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Mir Hassan — Senior Researcher in Federated Learning and Edge AI

Senior Researcher · Mykolas Romeris University, Lithuania & University of Trento, Italy

Mir Hassan

Communication-Efficient Federated Learning & Edge AI
PhD, University of Trento

Federated LearningEdge Computing Trustworthy MLDistributed Systems TinyMLBlockchain
19+
Publications
350+
Citations
2
EU Projects
1
Best Paper Award

About

Research Overview

I am a Senior Researcher/Associate Professor at the Human Environment Technology department, Mykolas Romeris University (MRU), Vilnius, Lithuania, and a Research Collaborator at the University of Trento, Italy. I hold a PhD in Information Engineering and Computer Science from the University of Trento (2022–2025), supervised by Prof. Giovanni Iacca.

My research spans Federated Learning, Blockchain Technology, Distributed Systems, and IoT. I develop frameworks such as GASPU, FedEdge, FedFor, and PA-FL to make distributed learning robust, private, and production-ready at the edge.

Published in IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing (JUFO 3), IEEE IoT Journal (JUFO 2), and IEEE Wireless Communications (JUFO 2). Best Paper Award at IEEE VTC 2025.

Research Directions

Areas of Interest

  • Federated Learning
  • Edge AI & TinyML
  • Trustworthy & Privacy-Aware AI
  • Distributed Systems & IoT
  • Agentic AI
  • Blockchain Technology

Current Position

Senior Researcher/Associate Professor — MRU Lithuania

Senior Researcher / Associate Professor at MRU, Vilnius (Jan 2026–Present) and Research Collaborator at University of Trento (Apr 2026–Present). Open to collaborations, joint grants, and visiting positions.

  • Research collaborations in Federated Learning & Edge AI
  • Joint EU/ERC project proposals
  • Co-supervision of PhD and Master's students
  • Invited talks and visiting researcher exchanges
PrimaryMRU, Vilnius, Lithuania
SecondaryUniversity of Trento, Italy
StatusEU Resident (Italy)
Work AuthEU & Schengen

Updates

Recent News

7 May 2026
Invited Talk: "Modern AI Systems Beyond Centralized Data" — Azerbaijan State Oil and Industry University (ADNSU), Baku, Azerbaijan.
2026
Paper Accepted: "Zero-Knowledge Inspired Provenance for Trustless FL" at IEEE VTC 2026-Spring.
April 2026
Research Collaborator: Continuing collaboration with DISI, University of Trento, Italy.
January 2026
New Position: Started as Senior Researcher / Associate Professor at MRU, Vilnius, Lithuania.
8 December 2025
Invited Talk: "Artificial Intelligence for a Sustainable Environment: AI Innovations for Smart and Green World" — Mehran University of Engineering and Technology (MUET), Jamshoro, Pakistan.
June 2025
Best Paper Award at IEEE VTC 2025-Spring for "Federated Multi-Task Learning with Dual Attention for Smart Buildings."