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Mahdi Boloursaz Mashhadi is a Lecturer in Communications and AI at the Institute for Communication Systems (ICS), part of the School of Computer Science and Electronic Engineering at the University of Surrey, UK. He is a Surrey AI Fellow and an IEEE Senior Member, with a focus on advancing AI-driven wireless communication systems.
He holds B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees in mobile telecommunications from Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran. Prior to joining Surrey, he served as a postdoctoral research associate at Imperial College London’s Intelligent Systems and Networks (ISN) Research Group (2019–2021).
His research interests span AI/ML integration with wireless systems, including semantic communications, federated learning, generative AI for telecom, and beamforming optimization in massive MIMO architectures. He also explores edge computing, distributed deep learning frameworks, and energy-efficient communication designs using reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RIS).
Mahdi has been recognized with the IEEE EWDTS Best Paper Award and IEEE ComSoc Exemplary Reviewer Awards (2021–2022). He leads the UKTIN/DSIT 12M£ national project TUDOR and collaborates with industry on cutting-edge 5G/6G innovations. He has contributed to the ITU’s AI/ML in 5G challenge as a panel judge and serves as an editor for Springer’s Wireless Personal Communications Journal.
His roles include advising on government/industry projects and advancing interdisciplinary research at the 5G/6G Innovation Centre. He emphasizes practical implementations of AI in telecommunications, aiming to bridge theoretical advancements with real-world applications.
