Prof Arumugam Nallanathan
Professor of Wireless Communications
Head of Communication Systems Research (CSR) Group
School of Electronic Engineering and Computer Science
Queen Mary University of London
Research
6G, AI, IRS, UAV, URLLC and IoT, V2X
Interests
My research interests include Technologies for 6G Cellular Wireless Networks, Artificial Intelligence for Cellular Wireless Systems and Internet of Things (IoT).
Grants

Grants of specific relevance to the Centre for Networks, Communications and Systems
PlaTform DrIving The UltImAte CoNnectivity (TITAN): Extended Programme - Contract with CambridgeArumugam Nallanathan£185,695
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council01-04-2025 - 30-09-2026
Wireless Powered LoRa Through-Wall Indoor Nuclear (LoRa-TWIN) Monitoring in Decommissioning EnvironmentsFatma Benkhelifa and
Arumugam Nallanathan£115,643
Nuclear Decommissioning Authority01-04-2025 - 30-09-2028
TWIN6G (MSCA STAFF EXCHANGE)Arumugam Nallanathan and Yuanwei Liu
£144,152
EPSRC - EU Scheme01-01-2025 - 31-12-2028
Scalable Hybrid Architecture for Wireless Collaborative Federated Learning (SHAFT)Arumugam Nallanathan and
Andrea Cavallaro£445,428
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council01-04-2023 - 31-03-2027
Smart Solutions Towards Cellular-connected Unmanned Aerial Vehicles System (Autonomy)Arumugam Nallanathan and
Andrea Cavallaro£409,171
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council01-04-2022 - 30-09-2026
Federated Telecoms Hub 6G Research PartnershipArumugam Nallanathan£7,572
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council01-07-2024 - 31-03-2025
Spectrum SandboxYang Hao,
Arumugam Nallanathan and Yuanwei Liu
£400,000
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology25-03-2024 - 24-03-2025
plaTform drIving The ultImAte coNnectivity (TITAN): Extended ProgrammeArumugam Nallanathan and Yuanwei Liu
£388,744
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council01-01-2024 - 31-03-2026
plaTform drIving The ultImAte coNnectivity (TITAN)Arumugam Nallanathan and Yuanwei Liu
£66,890
EPSRC Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council01-05-2023 - 30-04-2026
Huawei: Multi Objective Optimisation in Wireless networks- Yuanwei LiuYuanwei Liu, John Woodward and
Arumugam Nallanathan£229,708
Huawei Ireland Research Centre01-03-2021 - 30-06-2022
Communications Signal Processing Based SolutionsArumugam Nallanathan£336,213
EPSRC Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council01-03-2018 - 28-02-2022
Enabling High-speed Microwave and Millimetre Wave (MiMiWaveS): TRANSFERArumugam Nallanathan£193,912
EPSRC Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council01-09-2017 - 31-07-2020
Massive MIMO wireless networks-GRANT TRANSFERArumugam Nallanathan£72,290
EPSRC Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council01-09-2017 - 31-10-2018
Scalable Full Duplex Dense Wireless Networks (SENSE: Transfer from KCL)Arumugam Nallanathan£11,796
EPSRC Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council01-09-2017 - 07-10-2020
Simultaneously wireless formation-GRANT TRANSFERArumugam Nallanathan£146,059
EPSRC Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council01-09-2017 - 17-01-2019
Research Group
PhD Students
- Mona Alghamdi
An Intelligent Computing Offloading and Resource Allocation Framework For Real-Time Applications in Mobile Edge Computing - Zhansaya Amangeldiyeva
Advanced Lorawan Networks For Secure Localization and Uav Deployment - Sofiene Barhoumi
Lora-Twin: RF Energy Harvesting and Machine Learning-Based Optimization For Through-Wall Indoor Nuclear Monitoring - Zenghui Chen
Energy-Centric Power Allocation For Coordinated Distributed Multi-Bs Otfs-Iscap - Madiha Fatima
CSR - Zijun Gao
Fast Adaptation Learning Techniques For Next-Generation Wireless Systems - Hao Jiang
Pinching-Antenna Systems For Wireless Networks - Jie Jiang
Edge Inference Frameworks For Large Language Models (Llm) - Micheale Hadera Tekulu
CSR - Hsien-Chih Ting
Mobile Edge Generation For Wireless Communication - Chunfeng Xie
Heterogeneity-Aware Client Scheduling For Split Federated Learning in Resource-Scarce Networks - Zijian Zheng
Architectures and Learning Frameworks For Wireless Edge Intelligence Under Heterogeneity
News
December 2025
5 December 2025
Professor Nallanathan has been named a Highly Cited Researcher in Computer Science for the fourth consecutive year. He is one of just 119 researchers recognised globally in this field, and one of only 12 listed from the UK.
Congratulations to Professor Arumugam Nallanathan, founding head of the Communication Systems Research (CSR) Group ... [more]

November 2025
6 November 2025
The School of Electronic Engineering and Computer Science (EECS) at Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) is proud to announce its membership in the AI-RAN Alliance, marking a significant step forward in advancing research and innovation in AI-driven communication systems.
This collaboration bridges the gap between academic research and industrial ... [more]