Olaf Spinczyk

Olaf Spinczyk is a Professor in the Department of Computer Science 12 at Technische Universität Dortmund, leading the Embedded System Software Group. Previously, he held positions at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg and the University of Magdeburg. His research focuses on embedded systems, aspect-oriented programming, and operating system design.

• Affiliations:
  • Technische Universität Dortmund: Head of Embedded System Software Group
  • Former roles: University of Erlangen-Nürnberg (Dept. of Computer Science 4) and Magdeburg University

Research Interests

Spinczyk specializes in tailor-made operating systems, embedded systems, and aspect-oriented programming. His work emphasizes software product lines for embedded environments, fault tolerance, and energy-efficient system design. Key projects include:

• CiAO: Aspect-oriented OS product line
• AspectC++: AOP extension for C++
• FAME-DBMS: Database management system family
• FAIL*: Fault-injection framework

Recent Work

Recent research explores energy-aware device drivers, cyber-physical system reliability, and virtualization strategies for industrial applications. He has contributed to frameworks like vGridLab for smart grid testing and PhyNetLab for IoT-based warehouses.

Awards & Activities

No explicit awards listed, but notable contributions include leadership roles in EuroSys and conference organization (e.g., PLOS workshops, AOSD tutorials). Active in academic service, including program committees for AOSD and MMB.

Labs & Teams

Leads the Embedded System Software Group at TU Dortmund, collaborating on projects involving automotive systems, real-time computing, and cloud federation strategies.