Get in touch
Contact
Subject-line routing for fastest response. Chicago-based, US Central time.
Direct email
shujaatali@ieee.orgSubject-line routing (8-hour reply target)
[PRESS]Journalist quotes, interview requests, expert commentary
[SPEAKING]Keynote, panel, and workshop invitations
[EDITORIAL]Associate Editor / TPC / Guest Editor invitations
[STANDARDS]IETF LAKE, ISA99, or other standards-body collaboration
[RESEARCH]Research collaboration, paper feedback, methodological questions
Other channels
- LinkedIn — linkedin.com/in/s-ali-badami for warm intros and DM
- ORCID — 0009-0003-5262-021X for academic verification
- GitHub — @Ali-Badami for code questions and PRs
- Google Scholar — profile
Mailing address
Available on request for physical correspondence. Email [MAIL] with reason and the address will be provided.
What I respond to fastest
- Subject lines that start with one of the routing tags above
- Specific, scoped questions ("Can you comment on X by Friday?")
- Editorial / TPC invitations with conference link and timeline
- Research questions tied to a paper of mine — referenced by title or DOI
What I'm slow on
- Generic sales pitches and consulting solicitations
- Unrelated AI-strategy / generative-AI generic asks
- Cold-email "let me 15-min your time" without a specific question
- Surveys without compensation or research-purpose disclosure
PGP / sensitive disclosures
For security disclosures or sensitive correspondence, request PGP key with subject [PGP]. Key fingerprint will be served from /.well-known/security.txt once published.