Bachelor and Master's Theses

  • You can always ask for topics in the general area of telecommunication systems. In general, we are mostly interested in wireless communications, vehicular networking, IoT, and sensor networks. For listed open theses, please directly contact the mentioned advisor. You will be provided with additional information and a reading list to learn more about the topic.
  • We have a bi-weekly meeting for all bachelor and master students to shortly discuss the current status of each thesis and to help with problems. The meeting is held each second Wednesday at 16:15 – currently using a video call.
  • Some information on "how to write a thesis" can be found here
  • We provide templates -- please stick closely to this layout

Open Topics for Bachelor and Master's Theses

The listed topics are to be considered as examples. Please visit us to discuss potential topics in detail.

Ongoing Bachelor and Master's Theses

Completed Bachelor and Master's Theses

  1. Anke Kuestner, Lukas Stratmann, Regine Wendt, Stefan Fischer and Falko Dressler, "A Simulation Framework for Connecting In-Body Nano Communication with Out-of-Body Devices," Proceedings of 7th ACM International Conference on Nanoscale Computing and Communication (NANOCOM 2020), Virtual Conference, September 2020. [DOI, BibTeX, PDF and Details...]
  2. "Traffic Flow Optimization in Paderborn," Bachelor Thesis, Department of Computer Science, Paderborn University (UPB), March 2020. (Advisor: Dominik S. Buse; Referees: Falko Dressler and Gunnar Schomaker)
  3. Fabian Brune, "Measurement Framework for Tracking Ride Characteristics of a Bicycle in Outdoor Experiments," Bachelor Thesis, Department of Computer Science, Paderborn University (UPB), February 2020. (Advisor: Julian Heinovski; Referees: Falko Dressler and Marco Platzner) [DOI, BibTeX, Details...]
  4. Jan Peter Drees, "A Computationally Inexpensive and Flexible Simulation Model for Molecular Communication," Master's Thesis, Department of Computer Science, Paderborn University (UPB), December 2019. (Advisors: Falko Dressler and Florian Klingler; Referees: Falko Dressler and Holger Karl) [DOI, BibTeX, Details...]
  5. Sigrid Dimce, "Channel Characterization in 60 GHz," Master's Thesis, Department of Computer Science, Paderborn University (UPB), December 2019. (Advisors: Muhammad Sohaib Amjad and Falko Dressler; Referees: Falko Dressler and Holger Karl) [DOI, BibTeX, Details...]
  6. "Investigating the Influence of Line-of-Sight Communication on Platooning Performance," Bachelor Thesis, Department of Computer Science, Paderborn University (UPB), November 2019. (Advisors: Max Schettler and Agon Memedi; Referees: Falko Dressler and Holger Karl)
  7. "Designing a Rollback Mechanism for OMNeT++," Master's Thesis, Department of Computer Science, Paderborn University (UPB), October 2019. (Advisor: Christoph Sommer; Referees: Christoph Sommer and Holger Karl)
  8. Marie-Christin H. Oczko, "How to Apply Haptic Signals on Bicycles for Safety," Bachelor Thesis, Department of Computer Science, Paderborn University (UPB), August 2019. (Advisors: Falko Dressler and Ingrid Scharlau; Referees: Falko Dressler and Ingrid Scharlau) [DOI, BibTeX, Details...]
  9. "Wireless Channel Models: A Machine-Learning Approach," Master's Thesis, Department of Computer Science, Paderborn University (UPB), July 2019. (Advisor: Christoph Sommer; Referees: Christoph Sommer and Holger Karl)
  10. "Analyzing the Background Traffic of Android," Bachelor Thesis, Department of Computer Science, Paderborn University (UPB), July 2019. (Advisor: Felix Erlacher; Referees: Falko Dressler and Tibor Jager)
  11. "Distributing the Load of signature-based NIDS," Bachelor Thesis, Department of Computer Science, Paderborn University (UPB), June 2019. (Advisor: Felix Erlacher; Referees: Falko Dressler and Tibor Jager)
  12. "Efficient Traffic Light Management for Platoons on Federal Highways," Master's Thesis, Department of Computer Science, Paderborn University (UPB), June 2019. (Advisor: Tobias Hardes; Referees: Christoph Sommer and Christian Scheideler)
  13. "Cooperative Collision Avoidance at Intersections for Platoons," Bachelor Thesis, Department of Computer Science, Paderborn University (UPB), May 2019. (Advisor: Tobias Hardes; Referees: Christoph Sommer and Marco Platzner)
  14. Lukas Stratmann, "Measuring Cyclists' Visual Attention and Interaction with an Interactive Real-Time 3D Simulation," Master's Thesis, Department of Computer Science, Paderborn University (UPB), May 2019. (Advisors: Dominik S. Buse, Ingrid Scharlau and Falko Dressler; Referees: Falko Dressler and Ingrid Scharlau) [DOI, BibTeX, Details...]
