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Founder | Techpreneur | Lead Consultant (Space Systems) | Space & Ground DevOps | 5G Digital Twin | R&D Projects Advisor

Profile Summary

Dr. Ghulam Jaffer has built his career on translating cutting-edge research into practical space and telecom solutions. He is driven by a mission to harness academic insights for real‐world impact, fostering sustainable innovation in aerospace and telecommunications. With a background that spans leading research institutes and industry initiatives, he focuses on connecting “the gap between the cosmos and Earth’s systems” through advanced space systems and network technologies. In his view, technology should prioritize human and environmental well-being – a philosophy reflected in his pursuit of knowledge-driven solutions that respect the space environment. In the industry arena, Dr. Jaffer is the Founder and Lead Consultant of “EDGJ”, a Luxembourg-based consultancy. Through EDGJ he provides training and strategic advisory services in satellite systems, digital twin integration, and 5G/6G technologies. His firm collaborates with satellite developers, mission operators, and aerospace organizations to translate research into practical solutions. In these roles he advises startups and R&D labs on space-tech investments and partnerships, drawing on his international network (including projects with KUL, UNSW, OeWF, EXA Ecuador, and others) to foster global innovation. Dr. Jaffer brings over two decades of experience in academia, government research, and industry. He earned his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering (Satellite System Engineering) from Graz University of Technology (TU Graz), Austria. Following his doctorate, he worked as a Postdoctoral Research Associate in Space System Engineering at the Interdisciplinary Centre for Security, Reliability and Trust (SnT) at the University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg. He also served as a Visiting Assistant Professor at KU Leuven’s Department of Electrical Engineering (ESAT) in Belgium. Earlier in his career, he was the founding Head of the Space Science department at the Institute of Space Technology (IST), Islamabad, where he established new undergraduate and graduate space science programs and labs. Dr. Jaffer’s professional experience covers the full spectrum of modern small-satellite and communications systems and led and contributed to many flagship space projects, with a special focus on combining radio science with AI/ML to enhance SATCOM and sensing capabilities and optimize system engineering, satellite subsystem performance and constellations design. • CubeSat system testbeds: He developed advanced CubeSat engineering testbeds for 5G/6G space labs and led SDR-based satellite emulator development for mission validation. • Small-satellite systems engineering: Designed and integrated CubeSat subsystems (power, comms, ADCS, etc.) and scientific payloads. • LEO mission operations: He implemented mission command-and-control centers and network-monitoring systems for low-Earth-orbit satellites, and directed comprehensive test campaigns for LEO spacecraft alongwith a special focus on R&D for space and ground segments of such missions. • Navigation satellite program: He contributed to the payload design of Pakistan’s National Navigation Satellite System (PNSS), mentoring student teams on high-precision GNSS payloads. He developed feasibility for a complete mission (planning and trajectory optimization) for HEO/GEO navigation constellations and formation flying. • Ground segment and gateway networks: Developed multi-site ground stations, virtual and Internet-to-orbit gateways, and distributed networks and operations centres. • 5G/6G non-terrestrial networks (NTN): Simulated and emulated Integration of satellite constellations with 5G/6G SATCOM, including software-defined radio (SDR) platforms for space‐air‐ground connectivity. • Space situational awareness: He proposed constellations of small satellites for air-traffic surveillance (ADS-B) for space-debris monitoring, using orbital simulations and trajectory optimization to ensure global coverage. • Space environment monitoring: Studies on space weather sensing, space debris analysis, and payload instrumentation for remote sensing missions. He has secured competitive funding and led research grants to support these projects. For example, he received PhD and Postdoc fellowships and, OeAD (Austria) Ernst Mach follow-up grant for R&D, and he established MOUs between his institutions and space agencies. Dr. Jaffer is active in the scholarly community as well as industry. He serves as a peer reviewer for leading journals such as IEEE Sensors Journal, IEEE Aerospace and Electronic Systems Magazine, Aerospace Science and Technology, and Advances in Space Research. He authored numerous journal and conference papers on satellite navigation, space weather, and SDRs. As an educator and mentor, he has supervised multiple Ph.D. and MS students working on small-satellite subsystems and advanced communications. Looking ahead, Dr. Jaffer emphasizes sustainable growth in the new space economy. He advocates harnessing emerging technologies wisely – for example, using AI-enhanced networks and green propulsion – so that space systems advance human welfare without harming the space environment. He often speaks of “discovering digital solutions that prioritize human health and respect the delicate balance of the space environment” meer.com. This vision underscores his commitment to responsible exploration and to bridging scientific research with societal needs. For more information on Dr. Jaffer’s work and insights, visit his professional website: https://www.ghulamjaffer.com https://www.meer.com/en/authors/1710-ghulam-jaffer

