Narayan B. Mandayam

Narayan B. Mandayam is a Professor and Director of the Wireless Information Network Laboratory (WINLAB) at Rutgers University's Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. He previously served as Chair of the department from 2016 to 2022. His research focuses on smart city resilience, IoT security, energy-efficient systems, and game-theoretic models for cyber-physical systems. Located in the Computing Research & Education Building (CoRE), he leads interdisciplinary projects addressing societal challenges in communication networks and infrastructure security.

Education:

• B.Tech. (Hons) Electrical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur (1989)
• M.S. and Ph.D. Electrical Engineering, Rice University, Houston TX (1991–1994)

Research Interests include:

• Prospect Theory applications in cloud security and smart grids
• Noncontiguous spectrum access and software-defined networks
• Modeling social knowledge creation on the internet
• Visual MIMO networks and metamaterial-based security

His work bridges economics, machine learning, and wireless systems, with recent emphasis on 6G and IoT resilience.

Key Awards:

• 2015 IEEE Communications Society Advances in Communications Award
• 2014 IEEE Donald G. Fink Award
• 2009 IEEE Fred W. Ellersick Prize
• 2018 Indian Institute of Technology Distinguished Alumnus Award

His research outputs span 5G/6G innovations, security protocols using metamaterials, and game-theoretic models for adversarial scenarios. Current trends include leveraging AI for network optimization and mitigating radio interference impacts on weather forecasting.

Lab & Leadership: As WINLAB Director, he oversees cutting-edge projects in wireless systems, collaborating with industry and government entities. His teams develop solutions for smart grid resilience, autonomous vehicle security, and federated learning incentivization.