Sample content image, right-aligned with border He is Professor of Wireless Communications and the Founding Head of Communication Systems Research (CSR) Group in the  School of Electronic Engineering and Computer Science at Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) from September 2017. He was with the Department of Informatics at King's College London from December 2007 to August 2017, where he was Professor of Wireless Communications from April 2013 to August 2017. He was an Assistant Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, National University of Singapore from August 2000 to December 2007. More information at Google Scholar and Web of Science.

Research Interests

  • Technologies for 6G Wireless Networks
  • Artificial Intelligence for Wireless Systems
  • Internet of Things (IoT)


  • Honors and Awards

  • AI2000 Most Influencial Scholar Award in the field of Internet of Things, 2024
  • Elected as the World's AI top Scientist of International AI Industry Alliance, 2024
  • Listed among the Top 15 Electrical and Electronic Engineering Scientists in the U.K, 2024
  • Web of Science Highly Cited Researcher, 2023, News
  • Listed among the Top 20 Electrical and Electronic Engineering Scientists in the U.K, 2023
  • Listed among the Top 50 Global Artificial Intelligence Scholars, 2023
  • Web of Science Highly Cited Researcher, 2022, News
  • IEEE Communications Society Leonard G. Abraham Prize, 2022
  • Listed among the Top 20 Electrical and Electronic Engineering Scientists in the U.K, 2022
  • Awarded Charted Engineer (CEng), 2022
  • AAIA Fellow, 2021
  • IEEE Fellow, Class of 2017
  • IET Fellow
  • Web of Science Highly Cited Researcher, 2016, News
  • IEEE Distinguished Lecturer, Communications Society (2020-2023)
  • IEEE Distinguished Speaker, Vehicular Technology Society(2014-2024)
  • Best Paper Award, IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference 2018 (VTC’2018)
  • Best Paper Award, IEEE Global Communications Conference 2017 (GLOBECOM’2017)
  • Best Paper Award, IEEE International Conference on Communications 2016 (ICC’2016)
  • Best of IEEE Global Communications Conference 2014 (GLOBECOM’2014)
  • Guest Editor, IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications (2021,2022)
  • Senior Editor, IEEE Wireless Communications Letters (from 2020)
  • Editor, IEEE Transactions on Communications (2011-2022)
  • Editor, IEEE Signal Processing Letters (2009-2013)
  • Editor, IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology (2006-2017)
  • Editor, IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications (2006-2011)


  • To Prospective Students

    I am looking for self-motivated students who want to pursue a Ph.D degree in [Electronic Engineering and Computer science]. If you have solid background in wireless communications with good mathematical skills, please contact me. More information on the application process and funding opportunities are available here [PhD recruitment].
  • CSC scholarship for Chinese students [More information]
  • PhD Studentships All other PhD Studentships [More information]



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    Most Recent Journal Publications

