Professor Mohammad Ali Maddah-Ali selected as IEEE ITSoc Distinguished Lecturer

Professor Mohammad Ali Maddah-Ali has been appointed as a Distinguished Lecturer by the IEEE Information Theory Society. The appointment is for two years starting in 2025 through 2026. 

The appointment is a recognition of Maddah-Ali’s contributions to information theory, communication systems, distributed learning and computing platforms, and Blockchains and distributed ledgers. His work in the area of information theory has brought about groundbreaking innovations that have had direct impacts on wireless communication, content delivery networks, and distributed computing and learning, and initiated extensive research activities in those areas. His contributions, particularly interference alignment, coded caching, and coded computing, have been significantly influential for their theoretical implications and practical applications. 

Maddah-Ali’s papers presenting his original ideas and contributions have been widely recognized and have received several awards. His work on coded caching was recognized with the 2016 IEEE Information Theory Society Paper Award, one of the most prestigious awards with a 70 year history in the area. In 2015 he was the recipient of IEEE Communications Society & Information Theory Society Joint Paper Award for his groundbreaking work on using outdated CSI for interference management, and in 2014 he received the Best Paper Award at IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC) (online coded caching). 

Maddah-Ali was elevated to IEEE Fellow in 2023 for “contributions on information theory of interference management, cache networks, and distributed computing.” Learn about his contributions.

The IEEE Information Theory Society established the Distinguished Lecturers Program to promote interest in information theory by supporting chapters interested in inviting prominent information theory researchers to give talks at their events. The criteria for selection as a Distinguished Lecturer include quality of the candidates’ contributions to research in information theory and related areas, and the ability of the candidates to deliver an excellent lecture to a broad audience. Learn more about the Program.

Professor Mohammad Maddah-Ali joined the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering in 2022 as an associate professor. He earned his doctoral degree from University of Waterloo, Canada in 2007 which was followed by a two year stint as a postdoctoral fellow at the University of California, Berkeley. He has also served as a scientist with Nokia Bell Labs and Stanford University. 

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