Open Topics
BA/MA Theses

Topic of interest (not limited to IoT)
- Adaptive Clustering within the WSN
- Cybersecurity Analysis of an IoT Framework
- Establishment of bidirectional communication (e.g., for updating purposes of intervals)
- Extension of visualization mechanisms
- Indoor localization and their security vulnerabilities / optimization of routing
- Integration of other sensor networks using different operating systems and hardware to CoMaDa and WebMaDa
- Intrusion detection system for SecureWSN (centralized or decentralized)
- Linkage of other sensor networks using different operating systems and hardware to CoMaDa and WebMaDa
- Optimization of system lifetime using energy harvesting mechanisms
- Optimization of existing Node Localization Method
- Privacy preservation in WSNs
- ... and more!
Topics (BA/MA) in cooperation with external partners:
- Distributed Trust in Mobile Environments for Digital Aeronautical Communications (pdf)
- Security Architecture for LDACS (pdf)
Topic descriptions are partially online else available on request!
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Competence Trainings (ger. Kompetenztraining; currently only German title announced, English no problem)
- Auslagerung von Bibliotheken in Konfigurationsdateien für WebMaDa
- Datenfilterung (pdf)
- Implementierungsarbeiten zur Visualisierung von Sensordaten (pdf)
- Integration eines Linters zur Qualitätssicherung beim Coden im Projekt SecureWSN
- Integration eines Updatemechanismus für Messintervalle in SecureWSN nach dem Prinzip der bidiektionaler Kommunikation
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Running and Advised Theses
@ Research Institute CODE, University of Federal Armed Forces Munich, Munich, Germany
Theses marked with * are supervised at the Ludwig-Maximilian University.
Running Theses/Trainings
- Aggregation Support in Constrained Networks following TinyIPFIX under RIOT OS (BA) (*)
- Benchmarking für Basisfunktionalitäten in WebMaDa (BA) (*)
- Certificateless DTLS in Wireless Sensor Networks (MA) (*)
- CoMaDa 2.0 (MA) (*)
- Dockerimagebildung unter RIOT-OS auf Raspberry Pi (competence training)
- Evaluation of open-source web application vulnerability scanners (BA) (*)
- Indoor Localization without GPS under RIOT OS (BA) (*)
- Investigation of the Interplay between Cell Morphology and Migration (BA) (*)
- Quantum Secure Public-Key Encryption in IoT Networks (MA) (*)
- Secure Data Transmission in Constrained Networks - Topic 1 (BA) (*)
- Standard-based Threat Analysis of WebMaDa (BA)
- Trustworthiness Check for Environmental Measurements in WebMaDa (BA) (*)
- Visualization of Collector Status with Interaction Triggering in a Dynamic Floor Map (BA) (*)
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Concluded Master Thesis
- Control Plane Security of LDACS
- Design and Implemetation of a Code-Staging Solution for WebMaDa
- ID-based Signing with Group IKEv2 in Constrained Networks (*)
- Role/Attribute-based Privilege Management for WebMaDa (*)
Concluded Bachelor Theses
- Code-Documentation of WebMaDa in SecureWSN (*)
- Controller-based Routing in Mobile Ad-hoc Networks (*)
- Creation of a home automation system linked to SecureWSN (*)
- Design & Implementation of a Raspberry Pi Gateway for SecureWSN (*)
- Design and Implementation of a Geospatial IoTNaming System: Database and Web Application
- Design and Implementation of a Geospatial IoTNaming System: Geographic Polygons
- DTLS-based Security Solution for Constrained Devices using Contiki (*)
- Entwicklung einer automatisierten Schwachstellenanalyse der Automotive Cloud
- Indoor Localization under RIOT OS (*)
- Network Ownership Transfer of WSNs Inside a Closed Network
- Raspberry Pi CoMaDa Instance Supporting Different Operating Systems and Features in Parallel (*)
- Sicherheitskonzept für Fahrzeugarchitekturen mit Fokus auf ein spezifisches Angriffsscenario (*)
