Curriculum vitae
Yobsan Bayisa Leta · PhD Student & MSCA Doctoral Researcher
KIOS Research and Innovation Center of Excellence · University of Cyprus
Nicosia, Cyprus · leta.yobsan@ucy.ac.cy
Research interests
Robust Edge AI, Computer Vision, Neural Architecture Search
Education
- 2025 — present
PhD studies · Electrical & Computer Engineering
University of Cyprus · KIOS Research and Innovation Center of Excellence
TIRAMISU MSCA Doctoral Network. Robustification of dynamic neural networks through contextual awareness and attention for edge AI. Supervisors: Prof. Maria K. Michael, Prof. Theocharis Theocharides, and Dr. Christos Kyrkou. Cross-sectoral co-supervisor: Dr. Felipe Augusto da Silva, Cadence Design Systems.
- 2023 — 2025
Research · Neural Architecture Search
Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech), Shenzhen
Hardware-aware evolutionary multiobjective neural architecture search for image segmentation, factory automation, and autonomous driving.
- 2021 — 2023
MSc · Software Engineering
University of Electronic Science and Technology of China (UESTC)
GPA: 3.99 / 4.00 · Thesis: Multitask Visio-linguistic Representation Learning.
- 2017 — 2021
BSc · Software Engineering
University of Electronic Science and Technology of China (UESTC)
GPA: 3.70 / 4.00 · Thesis: Inference and Prediction in Big Data Using Sparse Gaussian Process Method.
Publications
- Yobsan Bayisa Leta, Christos Kyrkou, Maria K. Michael, Theocharis Theocharides. LiDSeg: Linear DehazeFormer Guidance for Efficient Semantic Segmentation in Adverse Weather Conditions. British Machine Vision Conference (BMVC) · In press, 2026. Publication record
- Surafel Kifetew Woldeyes, Yongmin Zhang, Wei Wang, Leta Yobsan Bayisa. HAC-LSTM: Mobility-Aware Joint Service Placement and Task Offloading Scheme in MEC. ICC 2025 - IEEE International Conference on Communications, 2025. Publication record
- Weidong Wang, Mian Muhammad Yasir Khalil, Leta Yobsan Bayisa. Online variational Gaussian process for time series data. Journal of Big Data, 2024. Publication record
- Leta Yobsan Bayisa, Weidong Wang, Qingxian Wang, Chiagoziem C. Ukwuoma, Hirpesa Kebede Gutema, Ahmed Endris, Turi Abu. Unified deep learning model for multitask representation and transfer learning: image classification, object detection, and image captioning. International Journal of Machine Learning and Cybernetics, 2024. Publication record
- Chiagoziem C. Ukwuoma, D. Cai, E. S. Gati, V. K. Agbesi, G. Deribachew, Leta Yobsan Bayisa, Turi Abu. Attention-Based End-to-End Hybrid Ensemble Model for Breast Cancer Multi-Classification. Direct Research Journal of Public Health and Environmental Technology, 8, 22–39, 2023. Publication record
- Ahmed Endris, Shangming Yang, Yutra Abel Zenebe, Biniyam Gashaw, Juhar Mohammed, Leta Yobsan Bayisa, Ali Ebrahim Abera. Efficient Face Mask Detection Method Using YOLOX: An Approach to Reduce Coronavirus Spread. 2022 5th International Conference on Pattern Recognition and Artificial Intelligence (PRAI), 2022. Publication record
- Leta Yobsan Bayisa, Weidong Wang, Qing-xian Wang, Gurmu Meseret Debele, Lamessa Bona Debela. Inference and Prediction in Big Data Using Sparse Gaussian Process Method. Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Digital Signal Processing, 2022. Publication record
- Happy Nkanta Monday, Jian Ping Li, Grace Ugochi Nneji, Edidiong Christopher James, Yobsan Bayisa Leta, Saifun Nahar, Amin Ul Haq. Shared Weighted Continuous Wavelet Capsule Network for Electrocardiogram Biometric Identification. 2021 18th International Computer Conference on Wavelet Active Media Technology and Information Processing (ICCWAMTIP), 2021. Publication record
- Grace U. Nneji, Jingye Cai, Jianhua Deng, Happy N. Monday, Edidiong C. James, Bona D. Lemessa, Abel Z. Yutra, Yobsan B. Leta, Saifun Nahar. COVID-19 Identification Using Deep Capsule Network: A Perspective of Super-Resolution CNN on Low-Quality CXR Images. 2021 the 7th International Conference on Communication and Information Processing (ICCIP), 2021. Publication record
Projects
Evolutionary multiobjective neural architecture search
A curated research collection covering evolutionary methods for discovering neural architectures that balance predictive performance with latency, energy, memory, and model complexity. It connects research papers with code, benchmarks, and deployment considerations.
