AI4MEN Research Group

The AI for Mobile Edge Networks (AI4MEN) Research Group, led by A/Prof. Hoang Dinh, operates within the School of Electrical and Data Engineering (SEDE) and Global Big Data Technologies Center (GBDTC) at the University of Technology Sydney (UTS). Established in 2018 by Dr. Dinh, the group has made remarkable contributions to the field of applied AI for networking, communications, computing, and cybersecurity. Our accomplishments over the past five years demonstrate their excellence, including a patent filed by Apple Inc., three books, eight book chapters, and an impressive portfolio of nearly 80 IEEE Q1 journals and over 60 flagship IEEE conference papers in the domain of communications and networking. Most of our journal papers have been published in esteemed IEEE journals like IEEE JSAC, IEEE TWC, IEEE COMST, and IEEE TMC. The group's efforts have been rewarded with more than AUD 3 million in external funding since 2018, as well as several prestigious accolades such as the Australian Research Council Discovery, Intel, DSTG, and Google grants. Moreover, we have received noteworthy recognition, including the IEEE TCSC Award for Excellence in Scalable Computing for Contributions to "Intelligent Mobile Edge Computing Systems," the IEEE Communications Society Best Survey Paper Award 2023, the IEEE Asia-Pacific Board (APB) Outstanding Paper Award 2022, and the UTS Vice Chancellor's Awards for Research Excellence 2022.

Research Group Members

Group Leader:

A/Prof. Hoang Dinh

1) Students are currently under my principal supervision

Ph.D. students:

Chen Shang, Mobile Edge Intelligence for Future Development of the Metaverse, joined UTS in Aug 2025.
Tuong Nguyen, Edge-Driven Resource Allocation Strategies for IoT Ecosystems, joined UTS in July 2025.
Farhat Ullah, Enhancing Cybersecurity in the Metaverse: Human-Centric Approaches to Combat Digital Deception and Identity Theft, joined UTS in Sept. 2024.
Md Arif Hassan, Machine Learning for Blockchain for Web 3.0, joined UTS in July 2022.

2) Students are currently under my co-supervision

Ph.D. students:

Hai Minh Nguyen (Nguyễn Minh Hải), Network Optimizations, joined UTS-JTIRC in Sep. 2018.
Phai Vu (Ph.D. candidate), Machine Learning for Cybersecurity, joined UTS-JTIRC in 2022.
Hanh Ngoc Dang (Ph.D. candidate), Swarm UAV-assisted Communications, joined UTS-JTIRC in 2019.

3) Graduated Students

Ph.D. students under my direct supervision:

Hieu C. Nguyen (Nguyễn Chí Hiếu), Secure and Privacy-Preserving Edge Intelligence for Emerging Applications in 6G Networks, 2022-2025.
Mohammad (Behdad) Jamshidi, Federated and Physics-Informed AI Models for Real-time Bio-Nano Digital Twins Using IoBNT, 2023-2025.
Hieu Q. Nguyen (Nguyễn Quang Hiếu), Immersive Communications for 6G Networks, 2021-2025. (Deloitte Australia, 2025)
Khoa Tran (Trần Việt Khoa), Federated Learning for Cyberattack Detection in Decentralized Networks, 2019-2024. (Cybersecurity Engineer at the University of Canberra, Australia, 2024).
Nam Chu (Chu Hoài Nam), Advanced Machine Learning for 6G Networks, 2020-2024. (Lecturer, Crown Institute of Higher Education, 2024)
Cong Nguyen (Nguyễn Thành Công), Proof-of-Stake-based Blockchain Frameworks for Smart Data Management, 2019-2023. (Lecturer, Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology, Vietnam, 2024).
Huynh Nguyen (Nguyễn Văn Huỳnh), AI-empowered Communications, 2018-2021 (Postdoc, Imperial College London UK 2021; Lecturer, Edinburgh Napier University, Scotland 2023; Lecturer, University of Liverpool, UK, 2024).
Yuris Mulya Saputra, Novel Architectures and Networking Solutions for Intelligent Mobile Edge Computing Networks, 2018-2021 (Lecturer, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Indonesia, 2021).

