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Mostafa Nouh is a leading researcher at the intersection of acoustics, metamaterials, and human-robot interaction. His work primarily addresses the growing challenge of noise pollution from multi-rotor unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in human-occupied environments. Nouh’s most impactful contribution is his pioneering framework that integrates acoustic compliance directly into drone path planning, mitigating adverse effects ranging from hearing loss to reduced productivity in human-robot collaborative settings—a novel approach that avoids additional design layers. His experimental characterization of the acoustic field generated by hovering UAVs, using a large-aperture setup, provides foundational data for safer drone integration. Beyond UAV acoustics, Nouh explores metamaterials for controlling fluid flows and passive low-frequency vibration mitigation in large space structures, demonstrating versatility in structural and fluid dynamics. With his top-cited paper on the ergonomic impact of drone noise in warehouses (17 citations) and a growing body of work, Nouh is shaping safer, quieter, and more efficient human-robot collaborative spaces, making his research essential for engineers and students advancing autonomous systems.