GRK 643:  Software for Mobile Communicaton Systems

• Subject Area: Computer Science
• Term: from 2001 to 2009
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 273181

It is widely expected that the Internet will soon play a crucial role for both voice and data transmission. Moreover, there is an observable trend towards distributed applications, communicating via standardised middleware platforms. Likewise, improvements in mobile communication technologies will soon give mobile users access to all available service as well. Yet, to make all this happen massive research efforts into software for communication systems are necessary. The research training group will look into these diverse and complex aspects through both research projects and courses. Topics to be addressed include, but are not limited to formal specification and verification of communication protocols, software engineering aspects pertinent to the design of communication systems, specification, implementation, and evaluation of future network services, as well as the analysis of applications from different domains.

• DFG Programme: Research Training Groups
• Applicant Institution: Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule Aachen
• Spokesperson: Professor Dr. Otto Spaniol
• Participating Researchers: Professor Dr.-Ing. Ulrich Epple; Professor Dr.-Ing. Felix Freiling; Professor Dr. Matthias Jarke; Professor Dr. Leif Kobbelt; Professor Gerhard Lakemeyer, Ph.D.; Professor Dr. Rudolf Mathar; Professor Petri Mähönen, Ph.D.; Professor Dr.-Ing. Manfred Nagl; Professor Dr.-Ing. Bernhard Walke