Paul Patras

Paul Patras is a Professor of Mobile Intelligence at the University of Edinburgh's School of Informatics, leading the Mobile Intelligence Lab and affiliated with the Institute for Computing Systems Architecture (ICSA) and Security & Privacy group. He co-founded Net AI, a university spin-off advancing AI-driven network management. His expertise spans AI for network traffic analytics, security, and biomedical innovation. He holds a Ph.D. from University Carlos III of Madrid and has held visiting roles at institutions like Northeastern University and Rice University.

Research focuses on bridging mathematical models with real-world network applications, including high-speed data stream processing and adversarial robustness. Recent work includes Stable-Sketch for web-scale data streams and Sabre for adversarial noise filtering. Awards include the SICSA Best Dissertation Award (2024, student Alec Diallo) and a best paper award at WWW '24 (with Weihe Li).

Advising includes PhD students like Weihe Li and postdocs like Alec Diallo. He has supervised numerous students in areas like network security and machine learning. His labs and collaborations drive innovation in 6G, edge computing, and AI ethics. He frequently speaks at global forums, including the UN's AI for Good Summit and 6G Evolution Summit.