# Shujaatali Badami

> 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. He specializes in post-quantum cryptography (Kyber, Dilithium), quantum-resilient IoT, critical-infrastructure security, edge computing, 6G cognitive-radio networks, and VLSI architectures. He is a Technical Program Committee member for the United Nations ITU Kaleidoscope 2026 (AI for Good, Geneva), an invited reviewer for IEEE IoT Journal (IF 10.6), IEEE Trans. Mobile Computing (IF 9.2), IEEE Open J. Comms. Soc. (IF 6.1), IEEE Comms. Letters (IF 4.4), and IEEE Trans. Quantum Engineering (IF 3.9), and has judged 60+ deep-tech startups at showcases hosted alongside AWS, Intercom, and Michigan State University.

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## Publications (IEEE)

- [Efficient OneM2M Standard Implementation for Lightweight IoT](https://doi.org/10.1109/DSIT61374.2024.10882084): IEEE DSIT 2024.
- [Optimizing LSM Tree Operations with Deferred Updates](https://doi.org/10.1109/DSIT61374.2024.10881309): IEEE DSIT 2024.
- [Optimizing Reinforcement Learning in Partially Observable Environments](https://doi.org/10.1109/ICEACE63551.2024.10899025): IEEE ICEACE 2024.
- [Quantum Bootstrap in Microcanonical Ensembles](https://doi.org/10.1109/ICPCT64145.2025.10939270): IEEE ICPCT 2025.
- [Mitigating Tails Switching in Multibranch Proof-of-Stake Systems](https://doi.org/10.1109/ICBATS66542.2025.11258220): IEEE ICBATS 2025.
- [AI-Optimized VLSI Architecture for Energy-Efficient and Sustainable IoT Systems](https://doi.org/10.1109/ICAIC67076.2026.11395694): IEEE ICAIC 2026.

## Preprints and upcoming

- [Hardware-Agnostic Quantum Kernel Feature Mapping for Anomaly Detection in Critical Infrastructure](https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-8682004/v1): Cross-testbed validation on NISQ processors including IBM 156-qubit ibm_fez.
- [AI-Driven Green Cognitive Radio Networks for Sustainable 6G](https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2512.20739): arXiv preprint, 2025.
- Quantum-Resilient IoT Energy Metering on Blockchain: NGCCOM 2025 (Springer LNNS).
- IoT-Based Waste Management System: INDIACom 2026.

## Media mentions and industry publications

- [Exploring Gateway Architectures for Quantum-Safe Industrial Networks](https://www.automation.com/article/exploring-gateway-architectures-quantum-safe-industrial-networks): Automation.com (International Society of Automation, ISA), 2026 — authored technical article on PQC gateway designs for ICS/SCADA.
- [Crypto Group Ushers in Post-Quantum Security](https://www.reversinglabs.com/blog/ethereum-post-quantum-security): ReversingLabs, 2026 — quoted as expert source on Ethereum Foundation's PQC initiative.
- [Malware Threats Accelerate Across Critical Infrastructure](https://www.technewsworld.com/story/malware-threats-accelerate-across-critical-infrastructure-180268.html): TechNewsWorld, 2026 — quoted on ICS malware and the FrostyGoop Lviv attack.

## Editorial and conference service

- ITU Kaleidoscope 2026: TPC Member, United Nations ITU, AI for Good Summit, Geneva.
- IEEE WCCI 2026 / IJCNN: Emergency Reviewer, recruited by Conference Chairs.
- TPC Member: IEEE ICIN '26, IEEE ICCSP '26, Springer DMBD '25, IEEE EDUCON '26, CCNCPS '26, ICOMIT '26.
- 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.
- Journal reviewer: IEEE IoT Journal (IF 10.6), IEEE Trans. Mobile Computing (IF 9.2), IEEE Open J. Comms. Soc. (IF 6.1), IEEE Comms. Letters (IF 4.4), IEEE Trans. Quantum Engineering (IF 3.9), Wiley Int. J. Communication Systems (IF 2.1).

## Education (WES-verified)

- 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).

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