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Christian Wietfeld

Christian Wietfeld

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Computer Science

D-Index
44
Citations
7983
World Ranking
7583
National Ranking
373

Electronics and Electrical Engineering

D-Index
43
Citations
7913
World Ranking
3886
National Ranking
113

Overview

Christian Wietfeld is affiliated with TU Dortmund University in Germany. Their research spans several fields within engineering and computer science, with a primary focus on electrical and electronic engineering and computer networks and communications. Other notable subfields in their work include aerospace engineering, control and systems engineering, and automotive engineering.

The scientist has contributed extensively to topics related to the Internet of Things (IoT) and edge/fog computing, advanced MIMO systems optimization, and millimeter-wave propagation and modeling. Their research also covers IoT networks and protocols, advanced wireless communication technologies, the age of information optimization, and vehicular ad hoc networks (VANETs).

Recent papers authored or coauthored by them include the following:

  • White Paper on Critical and Massive Machine Type Communication Towards 6G, 2020, arXiv (Cornell University)
  • 6G White Paper on Machine Learning in Wireless Communication Networks, 2020, arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Machine type communications: key drivers and enablers towards the 6G era, 2021, EURASIP Journal on Wireless Communications and Networking
  • Adapting a cellular automata model to describe heterogeneous traffic with human-driven, automated, and communicating automated vehicles, 2021, Physica A Statistical Mechanics and its Applications
  • Client-Based Intelligence for Resource Efficient Vehicular Big Data Transfer in Future 6G Networks, 2021, IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology

Frequent publication venues for the scientist include:

  • arXiv (Cornell University), with 23 publications
  • 2021 IEEE 94th Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC2021-Fall), with 3 publications
  • IEEE Access, with 2 publications
  • Sensors, with 2 publications
  • 2022 IEEE International Systems Conference (SysCon), with 2 publications

Christian Wietfeld collaborates regularly with several coauthors, including:

  • Benjamin Sliwa
  • Stefan Böcker
  • Manuel Patchou
  • Cedrik Schüler
  • Fabian Kurtz

The researcher's work primarily deals with technologies relevant to future wireless communications and networking, including machine-type communications and vehicular communication networks. Their involvement in multiple interdisciplinary areas highlights a broad research portfolio connected to the evolving landscape of communication systems and networked technologies.

Best Publications

  • Using Public Network Infrastructures for UAV Remote Sensing in Civilian Security Operations

    Kai Daniel;Christian Wietfeld

  • Design of an UWB indoor-positioning system for UAV navigation in GNSS-denied environments

    Janis Tiemann;Florian Schweikowski;Christian Wietfeld

  • Investigation of Air-to-Air Channel Characteristics and a UAV Specific Extension to the Rice Model

    Niklas Goddemeier;Christian Wietfeld

  • White paper on critical and massive machine type communication towards 6G

    N.H. Mahmood;S. Böcker;A. Munari;F. Clazzer

  • RF Mesh Systems for Smart Metering: System Architecture and Performance

    Bill Lichtensteiger;Branko Bjelajac;Christian Mueller;Christian Wietfeld

  • AirShield: A system-of-systems MUAV remote sensing architecture for disaster response

    Kai Daniel;Bjoern Dusza;Andreas Lewandowski;Christian Wietfeld

  • Role-Based Connectivity Management with Realistic Air-to-Ground Channels for Cooperative UAVs

    N. Goddemeier;K. Daniel;C. Wietfeld

  • Scalable and precise multi-UAV indoor navigation using TDOA-based UWB localization

    Janis Tiemann;Christian Wietfeld

  • 6G White Paper on Machine Learning in Wireless Communication Networks

    Sammad Ali;Walid Saad;Nandana Rajatheva;Kapseok Chang

  • Software-defined networking for Smart Grid communications: Applications, challenges and advantages

    Nils Dorsch;Fabian Kurtz;Hanno Georg;Christian Hagerling

  • Interference Aware Positioning of Aerial Relays for Cell Overload and Outage Compensation

    Sebastian Rohde;Christian Wietfeld

  • Analyzing Cyber-Physical Energy Systems:The INSPIRE Cosimulation of Power and ICT Systems Using HLA

    Hanno Georg;Sven Christian Muller;Christian Rehtanz;Christian Wietfeld

  • Interfacing Power System and ICT Simulators: Challenges, State-of-the-Art, and Case Studies

    Ieee Task Force on Interfacing Techniques for Simulation Tools;Sven Christian Muller;Hanno Georg;James J. Nutaro

  • Urban channel models for smart city IoT-networks based on empirical measurements of LoRa-links at 433 and 868 MHz

    Pascal Jorke;Stefan Bocker;Florian Liedmann;Christian Wietfeld

  • ATLAS - an open-source TDOA-based Ultra-wideband localization system

    Janis Tiemann;Fabian Eckermann;Christian Wietfeld

  • Machine type communications: key drivers and enablers towards the 6G era

    Nurul Huda Mahmood;Stefan Böcker;Ingrid Moerman;Onel L. Alcaraz López

  • Ad hoc self-healing of OFDMA networks using UAV-based relays

    Sebastian Rohde;Markus Putzke;Christian Wietfeld

  • WAP-group-call

    Stephan Dr. Kleier;Frank Timphus;Christian Dr. Wietfeld;Christian Herzog

  • GPS Community Map Generation for Enhanced Routing Methods Based on Trace-Collection by Mobile Phones

    Brian Niehöfer;Ralf Burda;Christian Wietfeld;Franziskus Bauer

  • Comparison of the communication protocols DLMS/COSEM, SML and IEC 61850 for smart metering applications

    Stefan Feuerhahn;Michael Zillgith;Christof Wittwer;Christian Wietfeld

  • Performance Analysis of C-V2X Mode 4 Communication Introducing an Open-Source C-V2X Simulator

    Fabian Eckermann;Moritz Kahlert;Christian Wietfeld

  • PASER: Secure and Efficient Routing Approach for Airborne Mesh Networks

    Mohamad Sbeiti;Niklas Goddemeier;Daniel Behnke;Christian Wietfeld

Frequent Co-Authors

Christian Rehtanz
Christian Rehtanz TU Dortmund University
Michael Schreckenberg
Michael Schreckenberg University of Duisburg-Essen
Peter Marwedel
Peter Marwedel TU Dortmund University
Bernhard Walke
Bernhard Walke RWTH Aachen University
Florin Iov
Florin Iov Aalborg University
Hamed Mohsenian-Rad
Hamed Mohsenian-Rad University of California, Riverside
Walid Saad
Walid Saad Virginia Tech
Yi-Bing Lin
Yi-Bing Lin National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University
Ismail Guvenc
Ismail Guvenc North Carolina State University
Vimal Bhatia
Vimal Bhatia Indian Institute of Technology Indore

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