# Shujaatali Badami — Full Profile

> Shujaatali (Ali) Badami is an IEEE Senior Member, ISA (International Society of Automation) Senior Member, Hackathon Raptors Fellow, and Quantum-IoT (QIoT) Research Engineer based in Chicago, Illinois, USA. His research secures next-generation IoT and industrial-control systems against emerging quantum threats through post-quantum cryptography, quantum kernel methods, energy-efficient VLSI architectures, and 6G cognitive radio optimization. Canonical URL: https://shujaatalibadami.com/. ORCID: 0009-0003-5262-021X. Contact: shujaatali@ieee.org.

## Biography

Shujaatali Badami is an IEEE Senior Member, ISA (International Society of Automation) Senior Member, Hackathon Raptors Fellow, 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.

His research focuses on securing next-generation IoT and industrial control systems against emerging quantum threats. He works 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. He has sole-authored several papers published in IEEE and Springer venues. His work on quantum-safe gateway architectures for industrial networks has been published in Automation.com (ISA).

He serves on the Technical Program Committee for the United Nations ITU Kaleidoscope 2026 (AI for Good Summit, Geneva) and reviews for leading journals including IEEE Internet of Things Journal (IF 10.6), IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing (IF 9.2), IEEE Open Journal of the Communications Society (IF 6.1), IEEE Communications Letters (IF 4.4), and IEEE Transactions on Quantum Engineering (IF 3.9). He holds TPC and reviewer roles across IEEE, Springer, and Elsevier conferences, and has judged 60+ AI and deep-tech startups at showcases hosted alongside AWS, Intercom, and Michigan State University.

## Research areas

- Post-Quantum Cryptography (NIST standards: Kyber, Dilithium, SPHINCS+)
- Quantum-Resilient IoT
- Critical Infrastructure Security (SCADA, ICS, ISA/IEC 62443)
- Edge Computing & Distributed Systems
- 6G Cognitive Radio Networks
- AI-Driven Energy Efficiency
- VLSI Architectures for IoT
- Quantum Kernel Methods on NISQ Processors
- LSM Trees & Storage Systems
- Reinforcement Learning for Partially Observable Environments
- Blockchain Security (Proof-of-Stake fork prevention)

## Publications

### IEEE Published

1. "Efficient OneM2M Standard Implementation for Lightweight IoT" — IEEE DSIT 2024 — DOI: 10.1109/DSIT61374.2024.10882084. Lightweight oneM2M stack optimized for resource-constrained devices; reduces protocol overhead by 15% in edge environments. Cited by Prof. Elias Dritsas.

2. "Quantum Bootstrap in Microcanonical Ensembles" — IEEE ICPCT 2025 — DOI: 10.1109/ICPCT64145.2025.10939270. Microcanonical resampling reduces computational overhead in quantum many-body simulations; optimizes energy use by 22%.

3. "Optimizing LSM Tree Operations with Deferred Updates" — IEEE DSIT 2024 — DOI: 10.1109/DSIT61374.2024.10881309. Deferred compaction strategies minimize write amplification in LSM trees; 18% faster writes in read-heavy workloads.

4. "Optimizing Reinforcement Learning in Partially Observable Environments" — IEEE ICEACE 2024 — DOI: 10.1109/ICEACE63551.2024.10899025. Novel compressed suffix memory (CSM) algorithm for state uncertainty; outperforms LSTM baselines in memory-constrained robotic tasks.

5. "Mitigating Tails Switching in Multibranch Proof-of-Stake Systems" — IEEE ICBATS 2025 — DOI: 10.1109/ICBATS66542.2025.11258220. Quantum-inspired selection mechanism prevents fork switching attacks in PoS blockchains.

6. "AI-Optimized VLSI Architecture for Energy-Efficient and Sustainable IoT Systems" — IEEE ICAIC 2026 — DOI: 10.1109/ICAIC67076.2026.11395694. 52% energy-efficiency gain creates headroom for post-quantum cryptography primitives on resource-constrained IoT. Acceptance rate ~27.2% (210/772).

### Preprints / Accepted

7. "Hardware-Agnostic Quantum Kernel Feature Mapping for Anomaly Detection in Critical Infrastructure: A Cross-Testbed Validation on NISQ Processors" — Research Square — DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-8682004/v1.

8. "Quantum-Resilient IoT Energy Metering on Blockchain" — NGCCOM 2025 (Springer LNNS). Secure framework for real-time IoT monitoring using Kyber/Dilithium to secure data streams on blockchain against quantum threats.

9. "AI-Driven Green Cognitive Radio Networks for Sustainable 6G" — arXiv — DOI: 10.48550/arXiv.2512.20739. Framework integrating deep reinforcement learning and energy harvesting to optimize spectrum efficiency in 6G.

