Open Guided Research, BSc and MSc Thesis Topics
We are offering topics in the context of and complementing our research projects. Below is a short list of some of the open topics. Please contact us to learn more about those. And, since any list may be out of date, please also check with us about other emerging topics or your own ideas. The homepage for chair members can be found here.
We are primarily a systems research group, so usually expect to do some kind of real world prototype system and/or simulator code implementation and evaluation. This may include putting together hardware for testbeds or evaluation systems and sometimes user studies. In some cases, we'll look for solid mathematical modeling and analysis, likely paired with simulations.
We expect all theses to be written in English. We further expect all parts of the theses to be written by the student and not generative AI. If you refer to existing work and other content, you need to properly cite your sources. You can find more information about citations in the comprehensive TUM Citation Guide. We will check all submitted documents with automated tools for plagiarism and AI-generated content.
Formal guidelines and information about the formatting and the submission of a thesis can be found here.
To apply for a topic, please send an email to the respective supervisor including a letter of motivation, CV, and a transcript of your completed courses.
Note: For the majority of the thesis topics, the candidate is required to undergo a trial period of the duration of one month during which his/her capabilities will be assessed. Such requirement implies that the official thesis registration date will be accordingly moved. Exceptions are possible based on the advisor discretion.
List of Topics (Bachelor Thesis, Master Thesis, Guided Research, Application Project)
| Topic Title | Keywords | Type | Advisor/s |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edge-Testbed Management Plane | Edge, Testbed, Cloudlab, Management Plane | IDP | Raphael Hetzel |
| Multipath RF and Optical link transmissions in LEO satellites | simulation, LEO, multipath | MT | Nitinder Mohan |
| Transport protocol extensions for fast (real-time) edge offloading | transport protocols, Wi-Fi, edge offloading, AR | MT | Jörg Ott, Nitinder Mohan |
| Designing a timely control plane for edge orchestration frameworks | Age-of-Information, orchestration, edgeIO, edge computing | BT/MT/GR | Nitinder Mohan |
| Simulator for autonomous load distribution in massively parallel edge processing | simulation, edge processing, | MT/GR | Jörg Ott |
| Integration of 5G Core and RAN Network Slicing in OMNeT++/Simu5G for QoE-Aware Resource Allocation | simulation, 5G, network slicing, OMNeT++ | MT | Marcin Bosk, Marija Gajić |
| Rate-controlled Pub/Sub for Time-Sensitive Networks with NDN | ICN, NDN, TSN, IVN, EnGINE | BT | Marcin Bosk |
| Revisiting multipath schedulers with MPQUIC in mind | Rust, QUIC, Multipath | BT/MT | Nitinder Mohan, Hendrik Cech |
| Protocol Implementation and Evaluation of Multicast-based Distributed Consensus (mDCS) | IPv6, multicast, eBPF, Internet Emulation | MT | David Guzman (david.guzman [at] tum.de) |
| Emulation of Backbone Networks in Hyperscalers | Internet Measurements, Internet Emulation | MT | David Guzman (david.guzman [at] tum.de), Justus Fries |
| Learning-based scheduler for Multipath Transport | Protocol design, Machine learning | MT | Nitinder Mohan, Hendrik Cech |
| Containerize and Modularize Server Applications with WebAssembly | QUIC, Linux, Rust, Go, WASM, Docker | BT/MT | Benedikt Spies |
| Exploring Reactive Synthesis for Congestion Control | Transport Protocols, Congestion Control, Formal Methods | IDP/GR/MT | Justus Fries |
| Towards Graph-based Querying of Internet Measurement Platforms | Internet Measurements, Ontology Engineering | IDP/MT | Justus Fries |
| Evaluating adaptive bitrate (ABR) algorithms in various video streaming use cases for Starlink network | Internet Measurements, LEO, Real-time media | GR/MT | Rohan Bose |
| Large scale DNS measurement study and characterizing web content locality issues in Starlink Network | Internet Measurements, LEO, DNS, CDN | GR/MT | Rohan Bose |
| Analyzing Mobile Starlink and Cellular Connectivity for Autonomous Vehicles | Network measurements, LEO, 5G | MT | Justus Fries, Hendrik Cech |