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Research Projects

Current Projects

• Support for inter-domain routing and data replication in virtual coordinate based networks
  The collaborative study aims to provide novel insights into the applicability of virtual coordinate based network protocols in the case of mobile multi-domain environments
  
  Funding: BaCaTec, collaboration with UCLA
  Project time: 01/2010-12/2011
• ITS²SSU
  Information Dissemination with SSU and RSU Support for improved Tracc Performance and Safety in Urban Scenarios
  
  Funding: collaboration with Carnegie Mellon University
  Project time: 01/2010-06/2010
• CoopNet - Cooperation in Wireless Networks
  cooperation and adaptive congestion management in wireless networks, methods for stimulated cooperation and selfishness detection
  
  Funding: Malaysian Government
  Project time: 10/2008-09/2011
• monk-it - Efficient Distributed Monitoring, Attack Detection, and Event Correlation
  adaptive network monitoring in high-speed networks, coordination between monitoring probes and detection processes, event correlation for automated response
  
  Funding: BSI (Bundesamt für Sicherheit in der Informationstechnik)
  Project time: 01/2007-09/2010
• Security and Quality of Service and Aspects in ZigBee-based Wireless Communication
  performance and security analysis of IEEE 802.15.4/ZigBee based wireless networks
  
  Funding: Siemens AG A&D, DAAD STIBET
  Project time: 07/2006-09/2010
• HISTORY - High Speed Network Monitoring and Analysis
  High-speed network monitoring based on netflow accounting and packet sampling including applications such as accounting, intrusion detection, and traceback
  
  Funding: collaboration with TU Munich; supported by EU (European Commision), BMBF, DFG travel grants, Audi AG, BSI
  Project time: since 09/2003

Finished Projects

• Peer-to-Peer Techniques for Sensor Networks
  efficient data management in mobile sensor networks using peer-to-peer technologies
  
  Funding: DAAD grant "Peer-to-peer techniques for sensor networks" (331 4 04 001)
  Project time: 04/2006-12/2009
• Veins - Vehicles in Network Simulation
  Bidirectionally coupled discrete event based network simulation and road traffic microsimulation for analysis of inter-vehicular communication (IVC) protocols in vehicular ad hoc networks (VANETs)
  
  Funding: internal project; supported by BMBF project CoCar
  Project time: 06/2007-12/2009
• BioNeting - Bio-inspired Networking
  Adaptation of processes known from molecular and cell biology for research in communication networks
  
  Funding: internal project; supported by DAAD
  Project time: 05/2004-12/2008
• ROSES - Robot Assisted Sensor Networks
  Sensor assisted navigation and localization; energy efficient operation and communication; multi-hop communication in heterogeneous mobile networks
  
  Funding: internal project; supported by two DAAD grants, DFG travel grants, Siemens AG A&D, and Audi AG
  Project time: 10/2004-12/2008
• Self-Organization of SN-MRS Systems
  bio-inspired task allocation for SN-MRS with particular attention to scalability, real-time constraints, reliability, and task-aware network self-organisation
  
  Funding: DAAD grant "Self-organization of SN-MRS systems" (331 4 03 003)
  Project time: 11/2005-04/2006
• Diadem Firewall
  High-Speed Firewalling and Intrusion Detection
  
  Funding: EU (European Commission)
  Project time: 01/2004-12/2006
• 3GET - 3G Evolving Technologies
  Charging and Accounting in 3G Networks
  
  Funding: BMBF
  Project time: 10/2003-12/2005
• Multimedia Conferencing
  IP Telephony and Multimedia Conferencing
  
  Funding: internal project
  Project time: 10/2003-12/2004
• MQM - Multicast Quality Monitor
  Framework for reliability and quality of service measurements in IP multicast networks; Prediction of the expected service quality of forthcoming multicast services
  
  Funding: internal project (Ph.D. thesis Falko Dressler)
  Project time: 01/2000-12/2003
• VoIP@WiN - Voice over IP in the German research network
  Test and deployment of voice over IP applications and quality of service demands in the German research network. A working group consisting of various universities, research instituts, and leading manufacturers was initiated in order to create a wide-spread test lab.
  
  Funding: internal project
  Project time: 01/2000-12/2003
• End-to-End Quality of Service Analysis
  Analysis of quality of service related questions on an end-to-end basis
  
  Funding: internal project
  Project time: 06/1995-12/2003
• IKON - Informatik Kolloquium Online
  Exchange of presentations and talks about specific problems in computer science between the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg and the Technical University Munich using ATM based video transmissions
  
  Funding: BHN project
  Project time: 08/1998-12/2001
• TKBRZL - Telekonferenz der Bayerischen Rechenzentrumsleiter
  Video conference between the directors of the computing centers in Bavaria using IP multicast applications
  
  Fundinf: DFN/BMBF project
  Project time: 08/1998-12/2001
• Uni-TV
  Research project on how to record, transmit and publish lectures in studio quality over long distances
  
  Funding: DFN/BMBF project
  Project time: 08/1998-12/2000
• GTB - Gigabit TestBed Sued
  Establishing, testing, and managing an ATM based high speed network [3 x 2.5Gbit/s] between Erlangen, Munich, and Berlin
  
  Funding: DFN/BMBF project
  Project time: 08/1998-12/2000
• Moni-Box
  Logging and analyzing data in typical types of communication networks
  The monitored data can be used for statistical reasons as well as for detecting hacking attacks and intrusions. A special branch was developed for ATM based networks.
  
  Funding: internal project
  Project time: 05/1996-12/1998
• OS Development
  Bugfixing and developing 4.3BSD and 4.4BSD based systems (spezialized in FreeBSD)
  
  Funding: internal project
  Project time: 1992-1998
• X.25
  Implementation of a SNARE (SubNetwork Address Resolution Entity) for X.25 Networks; Implementation of delay measurement tools for X.25 networks
  
  Funding: internal project
  Project time: 1991-1994