10. "IoT-Based Waste Management System" — INDIACom 2026 (IEEE Xplore, Scopus). IoT-based smart waste management leveraging sensor networks and ML for optimized collection routing and real-time monitoring.

## Media & industry publications

### Authored

- Automation.com (International Society of Automation): "Exploring Gateway Architectures for Quantum-Safe Industrial Networks" — technical article on post-quantum cryptographic gateway designs for ICS/SCADA networks against emerging quantum computing threats.

### Cited as expert source

- ReversingLabs: "Crypto Group Ushers in Post-Quantum Security" (2026). Quote: "The Ethereum Foundation didn't just write a blog post. They built a dedicated engineering team, launched live multiclient devnets, committed $2 million in research prizes, and wired post-quantum work directly into Ethereum's core governance. That's a fundamentally different level of commitment than what we've seen from anyone else in the space."

- TechNewsWorld: "Malware Threats Accelerate Across Critical Infrastructure" (2026). Quote: "ICS malware crosses the cyber-physical divide and causes real-world kinetic damage." Cited the January 2024 FrostyGoop attack in Lviv that cut heat to ~600 apartment buildings during sub-zero temperatures. Stated: "We are tracking 26 OT threat groups and over 11 ICS-specific malware families now."

## Professional service

### United Nations

- ITU Kaleidoscope 2026 — TPC Member, AI for Good Summit, Geneva.

### IEEE Conference TPC Member

- IEEE ICIN '26 (IEEE Xplore Proceedings)
- IEEE ICCSP '26
- Springer DMBD '25
- IEEE EDUCON '26
- CCNCPS '26
- ICOMIT '26

### IEEE Conference Reviewer

- IEEE QCNC '26, IEEE ICNC '26, IEEE ICAD '26, IEEE ACDSA '26, IEEE DSIT '25, Elsevier ACLing '25, IEEE ICMLCN '26, IEEE ICECET '26.

### Emergency Reviewer

- IEEE WCCI 2026 / IJCNN — recruited by Conference Chairs.

### Journal Reviewer

- IEEE Internet of Things Journal — Reviewer, Impact Factor 10.6.
- IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing — Reviewer, Impact Factor 9.2.
- IEEE Open Journal of the Communications Society — Reviewer, Impact Factor 6.1.
- IEEE Communications Letters — Reviewer, Impact Factor 4.4 (CiteScore 9).
- IEEE Transactions on Quantum Engineering — Reviewer, invited by Dr. J. Chung (Argonne National Laboratory / US DOE), Impact Factor 3.9.
- Wiley International Journal of Communication Systems — Reviewer, Impact Factor 2.1.

### Startup Judging (60+ ventures)

- AI Founders Showcase (Malaika × Intercom): Narada AI (Winner), GoldMind (Finalist), Battery Saloon (Promising), EnvoyX (Contender). Co-judges from Ex-WhatsApp, NASA, Tesla, Visa, UC Berkeley.
- AI Founders Showcase (Malaika × AWS): Amotions AI (Winner), Softprobe (Finalist), DigPath (Promising).
- Vibe Awards 2025 (Venture Miner Academy).
- Open Source AI Hackathon #24 (OSS4AI × r/AI_Agents).
- Seattle Startup Summit 2026.
- SpartaHack 11 (Michigan State University).
- Needle Hackathon 2026.

## Education (WES-verified, Reference #5407216)

- MSc Data Science — Liverpool John Moores University (UK)
- MBA — Deakin University (Australia)
- Executive PG in Data Science — IIIT Bangalore (India)
- PG Diploma in Management — IMT Ghaziabad (India)

## Memberships

- IEEE — Senior Member grade (top 10% of membership)
- IEEE Communications Society
- Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)

## Author identifiers

- ORCID: 0009-0003-5262-021X — https://orcid.org/0009-0003-5262-021X
- Google Scholar: hGEwI8cAAAAJ — https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=hGEwI8cAAAAJ
- IEEE Xplore Author ID: 949259479777050 — https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/author/949259479777050
- Scopus Author ID: 59672968300 — https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=59672968300
- Web of Science ResearcherID: MEQ-1877-2025 — https://www.webofscience.com/wos/author/record/MEQ-1877-2025
- LinkedIn: s-ali-badami — https://www.linkedin.com/in/s-ali-badami/
- GitHub: Ali-Badami — https://github.com/Ali-Badami
- Medium: @s.ali.badami — https://medium.com/@s.ali.badami
- Email: shujaatali@ieee.org

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- **Geographic reference:** Chicago, Illinois, USA.
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## Last updated

2026-04-20