Muhammad Sulaiman
Ph.D. Candidate
University of Waterloo.
DC 2554
200 University Ave. Waterloo, ON N2L 3G1
I am a Ph.D. candidate in the Systems and Networking Group Group at the University of Waterloo, working with Prof. Raouf Boutaba. I received my B.S. in Electrical Engineering from the National University of Sciences and Technology, Pakistan, in 2019, and joined Waterloo in 2020 for a Master of Mathematics (MMath) in Computer Science before transferring to the Ph.D. program.
My research focuses on 5G and beyond networks, AI-driven network management and orchestration, and software-defined networking. I am particularly interested in applying reinforcement learning and optimization techniques to build autonomous management systems for next-generation mobile networks. My work has been recognized with nominations for the IEEE/IFIP NOMS Best Paper Award in 2022 and 2023.
news
| Nov 24, 2025 | Received the best paper award from IEEE Communications Society Technical Committee on Network Operation and Management, 2025. Link |
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| Jul 01, 2025 | Paper titled ‘MicroOpt: Model-driven Slice Resource Optimization in 5G and Beyond Networks’ published in IEEE TNSM journal. Link |
| May 01, 2025 | Joined Ericsson, Ottawa as a 5G AI/ML Software development intern. |
| Dec 21, 2024 | Paper titled ‘vNetRunner: Per-VNF Slice Modeling for 5G and Beyond Networks’ accepted in IEEE/IFIP Network Operations and Management Symposium (NOMS 2025). Link |
| Nov 20, 2024 | Conducted a 2-day workshop for Rogers on 5G testbed deployment, monitoring and AI-based optimization. |
