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
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]
ICT Young Researcher Award for Jan Pennekamp
COMSYS researcher Jan Pennekamp was recently awarded with the ICT Young Researcher Award 2021 in recognition for his contributions to research related to "Information & Communication Technology" at RWTH Aachen University. In Jan's dissertation project, supervised by Professor Klaus Wehrle, he focuses on the Industrial Internet of Things, Security & Privacy, and Privacy-Enhancing Technologies.[more]
Two Theses Honored in November
In November, two former COMSYS students were distinguished in recognition for their Master's Theses.[more]
COMSYS Chair Outing 2021
On Thursday, October 7, COMSYS visited the "Kletterwald" for the annual chair outing. On the increasingly challenging parcours, we could climb high and zip away. Besides extending our hands-on knowledge of security and safety as well as, sometimes, the effects of congestion with small message queues, we were able to get a special experience regarding trust when most of us climbed the highest...[more]