Samir M. Perlaza

Samir M. Perlaza is a Permanent Member of the Scientific Staff at INRIA, a Visiting Research Collaborator at Princeton University's Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, and an Associate Researcher at Université de la Polynésie Française's GAATI Laboratory. He holds a PhD in Information Theory from Télécom ParisTech (2011) and has 15+ years of experience in game theory, information theory, and their applications.

• Affiliations: INRIA (2013–present), Princeton University (2012–present), Université de la Polynésie Française (2021–present)
• Education: HDR (2021), PhD (2011), MSc (2007), BSc (2005)

Research Interests: Dr. Perlaza works at the intersection of Game Theory and Information Theory, focusing on Statistical Machine Learning, Smart Grid Data Integrity, Simultaneous Information & Energy Transmission, and Communication Network Optimization. His work bridges theoretical foundations (measure theory, probability) with practical applications in power systems and wireless networks.

Notable Awards:

• INRIA Prime individuelle (2025–2028)
• Marie Sklodowska-Curie Fellowship (2015)
• IEEE Senior Member (2015)
• Finnish Society of Sciences and Letters Fellowship (2019)

Advising & Collaborations: Mentors 4 PhD students and 1 postdoc across INRIA, University of Sheffield, and Princeton. Collaborates with H. Vincent Poor, Iñaki Esnaola, and Jean-Marie Gorce on projects like the EU-funded CYBERNETS and TESTBED2.

Publications: His 15 most recent articles span Generalization Error, Stealth Attacks, Feedback in Networks, and Finite Blocklength Regime, appearing in IEEE Transactions on Information Theory, Entropy, and conferences like ISIT and ITW.