Dr.-Ing. Fabian Kurtz
October 2007 - March 2013
Bachelor & Master in Electrical Engineering and Information Technology, TU Dortmund University (TUDo)
May 2010 - Juli 2010
Internship at RWE Power AG
Since May 2013
Research Assistant at Communication Networks Institute, TUDo
- ICT for Smart Grids
- Research into future Critical Infrastructure communications
- 5G Technologies incl. Software-Defined Networking, Network Function Virtualization, Edge Computing
Publications
12/08/2024
Real-Time Predictive Scheduling for Networked Robot Control Using Digital Twins and OpenRAN
N. A. Wagner, J. Eßer, I. F. Priyanta, F. Kurtz, M. Roidl, C. Wietfeld
In IEEE Globecom Workshops (GC Wkshps), Cape Town, South Africa, Dec. 2024.
11/07/2024
Reliable 5G Network Slicing for Distributed Energy Systems: Validation of Live Performance During High-Load Event
D. Overbeck, H. Schippers, F. Kurtz, C. Wietfeld
In CIRED Chicago Workshop 2024, November 2024.
05/28/2023
Towards Open 6G: Experimental O-RAN Framework for Predictive Uplink Slicing
R. Wiebusch, N. A. Wagner, D. Overbeck, F. Kurtz, C. Wietfeld
In 2023 IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC), Rome, Italy, May 2023.
12/31/2022
Machine Learning-Enabled 5G Network Slicing
C. Bektas, F. Kurtz, D. Overbeck, C. Wietfeld
In Volume 3 Machine Learning under Resource Constraints - Applications, De Gruyter, December 2022.
12/05/2022
Context-based Latency Guarantees Considering Channel Degradation in 5G Network Slicing
A. Nota, S. Saidi, D. Overbeck, F. Kurtz, C. Wietfeld
In 2022 IEEE Real-Time Systems Symposium (RTSS), USA, December 2022.
12/04/2022
Proactive Resource Management for Predictive 5G Uplink Slicing
D. Overbeck, N. A. Wagner, F. Kurtz, C. Wietfeld
In 2022 IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM), December 2022, Brazil.
10/25/2022
Design of a 5G Network Slicing Architecture for Mixed-Critical Services in Cellular Energy Systems
D. Overbeck, F. Kurtz, S. Böcker, C. Wietfeld
In 2022 IEEE SmartGridComm, Singapore, October 2022.
10/19/2022
Software-Defined Networking driven Time-Sensitive Networking for Mixed-Criticality Control Applications
F. Kurtz, et al.
In International Conference on Information and Communication Technology Convergence (ICTC), IEEE, Jeju-si, KOR, October 2022.
05/16/2022
Predictive 5G Uplink Slicing for Blockchain-driven Smart Energy Contracts
F. Kurtz, R. Wiebusch, D. Overbeck, C. Wietfeld
In IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC) 2022
03/13/2022
Providing Response Times Guarantees for Mixed-Criticality Network Slicing in 5G
A. Nota, S. Saidi, D. Overbeck, F. Kurtz, C. Wietfeld
In DATE Conference, ACM, Antwerp, Belgium (Virtual Event).
10/01/2021
Open RAN - neue Spielregeln für den Mobilfunk
F. Kurtz, S. Böcker, C. Wietfeld
In Elektronik, Weka Fachmedien, vol. 21, pp. 76–81, October 2021
05/01/2020
Reliable Long-Range Multi-Link Communication for Unmanned Search and Rescue Aircraft Systems in Beyond Visual Line of Sight Operation
J. Güldenring, P. Gorczak, F. Eckermann, M. Patchou, J. Tiemann, F. Kurtz, C. Wietfeld
In Drones, MDPI, vol. 4, no. 2, May 2020
12/13/2019
Reliable Software-Defined RAN Network Slicing for Mission-Critical 5G Communication Networks
C. Bektas, S. Böcker, F. Kurtz, C. Wietfeld
In 2019 IEEE Globecom Workshops (GC Wkshps), Waikoloa, Hawaii, USA, December 2019.
09/04/2019
Robust Cellular Communications for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles in Maritime Search and Rescue
P. Gorczak, C. Bektas, F. Kurtz, T. Lübcke, C. Wietfeld
In IEEE International Symposium on Safety, Security, and Rescue Robotics (SSRR), IEEE
03/26/2019
Towards Resilient 5G: Lessons Learned from Experimental Evaluations of LTE Uplink Jamming
F. Girke, F. Kurtz, N. Dorsch, C. Wietfeld
In IEEE ICC 2019 Workshop - Wireless Physical Layer Security, Shanghai, China, May 2019.
12/24/2018
Enabling Hard Service Guarantees in Software-Defined Smart Grid Infrastructures
N. Dorsch, F. Kurtz, C. Wietfeld,
In Computer Networks, Elsevier, vol. 147, pp. 112–131, December 2018.
12/13/2018
Towards 5G: An Empirical Evaluation of Software-Defined End-to-End Network Slicing
C. Bektas, S. Monhof, F. Kurtz, C. Wietfeld,
In 2018 IEEE Globecom Workshops (GC Wkshps), Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, December 2018.
