Naeem Altaf

IBM Distinguished Engineer & CTO Space Tech

Naeem Altaf is IBM's CTO for Space Tech Industry leading work for IBM in collaboration with NASA and SETI for the Frontier Development Lab (FDL) program. Leads innovation group to design and build first-of-a-kind proof of concepts and technical prototypes using Edge Computing, Data Services and Blockchain technologies, augmenting the spaceflight, satellite launches and space exploration. Partnering with various Space Tech companies to bring IBM technologies to Space Tech Industry. Naeem also leads technical client engagements in building Public, Private and Hybrid Solutions for IBM enterprise customers and strategic ISVs for migration & transformation on IBM Cloud.

Cloud September 1, 2021

CubeSat Space Mission “ENDURANCE”: Democratizing Access to Space

3 min read - We are extremely thrilled to share that we will be launching our First CubeSat Space Mission named “ENDURANCE” to LEO (Lower Earth Orbit) in partnership with EnduroSat. The mission will occur approximately December 2021. Our ENDURANCE CubeSat mission is about…

Cloud August 11, 2021

PlasticNet: Saving the Ocean with Machine Learning (IBM Space Tech)

4 min read - On average, humans dump around 8 million metric tons (~17.6 billion pounds) of trash into the ocean each year. At this rate, the total amount of plastic in the ocean will outweigh all of the ocean’s fish by 2050. Ocean…

Cloud February 19, 2021

The New Space Age: IBM Develops A Unique, Custom Edge Computing Solution in Space

4 min read - In today’s world, with the proliferation of sensors, devices and wireless networks, data is being produced at an astronomical rate. To deal with latency (requirements for real-time access to data) and bandwidth (large amounts of data being produced), a paradigm…

Blockchain June 24, 2019

Space tech: Transforming satellite launches with blockchain

5 min read - A new space age is dawning. Space is no longer confined to government and military agencies like NASA and its contractors, but expanding rapidly via private commercial companies like SpaceX, Blue Origin, Cloud Constellation Corporation and more. It’s a much…

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