Dr Subhash Lakshminarayana
Dr Subhash Lakshminarayana
Reader - Associate Professor
Subhash dot Lakshminarayana at warwick dot ac dot uk
+44 (0) 24 7652 4726
Biography
Dr. Subhash Lakshminarayana is an Associate Professor in the University of Warwick's School of Engineering since September 2018. Prior to joining Warwick, he held researcher appointments at Illinois at SingaporeLink opens in a new window (a research center established by the University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign in Singapore) and Princeton UniversityLink opens in a new window, USA. He received his PhD in the field of Wireless Communications at Ecole Superieure d'Electricite (Supelec) Paris, France.
He is a Senior Member of IEEE and serves as an Associate Editor at the IEEE Transactions on Smart GridLink opens in a new window and IET Smart Grid journalLink opens in a new window. He is affiliated with the University of Warwick's Connected Systems GroupLink opens in a new window.
He is a recipient of the following awards:
- Best Paper Award at IEEE Smartgridcomm 2024
- Top 5 papers published in IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid (TSG) for 2021
- "Best Conference Papers on Integration of Renewable & Intermittent Resources" at IEEE Power Energy Society General Meeting (PESGM) - 2015.
- "Best 50 Papers" at Globecom-2014 (50 out of 2171 papers)
Research Interests
- Security of Cyber-Physical Systems (Power Grids/Electrified transportation systems)
- Power grid Optimization and Control
- Wireless Communications and Signal Processing
Selected Publications
- M. P. Goodridge, S. Lakshminarayana, and A. Zocca, "Uncovering Load-Altering Attacks Against N-1 Secure Power Grids: A Rare-Event Sampling ApproachLink opens in a new window" IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, 2024 , DOI: 10.1109/TPWRS.2024.3419725.
- H. Jahangir, S. Lakshminarayana, and H. V. Poor, "Charge Manipulation Attacks Against Smart Electric Vehicle Charging Stations and Deep Learning-based Detection MechanismsLink opens in a new window" IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid, vol. 15, no. 5, pp. 5182-5194, Sept. 2024.
- H. Jahangir, S. Lakshminarayana, C. Maple, and G. Epiphaniou "A Deep-Learning based Approach for Securing the Power Grid Against Load-Altering Threats by IoT-Enabled DevicesLink opens in a new window," IEEE Internet of Things Journal, vol. 10, no. 12, pp. 10687 - 10697, June 2023
- S. Lakshminarayana, S. Adhikari, and C. Maple, "Analysis of IoT-Enabled Load-Altering Attacks Using the Theory of Second-Order SystemsLink opens in a new window," IEEE Trans. on Smart Grid, 2021.
- S. Lakshminarayana, A. Kammoun, M. Debbah, and H.V. Poor, "Data-Driven False Data Injection Attacks Against Power Grids: A Random-Matrix ApproachLink opens in a new window", IEEE Trans. on Smart Grid, vol. 12, no. 1, pp. 635-646, Jan. 2021.
- S. Lakshminarayana, and D.K.Y. Yau, "Cost-Benefit Analysis of Moving Target Defense in Power GridsLink opens in a new window", IEEE Trans. on Power Systems, vol. 36, no. 2, pp. 1152-1163, Mar. 2021.
- S. Lakshminarayana, M. Debbah, and M. Assaad, "Coordinated Multi-cell Beamforming for Massive MIMO: A Random Matrix Theory ApproachLink opens in a new window" IEEE Trans. on Information Theory, vol. 61, no.6, Jun. 2015, pp. 3887-3412.
| Title | Role | Funder | Duration |
| Twinning for Excellence in Smart Grid Cyber Security (TWIN-CYGRID) | Warwick PI (Consortium Co-I) | Horizon Europe | 2027 - 2029 |
| Substation Edge Network Threat Reasoning (SENTRY) | PI | Innovate UK & National Grid | 2026 - 2028 |
| Analysis of Load-Altering Attack Against GB Power Grid | PI | 2023 - 2025 | |
| Cyber Security of EV Charging System | PI | 2023 - 2025 | |
| Local Energy Markets for Distributed Energy Resources Management using Resilient and Private Reinforcement Learning Control | Warwick PI (Consortium Co-I) | KAUST Opportunity Fund Program | 2024 - 2025 |