  15. Kiran Narayanaswamy, "Vehicular Micro Cloud Prototype Implementation," Master's Thesis, Department of Computer Science, Paderborn University (UPB), March 2019. (Advisor: Gurjashan Singh Pannu; Referees: Falko Dressler and Christian Scheideler) [DOI, BibTeX, Details...]
  16. Vishal Kumar Singh, "Node Selection for Cooperative Decoding in Wireless Mesh Networks," Master's Thesis, Department of Computer Science, Paderborn University (UPB), January 2019. (Advisor: Muhammad Nabeel; Referees: Falko Dressler and Christian Scheideler) [DOI, BibTeX, Details...]
  17. Max Schettler, "Investigating the Feasibility of Visible Light Communication for Platooning Applications," Master's Thesis, Department of Computer Science, Paderborn University (UPB), September 2018. (Advisor: Agon Memedi; Referees: Falko Dressler and Tibor Jager) [DOI, BibTeX, Details...]
  18. Julian Heinovski, "Investigating Strategies for Building Platoons of Cars," Master's Thesis, Department of Computer Science, Paderborn University (UPB), September 2018. (Advisor: Falko Dressler; Referees: Falko Dressler and Heiko Hamann) [DOI, BibTeX, Details...]
  19. Mario Franke, "Interactive Driving Simulator for Car2X Scenarios," Bachelor Thesis, Department of Computer Science, Paderborn University (UPB), July 2018. (Advisors: Dominik S. Buse, Sven Henning, Ansgar Trächtler and Falko Dressler) [DOI, BibTeX, Details...]
  20. "Efficient Multi-Channel Simulation for Wireless Communications," Bachelor Thesis, Department of Computer Science, Paderborn University (UPB), July 2018. (Advisor: Christoph Sommer; Referees: Christoph Sommer and Christian Plessl)
  21. Florian Menne, "Investigating Selective Wake-up Transceivers for IEEE 802.11 WLAN," Master's Thesis, Department of Computer Science, Paderborn University (UPB), June 2018. (Advisors: Johannes Blobel, Florian Klingler and Falko Dressler) [DOI, BibTeX, Details...]
  22. "Investigating Medium Access Schemes for Vehicular Visible Light Communication," Bachelor Thesis, Department of Computer Science, Paderborn University (UPB), June 2018. (Advisors: Agon Memedi and Falko Dressler)
  23. "Realistic Radiation Patterns for Visible Light based Vehicular Communication," Bachelor Thesis, Department of Computer Science, Paderborn University (UPB), May 2018. (Advisors: Agon Memedi, Claas Tebruegge and Falko Dressler)
  24. "Integration of OpenC2X into OpenWRT/LEDE," Bachelor Thesis, Department of Computer Science, Paderborn University (UPB), March 2018. (Advisors: Florian Klingler and Falko Dressler)
  25. "Analyzing the Effectiveness of Coupling Hardware-in-the-Loop with Large Scale VANET Simulation and Software-in-the-Loop," Master's Thesis, Department of Computer Science, Paderborn University (UPB), December 2017. (Advisors: Dominik S. Buse, Janis Sauer and Falko Dressler)
  26. "Evaluation of Selective Wake-up Receivers (SWuRx) For Routing In Wireless Sensor Networks," Bachelor Thesis, Department of Computer Science, Paderborn University (UPB), December 2017. (Advisors: Johannes Blobel and Falko Dressler)
  27. "A Comparative Study of Network Simulation Software for the Simulative Evaluation of Wireless LANs," Bachelor Thesis, Department of Computer Science, Paderborn University (UPB), November 2017. (Advisors: Florian Klingler and Christoph Sommer)
  28. "Improving the Effectiveness of Reactive Jamming with Off-the-shelf WiFi Devices," Bachelor Thesis, Department of Computer Science, Paderborn University (UPB), September 2017. (Advisors: Bastian Bloessl and Florian Klingler; Referees: Christoph Sommer and Holger Karl)
  29. "Design and Evaluation of Unicast Retransmission Techniques in Vehicular Communications," Master's Thesis, Department of Computer Science, Paderborn University (UPB), July 2017. (Advisors: Florian Klingler and Falko Dressler)
  30. Bernhard Weber, "Localization of Sensor Nodes in Snow," Master's Thesis, Institute of Computer Science, University of Innsbruck, July 2017. (Advisors: Felix Erlacher and Falko Dressler) [BibTeX, Details...]
