Kapal Dev

Kapal Dev is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Computer Science, Munster Technological University (MTU), Ireland, where he has been serving since 2021. He also holds the position of Funded Investigator at CONNECT, Trinity College Dublin, one of Europe's top research centers funded by Science Foundation Ireland. Previously, he was a Postdoctoral Research Fellow with the CONNECT Centre at Trinity College Dublin and worked as a 5G Junior Consultant and Engineer at Altran Italia S.p.A. in Milan, Italy.

Dr. Dev's research focuses on Wireless Networks, Security and Privacy, Agentic AI, and Industry 5.0 applications. His work centers on designing effective and efficient communication network protocols for 5G and 6G networks, with emphasis on computational complexity reduction and energy efficiency improvements. His research also addresses data and model privacy preservation, which is increasingly critical with the proliferation of AI services.

His recent publications demonstrate strong trends in next-generation wireless networks, particularly 6G systems, UAV communications, federated learning, quantum networking, and AI security applications. His work bridges theoretical innovation with practical implementations for industry 4.0/5.0 applications.

Dr. Dev has received numerous prestigious awards including the IEEE ComSoc EMEA Outstanding Young Researcher 2022, The Tom Brazil Excellence in Research Award 2023, and membership in the Global Young Academy (GYA) 2024 (top 45 researchers worldwide). He has also been recognized with the Best workshop Paper award at IEEE WCNC 2024 and the IEEE CTSoc CCN TC Outstanding Service Award 2024.

• IEEE ComSoc EMEA Outstanding Young Researcher 2022
• The Tom Brazil Excellence in Research Award 2023
• Global Young Academy (GYA) 2024 membership
• Best workshop Paper award at IEEE WCNC 2024
• IEEE CTSoc CCN TC Outstanding Service Award 2024
• 2022 Irish Research Council Research Ally Prize

Dr. Dev has supervised more than 25 master's and PhD students and secured over €1.5 million in research funding as Principal Investigator for Horizon Europe MSCA Staff exchange, Erasmus+ International Credit Mobility, and Capacity Building for Higher Education projects. He actively contributes to standardization efforts as a working group member of P1954 and serves as founding chair of the IEEE ComSoc special interest group on Industrial Communication Networks. His editorial service spans numerous high-impact journals including IEEE Transactions on Communications and Nature Scientific Reports.