10/19/2018
Evaluating Software-Defined Networking-Driven Edge Clouds for 5G Critical Communications
F. Kurtz, I. Laukhin, C. Bektas, C. Wietfeld,
In International Conference on ICT Convergence (ICTC), IEEE, Jeju-si, Republic of Korea, October 2018.
10/01/2018
On the Economic Benefits of Software-Defined Networking and Networking Slicing for Smart Grid Communications
N. Dorsch, F. Kurtz, C. Wietfeld,
In NETNOMICS: Economic Research and Electronic Networking Journal, Springer, October 2018.
07/11/2018
Control Plane Fault Tolerance for Resilient Software-Defined Networking based Critical Infrastructure Communications
F. Kurtz, D. Overbeck, C. Bektas, C. Wietfeld,
In IEEE 5G World Forum - Cloud native 5G Workshop, Santa Clara, USA, July 2018.
06/29/2018
Network Slicing for Critical Communications in Shared 5G Infrastructures - An Empirical Evaluation
F. Kurtz, C. Bektas, N. Dorsch, C. Wietfeld,
In 4th IEEE International Conference on Network Softwarization (NetSoft 2018), Canada, June 2018.
02/01/2018
Smart Control of Energy Distribution Grids over Heterogeneous Communication Networks - Impact of communication network performance on voltage control and energy balancing
H. P. Schwefel, et al.,
In CIGRE Science & Engineering, February 2018.
02/01/2018
Analysis of real-time coordination of distributed power flow controllers using software-defined networking communication
S. Dalhues, et al.,
In IEEE Power Energy Society Innovative Smart Grid Technologies Conference (ISGT), Washington DC, USA, February 2018.
11/28/2017
Communications in Distributed Smart Grid Control: Software-Defined vs. Legacy Networks
N. Dorsch, F. Kurtz, C. Wietfeld,
In IEEE Conference on Energy Internet and Energy System Integration, Beijing, China, November 2017.
10/27/2017
Synchronized Measurement Concept for Failure Handling in Software-Defined Smart Grid Communications
F. Kurtz, N. Dorsch, C. Bektas, C. Wietfeld,
In 2017 IEEE International Conference on Smart Grid Communications, Dresden, Germany, October 2017.
10/20/2017
Advanced Controller Resiliency in Software-Defined Networking Enabled Critical Infrastructure Communications
F. Kurtz, C. Wietfeld,
In International Conference on ICT Convergence, IEEE, Jeju-si, Republic of Korea, October 2017.
12/08/2016
Enhanced Fast Failover for Software-Defined Smart Grid Communication Networks
N. Dorsch, F. Kurtz, F. Girke, C. Wietfeld,
In IEEE Globecom, Washington, USA, December 2016.
11/09/2016
Intertwined: Software-Defined Communication Networks for Multi-Agent System-based Smart Grid Control
N. Dorsch, F. Kurtz, S. Dalhues, L. Robitzky, U. Häger, C. Wietfeld,
In IEEE SmartGridComm, Sydney, Australia, November 2016.
06/15/2016
Dualistic Assessment of Communication Technology Performance for Control of Large-scale Smart Distribution Grids
F. M. Kurtz, C. Wietfeld, T. L. F. Kristensen, R. L. Olsen, F. Iov,
In CIRED Workshop, Helsinki, Finland, June 2016.
06/10/2016
Empirical Comparison of Virtualised and Bare-Metal Switching for SDN-based 5G Communication in Critical Infrastructures
F. Kurtz, N. Dorsch, C. Wietfeld,
In 2nd IEEE Conference on Network Softwarization (NetSoft), Seoul, Republic of Korea, June 2016.
11/28/2014
Design and Analysis of an Adaptive System Architecture for Monitoring and Control of Energy Distribution Grids
F. Kurtz, C. Hägerling, C. Wietfeld,
In Smart Energy Conference, Dortmund, Germany, November 2014.
11/06/2014
Software-Defined Networking for Smart Grid Communications: Applications, Challenges and Advantages
N. Dorsch, et al.,
In Proceedings of the 5th IEEE International Conference on Smart Grid Communications, IEEE, Venice, Italy, November 2014.
11/01/2014
Entwurf und Analyse einer adaptiven Systemarchitektur zur Überwachung und Steuerung von Verteilnetzen
F. M. Kurtz, C. Hägerling, C. Wietfeld,
In Smart Energy 2014 (U. Großmann, I. Kunold, eds.), Verlag Werner Hülsbach, vol. 1, Dortmund, Germany, 2014.
06/12/2014
Security Risk Analysis and Evaluation of Integrating Customer Energy Management Systems into Smart Distribution Grids
C. Hägerling, et al.,
In Proceedings of the 4th CIRED Workshop for Challenges of Implementing Active Distribution System Management, Rome, Italy…
05/16/2014
Communication Architecture for Monitoring and Control of Power Distribution Grids over Heterogeneous ICT Networks
C. Hägerling, F. Kurtz, R. L. Olsen, C. Wietfeld,
In Proceedings of the 3rd IEEE International Energy Conference, IEEE, Dubrovnik, Croatia, May 2014.
01/15/2014
Adaptive Monitoring and Control Architectures for Power Distribution Grids over Heterogeneous ICT Networks
R. Løvenstein Olsen, et al.,
In Journal of Communication, Navigation, Sensing and Services (CONASENSE), 2014.