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Fakultät für Elektrotechnik und Informationstechnik
Senior Researcher

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
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

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.

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.

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.