Bachelor and Master's Theses

Open Thesis Topics

Beyond 5G: Cellular Base Stations on Low Earth Orbit Satellites (M); Advisor: M. Franke C. Sommer

Analyzing Handover Strategies for LEO Satellites in Vehicular Networks (M); Advisor: M. Franke C. Sommer

Impact of Satellite Mobility Models on Vehicle-to-Satellite Communication (M); Advisor: M. Franke C. Sommer

Key:

• B: Bachelor Thesis / Studienarbeit / Großer Beleg
• M: Master's Thesis / Diploma Thesis / Diplomarbeit
• B/M: Either of the above, depending on breadth and depth

Ongoing

Analyzing the Effect of Buildings in Hybrid LEO Satellite and Vehicular Networks (B); Advisor: M. Franke C. Sommer

Simulating Bluetooth Smart (BLE) Ranging for Road Safety Applications (M); Advisor: M. Franke C. Sommer

Investigating the Feasibility of Bluetooth Smart (BLE) GATT Beacons for Road Safety Applications (B/M); Advisor: M. Franke C. Sommer

Suitability of Modern Wi-Fi for Wireless-Infield-Communication of Agricultural Machines (M); Advisor: C. Sommer B. Hensel

Drone Supported Urban Vehicular Networks (M); Advisor: M. Franke C. Sommer

Simulating Vehicular Networks with ns-3 (B/M); Advisor: M. Franke C. Sommer

Heterogeneous Vehicular Networking in Rural Areas (B/M); Advisor: C. Sommer F. Klingler

Key:

• B: Bachelor Thesis / Studienarbeit / Großer Beleg
• M: Master's Thesis / Diploma Thesis / Diplomarbeit
• B/M: Either of the above, depending on breadth and depth

Finished Bachelor and Master's Theses

• "Wireless Communication for Equipment on Proving Grounds for Testing Connected and Autonomous Vehicles," Diploma Thesis (Diplomarbeit), Faculty of Computer Science, TU Dresden, June 2022. (Advisor: Christoph Sommer)
• "Wirelessly Networked Coordination of Section Control for Agricultural Machines," Undergraduate Thesis (Studienarbeit), Faculty of Computer Science, TU Dresden, May 2021. (Advisor: Christoph Sommer)
• "Comparing 5G and 11p for Cooperative Mobile Systems," Bachelor Thesis, Department of Computer Science, Paderborn University, August 2020. (Advisor: Christoph Sommer)
• "Simulative Performance Evaluation of a Provably Collision Free Approach for Managing Autonomous Cars on Urban Intersections," Bachelor Thesis, Department of Computer Science, Paderborn University, May 2020. (Advisor: Christoph Sommer)
• "Designing a Rollback Mechanism for OMNeT++," Master's Thesis, Department of Computer Science, Paderborn University, October 2019. (Advisor: Christoph Sommer)
• "Wireless Channel Models: A Machine-Learning Approach," Master's Thesis, Department of Computer Science, Paderborn University, July 2019. (Advisor: Christoph Sommer)
• "Efficient Traffic Light Management for Platoons on Federal Highways," Master's Thesis, Department of Computer Science, Paderborn University, June 2019. (Advisors: Tobias Hardes and Christoph Sommer)
• "Cooperative Collision Avoidance at Intersections for Platoons," Bachelor Thesis, Department of Computer Science, Paderborn University, May 2019. (Advisors: Tobias Hardes and Christoph Sommer)
• GI/ITG KuVS “Bachelor Thesis of the Year 2018”
  
