Seminar: Communication and Distributed Systems

Organization

  • Supervision: Prof. Dr. Torsten Braun
  • Coordination: Dr. Antonio Di Maio
  • Time: Every Monday, from 13:15 to 15:00
  • Location: Room 111, Engehalde E8
  • ILIAS page

Prerequisite

Basic knowledge in computer networks as e.g., obtained in the bachelor lecture Computer Networks.

Target Group

BA/MSc students doing a thesis in the CDS group, Ph.D. students, and postdocs of the CDS group.

Content

The seminar is composed of presentations about current research topics that are investigated in the context of Ph.D./Postdoc research activities.

Attendance

Each presenter must prepare three questions about the content of the presentation. The other students will have to attend the talk and upload the answers to the talk's questions on ILIAS before the following Thursday at 23:59 to have their attendance accounted for.

Remarks

  • For BA/MSc students who need ECTS points, they may take the seminar as „Proseminar“ or a Master seminar respectively. In this case, the students must give at least one talk and a topic must be agreed upon with the seminar supervisor beforehand. Seminar topics are distributed in the first week of the semester.
  • The participation of 80% of the seminar talks is also needed to qualify for ECTS points. Excuses for important reasons (according to article 23 RSL) are accepted, proof is required in such cases. It is mandatory to attend the first class of the semester.
  • Presentation titles should be announced no later than 1 week before the presentation. The presenters must forward their slides to the coordinator for publication on ILIAS before their presentation. Please use the Uni Bern template to prepare your presentation.
  • Seminar talks last 20 minutes, followed by a 10-minute Q&A session.

Schedule of the Spring Semester 2025

 

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 Date Name  Title 
17.2.2025 Sajedeh Norouzi

Jinxuan Chen 


24.2.2025 Gao Chuyang

Mingjing Sun


3.3.2025
Bruno Santos

Marcio Moraes Lopes


10.3.2025
Ivonne Nunez

Zahra Khodadadi 


17.3.2025 Solomon Wassie

Elham Hasheminezhad


24.3.2025 Tofunmi Ajayi

Xing Hexu


31.3.2025 Antonio Di Maio

Eric Samikwa


7.4.2025 Sabyasachi Banik

Yamshid Farhat


14.4.2025 Dimitris Xenakis

Lucas Pacheco (remote)


21.4.2025
(no seminar: Easter Holiday)
(no seminar)
28.4.2025

Fabrice Marggi

Zimu Xu

5.5.2025 Patric Hammler

Sandro Calce (BSc Thesis)


12.5.2025 Chopin, Julien Michel Claude

Tarimo, Evance Prosper

Nicolas Immer


19.5.2025 Woo, Ilyas Noa

Silas Leuenberger (BSc Thesis)


26.5.2025