Amina Boubendir

Dr. Amina Boubendir is Head of Research and Standardisation at Airbus Defence and Space. She leads the research and technology activities on secure satellite communications, 5G/6G NTN connectivity, software-defined networks, automated AI-based systems, and earth observation. Sitting at leadership boards, Amina oversees cross-national military and governmental satellite solutions and Airbus contributions to major European and global SDOs like, 3GPP, TMForum, ETSI, and IEEE. She represents Airbus at the European Smart Networks and Services JU and at the 6G Industry Association. She is a member of the Advisory Group of the European 6G Flagship Hexa-X I and II. Amina led a number of research and standardisation projects within Orange and is a senior telecommunications expert acting as member and chair at key scientific committees. Amina holds a PhD in networks and computer science from Télécom Paris, multiple awards, and a publication record of 40+ publications.