The common thread in my current research is to apply game theory, mechanism design, and artificial intelligence techniques to research problems at the interface of computer science and economics. In particular, I am interested in auctions and markets, cooperative game theory, computational social choice, machine learning, and data analytics. I am also exploring the application of these to digital agriculture and public health problems. I teach courses on (1) Game Theory and (2) Artificial Intelligence for Social Good. The video here provides a glimpse of the work carried out at the Game Theory Lab. Please click here for some recent research and innovation snippets.
narahari[at]iisc[dot]ac[dot]in | Phone: +91 80 22932773, 22932368
I have been at the Indian Institute of Science since August 1979, as a B.E. Student (Department of ECE) (1979-82), M.E. Student (School of Automation) (1982-84), and Doctoral Student (Department of CSA) (1984-87). During February 1988 – July 31, 2024, I was on the faculty of the Department of CSA. I am currently an Honorary Professor. I was Chair of the Department during December 2009 – July 2014. I was the Dean, Division of EECS (Electrical, Electronics, and Computer Sciences) at IISc from August 2014 till July 2021. I was chairing the Office of DIGITS (Digital Campus and Informational Technology Services) during January 2016-December 2020. During June 1, 2022 till December 31 2023, I officiated as Director, Centre for Brain Research.
During 1992, I was a Post-Doctoral Researcher at the Laboratory for Information and Decision Systems (LIDS), Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, USA and during 1997, I was a Visiting Scientist on sabbatical at the National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersberg, Maryland, USA.
I am an elected fellow of: IEEE, New York (FIEEE); Indian National Science Academy (FNA), New Delhi; Indian Academy of Sciences (FASc), Bangalore; Indian National Academy of Engineering (FNAE), New Delhi; and the National Academy of Sciences (FNASc), Allahabad. I am a recipient of the J.C. Bose National Fellowship from the Department of Science and Technology, Government of India. In 2009, I received the IISc Alumni Award for Research Excellence in Engineering at the Indian Institute of Science.
I have authored or co-authored three books: Game Theory and Mechanism Design (IISc Press and World Scientific) (2014); Game Theoretic Problems in Network Economics and Mechanism Design Solutions (2009) (Springer Monograph); and Performance Modeling of Automated Manufacturing Systems (Prentice Hall, Englewood Cliffs) (1992).
My work has been driven by talented and brilliant students: 29 of them have graduated with a Ph.D. ; 18 have completed Master’s by Research; more than 100 have completed M.Tech. projects. Currently, 5 M.Tech. students are carrying out their project work in my group.
I am fortunate to have been an alumnus of the Government Primary School, Kosgi (Kurnool District, Andhra Pradesh) during 1964-69; the Mahatma Gandhi Municipal High School, Hindupur (Anantapur District, Andhra Pradesh) during 1969-74; the A.E.S. National College, Gauribidanur (Chickaballapur District, Karnataka) during 1974-79 (Pre-University and B.Sc. Courses), and the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore (B.E., M.E., and Ph.D.) during 1979-87. Professor N. Viswanadham was my research advisor during M.E. and Ph.D.
My most recent R&D Projects (ongoing) are in the area of AIML and Game Theory applied to enable agricultural farmers.
These are sponsored by NABARD (National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development), BEL (Bharat Electronics Limited), and Ittiam Systems Private Limited. For a complete list of my R&D Projects, please click here.
I will be co-teaching with Prof. Siddharth Barman the course E1 254 – Game Theory during the January-April 2026. I co-taught with Prof. Viraj Kumar, in 2022, 2023, and 2024, the course Algorithms and Programming to the undergraduate students. I have earlier offered the courses: Artificial Intelligence for Social Good, Topics in Game Theory, Electronic Commerce, Software Architecture, Supply Chain Management, Performance Modeling, and Data Structures and Algorithms. I have also co-taught a course on Algorithms and Programming (offered in August-December 2013, 2012, and 2011) to the undergraduate students at IISc.
Y. Narahari. Game Theory and Mechanism Design (March 2014). IISc Press and World Scientific.
Textbook Flyer
Y. Narahari, Dinesh Garg, Ramasuri Narayanam, Hastagiri Prakash. Game Theoretic Problems in Network Economics and Mechanism Design Solutions (April 2009). Springer Series in Advanced Information and Knowledge Processing.
Monograph Flyer (WORD)
