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Ali Mehrban

Ali Mehrban

Senior Telecom & Network Engineer • Researcher — Det‑Net/TSN, O‑RAN, x‑Haul, SRv6, Service Orchestration, Edge Computing, and Semantic Communications

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About Me

I am a service provider network engineer with over 12 years of hands‑on experience in IP transmission (microwave PTP/PTMP and fiber [DWDM, xPON]), backhaul planning, and large‑scale network architecture. My technical toolkit spans routing (OSPF, IS-IS, BGP, EIGRP, Segment Routing), switching, MPLS, VPNs, QoS, and security, and I work comfortably with gear from Ericsson, Cisco, and Huawei. I’m also deep into network automation with Ansible and Python (Netmiko/Paramiko) and keep my skills sharp with certifications in AI, machine learning, and data analysis.

My research passion lies squarely in deterministic networking and Time‑Sensitive Networking (DetNet/TSN) – that’s the core of what I tinker with and publish on. I explore how to bring bounded‑latency transport over SRv6 and performance‑aware service orchestration into O‑RAN xHaul and edge‑cloud environments, aiming for predictable delay and jitter guarantees in 6G systems. Alongside that main thread, I’ve contributed to multiple IEEE venues on O‑RAN security, AI/ML, and blockchain.

Experience

Telecom Network Consultant (2013–Present)

IP-Transmission & Backhaul planning (Microwave & Fiber); MP-BGP, MPLS/VPLS, DWDM, L2/L3VPN, Segment Routing (MPLS/IPv6); access transmission optimization at MTN; cross-functional leadership for deployments and upgrades with emphasis on reliability and QoS.

Education

MSc in Communications and Signal Processing — Newcastle University, UK (2010–2011)

Thesis: “LDPC Codes in Cooperative Communications”.

Publications

Published & Preprints

Enhancing Spectral Efficiency and Resilience in SAGIN‑ITS: An IRS‑Assisted Semantic Offloading Framework A. Mehrban et al. — IEEE Internet of Things Magazine (Early Access), April 2026 IEEE Xplore Published
Integrating Zero Trust Architecture in O‑RAN: A Comprehensive Survey and Analysis A. Mehrban, Z. Abou El Houda, H. Moudoud, L. Bao Le — IEEE OJCOMS, Dec. 2025 IEEE Xplore Published
ZTA‑Driven Hierarchical Byzantine Consensus for Scalable O‑RAN Supply Chain Security A. Mehrban, Z. Abou El Houda, H. Moudoud — IEEE SmartAgri & SuSY, Dec. 2025, Marrakech IEEE Xplore Published
A Blockchain-Enabled Multi-Layered Zero-Trust Security Framework for O-RAN A. Mehrban, Z. Abou El Houda, H. Moudoud, B. Brik, L. Khoukhi — 2025 IWCMC, pp. 1564–1569 DOI Published
Securing O-RAN Equipment Using Blockchain-Based Supply Chain Verification A. Mehrban, Z. Abou El Houda, H. Moudoud, B. Brik, L. Khoukhi — 2025 IWCMC, pp. 1570–1575 DOI Published
Ransomware Threat Mitigation Through Network Traffic Analysis and Machine Learning Techniques A. Mehrban, S. Karimi Geransayeh — arXiv, 2401.15285 [cs.CR], 2024 arXiv Preprint
Predicting Stock Market Trends Using Deep Learning: A Case Study of Pakistan Stock Exchange M. Balouch, F. Hamayat, H. F. Abbasi, M. Q. Javed, A. Mehrban, R. F. Ahmad — IEEE ICOSST, 2024 Published
Malware Detection in IoT Systems Using Machine Learning Techniques A. Mehrban, P. Ahadian — IJWMN, Vol. 15, No. 6, Dec 2023 Published
An Adaptive Network-Based Approach for Advanced Forecasting of Crypto Currency Values A. Mehrban, P. Ahadian — IJCSIT, Vol. 15, No. 6, Dec 2023 Published
Evaluating BERT and ParsBERT for Analyzing Persian Advertisement Data A. Mehrban, P. Ahadian — IJNLC, Vol. 12, No. 2, Apr 2023 Published

Under Review

Game-Theoretic Security Orchestration for Open RAN: A Mechanism Design Approach in the SMO A. Mehrban, Z. Abou El Houda, H. Moudoud, L. Khoukhi — IEEE ICC, 2026 Under Review

Contact

📧 a.mehrban@ieee.org · 📧 amehrb@gmail.com

🔗 linkedin.com/in/ali-mehrban

💻 github.com/AMHB

🌐 amhb.github.io