Master by Research students under my direct supervision:

Manh Bui (Bùi Đức Mạnh), Advanced Machine Learning for Privacy-Preserving Intrusion Detection in IoT Networks, 2023-2025. (Research Assistant, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, 2025)

Ph.D. students under my co-supervision:

Monir Abughalwa, Physical Layer Security for URRLC Networks, 2021-2025.
Tuan M. Bui (Bùi Minh Tuấn), Physical Layer Security for IoT Networks, 2019-2025.
Ly Vu (Vũ Thị Ly), Deep Neural Network for Anomaly Detection, 2019-2023 (Lecturer, Le Quy Don Technical University, Vietnam)
Tan Nguyen (Nguyễn Ngọc Tân), Low-power and Energy Efficiency Communications, 2018-2022 (Lecturer, Thang Long University, Vietnam, 2022; Lecturer, VNU University of Engineering and Technology, Vietnam 2023)
Thai Vu (Vũ Tiến Thái), Energy Efficiency and Low-Latency Communications for Future IoT Networks, 2016-2021 (Postdoc, Monash University, Australia 2021; Postdoc, Kennesaw State University, US 2024).

4) Research Staff

It is my great pleasure to work with talented and highly motivated people

Nam Chu (2025-): Postdoc
Cong Nguyen (2024-): Postdoc
Monir Abughalwa (2024-): Research Associate
Manh Bui (2024 -): Research Assistant
Thinh Dinh (2024): Post Doc

5) Visitors

It is my great pleasure to host you during your visit to UTS, Sydney!!!

Students' Achievements

Ph.D. Students:

Nam Chu, Awarded to the UTS 2024 Dean's List
Mohammad (Behdad) Jamshidi, ON Prime Program Award by CSIRO 2024.
Md Arif Hassan, Student Travel Grant, IEEE GLOBECOM 2024.
Bui Duc Manh, UTS Tech Festival 2024 - Cybersecurity Showcase: Macquarie Cloud Service's Best Choice Award, June 2024
Nguyen Quang Hieu, SEDE Outstanding HDR Student, School of Electrical and Data Engineering, University of Technology Sydney, Nov 2023.
Chu Hoai Nam, SEDE Outstanding HDR Student, School of Electrical and Data Engineering, University of Technology Sydney, Nov 2023.
Nguyen Quang Hieu, Honorary Mention in the ComSoc Student Competition "Communications Technology Changing the World", ranked among the best 16 projects among the 72 submitted, 2023.
Nguyen Quang Hieu, Student Travel Grant, IEEE ICC 2022.
Cong Thanh Nguyen, SEDE Outstanding HDR Student, School of Electrical and Data Engineering, University of Technology Sydney, Nov 2022.
Tran Viet Khoa, Best Student Paper Award of 2021 International Conference on Advanced Technologies for Communications (ATC).
Nguyen Van Huynh, Student Travel Grant, IEEE GLOBECOM 2021.
Yuris Mulya Saputra, Student Travel Grant, IEEE GLOBECOM 2021.
Yuris Mulya Saputra, Ph.D. Post-Thesis Scholarship, Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology, UTS, 2021
Nguyen Van Huynh, Ph.D. Post-Thesis Scholarship, Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology, UTS, 2021
Nguyen Van Huynh, Student Travel Grant, IEEE ICC 2021.
Nguyen Thanh Cong, VinIF Scholarship Award 2020.
Nguyen Van Huynh, Google Ph.D. Fellowship in Systems and Networking 2020. News.
Yuris Mulya Saputra, Exemplary Reviewer, IEEE Wireless Communications Letters 2020.
Nguyen Van Huynh, Exemplary Reviewer, IEEE Wireless Communications Letters 2019 and 2020.
Nguyen Van Huynh, Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology Top-Up Scholarship, University of Technology Sydney, NSW, Australia, 2019.
Nguyen Van Huynh, Higher Degree Research Director's Commendation for outstanding potential and an excellent individual project, Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology, University of Technology Sydney, Dec 2019.
Nguyen Van Huynh, SEDE Outstanding HDR Student, School of Electrical and Data Engineering, University of Technology Sydney, Nov 2019.
Nguyen Van Huynh, Third prize, Higher Degree by Research (HDR) Showcase, School of Electrical and Data Engineering, University of Technology Sydney, May 2018.

Undergraduate Students:

Jordan Henry, Nominated for Alan Chappel Award 2020.

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