Arun Narasimhan

Arun Narasimhan is a recognized Cybersecurity and Internet of Things(IoT) expert with over a decade of experience working at companies like Google & Microsoft. As a Senior Software Engineer and Tech Lead Manager, he spearheaded the development of anti-spam and anti-abuse solutions for Google Messages, safeguarding billions of users. He had built security solutions for large scale IoT platforms at Google Nest in collaboration with ADT, which won the CES 2023 Innovation Award. Currently, he chairs the IoT committee at M3AAWG, an industry consortium combating online threats like bots, malware, and DoS attacks. Narasimhan's expertise lies in leveraging cutting-edge technologies, including generative AI and large language models, to create innovative user experiences and enhance security across platforms. He holds a Masters degree in Computer Science from Georgia Tech, USA.

Talks

API World Virtual Session - World's largest API Conference & Expo - Nov 14, 2024
API World - World's largest API Conference & Expo at Santa Clara, CA - Nov 7, 2024
Public Interest Social Media Solutions Workshop at Harvard University, Cambridge, MA - July 31, 2024
Talk on 'Safety by Design' at the Trust and Safety Workshop held by the Ghana Internet Safety Foundation - June 1, 2024

Articles

Towards a Global IoT Security Paradigm @ Infosecurity Magazine - Nov 29, 2024
From check-in to check-out: Ensuring cybersecurity in hospitality @ Security Magazine - July 15, 2024

Current Positions

Senior Software Engineer / Tech Lead Manager @ Google
Chair of IoT committee @ Messaging, Malware, Mobile Anti-Abuse Working Group, a global industry consortium to help fight and prevent online abuse
Advisor @ Africa Online Safety Platform, which provides resources, research and funding for a safer internet in Africa
Reviewer for the following journals

Media & Awards

CES 2023 Innovation Award recipient
- ADT + Google
- https://newsroom.adt.com/corporate-news/new-adt-app-creates-seamless-user-experience
Google's COVID response project
- Volunteered on a project to help doctors remotely monitor patients in hospitals during peak COVID in 2020 and was awarded by SVP of Google.
- Google HOW Award recipient
- https://techcrunch.com/2020/05/11/mount-sinai-deploys-google-nest-cameras-for-covid-19-patient-monitoring-and-communication/
- https://www.cnet.com/culture/googles-nest-cameras-help-monitor-coronavirus-patients-at-mount-sinai-hospital/
- https://www.healthcareitnews.com/news/mount-sinai-using-google-nest-monitor-patients-reducing-person-contact
Generative AI
- https://www.androidpolice.com/gboard-proofread-ai-beta/
- https://www.business-standard.com/technology/tech-news/google-tests-ai-powered-proofread-feature-in-gboard-keyboard-details-here-123091100470_1.html
Nest's Device Access program
- https://9to5google.com/2020/09/22/google-nest-devices-access/
- https://developers.googleblog.com/2020/09/google-nest-device-access-console.html
Smart Home security
- https://www.wsj.com/articles/home-security-company-adt-betting-on-google-partnership-to-build-revenue-11624872600
- https://www.theverge.com/2020/8/3/21352360/google-adt-investment-nest-smart-home-security-alarms-machine-learning-alerts

Volunteering

Judge at CES Innovation Awards 2025, the most powerful tech event in the world
U.S. National Science Foundation reviewer for Cybersecurity
Judge at API World Hackathon 2024, the World’s Largest API + Cloud Integration Hackathon
Judge at Trust & Safety Hackathon 2024.
Mentored high school kids at Mountain House High School. Judge at Mountain Hacks 2024.
Judge at CS Base Climate Hack 2024