4 papers
Edge-to-Cloud Computations-as-a-Service in Software-Defined Energy Networks for Smart Grids
Jack Jackman, David Ryan, Arun Narayanan +2
Modern power grids face an acute mismatch between where data is generated and where it can be processed: protection relays, EV (Electric Vehicle) charging, and distributed renewabl…
Coordinated Multi-Drone Last-mile Delivery: Learning Strategies for Energy-aware and Timely Operations
Chuhao Qin, Arun Narayanan, Evangelos Pournaras
Drones have recently emerged as a faster, safer, and cost-efficient way for last-mile deliveries of parcels, particularly for urgent medical deliveries highlighted during the pande…
Pricing Mechanisms versus Non-Pricing Mechanisms for Demand Side Management in Microgrids
Cassia Nunes Almeida, Arun Narayanan, Hafiz Majid Hussain +1
In this paper, we compare pricing and non-pricing mechanisms for implementing demand-side management (DSM) mechanisms in a neighborhood in Helsinki, Finland. We compare load steeri…
Large-scale Package Deliveries with Unmanned Aerial Vehicles using Collective Learning
Arun Narayanan, Evangelos Pournaras, Pedro H. J. Nardelli
Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have significant practical advantages for delivering packages, and many logistics companies have begun deploying UAVs for commercial package deliver…