Shujaatali Badami

// Biography

I am Shujaatali (Ali) Badami, an IEEE Senior Member and Quantum-IoT (QIoT) Research Engineer based in Chicago, specializing in quantum-resilient security for IoT, critical infrastructure protection, post-quantum cryptography, and edge computing for resource-constrained distributed systems.

My research focuses on securing next-generation IoT and industrial control systems against emerging quantum threats. I work on quantum kernel methods for anomaly detection in critical infrastructure (validated on IBM's 156-qubit ibm_fez processor), energy-efficient VLSI architectures for sustainable IoT, post-quantum blockchain security using NIST standards (Kyber/Dilithium), and 6G cognitive radio optimization. I have sole-authored several papers published in IEEE and Springer venues. My work on quantum-safe gateway architectures for industrial networks has been published in Automation.com (ISA).

I serve on the Technical Program Committee for the United Nations ITU Kaleidoscope 2026 (AI for Good Summit, Geneva) and review for leading journals including IEEE Internet of Things Journal (IF 10.6), IEEE Transactions on Quantum Engineering (IF 3.9), IEEE Open Journal of the Communications Society (IF 6.1), and Wiley International Journal of Communication Systems (IF 2.1). I hold TPC and reviewer roles across IEEE, Springer, and Elsevier conferences, and have judged 60+ AI and deep-tech startups at showcases hosted alongside AWS, Intercom, and Michigan State University.

// Research Publications

Published Research (IEEE)

IEEE PublishedSole Author

Efficient OneM2M Standard Implementation for Lightweight IoT

IEEE DSIT 2024

A lightweight stack implementation of oneM2M optimized for resource-constrained devices, reducing protocol overhead by 15% in edge environments through efficient resource serialization.

High-Impact Citations

Cited by Prof. Elias Dritsas (h-index 25) in Elsevier Internet of Things (Vol 34). [Google Scholar] [Uni Profile]

Cited by Dr. Saeed Sharif (Univ. of East London) in Adaptive QoS Management. [Google Scholar] [Uni Profile]

Acceptance Rate: ~28% DOI: 10.1109/DSIT61374.2024.10882084

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IEEE PublishedSole Author

Quantum Bootstrap in Microcanonical Ensembles

IEEE ICPCT 2025

Introduces a microcanonical resampling method to reduce computational overhead in quantum many-body simulations, optimizing energy usage by 22% compared to standard bootstrap methods.

Acceptance Rate: ~22% DOI: 10.1109/ICPCT64145.2025.10939270

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Optimizing LSM Tree Operations with Deferred Updates

IEEE DSIT 2024

Comparative study on deferred compaction strategies in LSM trees to minimize write amplification in high-throughput systems, improving write speeds by 18% in read-heavy workloads.

Acceptance Rate: ~28% DOI: 10.1109/DSIT61374.2024.10881309

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Optimizing RL in Partially Observable Environments

IEEE ICEACE 2024

Novel compressed suffix memory (CSM) algorithm to handle state uncertainty in robotic reinforcement learning agents, outperforming LSTM baselines in memory-constrained tasks.

Acceptance Rate: ~30% DOI: 10.1109/ICEACE63551.2024.10899025

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Mitigating Tails Switching in Multibranch PoS Systems

IEEE ICBATS 2025

Proposes a quantum-inspired selection mechanism to prevent fork switching attacks in PoS blockchains, enhancing consensus stability in multibranch environments.

Acceptance Rate: ~40% DOI: 10.1109/ICBATS66542.2025.11258220

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AI-Optimized VLSI Architecture for Energy-Efficient and Sustainable IoT Systems

IEEE ICAIC 2026 · IoT Systems

This architecture's 52% energy efficiency gain creates the vital power headroom required to support computationally intensive post-quantum cryptography primitives on resource-constrained IoT devices. Future iterations will leverage this efficiency to embed hardware-based anomaly detection and quantum-resilient algorithms, ensuring robust security for critical infrastructure against emerging cryptographic threats.

Acceptance Rate: ~27.2% DOI: 10.1109/ICAIC67076.2026.11395694

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Accepted, Preprints & Working Papers

Preprint / Accepted / In-Press (2026)Sole Author

Hardware-Agnostic Quantum Kernel Feature Mapping for Anomaly Detection in Critical Infrastructure: A Cross-Testbed Validation on NISQ Processors

Quantum-IDS · Quantum Machine Learning

Research Square Preprint
Hardware validated on IBM's 156-qubit ibm_fez quantum processor.

