Tao Tao

Head of Department @ Nokia Bell Labs

About

• 15 years’ research experience in wireless communication (extensive work on relay; unlicensed bands; URLLC; V2X; positioning, native AI network, AI-RAN), with rich expertise in PHY, MAC layer design and generic RAN architecture and protocol • 8 years’ experience of leading research project/team, to steer research directions and coordination with other research groups and product teams • Active contribution to 3GPP standardization (4G LTE, 5G NR), MulteFire, and WiFi standard. • Familiar with China 5G/6G eco-system, with deep engagement in Chinese IMT-2030, Future Forum, etc. • Experience in leading government funding projects (from MOST and MIIT) • 300+ high quality PCT patent application – Awarded as Nokia Top Inventor several times • 20+ high impact publications in high-quality international journal and conference, e.g., IEEE TWC, IEEE GLOBECOM, IEEE PIMRC, IEEE WCNC, IEEE VTC, etc. • AI/ML enthusiast of researching various machine learning potentials in wireless communication system, and leading native AI RAN project in Bell Labs China. • Awarded high impact scientific titles in China such as "Pudong Technology Elite", “Mingzhu Elite”, "Poly Group Outstanding Young Scientific and Technological Talent" • Active mindset and resilient personality

Country

China

City

Shanghai

Industry

Telecommunications

Skill

Research Project Management, Wireless Technologies, Cellular Communications, AI-RAN, LTE, 5G New Radio (NR), Wireless Communications Systems, Mobile Communications, Mobile Devices, 3G, UMTS, Machine Learning, C, C++, MatLab, English, Chinese, Python (Programming Language), positioning algorithm, Leadership

Experience

Head of Department

Nokia Bell Labs

2025-8 - Present · 1 yr 2 mos

Shanghai, China

Leading AI for NG Access research team in Bell Labs China Research focus on wireless AI, AI-RAN, GPU accelerated PHY algorithms

Head Of Department

Nokia Bell Labs

2020-5 - 2025-8 · 5 yrs 4 mos

Pudong, Shanghai, China

Leading NG-Wireless MTC research team in Bell Labs & CTO China focusing on cellular IoT technologies in 5G/6G, e.g., HRLLC, In-X subnetwork (a new solution of short range extreme performance wireless communication), ambient IoT, XR, positioning, etc. leading AI-RAN architecture project, with focusing on next generation RAN with pervasive AI/ML capabilities. Active engagement in China 6G ecosystem

Research Scientist

Nokia Bell Labs

2018-1 - 2020-5 · 2 yrs 5 mos

Shanghai City, China

Project leader - New radio Unlicensed and Random Access (NURA) - PHY layer and MAC layer design for 5G New Radio in unlicensed spectrum - coexistence mechanism study for multi-RAT in unlicensed spectrum - lead a multi-culture team (colleagues from China, Finland, Denmark, France, etc.) as research back-office for 3GPP standardization research back-office for NR positioning