Yu Xiao

Yu Xiao is an Associate Professor at the Department of Information and Communications Engineering, Aalto University, specializing in edge computing, extended reality (XR), wearable computing, and crowdsensing. Their research contributes to the UN Sustainable Development Goals, particularly in education and technology innovation.

• Active in mobile cloud computing and decentralized systems
• Principal Investigator in EU-funded projects (EMIL, TUTL)
• Expert in 5G networks, autonomous systems, and human activity recognition

Yu Xiao's work spans interdisciplinary domains, including healthcare (cardiovascular resuscitation devices) and urban mobility (autonomous vehicle interactions). They have received multiple awards, including Best Paper Awards and Nokia Foundation Scholarships.

• Focus on low-latency communication and multiagent reinforcement learning
• Developed frameworks like FediLive for decentralized social networks
• Contributed to 128+ publications and software tools

Recent collaborations include institutions like Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile and participation in IEEE committees. Their research integrates blockchain for secure IoT communication and advanced AR applications.