A hardware-agnostic Quantum SVM framework using 8-qubit ZZFeatureMap kernels for anomaly detection in critical water treatment and power infrastructure. Achieves +10.8% AUC improvement over classical SVMs on industrial control datasets (SWaT, HAI), validated on IBM's 156-qubit ibm_fez processor while generalizing effectively from limited training samples.

Acceptance Rate: Not Publicly Available DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-8682004/v1

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Preprint / Accepted / In-Press (2025)1st Author

Quantum-Resilient IoT Energy Metering on Blockchain

Accepted at NGCCOM 2025 · Quantum Security

Springer Book Series: "Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems"
Accepted, presented, and registered papers will be published in this series.

A secure framework for real-time monitoring utilizing post-quantum cryptography (Kyber/Dilithium) to secure IoT data streams on blockchain against quantum threats.

Acceptance Rate: Not Publicly Available DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-8491593/v1

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Preprint / Accepted / In-Press (2025)Co-Author

AI-Driven Green Cognitive Radio Networks for Sustainable 6G

Accepted at CYBPRO 2025 · 6G Networks

Bentham Science Conference Proceedings (Scopus Indexed)
All accepted papers will be published in Bentham Science Conference Proceedings and indexed in Scopus.

Framework integrating deep reinforcement learning and energy harvesting to optimize spectrum efficiency in 6G cognitive radio networks.

Acceptance Rate: Not Publicly Available DOI: 10.48550/arXiv.2512.20739

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// Professional Service

United Nations · International Telecommunication Union (ITU)

ITU Kaleidoscope 2026: AI and Frontier Technologies for Good Technical Program Committee (TPC) Member · 16th Edition July 7-10, 2026 · Geneva, Switzerland (AI for Good Summit)

Invited Startup Judging

AI Founders Showcase [hosted by Malaika x ]

Narada AIWinner

GoldMindFinalist

Battery SaloonPromising

EnvoyXContender

Note: Evaluated 14 deep-tech startups with founders from Ex-WhatsApp, NASA, Tesla, Visa, and UC Berkeley.

AI Founders Showcase [hosted by Malaika x ]

Amotions AIWinner

SoftprobeFinalist

DigPathPromising

OORB Open Organic RoboticsContender

Note: Evaluated 17 deep-tech startups with founders from Ex-Google, Ex-Lyft, Ex-Genentech, Ex-BASF, Ex-GoDaddy, Ex-LinkedIn, Caltech, Yale, and Stanford Research Institute.

Vibe Awards 2025 [hosted by Venture Miner Academy]

Venture Miner Academy (Wagademy) supports development of thousands of new Web3 and AI talents and founders worldwide with free coding bootcamps and workshops.

Note: Evaluated 24 Web3 and AI startups in the Vibe Awards competition. Cycling

Invited Hackathon Judging

Open Source AI Hackathon #24 [hosted by OSS4AI x r/AI_Agents ]

r/AI_Agents is the largest online AI Agent community in the world featuring over 200k members and over 2 million monthly visitors.

Note: Judged AI Agent projects alongside professionals from Oracle, Microsoft, Salesforce, Google, and TikTok.

Vibe Demo Day [hosted by Venture Miner Academy x The AI Collective]

The AI Collective is a global non-profit community uniting 80,000+ pioneers – founders, researchers, operators, and investors – exploring the frontier of AI in major tech hubs worldwide.

Venture Miner Academy (Wagademy) supports development of thousands of new Web3 and AI talents and founders worldwide with free coding bootcamps and workshops.

Note: Judging AI & no-code startup pitches alongside executives from SMBC, Apple, and Walmart.

January AI Agents Week-Long Hackathon [hosted by OSS4AI x r/AI_Agents ]

January 24-31, 2026 · Week-long AI Agents hackathon with judging Feb 1-3, 2026.

Note: Judged AI Agent projects alongside professionals from Adobe, Microsoft, Google, Amazon, Airbnb, and Capital One.

SpartaHack 11 [hosted by Michigan State University]

January 31 - February 2, 2026 · MSU's official 36-hour student hackathon at STEM Teaching & Learning Facility.

Note: Served as Judge + Mentor for project expo, evaluating student teams on innovation and technical implementation.

Seattle Startup Summit 2026 UPCOMING

April 1-2, 2026 · Seattle, WA · Early Stage Startup Competition

Invited: Part of 50+ judge panel reviewing 300+ applicants and 120 finalists.

Needle Hackathon 2026

January 28, 2026 · Virtual · RAG-based AI Workflow Hackathon

Invited: Judging ~40 workflow submissions for Needle (Berlin-based AI workflow & RAG platform).

// Academic Credentials

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MSc in Data Science

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Master of Business Administration (MBA)

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Executive PG in Data Science

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PG Diploma in Management

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