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) 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 under my principal supervision
Ph.D. students:
Mohammad (Behdad) Jamshidi, Machine Learning for Sustainable Metaverse, joined UTS in May 2023.
Md Arif Hassan, Machine Learning for Blockchain for Web 3.0, joined UTS in July 2022.
Hieu C. Nguyen (Nguyễn Chí Hiếu), Advanced Machine Learning for Encrypted Data, joined UTS in Apr. 2022.
Mshari Aljumaie, Machine Learning for Cybersecurity, joined UTS in Jan. 2022.
Hieu Q. Nguyen (Nguyễn Quang Hiếu), Deep Reinforcement Learning for Intelligent Wireless Networks, joined UTS in Nov. 2021.
Master by Research students:
Manh Bui (Bùi Đức Mạnh), AI-Driven Approaches for Real-time Cyberattack Detection in Blockchain Systems, joined UTS in Sept. 2023.
2) Students are under my co-supervision
Ph.D. students:
Monir Abughalwa, Physical Layer Security for URRLC Networks, joined UTS in Mar. 2021.
Tuan M. Bui (Bùi Minh Tuấn), Physical Layer Security for IoT Networks, joined UTS-JTIRC in Jun. 2019.
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
Students under my principal or direct supervision:
Khoa Tran (Trần Việt Khoa), Federated Learning for Cyberattack Detection in Decentralized Networks, 2019-2024. (Cybersecurity Engineer at the University of Canberra 2024).
Nam Chu (Chu Hoài Nam), Advanced Machine Learning for 6G Networks, 2020-2023.
Cong Nguyen (Nguyễn Thành Công), Proof-of-Stake based Blockchain Frameworks for Smart Data Management, 2019-2023.
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 2021).
Students under my co-supervision:
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 2021).
Students' Achievements
Ph.D. Students:
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.