Stefan Lankes

Dr. rer. nat. Stefan Lankes is an academic researcher at the Chair of Automation of Complex Power Systems, RWTH Aachen University's Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology. His work focuses on operating systems, high-performance computing (HPC), cloud computing, and lightweight virtualization techniques for embedded and real-time systems.

Stefan holds a PhD in Electrical Engineering (2003) for his dissertation on real-time distributed platforms. His career spans roles from Scientific Assistant (1998-2004) to Academic Director (since 2019), with key contributions to HPC infrastructure and simulation environments.

Research highlights include Rust-based OS development (HermitCore unikernel), GPU virtualization in distributed systems, and energy-efficient embedded computing paradigms. He pioneered the FlippedOS digital teaching platform using virtual workstations for operating systems education.

Scientific awards include the 2016 Digital Teaching Fellowship and the 2021 RWTH Lecturer distinction. His publications cover topics from NUMA memory management to real-time CORBA protocols, with recent works addressing unikernel security and CUDA virtualization.

Stefan leads simulation infrastructure and HPC virtualization projects, with affiliations to the E.ON Energy Research Center and involvement in European workshops like Euro-Par. His work bridges system software innovation with practical applications in energy systems and supercomputing.