- TinyIPFIX-based Data Collection in Constrained Networks under RIOT OS (*)
- Trustworthiness Check for Environmental Measurements in CoMaDa (*)
- USB Port Hacking in an Automotive Setting
Concluded Competence Trainings
- Bidirectional communication in constrained devices
- Qualitätssicherung der Weboberfläche des mobilen Frameworks von SecureWSN
- Upgrading SecureWSN's Virtual Machine
- SecureWSN 's Virtual Machine Migration
@ Communication Systems Group, Department of Informatics, University of Zurich, Switzerland
Concluded Bachelor Theses
- Data Gathering in Wireless Sensor Networks using IPFIX under Contiki
- Design and Implementation of a Module Framework for Sensor Data Management
- ECC-based Security Solution for Contiki-based Sensor Networks
- Handling of Privilege Requests in WebMaDa
- Security, Privacy, and Transparency Improvements of CoMaDa
- Secure Data Transmission in Contiki-based Constrained Networks Offering Mututal Authentication
- several further theses as second advisor
Concluded Master Theses
- Design and Implementation of a Mobile App to Access and Manage Wireless Sensor Networks
- Design, Implementation, and Evaluation of an Object Tracking Motion Detection System
- Reliable Beacon Detection
- Optimization of Two-way Authentication Protocol in Internet of Things
- Secure Position Data Transmission for Object Tracking using LoRaWAN
- Secure Pull Request Development for TinyIPFIX in Wireless Sensor Network
- Security Improvement for Object Tracking in IoT
- Value-Network-Analysis for IoT Platforms
- several further theses as second advisor
Concluded Assignments (VA)
- Classification and Analysis of Security Protocols and Algorithms for Constrained Networks
- CoMaDa Extension Addressing Transparency Request for Data Owners
- Database Solution for Sensor Data with Authorized Data Access Solution
- Design of a DDoS Filtering System for Regional Customers Protection
- Extending the Graphical User Interface CoMaDa with Contiki Support
- Guideline for Mapping Security Solutions of Wireless Sensor Networks to Security Fundamentals
- Modular ADCP Parser
- Offline Method for Graphical Visualization of Sensor Data
- Security challenges in contactless payments solutions
- WebMaDa Extension Addressing Transparency Request for Data Owners
Concluded Software Projects (SP)
- Development of a Minimum Spanning Tree Algorithm as a Software-Defined Networking Application
- Modeling and Simulating a Green Traffic Engineering tool applied to an SDN environment
- Optimization of TinyIPFIX Implementation in Contiki and Realtime Visualization of Data
- Routing for Energy Efficiency in Software-Defined-Network
Concluded Computer Science Internship
- TinyIPFIX Aggregation in Contiki
@ Chair for Network Architectures and Services, Department of Computer Science, Technische Universität München, Germany
Concluded Bachelor Theses
- Bidirectional Data Querying with TinyIPFIX
- Data Aggregation using TinyIPFIX in Wireless Sensor Networks
- Data Collection in a Wireless Sensor Network for Autonomic Home Networking
- Framework Development for Wireless Sensor Networks facing Configuration and Information Exchange/Export Tasks
- Kommunikationsstandards in Wireless Sensor Networks
- Leistungsbewertung von Routingprotokollen in drahtlosen Sensornetzen
- Secure communication in Wireless Sensor Networks
Concluded Master Theses
- A Security Architecture for Wireless Sensor Networks based on DTLS (in Cooperation with CSIRO, Brisbane, Australia)
- DTLS implementation for constraint sensor hardware
- Implementierung und Leistungsbewertung von Kommunikationsprotokollen auf Sensorknoten - Thema 2: Routing
Concluded SEPs
- Network Access Control based on Platform Integrity Measurement
- Secure Enrollment of Certificates for User Authentication
Concluded Zulassungsarbeit
- Security Analysis For Very Constrainted Objects