Norilmi Amilia Ismail

SpaceIn Sdn Bhd

CEO

Universiti Sains Malaysia

Senior Lecturer

Norilmi Amilia Ismail is the founder and CEO of SpaceIn, a small satellite manufacturing company for IoT applications, and a senior lecturer at Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM). She was the first President and co-founder of Malaysia Space Initiative, a non-profit organization with a mission to help advance the Malaysian space industry. Currently, she is on the committee for the Malaysia Space Industry Consortium. She was selected as a mentor for Space4Women mentoring program, organized by the United Nations Outer Space Affair (UNOOSA). She is a fellow of Karman Project, an independent, non-profit foundation gathering global leaders shaping the Space sector’s future. Norilmi holds a master’s degree in Space Mission Analysis and Design and a PhD in Mechanical engineering from the University of Glasgow, United Kingdom. Her research interests are focused on small satellite systems and High Altitude platforms.

She is driven by a deep-seated desire to make a meaningful impact through her involvement with SpaceIn and other organizations. Her mission is to ensure that the advantages of space technology are harnessed to benefit humanity at large.