Communication and Distributed Systems
RWTH Aachen University
Ahornstr. 55
52074 Aachen, Germany
E-Mail: ike.kunze[[at]]comsys.rwth-aachen.de [German or English]
Phone: +49 241 80-21422
Office: Building E3, Room 9032 (how to get to COMSYS)
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Overview
Short Biography
After receiving my M.Sc. degree in Computer Science from RWTH Aachen University with honors, I joined the Chair of Communication and Distributed Systems at RWTH Aachen University as a researcher and Ph.D. student in January 2019.
Research
My research centers around leveraging the capabilities of novel programmable networking hardware for improving network performance. For example, I am interested in approaches targeting network buffers and queues (AQM), network monitoring, as well as transport protocols and congestion control.
As part of my current position in the excellence cluster Internet of Production, I further study the applicability of in-network computing concepts to networks with strict requirements, e.g., the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) or the industrial production domain. In this context, I also contribute to the IRTF COIN research group.
Awards
For my contributions to the EuroSys 2021 Shadow PC, I was awarded the Distinguished Shadow PC Reviewer Award.
Working With Me
I regularly advise a number of theses on various topics and work closely together with my HiWis. Several theses and HiWi projects have directly contributed to publications and I always invite motivated students to optionally participate in the paper writing process. Thus, if you consider working in academia, doing your thesis or working as a HiWi with me might be a good way to get early experience.
The following (non-exhaustive) lists provide an overview of thesis topics and HiWi positions that I currently offer. If you are interested in doing your thesis or working as a HiWi with me, please send me an email, shortly describing your motivation for working on the topic.
Available Thesis and Team Project Topics
- I currently offer one Master thesis topic that is also suitable as a team project.
Please connect to the RWTH Aachen Campus network to see more information.
If there are no open or suitable thesis topics with me, there are two options:
1. Consider doing your thesis with one of my colleagues; you can find available topics here.
2. Have a look at my publications and my list of advised theses. Identify one specific research topic of mine that you are most interested in and send me an email, describing your motivation for working on this specific topic. There might always be a thesis topic around the corner for very motivated students ;)
Available Hiwi Positions:
- Unfortunately, there are no open Hiwi positions with me at this time.
Please check again later or contact me directly.
Teaching Activities
I am/have been involved in the following teaching activities at RWTH Aachen University:
- I have advised 28+ Bachelor/Master theses (see below for a full list) and I am always looking for new students
- I have co-conceptualized and supervised (3x) our Master-level Practical Internet eXperience (PIX) lab
- I have co-organized and led our Research Focus Class on In-Network Processing (Master)
- I have advised 6+ / 21+ topics in our Proseminar / Seminar courses
- I was co-responsible for the assignments in the following lectures
- Betriebssysteme und Systemsoftware (Bachelor): SS 2021
- Advanced Internet Technology (Bachelor/Master): WS 2019/20
Publications
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1st ACM CoNEXT Workshop on Emerging in-Network Computing Paradigms (ENCP '19)
Publisher: ACM,
December
2019
ISBN: 978-1-4503-7000-4/19/12
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In Proceedings of the Network Traffic Measurement and Analysis Conference (TMA '19)
Publisher: IFIP/IEEE,
June
2019
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IEEE Transactions on Network and Service Management,
16(2):389--402
January
2019
ISSN: 1932-4537
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BMC Medical Genomics,
10(Suppl 2):29-42
July
2017
ISSN: 1755-8794
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IETF Contributions
2022 | |
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Document number: draft-irtf-coinrg-use-cases-06
Internet Engineering Task Force,
March
2022
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2021 | |
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Document number: draft-kunze-coinrg-transport-issues-05
Internet Engineering Task Force,
October
2021
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Please have a look at my IETF datatracker profile for more information.
Ongoing Theses
Please connect to the RWTH Aachen Campus network to see the theses that I am currently advising.
Advised Theses
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A Topic in Network Technology
Master's Thesis, RWTH Aachen University, September 2024
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A Topic in Internet measurements
Bachelor's Thesis, RWTH Aachen University, August 2024
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A Topic in Network Monitoring
Master's Thesis, RWTH Aachen University, January 2024
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Analysing and Improving the Assessment and Classification of SpinTrap for Speeding Unresponsive QUIC Flows
Bachelor's Thesis, RWTH Aachen University, October 2023
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A Topic in Cyber-Physical Systems
Bachelor's Thesis, RWTH Aachen University, August 2023
Research within the Internet of Production (IoP)
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A Topic in Internet Measurements
Master's Thesis, RWTH Aachen University, June 2023
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A Topic in Network Architectures
Master's Thesis, RWTH Aachen University, May 2023
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Investigating Machine Learning Techniques for Network Error Classification Using Explicit Measurement Bits
Master's Thesis, RWTH Aachen University, December 2022
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Traffic Ahead: Basing Internet Routing Decisions on Cross-Domain Insights
Master's Thesis, RWTH Aachen University, December 2022
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Analyzing the Impact of In-Network Data Pre-Processing on Post-Factum Analyses in Industrial Environments
Bachelor's Thesis, RWTH Aachen University, December 2022
Research within the Internet of Production (IoP)
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ECN in the Modern Internet: Capabilities, Usage and Impairments
Master's Thesis, RWTH Aachen University, November 2022
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Investigating the Congestion Control Behaviour of QUIC Implementations Using Packetdrill
Bachelor's Thesis, RWTH Aachen University, October 2022
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Network Failure Detection and Localization using Explicit Flow Measurements
Bachelor's Thesis, RWTH Aachen University, September 2022
FOLKS Award for the best Bachelor's theses in 2022
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Multi-Class AQM - Using Explicit Flow Measurements for Traffic Classification
Bachelor's Thesis, RWTH Aachen University, June 2022
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Investigating QUIC Configurations in the Wild
Bachelor's Thesis, RWTH Aachen University, June 2022
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Investigating Congestion Control Traits of Mobile Video Conferencing Applications
Bachelor's Thesis, RWTH Aachen University, April 2022
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Analysing the Impact of In-Network Image Data Processing on Mobile Robot Control
Bachelor's Thesis, RWTH Aachen University, January 2022
Research within the Internet of Production (IoP) and DFG SPP 1914
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Passively Observing Loss-focused Explicit Flow Measurements on a P4 Switch
Bachelor's Thesis, RWTH Aachen University, January 2022
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QoS Meets Network Slicing for Inter-Domain Guarantees
Master's Thesis, RWTH Aachen University, November 2021
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Pattern Discovery and Anomaly Detection in Signal Profile using Hierarchical Tree Structure
Master's Thesis, RWTH Aachen University, April 2021
Research within the Internet of Production (IoP)
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Investigating Network Telemetry on the Data Plane based on QUIC Alternate-Marking Schemes
Master's Thesis, RWTH Aachen University, December 2020
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Analyzing the Performance Impacts of PIE Parameterizations
Bachelor's Thesis, RWTH Aachen University, October 2020
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Exploring In-Session Congestion Control Algorithm Switching – Adapting Congestion Control to Changing Conditions And Requirements
Master's Thesis, RWTH Aachen University, October 2020
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Scalable Wireless Communication for Factory Automation
Bachelor's Thesis, RWTH Aachen University, April 2020
Research within the Internet of Production (IoP)
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Enabling Anycast-based Industrial In-Network Control in 802.11 Networks
Master's Thesis, RWTH Aachen University, March 2020
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Investigating Active Queue Management in Hardware
Bachelor's Thesis, RWTH Aachen University, February 2020
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On the Applicability of In-Network Devices for Algorithm Processing
Master's Thesis, RWTH Aachen University, July 2019
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