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Welcome to the Chair of Communication and Distributed Systems at RWTH Aachen University. The chair, headed by Prof. Dr.-Ing. Klaus Wehrle, conducts research in diverse areas related to computer networks and distributed systems:
- Mobile and Wireless Networks
- Wireless Sensor Networks
- Network and System Reliability and Security
- Massively Distributed Systems
- Performance Evaluation and Hybrid Evaluation Platforms
- Cross-Layer Techniques & Platforms
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Teaching@COMSYS
Communication Systems Engineering (CSE)
Introductory courses in basic technology in data communication and operating systems
Datenkommunikation (DatKom)
Introduction to Data Communication and Computer Networks
Proseminar on Lasting Research in Networks
Proseminar on enduring research topics in networks and the Internet
Seminar on Advanced Internet Technology
Block seminar on recent research in advanced Internet technology
Seminar on Internet Technology
Block seminar on recent advances in Internet technology
Latest Publications
PRepChain: A Versatile Privacy-Preserving Reputation System for Dynamic Supply Chain Environments.
Future Generation Computer Systems, vol. 175. February 2026.
Between Promise and Practice: Challenges and Misperceptions of Applying Privacy Enhancing Technologies in Business Contexts.
Proceedings of the 59th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS ‘26), Jan 6 - Jan 9, 2026, Lahaina, HI, USA. January 2026.
PatDiscover: Privacy-Preserving Discoverability of Patients.
Proceedings of the 2nd Workshop on Cybersecurity in Healthcare (HealthSec ‘25), Dec 9, 2025, Honolulu, HI, USA, co-located with the 41st Annual Computer Security Applications Conference (ACSAC '25). December 2025.
Dataset: Device Activity Report with Complete Knowledge (DARCK) for NILM.
Proceedings of the 12th ACM International Conference on Systems for Energy-Efficient Buildings, Cities, and Transportation (BUILDSYS 2025), Nov 19 - Nov 21, 2025, Golden, Colorado, USA. November 2025.
FAIR GraphRAG: A Retrieval-Augmented Generation Approach for Semantic Data Analysis.
Proceedings of the 16th IEEE International Conference on Knowledge Graph (ICKG ‘25), Nov 13 - Nov 14, 2025, Limassol, Cyprus. November 2025.