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Hesham Youssef is a Lead Researcher at Sustainable Subsea Networks, a research initiative by the SubOptic Foundation focused on the sustainability of the global subsea telecommunications network, since January 2024. Previously, Hesham held the position of Senior Transmission Engineer at Telecom Egypt from August 2011, where responsibilities included managing the Abu Talat submarine cables landing station and overseeing the TENorth project and Egypt crossing network. Prior to this role, Hesham served as an Operation and Maintenance Engineer for multiple submarine projects, including EIG, TENorth, AAE1, GBI, and SMW5. Earlier experience includes a position as a Field Engineer at Orange Egypt in June 2011. Hesham earned a Master's degree in Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering from Alexandria University between 2013 and 2016, following a Bachelor's degree in the same field from the same institution from 2005 to 2010.