      Artificial Intelligence (AI) for Wireless Communications

    1. Z. Chen, W. Yi, Y. Liu and A. Nallanathan, ‘Robust Federated Learning for Unreliable Resource-limited Wireless Networks', to appear in IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, 2024 [pdf].
    2. Z. Chen, W. Yi, H. Shin and A. Nallanathan, ‘Adaptive Model Pruning for Communication and Computation Efficient Wireless Federated Learning', to appear in IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, 2024 [pdf].
    3. X. Liu, S. Wang, Y. Deng and A. Nallanathan, ‘Adaptive Federated Pruning in Hierarchical Wireless Networks', to appear in IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, 2024 [pdf].
    4. Y. Feng, K. Zhou, H. Han, W. Lu, J. Tang, N. Zhao and A. Nallanathan, ‘Deep Learning Based CFO Estimation for Multi-user Massive MIMO with One-Bits ADCs', to appear in IEEE Wireless Communications Letters, 2024 [pdf].
    5. C. Ren, Z. He, Y. Li, D. Cao, H. Zhang and A. Nallanathan, ‘Priority Aggregation Network with Integrated Computation and Sensation for Ultra Dense Artificial Intelligence of Things', to appear in IEEE Wireless Communications Letters, 2024 [pdf].
    6. Q. Zhou, Y. Gong, A. Nallanathan and X. Wang, ‘Radar-Aided Beam Selection in MIMO Communication Systems: A Federated Transfer Learning Approach', to appear in IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, 2024 [pdf].
    7. L. Zhang, Y. Wu, L. Chen, L. Fan and A. Nallanathan, ‘Scoring Aided Federated Learning on Long-tailed Data for Wireless IoMT based Healthcare System', to appear in IEEE Journal of Biomedical and Health Informatics , 2024 [pdf].
    8. Z. Chen, W. Yi, A. Nallanathan and J.A Chambers, ‘Distributed Digital Twin Migration in Multi-tier Computing Systems', to appear in IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Signal Processing, 2024 [pdf].
    9. Y. Feng, Y. Chen, H. Han, W. Lu, N. Zhao, A. Nallanathan and X. Yang, ‘Deep Learning Based Physical-Layer Receiver With Pre-denoise', to appear in IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, 2024 [pdf].
    10. M. Fayaz, W. Yi, Y. Liu, S. Thayaparan and A. Nallanathan, ‘Toward Autonomous Power Control in Semi-Grant-Free NOMA System: A Power Pool-Based Approach', to appear in IEEE Transactions on Communications, 2024 [pdf].
    11. X. Liu, Y. Deng, A. Nallanathan and M. Bennis, ‘Federated Learning and Meta Learning: Approaches, Applications and Directions', IEEE Communications Surveys and Tutorials, Vol. 26, No. 1, pp. 571-618, March 2024 [pdf].
    12. Z. Chen, W. Yi and A. Nallanathan, ‘Exploring Representativity in Device Scheduling for Wireless Federated Learning', IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, Vol. 23, No. 1, pp. 720-735, January 2024 [pdf].
    13. Intelligent Reflecting Surface (IRS) Enabled Communications

    14. Z. Li, Q. Lin, Y-C. Wu, D.W.K. Ng and A. Nallanathan, ‘Enhancing Physical Layer Security with RIS under Multi-Antenna Eavesdroppers and Spatially Correlated Channel Uncertainties', to appear in IEEE Transactions on Communications, 2024 [pdf].
    15. Z. Xie, Y. Liu, W. Yi, X. Wu and A. Nallanathan, ‘Physical Layer Security for STAR-RIS-NOMA: A Stochastic Geometry Approach', to appear in IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, 2024 [pdf].
    16. X. Ju, S. Gong, N. Zhao, C. Xing, A. Nallanathan and D. Niyato, ‘A Framework on Complex Matrix Derivatives with Special Structure Constraints for Wireless Systems', to appear in IEEE Transactions on Communications, 2024 [pdf].
    17. X. Li, Z. Tian, W. He, G. Chen, M.C Gursoy, S. Mumtaz and A. Nallanathan, ‘Covert Communication of STAR-RIS Aided NOMA Networks', to appear in IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, 2024 [pdf].
    18. Y. Omid, S.M Shahabi, C. Pan, Y. Deng and A. Nallanathan, ‘Robust Beamforming Design for an IRS-Aided NOMA Communication System with Channel Uncertainty', IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, Vol. 23, No. 2, pp. 874-889, February 2024 [pdf].
    19. Y. Gao, C. Lu, Y. Lian, X. Li, G. Chen, D.B da Costa and A. Nallanathan, ‘QoS-Aware Resource Allocation of RIS-Aided Multi-user MISO Wireless Communications', IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, Vol. 73, No. 2, pp. 2872-2877, February 2024 [pdf].
    20. T. Wang, X. Pang, M. Liu, N. Zhao, A. Nallanathan and X. Wang, ‘Offline-Online Design for Energy-Efficient IRS-Aided UAV Communications', IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, Vol. 73, No. 2, pp. 2942-2947, February 2024 [pdf].
    21. C. Zhang, C. Qi and A. Nallanathan, ‘Fast Multibeam Training for RIS-Assisted Millimeter Wave Massive MIMO', IEEE Communications Letters, Vol. 28, No. 1, pp. 168-172, January 2024 [pdf].
    22. S. Lv, X. Xu, S. Han, Y. Liu, P. Zhang and A. Nallanathan, ‘STAR-RIS Enhanced Finite Blocklength Transmission for Uplink NOMA Networks', IEEE Transactions on Communications, Vol. 72, No. 1, pp. 273-284, January 2024 [pdf].
    23. UAV Enabled Communications

