Cohort 2 · ISU CEAP
Artemis Engineers
Mission Minerva-1 · Edge-AI On-Board Classification
In CubeSat hardware labs, women make up less than 5% of engineers. This cohort will be
the first all-women team to design, build, and fly a CubeSat from a European institution.
Not because women need special treatment, but because the field needs to see what they can do.
🛰️ The Mission
Minerva-1 runs trained ML models for real-time image classification directly on the satellite.
On-board AI reduces downlink bandwidth by 90%+ and enables real-time alerts. This is
cutting-edge research, not a replication of existing capability.
🔬 The Impact
When 10 women hold up a flight-ready CubeSat they built themselves, from schematic to
soldered board, that image becomes the most powerful recruitment tool in aerospace.
Each graduate enters a field where they are visible proof that the pipeline exists.
🧠 Payload
- Ubotica CogniSAT-XE2 AI processor
- Real-time image classification
- 90%+ downlink bandwidth reduction
- Audio message from each team member
📊 The Numbers
- 12-month hybrid program
- 7 weeks on campus at ISU, Strasbourg
- €100K CubeSat hardware budget
- ESA Fly Your Satellite / NASA CSLI launch
🤝 Target Partners
Ubotica (Ireland)
OroraTech (Germany)
NVIDIA Jetson
WIA-Europe Gold Members
Thales Solidarity
Airbus Foundation
L'Oréal-UNESCO
The First All-Women CubeSat Team in Europe
€500,000 breaks a ceiling and puts a satellite in orbit. Zero tuition.
Dr. Sounny-Slitine · anwar.sounny@isunet.edu · sounny.github.io/cubesat
