Xin Lou

Xin Lou is an Associate Professor at the Infocomm Technology Cluster of Singapore Institute of Technology (SIT) and an Adjunct Senior Research Scientist at the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign's Illinois Advanced Research Center Singapore (IARCS). He holds a PhD from City University of Hong Kong and a B.E. from Sichuan University. His research focuses on cyber-physical systems, AI security, autonomous systems, and sustainable smart infrastructure. Notable awards include the Best Paper Award (2025) and Best Demo Award (2024). He leads interdisciplinary projects on AI perception for autonomous vehicles and collaborates with industry partners like NVIDIA.

His career includes roles as Senior Research Scientist at IARCS (2022–present) and Postdoctoral Researcher at Illinois at Singapore (2016–2018). He teaches courses in Computer Networks and Digital Signal Processing at SIT. Key grants include AI Singapore's Holistic Moving Target Defence (S$4M) and MOE-funded projects on AI perception and CO₂ reduction. His team develops datasets like the Water Supply System Dataset and explores smart grid cybersecurity through platforms like CRaaS.

Professional activities include chairing ACM e-Energy 2024 and serving on TPCs for IEEE SmartGridComm and IEEE ICC. He advises EngD students under SIT-SINGA and collaborates internationally on robust autonomous systems, AI security, and sustainable energy.