    24. F. Lu, G. Liu, W. Lu, Y. Gao, J. Cao, N. Zhao and A. Nallanathan, ‘Resource and Trajectory Optimization for UAV-Relay-Assisted Secure Maritime MEC', to appear in IEEE Transactions on Communications, 2024 [pdf].
    25. M. Huang, G. Li, F. Gong, N. Zhang, Z. Yin, X. Li, A. Nallanathan and Z. Ding, ‘Robust Secure Precoding for UAV-Aided Multi-beam Satellite NOMA Communications', to appear in IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, 2024 [pdf].
    26. X. Wu, X. Jiang, B. Li, N. Zhao, P. Li, Y. Li and A. Nallanathan, ‘Rate Maximization of UAV-Assisted Ambient Backscatter Communications', IEEE Wireless Communications Letters, Vol. 13, No. 3, pp. 706-710, March 2024 [pdf].
    27. X. Li, M. Zhang, H. Chen, C. Han, L. Li, D.T Do, S. Mumtaz and A. Nallanathan, ‘UAV-enabled Multi-pair Massive MIMO-NOMA Relay Systems with Low-Resolution ADCs/DACs', IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, Vol. 73, No. 2, pp. 2171-2186, February 2024 [pdf].
    28. C. Ren, C. Gong, D. Cao, Y. Li, H. Zhang and A. Nallanathan, ‘Enhancing Reliability in Multimodal UAV Communication Based on Opportunistic Task Space', IEEE Wireless Communications Letters, Vol. 13, No. 2, pp. 284-287, February 2024 [pdf].
    29. D. Deng, S. Dang, X. Li, D.W.K. Ng and A. Nallanathan, ‘Joint Optimization for Covert Communications in UAV-Assisted NOMA Networks', IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, Vol. 73, No. 1, pp. 1012-1026, January 2024 [pdf].
    30. Other Emerging Technologies

