Christian Dietrich

Christian Dietrich is a Professor at Technische Universität Braunschweig, specializing in operating systems, real-time systems, and software dependability. Previously affiliated with Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg and Leibniz Universität Hannover, he leads the Systems Research and Architecture (SRA) group. His research focuses on dependable embedded operating systems, fault tolerance, static analysis, and compiler optimization. He has contributed to projects like dOSEK, cHash, and MELF, addressing challenges in real-time scheduling, redundancy reduction, and variability management in system software.

Education: PhD in Computer Science from Leibniz Universität Hannover (2019).

Research Interests: Embedded systems dependability, real-time OS design, static/dynamic analysis, fault injection, and compiler-driven optimization. His work bridges theory and practice, with applications in automotive and safety-critical systems.

Recent Work: Recent articles explore compiler caching efficiency (IRHash), memory management (HyperAlloc), and fault-space pruning for hardware fault injection. His work on cHash reduced redundant compilations by 80%, earning a USENIX ATC Best Paper Award.

Awards: ECRTS 2018 Outstanding Paper, RTAS 2015 Best Paper, and multiple teaching accolades. Supervised over 30 theses, including topics like live patching, fault injection frameworks, and stack-sharing mechanisms.

Lab/Team: Heads the SRA group, collaborating on projects like AHA (Hardware Abstraction), CLASSY-FI (fault injection), and CADOS (RTOS variability management). Active in conferences like OSDI, EuroSys, and RTSS.