  31. "Retrofitting Smart Home Technology into Existing Living Space," Bachelor Thesis, Department of Computer Science, Paderborn University (UPB), March 2017. (Advisor: Falko Dressler)
  32. "Evaluation of Selective Wake-up Receivers for Wireless Sensor Networks," Bachelor Thesis, Department of Computer Science, Paderborn University (UPB), January 2017. (Advisors: Johannes Blobel and Falko Dressler)
  33. "Improving Traffic Conditions in Paderborn using Centralized Virtual Traffic Lights," Bachelor Thesis, Department of Computer Science, Paderborn University (UPB), January 2017. (Advisors: Agon Memedi and Christoph Sommer)
  34. Stefan Loewen, "Integration of Parked Cars into Car4ICT," Bachelor Thesis, Department of Computer Science, Paderborn University (UPB), January 2017. (Advisors: Florian Hagenauer and Falko Dressler) [DOI, BibTeX, Details...]
  35. "Implementation and Evaluation of LTE Direct for Veins LTE," Bachelor Thesis, Department of Computer Science, Paderborn University (UPB), November 2016. (Advisors: Florian Hagenauer and Christoph Sommer)
  36. "Prototype Implementation of the Car4ICT Framework," Master's Thesis, Department of Computer Science, Paderborn University (UPB), August 2016. (Advisors: Florian Hagenauer and Christoph Sommer)
  37. "Evaluation of radio channel metrics in vehicular network simulations," Bachelor Thesis, Department of Computer Science, Paderborn University (UPB), June 2016. (Advisors: Florian Klingler and Christoph Sommer)
  38. "Implementation of the ARIB T109 Standard in Veins," Bachelor Thesis, Department of Computer Science, Paderborn University (UPB), June 2016. (Advisors: Christoph Sommer and Florian Hagenauer; Referees: Christoph Sommer and Johannes Blömer)
  39. "Basic Network Layer Functionalities for VCP," Bachelor Thesis, Department of Computer Science, Paderborn University (UPB), May 2016. (Advisors: Falko Dressler and Johannes Blobel)
  40. "Medium Access for Ultra-Low Power Sensor Systems using Fountain Codes," Bachelor Thesis, Department of Computer Science, Paderborn University (UPB), February 2016. (Advisors: Falko Dressler and Johannes Blobel)
  41. "Improving Traveling Times in Paderborn using Vehicular Networking," Master's Thesis, Department of Computer Science, Paderborn University (UPB), February 2016. (Advisors: Falko Dressler and Christoph Sommer)
  42. "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 (UPB), October 2015. (Advisors: Falko Dressler and Christoph Sommer)
  43. "Simulation von Firmwareupdates in drahtlosen Ad-Hoc-Netzwerken am Beispiel Freifunk Paderborn / B.A.T.M.A.N.," Bachelor Thesis, Department of Computer Science, Paderborn University (UPB), August 2015. (Advisors: Maximilian Wilhelm and Falko Dressler)
  44. "Concept and Prototypical Realization of an Analysis and Manipulation Approach for Automotive Communication over Ethernet," Master's Thesis, Department of Computer Science, Paderborn University (UPB), September 2015. (Advisors: Falko Dressler and Ralf Stolpe)
  45. "Centralized Cluster Coordination in Heterogeneous Vehicular Networks," Master's Thesis, Department of Computer Science, Paderborn University (UPB), August 2015. (Advisors: Falko Dressler and Christoph Sommer)
  46. "Analyse und Implementierung von Fountain Codes zur Aktualisierung kleinster, eingebetteter Systeme," Bachelor Thesis, Department of Computer Science, Paderborn University (UPB), August 2015. (Advisors: Falko Dressler and Johannes Blobel)
  47. Wolfgang Estgfaeller, "IPFIX Payload Aggregation for HTTP/1.1 Dialogs," Master's Thesis, Institute of Computer Science, University of Innsbruck, August 2015. (Advisors: Falko Dressler and Felix Erlacher) [BibTeX, Details...]
