Dr.-Ing. Thomas Martin Knoll

• Software Defined Networking (SDN) and OpenFlow - Analysis and Test Lab
• Mobile Networks - mainly LTE (e.g. EU Celtic research projects MEVICO and SIGMONA)
• IP QoS
• Data Link Layer (L2) QoS mechanisms
• Data Link Layer (L2) security mechanisms and cryptography
• QoS based routing and media selection
• service quality monitoring (video and web services) and QoE estimation - ISAAR QoE Framework
• information security - audit, design, formalizstion, risik analysis and technical solutions (TÜV certified IT security officer)
• IT security officer of the Faculty ET/IT
• network security as part of information security - monitoring, hacking methods and countermeasures for internetworked IT systems
• techno-economic analysis of communication networks (Mobile networks and Fixed networks) including life cycle costing (LCC) - http://www.life-cycle-costing.de
• Sensitivity analysis of cost models (using Sensitivity Analysis Add-In Marco for MS Excel - http://www.life-cycle-costing.de/sensitivity_analysis/ )
• Business case and cost modelling using STEM - http://www.impliedlogic.com/STEM/
• Use of Sandvine DPI for classification of service flows for packet based quality of experience (QoE) estimation for video and other services
• Programming of NetFPGA hardware for handling and manipulating high speed Ethernet traffic on Linux PCs
• Programming of distributed QoE monitoring and QoS enforcement solutions on Juniper routers (JUNOS SDK)
• Cisco CCNA training - Cisco Networking Academy @ TU Chemnitz
• Initiator of the Pearson Vue Test Center - Pearson VUE Test Center @ TU Chemnitz
• Integration of SAP in techno-economic analysis (SAP certified for SAP ERP 6.0 and EHP 5)
• Focal Point of ITU-T for ITU membership matters of TU Chemnitz - (publication in "Uni aktuell - Forschung")