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Saleem Bhatti is a Professor at the School of Computer Science, University of St Andrews, UK, actively leading research and teaching with a focus on internet architecture evolution. His work centers on the Identifier-Locator Network Protocol (ILNP) as a practical solution for mobility, multihoming, and security without requiring fundamental changes to IPv6 infrastructure. He maintains an open lab for postgraduate researchers, particularly seeking PhD candidates to advance ILNP in multipath transport protocols, ubiquitous computing, datacentre operations, and energy optimization, while also engaging in industry consultancy for network technology deployment.
His academic credentials include a PhD and MSc in Computer Science from University College London (UCL), complemented by a B.Eng (Hons) in Electronic and Electrical Engineering from UCL. This interdisciplinary background bridges hardware and protocol design, enabling his empirical approach to system development.
Bhatti's research interests form a cohesive portfolio: Internet architecture (specifically ILNP's identity-locator separation), network security through protocol-level innovations, energy efficiency in wireless systems and video streaming, and mobile health applications leveraging social media platforms. His fingerprint analysis reveals dominant focus areas: Network Protocols (100%), Testbed development (93%), Internet Protocol (60%), Handoff optimization (37%), and Network Connectivity (36%).
Recent publication trends (2023-2025) emphasize security through ephemeral identifiers and multipath defense mechanisms for encrypted traffic, alongside energy audits of decentralized networks like the Fediverse. Earlier works (2011-2017) established foundational insights on IEEE 802.11 energy profiles, demonstrating minimal real-world benefits of upgrading from 802.11n to 802.11ac in typical office deployments due to marginal throughput gains against significant costs.
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As Principal Investigator, he secured major grants including the EPSRC-funded ILNP Demonstration Testbed (2020-2021), Scottish Funding Council's Open Health Data for Africa (2019), and the Data Lab EngD programme (2016-2022). His industry relevance extends beyond grants through bespoke consultancy on network technology and protocol implementations. Current PhD projects explicitly seek candidates to explore ILNP's impact on QUIC, datacentre operations, and energy usage in IP communications.
His research operates through hands-on testbeds, with the ILNP project providing FreeBSD implementations for real-world IETF hackathons. The work integrates security, energy, and mobility concerns across contexts from military communications (MILCOM papers) to low-resource African health systems, demonstrating consistent commitment to practical, deployable solutions. He actively translates research into press coverage, including IETF Prague Hackathon contributions (2019) and critiques of broadband deployment (2007).
