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Writing a Thesis with disco

If you're interested in writing your thesis with the disco lab, contact the respective disco lab members for the research area you are interested in. Please provide your course of studies, progress (Bachelor / Master) and any previous experiences with the research area (e.g., lectures, internships, ...). See a selection of completed theses here.

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Completed Theses (Selection)

2024

Breaking Authentication in the Iridium Network
Author: Max Lill
Form: Master Thesis
Advisor: Eric Jedermann, Jens B. Schmitt
Download: PDF
Getting Out of Your Comfort Zone: Extending FIFO Network Calculus Results to Derive Bounds for General Piecewise Linear Curves
Author: Lukas Wildberger
Form: Master Thesis
Advisor: Anja Hamscher, Jens B. Schmitt
Download: PDF

2023

2022

Security Analysis of Device-Authentication in the Iridium Satellite Network
Author: Michele Klein
Form: Master Thesis
Advisor: Eric Jedermann, Jens B. Schmitt
Download: PDF
Exploring and Modeling Radio Signal Propagation Effects using ADS-B Signals
Author: Marc Kraft, Markus Espen, Mischa Helfenstein
Form: Project
Advisor: Matthias Schäfer
Download: PDF

2021

Generalized Process Sharing in the Stochastic Network Calculus
Author: Lukas Wildberger
Form: Bachelor Thesis
Advisor: Jens B. Schmitt, Paul Nikolaus
Download: PDF
Application of Network Calculus in IEEE Time-Sensitive Networks: Modeling and End-to-End Analysis
Author: Anja Hamscher
Form: Master Thesis
Advisor: Jens B. Schmitt, Paul Nikolaus
Download: PDF
Towards an Improved Performance Analysis of Deficit Round Robin in the Network Calculus
Author: Vlad-Cristian Constantin
Form: Bachelor Thesis
Advisor: Jens B. Schmitt, Paul Nikolaus
Download: PDF

2020

On Practical Considerations of the Statistical Network Calculus: Data Aggregation, Traffic Analysis, and Backlog Bounds
Author: Meris Honsic
Form: Bachelor Thesis
Advisor: Jens B. Schmitt, Paul Nikolaus
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On Practical Considerations of the Statistical Network Calculus: Traffic Measurement, Distribution Fitting, and Backlog Bounds
Author: Ken Klapp
Form: Bachelor Thesis
Advisor: Jens B. Schmitt, Paul Nikolaus
Download: PDF

2019

Design of a secure e-bike control based on Bluetooth Low Energy
Author: Eric Jedermann
Form: Master Thesis
Advisor: Lukas Tremper (Sigma-Elektro Neustadt), Jens B. Schmitt
Download: PDF
Cooperative Aviation Security Models for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
Author: Johannes Jaeckel
Form: Master Thesis
Advisor: Carolina Nogueira, Jens B. Schmitt
Download: PDF
Evaluation of Design Aspects of Data Link Layer Fingerprinting of Aircraft Transponders
Author: David Staub
Form: Master Thesis
Advisor: Matthias Schäfer, Jens B. Schmitt
Download: PDF

2018

Authentication and Integrity for ADS-B: Design and Implementation of a Security Model for Air Traffic Control Signals
Author: Markus Fögen
Form: Master Thesis
Advisor: Carolina Nogueira, Jens B. Schmitt
Download: PDF

2017

Deterministic Performance Analysis of FIFO-multiplexing Feed-forward Networks
Author: Alexander Scheffler
Form: Bachelor Thesis
Advisor: Steffen Bondorf, Jens B. Schmitt
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Modelling and Analysis of Timing Constraints of an Industrial Control System
Author: Malte Schütze
Form: Bachelor Thesis
Advisor: Mathias Kreider (GSI Darmstadt), Jens B. Schmitt
Download: PDF

2016

Stochastic Performance Bounds for Independent Regulated Traffic in Queueing Networks
Author: Paul Nikolaus
Form: Master Thesis, jointly with the Department of Mathematics
Advisor: Ralf Korn,Jens B. Schmitt
Download: PDF

2015

DiscoWall: Design And Implementation Of A Firewall For Android Phones
Author: Brian Tewanima Löwe
Form: Bachelor Thesis
Advisor: Matthias Schäfer, Jens B. Schmitt
Download: PDF

2014

Design und Evaluierung eines mobilen ADS-B Empfängers
Author: Markus Gräb
Form: Bachelor Thesis
Advisor: Matthias Schäfer, Jens B. Schmitt
Download: PDF

2013

Applying Stochastic Network Calculus in Scenarios with Incomplete Knowledge
Author: Sebastian Henningsen
Form: Bachelor Thesis
Advisor: Michael Beck, Jens B. Schmitt
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Design and Analysis of VeriFly - A Trajectory Verification Method based on RSS sampling
Author: Matthias Schäfer
Form: Master Thesis, jointly with the Department of Computer Science of the University of Oxford
Advisor: Ivan Martinovic, Jens B. Schmitt
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2012

Who do you sync you are? Smartphone Fingerprinting based on Application Behaviour
Author: Tim Stöber
Form: Master Thesis, jointly with the Department of Computer Science of the University of Oxford
Advisor: Ivan Martinovic, Jens B. Schmitt
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Design and Implementation of an Android-based Botnet
Author: Andreas Borgwart
Form: Bachelor Thesis
Advisor: Jens B. Schmitt
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Effects and Factors of Network Instability
Author: Daniel S. Berger
Form: Bachelor Thesis, jointly with the Networks and Distributed Systems Group, David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science, University of Waterloo
Advisor: Martin Karsten, Jens B. Schmitt
Download: PDF

2011

DISCOmfort: A Tool For Practical Security Analysis Of Mifare RFID Systems
Author: Markus Fuchs
Form: Bachelor Thesis
Advisor: Ivan Martinovic, Jens B. Schmitt
Download: PDF

2010

Efficient Wireless Traffic Classification using Software-defined Radio
Author: Gregor Dschung
Form: Bachelor Thesis
Advisor: Ivan Martinovic, Matthias Wilhelm, Jens B. Schmitt
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Implementierung einer funkbasierten Schlüsselgenerierung für drahtlose Sensornetzwerke
Author: Matthias Schäfer
Form: Bachelor Thesis
Advisor: Matthias Wilhelm, Jens B. Schmitt
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2009

Implementation and Analysis of a Key Generation Protocol for Wireless Sensor Networks
Author: Matthias Wilhelm
Form: Diploma Thesis
Advisor: Ivan Martinovic, Jens B. Schmitt
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Wireless Network Calculus - Modeling and Analyzing Retransmission-based Wireless Link using Network Calculus
Author: Hao Wang
Form: Master Thesis
Advisor: Jens B. Schmitt
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Computation of Tight Bounds in Networks of Arbitrary Schedulers
Author: Andreas Kiefer
Form: Master Thesis
Advisor: Jens B. Schmitt
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