Subject Matter Expertise

• ★ Aerospace Engineering
• ★ Telecommunications Engineering
• ★ Systems Engineering
• ☆ Aerodynamics
• ☆ Aviation
• ☆ Air Traffic Control
• ☆ Electrical Engineering
• ☆ Power Engineering
• ☆ Software Engineering
• ☆ Information Technology
• ☆ Network Engineering
• ☆ Systems Integration
• ☆ Internet of Things
• ☆ Computer-Aided Engineering
• ☆ Remote Sensing
• ☆ Data Collection
• ☆ Statistics
• ☆ Meta-Analysis
• ☆ Trend Analysis
• ☆ Electric Power
• ☆ Risk Assessment & Actuarial Science
• ☆ Information & Knowledge Management
• ☆ Data Storage
• ☆ Python
• ☆ SPSS
• ☆ Matlab
• ☆ Excel
• ☆ Tensorflow
• ☆ R
• ☆ Tableau
• ☆ Scikit-learn
• ☆ Markup Languages
• ☆ Business Operations
• ☆ Business Strategy
• ☆ ERP/CRM/SCM Implementation
• ☆ Business Statistics
• ☆ Small Business
• ☆ Entrepreneurship
• ☆ Lead Generation
• ☆ SEO & Web Traffic
• ☆ Marketing Analytics
• ☆ Digital Marketing
• ☆ Business Intelligence
• ☆ Nonprofit Organization Administration
• ☆ Innovation Management
• ☆ Management Information Systems
• ☆ Project Management
• ☆ Risk Management
• ☆ Six Sigma
• ☆ Management Consulting

Services

• Writing
• Research
• Consulting
• Data & AI
• Product Development

Writing Technical Writing, Business & Legal Writing, Copywriting, Creative Writing, Newswriting, Audio Transcription, General Proofreading & Editing, Translation

Research Market Research, User Research, Meta-Research, Feasibility Study, Technology Scouting, Fact Checking, Gap Analysis, Gray Literature Search, Scientific and Technical Research, Systematic Literature Review

Consulting Business Strategy Consulting, Go-to-Market Strategy Consulting, Digital Strategy Consulting, Healthcare Consulting, Legal Consulting, Operations Consulting, Scientific and Technical Consulting, Financial Consulting, Regulatory Consulting, Manufacturing Consulting

Data & AI Predictive Modeling, Statistical Analysis, Image Processing, Image Analysis, Algorithm Design-Non ML, Algorithm Design-ML, Data Visualization, Text Mining & Analytics, Data Mining

Product Development Formulation, Recipe Development, Deformulation, Stability/Shelf Life Testing, Product Evaluation, Material Sourcing, Product Validation, Manufacturing, Quality Assurance & Control (QA/QC), Product Compliance , Concept Development, Product Launch Support, Packaging Design, Prototyping, Reverse Engineering, Device Fabrication

Work Experience

Founder, Techpreneur Lead Consultant

EDGJ

January 2025 - Present

Research and Development Associate

Austrian Space Forum (OeWF)

December 2024 - Present

SpaceTech R&D Mentor

Space Generation Advisory Council (SGAC)

December 2024 - Present

SpaceTech Analyst/ STEM Writer

MEER

March 2024 - Present

Postdoc Research Associate (Space System Engineering - SpaSys)

University of Luxembourg

September 2022 - October 2023

Assistant Professor (Visiting)

KU Leuven

March 2022 - November 2022

Assistant Professor

University of the Punjab

March 2015 - October 2021

Head of Department / Assistant Professor

Institute of Space Technology

June 2011 - March 2015

Lecturer

Government College University, Lahore

March 2002 - December 2005

Education

Postdoc

University of Luxemburg - Luxembourg

September 2022 - October 2023

PhD - Electrical Engineering/ Satellite System Engineering

Technische Universität Graz - Austria

September 2006 - March 2011

Certifications

• Business Intelligence

  CertiProf

  https://www.ghulamjaffer.com

  February 2025 - Present

• Scrum Foundation Learner

  CertiProf

  https://www.ghulamjaffer.com

  February 2025 - Present

• Agile Explorer

  IBM

  https://www.credly.com/badges/880c6860-bfa2-4a46-bfff-cabb222ff23c

  January 2025 - Present

• Design Thinking, Communication & Pitch, Visualising & Using Data, Problem Solving, Managing Project in Digital World, Leading & Building Teams, Change Management, Negotiation and Managing Conflict

