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Research Interests
Internet of Things and Services
- Network Architecture and Protocols
- M2M and Machine Type Communication (3G/LTE, WiFi, ZigBee, etc.)
- Cloud Computing and Big Data Processing
- Self-organization and -optimization, extensibility, openness
- Security and Privacy
Mobile Networks
- LTE and Evolved Packet Core (EPC)
- (Distributed) Mobility Management (IP-based)
- Small Cell Networks (incl. Femtocells)
- Traffic offloading (through Wi-Fi or Small Cells Networks)
- User Plane Congestion Management
- Application-aware traffic engineering/optimization
- RAN Sharing enhancements
- LTE SON (self-organizing & -optimizing networks)
- Mobile Backhaul (Transport SON, dynamic resource management)
- Content distribution and delivery enhancements
Cloud Networking
- Network Function Virtualization (virtualized EPC and Cloud RAN)
- Dynamic resource scaling (resource elasticity)
- Function/VM migration (improved resilience)
- End-to-end cloud resource control and optimization
- Smart network function placement
Software Defined Networking
- OpenFlow in Carrier Networks
- Centralized network control and network abstraction
- Northbound interface (new network control paradigm)
- Programmable Networks (Ph.D. Thesis)
Other Research Interests
- Machine Type Communication via LTE (e.g. for smart meters)
- Car-to-Car and Car-to-X Communication via LTE (e.g. for warning messages)
- Intelligent Transport Systems (e.g. assisted driving)
- Smart Transport (e.g. real-time traffic optimization)
- Smart Energy (e.g. peak-time energy control)
