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Overview

Rüdiger Kapitza is affiliated with Technische Universität Braunschweig in Germany. Their research primarily focuses on the field of Computer Science, contributing extensively to subfields such as Computer Networks and Communications, Information Systems, Artificial Intelligence, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, and Aerospace Engineering.

The scientist's main research topics span Distributed Systems and Fault Tolerance, Blockchain Technology Applications and Security, IoT and Edge/Fog Computing, Cloud Computing and Resource Management, Security and Verification in Computing, Cloud Data Security Solutions, and Bat Biology and Ecology Studies.

Recent papers authored include:

  • Communication-Efficient BFT Using Small Trusted Hardware to Tolerate Minority Corruption (2023), published at Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik (Schloss Dagstuhl)
  • Thinking small: Next-generation sensor networks close the size gap in vertebrate biologging (2020), published in PLoS Biology
  • ContractBox: Realizing accountable data sharing on the edge using a small scale blockchain (2023), published in Computer Networks
  • SURESOFT: Towards Sustainable Research Software (2022), published in LeoPARD - TU Braunschweig Publications And Research Data
  • Vivisecting the Dissection: On the Role of Trusted Components in BFT Protocols (2023), published on arXiv (Cornell University)

Frequent co-authors who regularly collaborate with Kapitza are:

  • Leander Jehl (4 collaborations)
  • Kai Bleeke (3 collaborations)
  • Ines Messadi (3 collaborations)
  • Mohammad Mahhouk (2 collaborations)
  • Arne Vogel (2 collaborations)

The scientist has published in notable venues, including:

  • arXiv (Cornell University) with 6 publications
  • Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik (Schloss Dagstuhl) with 1 publication
  • PLoS Biology with 1 publication
  • Computer Networks with 1 publication
  • LeoPARD - TU Braunschweig Publications And Research Data with 1 publication

Kapitza's work explores advanced topics in distributed systems, addressing fault tolerance and security considerations. Their research contributions also include applications of blockchain technology for accountable data sharing and small-scale edge computing. Additional interests extend to ecological and biological studies, reflected in collaborative work on vertebrate biologging.

Best Publications

  • SCONE: secure Linux containers with Intel SGX

    Sergei Arnautov;Bohdan Trach;Franz Gregor;Thomas Knauth

  • CheapBFT: resource-efficient byzantine fault tolerance

    Rüdiger Kapitza;Johannes Behl;Christian Cachin;Tobias Distler

  • Telling your secrets without page faults: stealthy page table-based attacks on enclaved execution

    Jo Van Bulck;Nico Weichbrodt;Rüdiger Kapitza;Frank Piessens

  • AsyncShock: Exploiting Synchronisation Bugs in Intel SGX Enclaves

    Nico Weichbrodt;Anil Kurmus;Peter R. Pietzuch;Rüdiger Kapitza

  • SecureKeeper: Confidential ZooKeeper using Intel SGX

    Stefan Brenner;Colin Wulf;David Goltzsche;Nico Weichbrodt

  • Glamdring: automatic application partitioning for intel SGX

    Joshua Lind;Christian Priebe;Divya Muthukumaran;Dan O'Keeffe

  • Hybrids on Steroids: SGX-Based High Performance BFT

    Johannes Behl;Tobias Distler;Rüdiger Kapitza

  • Resource-Efficient Byzantine Fault Tolerance

    Tobias Distler;Christian Cachin;Rudiger Kapitza

  • Blockchain and Trusted Computing: Problems, Pitfalls, and a Solution for Hyperledger Fabric.

    Marcus Brandenburger;Christian Cachin;Rüdiger Kapitza;Alessandro Sorniotti

  • Design and architectures for dependable embedded systems

    Jörg Henkel;Lars Bauer;Joachim Becker;Oliver Bringmann

  • Hypervisor-Based Efficient Proactive Recovery

    H.P. Reiser;R. Kapitza

  • Attack Surface Metrics and Automated Compile-Time OS Kernel Tailoring.

    Anil Kurmus;Reinhard Tartler;Daniela Dorneanu;Bernhard Heinloth

  • sgx-perf: A Performance Analysis Tool for Intel SGX Enclaves

    Nico Weichbrodt;Pierre-Louis Aublin;Rüdiger Kapitza

  • Rollback and Forking Detection for Trusted Execution Environments Using Lightweight Collective Memory

    Marcus Brandenburger;Christian Cachin;Matthias Lorenz;Rudiger Kapitza

  • Thinking small: Next-generation sensor networks close the size gap in vertebrate biologging.

    Simon P. Ripperger;Simon P. Ripperger;Simon P. Ripperger;Gerald G. Carter;Gerald G. Carter;Rachel A. Page;Niklas Duda

  • Study on performance-centric offload strategies for LTE networks

    D. H. Hagos;R. Kapitza

  • SEEP: exploiting symbolic execution for energy-aware programming

    Timo Hönig;Christopher Eibel;Rüdiger Kapitza;Wolfgang Schröder-Preikschat

  • Worst-Case Energy Consumption Analysis for Energy-Constrained Embedded Systems

    Peter Wagemann;Tobias Distler;Timo Honig;Heiko Janker

  • Fail ∗ : Towards a versatile fault-injection experiment framework

    Horst Schirmeier;Martin Hoffmann;Rudiger Kapitza;Daniel Lohmann

  • Increasing performance in byzantine fault-tolerant systems with on-demand replica consistency

    Tobias Distler;Rüdiger Kapitza

  • Trusted Computing Meets Blockchain: Rollback Attacks and a Solution for Hyperledger Fabric

    Marcus Brandenburger;Christian Cachin;Rudiger Kapitza;Alessandro Sorniotti

Frequent Co-Authors

Christian Cachin
Christian Cachin University of Bern
Peter Pietzuch
Peter Pietzuch Imperial College London
Falko Dressler
Falko Dressler Technical University of Berlin
Lars Wolf
Lars Wolf Technische Universität Braunschweig
Robert Weigel
Robert Weigel University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Matthias Schunter
Matthias Schunter Intel (United States)
Pascal Felber
Pascal Felber University of Neuchâtel
Peter Marwedel
Peter Marwedel TU Dortmund University
Rolf Ernst
Rolf Ernst Technische Universität Braunschweig

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