  House of Training, Luxembourg

  December 2024 - Present

• Professional Scrum Master, Agile Mindset, Agile Bootcamp

  House of Training, Luxembourg

  December 2024 - Present

• Generative AI for Project Management

  Project Management Institute - PMI

  December 2024 - Present

• Project Management FIT4AGILE-SCRUM

  House of Training, Luxembourg

  December 2024 - Present

• ISO 37301 Compliance Management System

  Digital Learning Hub - DLH, Luxembourg

  November 2024 - Present

• AGILE PROJECT MANAGEMENT

  Project Management Institute - PMI

  November 2024 - Present

• GA4 for SEO - How data helps businesses grow

  SemRush

  https://static.semrush.com/academy/certificates/9b1347ae86/ghulam-jaffer_6.pdf

  September 2024 - September 2025

• Semrush SEO Crash Course

  SemRush

  https://static.semrush.com/academy/certificates/6f76b932d5/ghulam-jaffer_2.pdf

  August 2024 - August 2025

Publications

PREPRINT

Ghulam Jaffer, Hans Eichelberger, Mohammed Y. Boudjada, Konrad Schwingenschuh, Bruno P. Besser, Daniel Wolbang, Maria Solovieva, Pier F. Biagi, Patrick H. M. Galopeau, Christoph Schirninger, et al. (2025). Investigation of VLF/LF electric field variations related to magnitude Mw≥5.5 earthquakes in the Mediterranean region for the year 2023 .

Ghulam Jaffer, Hans Eichelberger, Mohammed Y. Boudjada, Konrad Schwingenschuh, Bruno P. Besser, Daniel Wolbang, Maria Solovieva, Pier F. Biagi, Patrick Galopeau, Özer Aydogar, et al. (2023). Sub-ionospheric VLF/LF waveguide variations related to magnitude M>5 earthquakes in the eastern Mediterranean area .

Ghulam Jaffer, Sabir Hussain(2021). Maximizing Throughput of The GEO Satellite At C/Ku Bands . Research Square Platform {LLC}

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Numerical Modelling and Rugged Techniques for De-orbiting of LEO Space Debris Jaffer, G., Shabir, K., Malik, R., Iqbal, F., Mushtaq, T., & Ashraf, A. (2024). Numerical Modelling and Rugged Techniques for De-orbiting of LEO Space Debris, UCP Journal of Science and Technology,1(2), 24 . UCP Journal of Science and Technology.

Ghulam Jaffer, Rameez A. Malik, Elias Aboutanios, Nazish Rubab, Ronnie Nader, Hans U. Eichelberger, Guy A. E. Vandenbosch (2024). Air traffic monitoring using optimized ADS-B CubeSat constellation . Astrodynamics.

Ghulam Jaffer, Saba Javed, Nazish Rubab, Sadia Zaheer, Stefaan Poedts (2023). Numerical Calculations of Charging Threshold at GEO Altitudes With Two Temperature Non‐Extensive Electrons . Space Weather.

Javed, S., Rubab, N., Zaheer, S., Poedts, S., Jaffer, G.(2023). Numerical Calculations of Charging Threshold at GEO Altitudes With Two Temperature Non-Extensive Electrons . Space Weather. 21. (10).

Malik, R.A., Jaffer, G., Hassan, I., Khan, M.Y.(2019). Optimization of a hybrid highly elliptical orbit-based navigation system for continuous high accuracy navigation: An optimum choice for regional navigation . Navigation, Journal of the Institute of Navigation. 66. (2). p. 289-303.

Butt, M.A., Nisar, K., Mahmood, S.A., Sami, J., Qureshi, J., Jaffer, G.(2019). Toward GIS-Based Approach for Identification of Ecological Sensitivity Areas: Multi-Criteria Evaluation Technique for Promotion of Tourism in Soon Valley, Pakistan . Journal of the Indian Society of Remote Sensing. 47. (9). p. 1527-1536.

Ghulam Jaffer, Rameez Ahmed Malik, Mohammad Yousaf Khan, Nazish Rubab(2018). Cost‐effective and novel regional navigation system using HEO/GEO and GEO/IGS Constellations . IET Radar, Sonar & Navigation. 12. (2). p. 276--285. Institution of Engineering and Technology ({IET})

Malik, R.A., Khan, M.Y., Jaffer, G., Rubab, N.(2018). Cost-effective and novel regional navigation system using HEO/GEO and GEO/IGS Constellations . IET Radar, Sonar and Navigation. 12. (2). p. 276-285.

N. Rubab, G. Jaffer(2016). Electromagnetic waves and instabilities in a non-degenerate quantum dusty plasma . Physics of Plasmas. 23. (11). p. 113701. {AIP} Publishing

N. Rubab, G. Jaffer (2016). Quantum Treatment of Kinetic Alfvén Waves instability in a dusty plasma: Magnetized ions . arXiv.

N. Rubab, G. Jaffer(2016). Excitation of dust kinetic Alfven waves by semi-relativistic ion beams . Physics of Plasmas. 23. (5). p. 053701. {AIP} Publishing

N. Rubab, G. Jaffer (2016). Quantum Treatment of Kinetic Alfvén Waves Instability in a Dusty Plasma: Magnetized Ions . Advances in High Energy Physics.

