Welcome!
Welcome to the Chair of Communication and Distributed Systems at RWTH Aachen University. The chair, headed by Prof. Dr.-Ing. Klaus Wehrle and Emeritus Prof. Dr. Otto Spaniol, 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
COMSYS also hosts the "Computational Network Science" research group that is headed by Prof. Michael Schaub as well as the "Secure Industrial Data Exchange" research group that is headed by Prof. Martin Henze. The chair is further collaborating closely with the Cyber Analysis & Defense department of the Fraunhofer Institute for Communication, Information Processing and Ergonomics FKIE.
Please find here more about ...
- our research activities
- our projects, and
- our publications.
or check out our overview poster.
Temporary Policy Adaptions Due to the Corona Pandemic
Dear Students,
COMSYS is back to normal operation again. However, we strongly encourage our students to continue wearing face masks at the chair. For the modalities of your student meetings, please discuss an individual policy with your supervisor. We also updated our policy regarding oral exams and we will offer a hybrid mode for thesis talks for the time being.
If you are interested in writing a thesis with us, you can find open topics on our available theses page (accessible via eduroam or the RWTH VPN). However, we are currently experiencing an increased pro-active interest in our topics, i.e., we recommend that you contact your (potential) advisor directly via email and ask for availble theses that are not advertised on our homepage.
Latest News
Salil Kanhere Stays with COMSYS as Visiting Professor
Professor Salil Kanhere from UNSW Sydney will stay with COMSYS starting from August 2022 until the end of October 2022 as part of his Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel Award. With this prestigious award, the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation recognizes about about 20 internationally renowned scientists each year. The Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel Award allows the awardee to conduct a research project of their...[more]
PhD Defense of Jens Hiller
On July 1st, 2022, Jens Hiller successfully defended his Ph.D. thesis. Congratulations![more]
COMSYS Chair Outing 2022
On Tuesday, June 28, COMSYS went rafting on the river Rur for the annual chair outing. After having breakfeast together in the morning, we drove to Hilfarth where we began our two-and-a-half-hour boat ride. Split across two 10-person rafts, we embarked on an exiting journey, crossing paths with wild ducks and many geese. We also had lots of fun passing two river bottom slides, but also some time...[more]
David Hellmans gives talk about Operational Technology networks on Monday
On Monday, May 30, 2022 at 13:00, David Hellmanns will give a talk about the real-time requirements of Operational Technology networks at the COMSYS seminar room. David is a PhD candidate with IPVS Uni Stuttgart and Hirschmann Automation and Control, and he is also a former student at COMSYS. Hence, we're happy to host David's talk on Monday. Abstract: Industrial networks have been...[more]