Arun Narayanan

I am interested in managing distributed cyber-physical systems, focusing on resource allocations across networks in constrained settings (typically energy, time, and cost). Nowadays, I am exploring the possibilities to combine optimization techniques, heuristics, and AI to develop energy-efficient, independent, secure, and private large-scale networks.

My research has applications to green electricity grids and markets, networked energy systems, peer-to-peer exchanges in microgrids (e.g., here and here), drone swarms, industrial energy networks, manufacturing job shop scheduling (flexible job shop scheduling problems), and delivery logistics (e.g., capacitated vehicle routing problems (here and here)).

📰 news

Nov 25, 2025

I will be traveling to Nicosia, Cyprus, from December 01, 2025 to January 31, 2026 as part of EU MSCA SE COALESCE project. I will work with Prof. Ioannis Krikidis' team at the University of Cyprus and with the research institute CyRIC on problems related to energy--ICT cross-optimization.

Oct 21, 2025

I am presenting LUT's research into 6G technologies, including REEVA, SMART E3 (5G), and CAREWINGS (5G) projects, at Business Finland's 6G BRIDGE PORTFOLIO event.

Oct 17, 2025

I applied to Cooperative AI Foundation's 'Introduction to Cooperative AI Course' with no real expectations. But, surprisingly, I was Selected to join their Autumn 2025 cohort. Looking forward to it!

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latest posts

Nov 24, 2025	Across the Spectrum
May 22, 2021	why blog

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selected publications

Large-scale Package Deliveries with Unmanned Aerial Vehicles using Collective Learning

Arun Narayanan, Evangelos Pournaras, and Pedro HJ Nardelli

IEEE Intelligent Systems, 2024
Feasibility of 100% renewable energy-based electricity production for cities with storage and flexibility

Arun Narayanan, Kevin Mets, Matthias Strobbe, and 1 more author

Renewable energy, 2019
What is Energy Internet? Concepts, Technologies, and Future Directions

Hafiz Majid Hussain, Arun Narayanan, Pedro HJ Nardelli, and 1 more author

IEEE Access, 2020
Collective intelligence using 5G: Concepts, applications, and challenges in sociotechnical environments

Arun Narayanan, Mohamed Selim Korium, Dick Carrillo Melgarejo, and 8 more authors

IEEE Access, 2022
Intrusion detection system for cyberattacks in the Internet of Vehicles environment

Mohamed Selim Korium, Mohamed Saber, Alexander Beattie, and 3 more authors

Ad Hoc Networks, 2024