Telecom bandwidth forecasting and anomaly detection
Time-series models for forecasting data-centre traffic and identifying unusual bandwidth patterns. LSTM forecasters use recent traffic history to predict future samples, while an LSTM autoencoder flags windows with unusually high reconstruction error.
Telecom alarm classification
A language-model pipeline for organizing short Chinese telecom alarm reports into meaningful categories. It first discovers groups through sentence embeddings and clustering, then trains a BERT classifier to assign new alarms to those groups.
5G-V2X roadside perception system
A roadside perception pipeline that detects and tracks road users, maps detections into road coordinates, estimates collision risk, and shares scene information with nearby vehicles. It brings vision, tracking, and communication together in an edge system.
Visualizing Gaussian process regression
A notebook exploration of how covariance kernels shape Gaussian process predictions on weather observations. Visualizations compare predicted temperatures with measurements and show the uncertainty associated with each prediction.
Activities
- 1 October 2026 — present
Research secondment at Dumarey Softronix
Working on in-cabin monitoring during my TIRAMISU doctoral secondment.
TIRAMISU partner - 14–18 September 2026
2nd TIRAMISU Summer School
Participated in the industry-hosted summer school with Infineon Technologies, Cadence Design Systems, and KPMG. The programme covered reliable edge AI, automotive computing, verification, and innovation, alongside practical sessions and laboratory visits.
Event programme - 19–23 January 2026
1st TIRAMISU Winter Workshop
Participated in the winter workshop organised by Politecnico di Torino and Dumarey Softronix. The programme combined edge-AI reliability and automotive safety with research communication and innovation training, a Dumarey laboratory visit, and the network’s mid-term review.
Event programme - Through 2025
IEEE Graduate Student Membership
Graduate student membership in the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.
- 24 July 2024
Peer reviewer · IJEECS
Peer-review contribution to the Indonesian Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science.
- 2019 — 2020
Teaching Assistant
Supported lectures, student learning, and grading at the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China (UESTC).
- During UESTC
Student community support
Dormitory assistance and safety organization for international students.
- During UESTC
University sports
Participation in UESTC International Cup tournaments.
Scholarships & research funding
- 2025 — present
Marie Skłodowska-Curie Doctoral Network · TIRAMISU
Doctoral research funding through the European Horizon MSCA TIRAMISU network at the University of Cyprus and KIOS Research and Innovation Center of Excellence.
- 2024
Monash Graduate Scholarship (MGS)
Awarded by Monash University in October 2024 for doctoral study in Electrical and Computer Systems Engineering. The scholarship provides a living stipend.
- 2024
Monash International Tuition Scholarship (MITS)
Awarded alongside the Monash Graduate Scholarship in October 2024, covering international course fees and single-cover Overseas Student Health Cover.
- 2023
Chinese Government Scholarship · UESTC Doctoral Offer
China Scholarship Council full scholarship offered with doctoral admission in Software Engineering at UESTC in July 2023, covering tuition, lodging, medical insurance, and a living allowance.
- 2023
SUSTech Scholarship · Stipend & Tuition Waiver
Awarded by Southern University of Science and Technology in June 2023 for doctoral study in Intelligent Manufacturing and Robotics, with a stipend and full tuition waiver.
- 2021
UESTC Full University Scholarship
Full scholarship for master’s study in Software Engineering at the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, covering tuition, on-campus accommodation, medical insurance, and a living allowance.
- 2021
Hohai University Second Class Scholarship
Scholarship offered with master’s admission in Computer Science and Technology in June 2021, covering tuition and on-campus accommodation, subject to annual review.
- 2017
Ethiopian Betre-Science Scholarship
Selected under the Ethiopian Ministry of Science and Technology’s Betre-Science programme and awarded an Ethiopian government scholarship for undergraduate study in Software Engineering at UESTC, China.
- Master’s offer
Zhejiang Sci-Tech University President Scholarship
Conditional scholarship offer accompanying pre-admission for master’s study, covering registration, tuition, accommodation, a living allowance, and comprehensive medical insurance.
Awards
- July 2023
Chengdu International Sister Cities Alliance · Second Prize
Second Prize for “Our Taiji Journey” in the “Youth Welcome The FISU Games” themed short-video competition of the Chengdu International Sister Cities Higher Education Institution Alliance.
- 2021 — 2022
Academic Achievement · Second Prize
University of Electronic Science and Technology of China.
- 2019 — 2020
Academic Achievement · Third Prize
University of Electronic Science and Technology of China.
- 2018 — 2019
Academic Achievement · Second Prize
University of Electronic Science and Technology of China.
- 2017 — 2018
Academic Achievement · Third Prize
University of Electronic Science and Technology of China.
- Recognition
Excellent Ethiopian High School Graduate
Recognition for academic achievement before my undergraduate studies.
Technical skills
PyTorch · TensorFlow · JAX · Python · MATLAB · LaTeX. Deep learning, image analysis, transformer models, time-series prediction, and Gaussian processes.