Ralf Tönjes

Ralf Tönjes is a Professor of Mobile Communications and Project Management at Osnabrück University of Applied Sciences, leading the Mobile Communications Working Group. His affiliation is under the Faculty of Engineering and Computer Science. Previously, he held roles at Ericsson Corporate Research and earned a doctorate summa cum laude in Electrical Engineering from the University of Hanover (1998). He holds dual degrees: a Dipl.-Ing. in Electrical Engineering/Communications (University of Hanover, 1989) and an M.Phil. in Biomedical Engineering (University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, 1990).

Research Focus: Mobile communication networks, IoT applications in Industry 4.0/smart cities, data security, and service platforms. Key areas include 5G networks, network synchronization, and secure IoT device configurations. He chairs conferences like the VDE/ITG Mobile Communications Conference (since 2005) and contributes to standardization bodies such as the ITG Technical Committee 5.2.

Patents & Innovation: Holds patents on cellular radio network design, multicast transmission protocols, and IoT broadcast systems. Notable projects include OPeRAte (IoT-based cooperative farming) and CityPulse (smart city data analytics).

Awards & Leadership: Recognized for his doctoral achievement and as a founding member of the Lower Saxony Data Protection Center (NDZ). Active in industry partnerships, including the Agricultural Industry Electronics Foundation (AEF) and the iuk Business Network Osnabrück.

Teaching: Offers courses on mobile communications, IoT, telematics, and project management across B.Sc./M.Sc. programs in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science.

Future Work: Focused on advancing 5G/6G networks, secure IoT deployments, and resilient agricultural process management using BPMN and blockchain technologies.