Yearly Archives: 2018

20 posts

Introduction to Internet of Things

Lecturer and exercises: Prof. Rasit Eskicioglu (University Manitoba, Canada) Several marketing institutions estimate that the number of Internet-connected devices  (Internet of Things) will exceed 50 billion by the year 2030. This course will introduce the basic concepts, foundational principles and architectures behind the Internet of Things. Topics will include: Introduction to […]

Rechnerstrukturen und Betriebssysteme

Dozent: Prof. Dr. Pedro José Marrón, Übungen: Sascha Jungen Die Vorlesung ist zweigeteilt. Die Vorlesungsinhalte mit dem Schwerpunkt Rechnerstrukturen werden vom Lehrstuhl Prof. Dr. Klaus Echtle vermittelt, die Inhalte mit dem Schwerpunkt Betriebssysteme vom Lehrstuhl Prof. Dr. Pedro Marrón. Folgende Qualifikationen werden in der Vorlesung vermittelt Die Studierenden können den […]

Systemnahe Programmierung (Systems Programming)

Lecturer: Prof. Dr. Pedro José Marrón, Lab Tutor: Matteo Ceriotti This lecture and the associated practical lab convey the fundamentals of system-level application development. The lecture provides a brief review of embedded systems applications and hardware. The covered topics include: microcontroller architecture, buses, I/O, interrupts and timers, firmware development, peripheral […]

Wireless Sensor Network Seminar

Tutor: Dr. Matteo Ceriotti Computing and communicating devices become smaller and smaller; they moved from desks to everybody’s pocket; ultimately, they become embedded in the environment that surrounds our everyday life. This vision has been addressed under different names, Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs) being one of them. As this happens, we become capable of […]

Programmieren in C/C++

Dozent: Prof. Dr. Pedro José Marrón, Übungen: Marcus Handte Die Veranstaltung (2V+2Ü) setzt die in den vorherigen Semestern gelernten grundlegenden Konzepte und Methoden der objektorientierten Programmierung (OOP) in C++ um. Inhalte im Einzelnen: OO-Analyse, -Design und -Modellierung mit UML C++ als Erweiterung von C Zeigerkonzepte Klassen, Klassen-Hierarchien, einfache und mehrfache […]

Pervasive Computing

Lecturer: Dr. Marcus Handte, Exercises: Dr. Marcus Handte   This lecture at the Master level covers the fundamentals of past and recent pervasive computing research with a specific focus on the following four areas: System-support and programming abstractions for adaptive distributed applications Recognition, modelling and management aspects of contextual information Novel user interface […]

Bachelor Project: Object Tracking with Bluetooth LE

Tutor: Stephan Wagner In the past, Bluetooth LE has been used as basis for the development of several indoor localization systems. Typically, these systems consist of low-power transmitters (i.e. beacons) that are deployed at known positions in the indoor environment and mobile receivers (e.g. smart phones). By receiving the signals […]

Award for Best Graduate

Every year the University Duisburg-Essen awards the best graduates by a prize. This year our graduate Mike van Afferden was awarded for the best master thesis “An Efficient Transfer System for Vector-based Map Data”. Find more information here.

Prof. Rasit Eskicioglu from University Manitoba is visiting NES

We are happy to welcome Prof. Rasit Eskicioglu from University Manitoba, Canada visiting NES from May 15th to December 31st 2018. Prof. Eskicioglu will hold two lectures during his stay. “Operating Systems Design and Implementation for IoT Devices”, a course for master students in the summer term 2018, which will provide […]

Autonomous Navigation for Middle-size Robots Project

Tutor: Prof. Dr. Pedro José Marrón, Contact: Eduardo Ferrera Nowadays, mobile robots are used in many applications, such as rescue missions, surveillance or people assistance. In these applications, robots usually need to operate in unknown environments, so they need to obtain information with their sensors and take intelligent decisions. In […]