Hosein Nikopour is a principal engineer, applied AI research scientist and manager at Intel Labs, with a focus on intelligent and resilient next-generation wireless networks, hierarchical learning (H-learning), graph neural networks (GNN), integrated access and backhaul (IAB) networks, high-frequency bands, and network coding. Prior to his current role, he contributed to wireless solutions for 3GPP cellular standards during his tenure at Huawei and Nortel Canada. Dr. Nikopour is widely recognized for his work on Sparse Code Multiple Access (SCMA) for massive machine-type communications. He holds a portfolio of over 150 patents and has authored numerous publications, which have received more than 7000 citations.
Research areas
Artificial Intelligence
Network & communications systems
Reinforcement learning
Wireless radio & modern technology
Wireless standards & infrastructure
Notable Achievements
Technical papers published
30+
Patents received
150
Technical papers published
30+
Patents received
150
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