Tasneem Yousif is a PhD researcher in GNSS and Space Engineering at the University of Nottingham, supported by the EPSRC UKRI studentship. Her work addresses interference affecting Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS). Her research focuses on detecting, characterising, and geolocating jamming and spoofing using Low Earth Orbit satellites, with methods designed for implementation on spacecraft. She has developed techniques that have progressed from signal analysis to flight-proven satellite payloads, bridging research and application. Her work responds to a growing vulnerability in global navigation infrastructure, with implications for both space-based and terrestrial systems.
She is involved in spacecraft systems and FPGA-based reconfigurable computing and is a team member of the AstroJam and JamSail CubeSat projects. Alongside her research, Tasneem has teaching and industry-related experience. She works as a demonstrator and teaching assistant in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Aerospace Engineering at the University of Nottingham. Beyond her technical achievements, she has volunteered hundreds of hours to STEM outreach, championing pathways for women into engineering and space.
Her work has been recognised through awards and honours. She was named among the Top 50 Women in Engineering 2025 by the Women’s Engineering Society (WES) and selected as a winner of the Society of Satellite Professionals International (SSPI) 20 Under 35 Award.