Mehrdad Asadi

Mehrdad Asadi is a Research Fellow at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), affiliated with the Department of AI and Robotics within the School of Informatics and Applied Informatics. His research focuses on advancing AI and robotics with an emphasis on safety, explainability, and real-world applications in transportation systems. He holds post-doctoral scholarships at Federated Labs AI and Robotics and the Informatics and Applied Informatics unit.

Research Interests:
- Development of trustworthy AI systems resistant to adversarial attacks
- Optimization algorithms for multi-agent robotics and transportation networks
- Explainable AI methodologies for ethical and transparent decision-making
- Heuristic approaches for real-time system coordination
- Integration of human preferences in automated systems

Collaborations:
- Active participation in international conferences like GECCO and eXplainable AI workshops
- Co-organized events including 'Interactive eXplainable AI - Theory and Practice' (2025)
- Cross-disciplinary projects with institutions like IEEE and academic consortia

Key Contributions:
- Developed the SPATIAL architecture for monitoring AI inference capabilities
- Pioneered heuristic methods for intelligent transportation systems
- Published 9 peer-reviewed works between 2021-2025 with a focus on safety-critical applications