Rubab, N., Jaffer, G.(2016). Excitation of dust kinetic Alfven waves by semi-relativistic ion beams . Physics of Plasmas. 23. (5).

Rubab, N., Jaffer, G.(2016). Electromagnetic waves and instabilities in a non-degenerate quantum dusty plasma . Physics of Plasmas. 23. (11).

Rubab, N., Jaffer, G.(2016). Quantum Treatment of Kinetic Alfvén Waves Instability in a Dusty Plasma: Magnetized Ions . Advances in High Energy Physics. 2016.

N. Rubab, S. Ali, G. Jaffer(2014). Dust kinetic Alfvén waves and streaming instability in a non-Maxwellian magnetoplasma . Physics of Plasmas. 21. (6). p. 063702. {AIP} Publishing

Rubab, N., Ali, S., Jaffer, G.(2014). Dust kinetic Alfvén waves and streaming instability in a non-Maxwellian magnetoplasma . Physics of Plasmas. 21. (6).

Rubab, N., Ali, S., Jaffer, G. (2014). Dust kinetic Alfven waves and streaming instability in a non-Maxwellian magnetoplasma . Physics of Plasmas.

Ghulam Jaffer, Ronnie Nader, Otto Koudelka(2011). Internet-to-orbit gateway and virtual ground station: A tool for space research and scientific outreach . Acta Astronautica. 69. (7-8). p. 658--666. Elsevier {BV}

Jaffer, G., Nader, R., Koudelka, O.(2011). Internet-to-orbit gateway and virtual ground station: A tool for space research and scientific outreach . Acta Astronautica. 69. (7-8). p. 658-666.

Jaffer, Ghulam, Nader, Ronnie, Koudelk, Otto (2011). Internet-to-orbit gateway and virtual ground station: A tool for space research and scientific outreach . Acta Astronautica.

OTHER

Hussain, S., Jaffer, G.(2021). Maximizing Throughput of The GEO Satellite At C/Ku Bands . Research Square.

Ghulam Jaffer, Nazish Rubab(2015). Detection and geo-location of Sferics onboard Lightning Nano-Satellite (LiNSAT) . 2015 IEEE Aerospace Conference. {IEEE}

Ghulam Jaffer, Nazish Rubab, Ronnie Nader, M. Tahir Mushtaq(2015). Space outreach initiatives through online & real-time space operations using virtual ground station . 2015 IEEE Aerospace Conference. {IEEE}

CONFERENCE PAPER

Ahmed, A., Tiwari, R., Ali, S.I., Jaffer, G.(2018). The effects of ionospheric irregularities on the navigational receivers and its mitigation . Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social-Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering, LNICST. 200. p. 87-97.

Mahmood, S., Mushtaq, M.T., Jaffer, G.(2016). Cost efficient design approach for receiving the NOAA weather satellites data . IEEE Aerospace Conference Proceedings. 2016-June.

Jaffer, G., Rubab, N.(2015). Detection and geo-location of Sferics onboard Lightning Nano-Satellite (LiNSAT) . IEEE Aerospace Conference Proceedings. 2015-June.

Rubab, N., Jaffer, G., Nader, R., Mushtaq, M.T.(2015). Space outreach initiatives through online & real-time space operations using virtual ground station . IEEE Aerospace Conference Proceedings. 2015-June.

Jaffer, G., Nader, R., Klesh, A., Koudelka, O.(2010). Project Agora: Simultaneously downloading a satellite signal around the world . 61st International Astronautical Congress 2010, IAC 2010. 11. p. 9393-9400.

Jaffer, G., Klesh, A., Nader, R., Koudelka, O.(2010). Using a virtual ground station as a tool for supporting higher education . 61st International Astronautical Congress 2010, IAC 2010. 11. p. 8984-8991.

Jaffer, G., Koudelka, O., Unterberger, M., Valavanoglou, N., Schwingenschuh, K., Eichelberger, H.(2008). The detection of sferics by a Nano-Satellite . International Astronautical Federation - 59th International Astronautical Congress 2008, IAC 2008. 6. p. 3858-3863.

BOOK CHAPTER

Ghulam Jaffer, Salman Mahmood, Muhammad Tahir Mushtaq (2016). Cost Efficient Design Approach for Receiving the NOAA Weather Satellites Data .

A LEO Nano-Satellite Mission for the Detection of Lightning VHF Sferics @inbook{Jaffer_2011, title={A LEO Nano-Satellite Mission for the Detection of Lightning VHF Sferics}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/16677}, DOI={10.5772/16677}, booktitle={Adaptive Filtering Applications}, publisher={InTech}, author={Jaffer, Ghulam and U., Hans and Schwingenschuh, Konrad and Koudelk, Otto}, year={2011}, month=jun } . Adaptive Filtering Applications.