  48. "Design and Evaluation of a Lightweight Communication Protocol for Identification and Tracking of Bats in Their Natural Habitat," Master's Thesis, Department of Computer Science, Paderborn University (UPB), January 2015. (Advisors: Falko Dressler and Bastian Bloessl)
  49. Patrick Baldemaier, "Simulation of Self-Organizing Intersection Management," Master's Thesis, Institute of Computer Science, University of Innsbruck, June 2014. (Advisors: Christoph Sommer and Florian Hagenauer) [BibTeX, Details...]
  50. Bernhard Weber, "Experimenteller Aufbau und Validierung von VCP im Rahmen des BATS-Projekts," Bachelor Thesis, Institute of Computer Science, University of Innsbruck, March 2014. (Advisors: Margit Mutschlechner and Falko Dressler) [BibTeX, Details...]
  51. Philipp Handle, "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) [BibTeX, Details...]
  52. Christoph Leitner, "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) [BibTeX, Details...]
  53. Benedikt Hupfauf, "IPFIX Flow Filtering in Vermont," Master's Thesis, Institute of Computer Science, University of Innsbruck, September 2013. (Advisors: Felix Erlacher and Falko Dressler) [BibTeX, Details...]
  54. Florian Hagenauer, "Self-Organizing Intersection Management," Master's Thesis, Institute of Computer Science, University of Innsbruck, July 2013. (Advisors: Christoph Sommer and Falko Dressler) [BibTeX, Details...]
  55. Patrick Ferula, "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) [BibTeX, Details...]
  56. Matthaeus Huber, "Studying Traffic Accidents at Intersections in Vehicular Networking Simulations," Bachelor Thesis, Institute of Computer Science, University of Innsbruck, June 2013. (Advisors: Stefan Joerer and Falko Dressler) [BibTeX, Details...]
  57. Martin Kummer, "Parallel Packet Capturing in Vermont Using DNA/Libzero," Bachelor Thesis, Institute of Computer Science, University of Innsbruck, May 2013. (Advisors: Falko Dressler and Felix Erlacher) [BibTeX, Details...]
  58. Alexandra Jäger, "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) [BibTeX, Details...]
  59. Daniel Girtler, "Beschleunigung der PCAP-Datenaufzeichnung für 10Gbit Netzwerke," Bachelor Thesis, Institute of Computer Science, University of Innsbruck, January 2013. (Advisors: Falko Dressler and Felix Erlacher) [BibTeX, Details...]
  60. Matthias Mayr, "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) [BibTeX, Details...]
  61. Leo Hoeckner, "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) [BibTeX, Details...]
  62. Felix Erlacher, "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) [BibTeX, Details...]
  63. Florian Klingler, "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) [BibTeX, Details...]
  64. Mario Berger, "Optimizing Attack Detection Techniques using Load Distribution and Anomaly Detection," Master's Thesis, Institute of Computer Science, University of Innsbruck, August 2012. (Advisors: Falko Dressler and Felix Erlacher) [BibTeX, Details...]
  65. Dominik Bruno Neuner, "Resource monitoring in distributed sensor networks," Master's Thesis, Institute of Computer Science, University of Innsbruck, July 2012. (Advisor: Falko Dressler) [BibTeX, Details...]
  66. David Haller, "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) [BibTeX, Details...]
  67. Fabian Mauroner, "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) [BibTeX, Details...]