    31. J. Zhang, M. Liu, Y. Chen, N. Zhao and A. Nallanathan, ‘Automatic Identification of Space-Time Coding for MIMO-OFDM Systems in the Presence of Impulsive Interference', to appear in IEEE Transactions on Communications, 2024 [pdf].
    32. L. Yang, N. Wu, Y. Xiong, W. Yuan, B. Li, Y. Li and A. Nallanathan, ‘Performance Analysis of Fingerprint-Based Indoor Localization', to appear in IEEE Internet of Things Journal, 2024 [pdf].
    33. Z. Xie, W. Yi, X. Wu, Y.Liu and A. Nallanathan, ‘Is the Envelope Benefitial to Non-Orthogonal Multiple Access', to appear in IEEE Transactions on Communications, 2024 [pdf].
    34. Y. Chen, H. Lu, L. Qin, Y. Deng, and A. Nallanathan, ‘When xURLLC Meets NOMA: A Stochastic Network Calculus Perspective', to appear in IEEE Communications Magazine, 2024 [pdf].
    35. X. Wang, H. Zhang, H. Yang, Y.Tian, C. Zhu and A. Nallanathan, ‘A Non-Orthogonal Cross-Tier Joint Transmission Design for Clustered ABS-Assisted Networks', to appear in IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, 2024 [pdf].
    36. X. Li, Y. Zheng, J. Zhang, S. Dang, A. Nallanathan and S. Mumtaz, ‘Finite SNR Diversity-Multiplexing Trade-off in Hybrid ABCom/RCom-Assisted NOMA Networks', to appear in IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing, 2024 [pdf].
    37. C. Qi, J. Hu, Y. Du and A. Nallanathan, ‘Multiuser Beamforming for Partially-Connected Millimeter Wave Massive MIMO', to appear in IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, 2024 [pdf].
    38. X. Xie, T. Bai, W. Guo, Z. Wang and A. Nallanathan, ‘Cooperative Computing for Mobile Crowdsensing: Design and Optimization', to appear in IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing, 2024 [pdf].
    39. X. Lai, T. Wu, C. Pan, L. Mai and A. Nallanathan, ‘Short-Packet Edge Computing Networks with Execution Uncertainty', to appear in IEEE Transactions on Green Communications and Networking, 2024 [pdf].
    40. Z. Song, H. Zhang, S. Fuller, A. Lambert, Z. Ying, P. Mähönen, Y. Eldar, S. Cui, M.D Plumbley, C. Parini, A. Nallanathan and Y. Gao, ‘Numerical Evaluation of Sub-Nyquist Spectrum Reconstruction Methods', to appear in Frontier of Computer Science, 2024 [pdf].
    41. M. Liu, M. Yang, F. Wei, H. Li, Z. Zhang, A. Nallanathan and L. Hanzo, ‘A Non-orthogonal Uplink/Downlink IoT Solution for Next-generation ISAC Systems', IEEE Internet of Things Journal, Vol. 11, No. 5, pp. 8224-8239, March 2024 [pdf].
    42. K. Guo, H. Shuai, X. Li, L. Yang, T.A. Tsiftsis, A. Nallanathan and M. Wu, ‘Two-Way Satellite-HAP-Terrestrial Networks with Non-Orthogonal Multiple Access', IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology , Vol. 73, No. 1, pp. 964-979, January 2024 [pdf].
    43. X. Gao, X. Li, C. Han, H. Liu, S. Mumtaz and A. Nallanathan, ‘Rate-Splitting Multiple Access-based Cognitive Radio Network with ipSIC and CEEs', IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology , Vol. 73, No. 1, pp. 1430-1434, January 2024 [pdf].
    44. G. Huang, S. Chen, Y. Ding, X. Li, A. Nallanathan and S. Mumtaz, ‘Security-Enhanced Directional Modulation Symbol Synthesis using High Efficiency Time-Modulated Arrays', IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology , Vol. 73, No. 1, pp. 1418-1423, January 2024 [pdf].

