2026 Thilo Sauter: Computer Science Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Computer Science	34	11952	11607	102	99	279	7678

Overview

Thilo Sauter is affiliated with TU Wien in Austria and has contributed extensively to the fields of engineering and computer science. Their research covers a diverse range of topics, with particular focus on computer networks and communications, electrical and electronic engineering, control and systems engineering, industrial and manufacturing engineering, and artificial intelligence.

Their main topics of work include:

Smart Grid Security and Resilience
IoT and Edge/Fog Computing
Digital Transformation in Industry
Safety Systems Engineering in Autonomy
Network Security and Intrusion Detection
Information and Cyber Security
Smart Grid Energy Management

Sauter has published frequently in several venues, notably:

IEEE Industrial Electronics Magazine
IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics
IEEE Open Journal of the Industrial Electronics Society
2022 IEEE 27th International Conference on Emerging Technologies and Factory Automation (ETFA)
e+i Elektrotechnik und Informationstechnik

Some of the recent significant papers include:

Robots in Industry: The Past, Present, and Future of a Growing Collaboration With Humans, 2020, IEEE Industrial Electronics Magazine
Machine Learning Meets Communication Networks: Current Trends and Future Challenges, 2020, IEEE Access
Advancements in Industrial Cyber-Physical Systems: An Overview and Perspectives, 2022, IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics
Why We Need Automation Models: Handling Complexity in Industry 4.0 and the Internet of Things, 2020, IEEE Industrial Electronics Magazine
Industrial Internet of Things for Safety Management Applications: A Survey, 2022, IEEE Access

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Sauter include:

Wolfgang Kästner
Ijaz Ahmad
Erkki Harjula
Mika Ylianttila
Albert Treytl

Best Publications

The Future of Industrial Communication: Automation Networks in the Era of the Internet of Things and Industry 4.0

Martin Wollschlaeger;Thilo Sauter;Juergen Jasperneite

1867
Citations
End-to-End Communication Architecture for Smart Grids

Thilo Sauter;Maksim Lobashov

429
Citations
Industrial Communication Systems and Their Future Challenges: Next-Generation Ethernet, IIoT, and 5G

Stefano Vitturi;Claudio Zunino;Thilo Sauter

357
Citations
The Three Generations of Field-Level Networks—Evolution and Compatibility Issues

T Sauter

286
Citations
The Evolution of Factory and Building Automation

T. Sauter;S. Soucek;W. Kastner;D. Dietrich

203
Citations
An Introduction to OPC UA TSN for Industrial Communication Systems

Dietmar Bruckner;Marius-Petru Stanica;Richard Blair;Sebastian Schriegel

198
Citations
Blockchain applications in microgrids an overview of current projects and concepts

Andrija Goranovic;Marcus Meisel;Lampros Fotiadis;Stefan Wilker

195
Citations
Clock Synchronization Over IEEE 802.11—A Survey of Methodologies and Protocols

Aneeq Mahmood;Reinhard Exel;Henning Trsek;Thilo Sauter

158
Citations
Advancements in Industrial Cyber-Physical Systems: An Overview and Perspectives

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146
Citations
Robots in Industry: The Past, Present, and Future of a Growing Collaboration With Humans

Antoni Grau;Marina Indri;Lucia Lo Bello;Thilo Sauter

133
Citations
The continuing evolution of integration in manufacturing automation

T. Sauter

132
Citations
Machine Learning Meets Communication Networks: Current Trends and Future Challenges

Ijaz Ahmad;Shariar Shahabuddin;Hassan Malik;Erkki Harjula

126
Citations
Industrial robotics in factory automation: From the early stage to the Internet of Things

Antoni Grau;Marina Indri;Lucia Lo Bello;Thilo Sauter

123
Citations
Evolution potentials for fieldbus systems

Dietmar Dietrich;Thilo Sauter

119
Citations
The fieldbus war: history or short break between battles?

M. Felser;T. Sauter

115
Citations
How to Access Factory Floor Information Using Internet Technologies and Gateways

T. Sauter;M. Lobashov

108
Citations
Quality of service concerns in IP-based control systems

S. Soucek;T. Sauter

97
Citations
Delay and Jitter Characterization for Software-Based Clock Synchronization Over WLAN Using PTP

Aneeq Mahmood;Reinhard Exel;Thilo Sauter

95
Citations
Standardization of industrial Ethernet - the next battlefield?

M. Felser;T. Sauter

95
Citations
Distributed intelligence for plant automation based on multi-agent systems: the PABADIS approach

Arndt Lüder;Jörn Peschke;Thilo Sauter;Steffen Deter

90
Citations
Why We Need Automation Models: Handling Complexity in Industry 4.0 and the Internet of Things

Juergen Jasperneite;Thilo Sauter;Martin Wollschlaeger

87
Citations
Distributed automation: PABADIS versus HMS

A. Luder;A. Klostermeyer;J. Peschke;A. Bratoukhine

84
Citations
Towards new hybrid networks for industrial automation

Thilo Sauter;Jurgen Jasperneite;Lucia Lo Bello

74
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Peter Palensky Delft University of Technology

Lucia Lo Bello University of Catania

Paolo Ferrari University of Brescia

Hsiao-Wen Zan National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University

Hsin-Fei Meng National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University

Alessandra Flammini University of Brescia

Bernhard Jakoby Johannes Kepler University of Linz

Axel Jantsch TU Wien

Marco Liserre Kiel University

Markku Juntti University of Oulu

External Links

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