Martina Zitterbart

Martina Zitterbart is a Professor of Computer Science at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), with a career spanning over 30 years in telematics research. She leads the Institute of Telematics, focusing on multimedia communication systems, mobile networking, and wireless sensor networks.

• Current C4 Professor at KIT since 2001
• PhD in Computer Science (University of Karlsruhe, 1990)
• Visiting scientist at IBM Research (USA/Switzerland, 1989-1992)

Her research now integrates artificial intelligence into network security and 6G automation. Key projects include:

• KIWI: Federated machine learning for cross-domain attack detection
• Open6GHub: 6G infrastructure development (€66.8M BMBF grant)
• 6G-ANNA: Network automation for next-gen mobile systems

Recent publications focus on:

• DDoS attack detection through machine learning
• QUIC protocol performance in long-term use
• energy packet transmission for smart grids
• autonomic network management

She has received multiple awards including:

• Alcatel SEL Research Prize (2002)
• Best Paper Awards (EI.A 2024, NoF 2023)
• Teaching Excellence Recognition (2003, 2008)

As a member of IEEE, ACM, and the German Society for Informatics, she actively contributes to academic discourse through conferences like SIGCOMM and workshops on blockchain technology.