    Most Recent Conference Publications

    1. Z. Chen, W. Yi and A. Nallanathan, ‘Multi-Agent Reinforcement Learning-based Digital Twin Migration over Wireless Networks', Proc. of IEEE ICC'24, Denver, U.S.A, June 2024.
    2. H. Zhang, X. Zhang, K. Long, C. Ren and A. Nallanathan, ‘Resource Allocation for STAR-IRS-Aided UAV secure communication', Proc. of IEEE ICC'24, Denver, U.S.A, June 2024.
    3. Z. Chen, W. Yi, H. Shin and A. Nallanathan, ‘Fast Wireless Federated Learning with Adaptive Synchronous Degree Control', Proc. of IEEE VTC'24, Singapore, June 2024.
    4. X. Liu, S. Wang, Y. Deng and A. Nallanathan, 'Adaptive Model Pruning for Hierarchical Wireless Federated Learning', Proc. of IEEE WCNC'24, Dubai, UAE, April 2024.
    5. Z. Chen, W. Yi, S. Lambotharan and A. Nallanathan, 'Efficient Wireless Federated Learning With Adaptive Model Pruning', Proc. of IEEE GLOBECOM'23, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, December 2023.
    6. Z. Zheng, Y. Deng, X. Liu and A. Nallanathan, 'Asynchronous Federated Learning via Over-the-air Computation', Proc. of IEEE GLOBECOM'23, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, December 2023.
    7. Z. Xie, W. Yi, X. Wu, Y. Liu and A. Nallanathan, 'Exploiting Index Modulation for Enhanced NOMA', Proc. of IEEE GLOBECOM'23, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, December 2023.
    8. Z. Li, Q. Lin, Y-C. Wu, D.W.K. Ng and A. Nallanathan, 'Enhancing Outage-Constrained Secure EE with RIS under a Multi-Antenna Eavesdropper', Proc. of IEEE GLOBECOM'23, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, December 2023.
    9. Z. Xie, Y. Liu, W. Yi, X. Wu and A. Nallanathan, 'Secrecy Performance Analysis in STAR-RIS-Aided NOMA Networks', Proc. of IEEE GLOBECOM'23, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, December 2023.
    10. T. Lin, J. Du, H. Zhang, A. Nallanathan and J. Wang, 'PPO-based Energy-efficient Power Control and Spectrum Allocation in In-Vehicle HetNets', Proc. of IEEE GLOBECOM'23, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, December 2023.
    11. F. Obite, A. Krayani, A. Alam, L. Marcenaro and A. Nallanathan, 'Intelligent Resource Allocation for UAV-Based Cognitive NOMA Networks: An Active Inference Approach', Proc. of IEEE Future Networks World Forum'23, Baltimore, USA, November 2023.
    12. L. Lv, H. Luo, L. Yang, Z. Ding, A. Nallanathan, N. Al-Dhahir and J. Chen, 'A New Design of RIS-Aided Hybrid NOMA Offloading in Wireless Powered MEC Networks', Proc. of IEEE VTC'23, Hong Kong, October 2023.
    13. S. Tang, Q. Yang, L. Fan, X. Lei, Y. Deng and A. Nallanathan, 'Contrastive Learning based Semantic Communication for Wireless Image Transmission', Proc. of IEEE VTC'23, Hong Kong, October 2023.
    14. Z. Chen, W. Yi, Y. Liu and A. Nallanathan, ‘Convergence Analysis for Wireless Federated Learning with Gradient Recycling', Proc. of IWCMC'23, Marrakesh, Morocco, June 2023.
    15. Y. Omid, M. Shahabi and A. Nallanathan, ‘A Discrete Passive Beamforming Technique for an IRS-aided MISO System with Imperfect CSI', Proc. of IWCMC'23, Marrakesh, Morocco, June 2023.
    16. Z. Chen, W. Yi, A. Nallanathan and Geoffrey Ye Li, ‘Is Partial Model Aggregation Energy-efficient for Federated Learning Enabled Wireless Networks?', Proc. of IEEE ICC'23, Rome, Italy, May 2023.
    17. Z. Chen, W. Yi, Y. Liu and A. Nallanathan, ‘Communication-efficient Federated Learning with Heterogeneous Devices', Proc. of IEEE ICC'23, Rome, Italy, May 2023.
    18. Y. Gong, H. Yao, X. Liu and A. Nallanathan, ‘Privacy-Assisted Computation Offloading Schemes for Satellite-Ground Digital Twin Networks', Proc. of IEEE ICC'23, Rome, Italy, May 2023.
    19. W. Wei, X. Pang, J. Tang, N. Zhao, X. Wang and A. Nallanathan, ‘Joint Placement and Precoding Design for Aerial IRS Aided Secure Communication Networks', Proc. of IEEE ICC'23, Rome, Italy, May 2023.
    20. R. Ma, W. Yang, X. Li, K. An, Z. Lin and A. Nallanathan, ‘Achieving Covert mmWave Communication Against Randomly Distributed Wardens', Proc. of IEEE ICC'23, Rome, Italy, May 2023.
    21. Y. Gong, H. Yao, A. Nallanathan and E. Hossain, ‘Model-Assisted In-Orbit Intelligent Computation for Satellite-Ground Integrated Networks', Proc. of IEEE ICC'23 (Edge5GMN Workshop), Rome, Italy, May 2023.
    22. X. Li, M. Zhang, H. Chen, D-T. Do, S. Mumtaz and A. Nallanathan, ‘Spectral Efficiency of Multi-Pair mMIMO-NOMA UAV-Relaying with Low-Resolution ADCs/DACs', Proc. of IEEE INFOCOM'23 (Dronecom Workshop) , New York, USA, May 2023.

     


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