  "Efficient Multi-Channel Simulation for Wireless Communications," Bachelor Thesis, Department of Computer Science, Paderborn University, July 2018. (Advisor: Christoph Sommer)
• "A Comparative Study of Network Simulation Software for the Simulative Evaluation of Wireless LANs," Bachelor Thesis, Department of Computer Science, Paderborn University, November 2017. (Advisors: Florian Klingler and Christoph Sommer)
• "Improving Traffic Conditions in Paderborn using Centralized Virtual Traffic Lights," Bachelor Thesis, Department of Computer Science, Paderborn University, January 2017. (Advisors: Agon Memedi and Christoph Sommer)
• "Implementation and Evaluation of LTE Direct for Veins LTE," Bachelor Thesis, Department of Computer Science, Paderborn University, November 2016. (Advisors: Florian Hagenauer and Christoph Sommer)
• "Prototype Implementation of the Car4ICT Framework," Master's Thesis, Department of Computer Science, Paderborn University, August 2016. (Advisors: Florian Hagenauer and Christoph Sommer)
• "Evaluation of radio channel metrics in vehicular network simulations," Bachelor Thesis, Department of Computer Science, Paderborn University, June 2016. (Advisors: Florian Klingler and Christoph Sommer)
• "Implementation of the ARIB T109 Standard in Veins," Bachelor Thesis, Department of Computer Science, Paderborn University, June 2016. (Advisors: Christoph Sommer and Florian Hagenauer)
• "Improving Traveling Times in Paderborn using Vehicular Networking," Master's Thesis, Department of Computer Science, Paderborn University, February 2016. (Advisors: Falko Dressler and Christoph Sommer)
• "Performance Analysis and Simulation of a Freifunk Mesh Network in Paderborn using B.A.T.M.A.N Advanced," Master's Thesis, Department of Computer Science, Paderborn University, October 2015. (Advisors: Falko Dressler and Christoph Sommer)
• "Centralized Cluster Coordination in Heterogeneous Vehicular Networks," Master's Thesis, Department of Computer Science, Paderborn University, August 2015. (Advisors: Falko Dressler and Christoph Sommer)
• "Simulation of Self-Organizing Intersection Management," Master's Thesis, Institute of Computer Science, University of Innsbruck, June 2014. (Advisors: Christoph Sommer and Florian Hagenauer)
• "Information Management in Clusters of Parked Vehicles," Master's Thesis, Institute of Computer Science, University of Innsbruck, February 2014. (Advisors: Christoph Sommer and Falko Dressler)
• "Integration of the Rime Network Stack into GNU Radio," Bachelor Thesis, Institute of Computer Science, University of Innsbruck, October 2013. (Advisors: Bastian Bloessl and Christoph Sommer)
• "Self-Organizing Intersection Management," Master's Thesis, Institute of Computer Science, University of Innsbruck, July 2013. (Advisors: Christoph Sommer and Falko Dressler)
• "Assessing the impact of road-side units on distributed beacon-based traffic information systems," Master's Thesis, Institute of Computer Science, University of Innsbruck, June 2013. (Advisors: Falko Dressler and Christoph Sommer)
• "Porting IEEE 802.15.4 Model from INET Framework to MiXiM Framework," Bachelor Thesis, Institute of Computer Science, University of Innsbruck, May 2013. (Advisors: Noorsalwati Nordin and Christoph Sommer)
• "Untersuchung der Echtzeitfähigkeit von Broadcast-basierten Protokollen für einen Kreuzungsassistenten," Bachelor Thesis, Institute of Computer Science, University of Innsbruck, November 2012. (Advisors: Stefan Joerer, Christoph Sommer and Falko Dressler)
• "Experimentelle Umsetzung von Routing in Sensornetzen basierend auf virtuellen Koordinaten," Bachelor Thesis, Institute of Computer Science, University of Innsbruck, October 2012. (Advisors: Christoph Sommer and Falko Dressler)
• "Monitoring Support for Efficient Web 2.0 and overlay Network Detection," Master's Thesis, Institute of Computer Science, University of Innsbruck, October 2012. (Advisors: Falko Dressler and Christoph Sommer)
• "A multi-channel beacon scheduling system for the exchange of traffic information in vehicular networks," Master's Thesis, Institute of Computer Science, University of Innsbruck, August 2012. (Advisors: Falko Dressler and Christoph Sommer)
• "Implementierung eines flexiblen Formats zur Beschreibung von Interferenzmessungen," Bachelor Thesis, Institute of Computer Science, University of Innsbruck, June 2012. (Advisors: Bastian Bloessl, Christoph Sommer and Falko Dressler)
• "Implementierung eines Abschattungsmodells für bewegliche Objekte in der Fahrzeugkommunikation," Bachelor Thesis, Institute of Computer Science, University of Innsbruck, June 2012. (Advisors: Christoph Sommer and Falko Dressler)
• "An interface to enable multi-model simulations in SUMO and a basic model comparison," Bachelor Thesis, Department of Computer Science, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, July 2010. (Advisors: Christoph Sommer and Falko Dressler)
• "Entwicklung eines adaptiven IVC Protokollstapels," Master's Thesis, Department of Computer Science, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, May 2009. (Advisors: Christoph Sommer and Falko Dressler)
• "Gekoppelte Simulation von Straßen- und Netzwerkverkehr," Master's Thesis, Department of Computer Science, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, December 2007. (Advisors: Christoph Sommer and Falko Dressler)