long-term batch processor. Infrasound waveforms from the Artemis II Orion re-entry at I57US Detection Artemis II Orion re-entry Acoustic detection and array analysis of the Orion capsule re-entry at IMS station I57US. Perth infrasound array layout Instrumentation Perth infrasound system 4G remote infrasound monitoring integrated with Desert Fireball Network cameras for meteor detection; still operational. Helwan infrasound station deployment Instrumentation Helwan infrasound system 4G full remote-monitoring infrasound station at the NRIAG Helwan Observatory, Egypt.

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Research Interests

  • Infrasound signal detection, analysis, and propagation modeling
  • Seismo-acoustic monitoring of natural hazards (earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, meteors, bolides)
  • IMS infrasound data processing and source verification
  • Remote infrasound monitoring system design and deployment

Recent Highlights

  • Co-author on a 2026 study optimizing infrasound observations for the OSIRIS-REx and Hayabusa2 sample return capsule re-entries (Publications of the Astronomical Society of Japan)
  • Lead author on a 2025 study of mysterious seismoacoustic signals from quarry blasts near Helwan, Egypt (Scientific Reports)
  • Designed and deployed a remote infrasound monitoring system integrated with Desert Fireball Network (DFN) cameras in Perth, Australia — the system remains operational

Brief Bio

I completed my Ph.D. in Engineering at Kochi University of Technology, Japan (2019–2022), supervised by Prof. Masa-yuki Yamamoto. I was then a Postdoctoral Researcher at Kochi University of Technology (2022–2023) and a Postdoctoral Research Associate at the National Center for Physical Acoustics, University of Mississippi, USA (2023–2024). I am currently affiliated with NRIAG, Egypt.

I am a recipient of the Egypt-Japan Education Partnership (EJEP-3) Full Ph.D. Scholarship and an outstanding presentation award at ISFT 2019, Thailand.