Thomas Kunz

Roles & Affiliations: Professor in the Department of Systems and Computer Engineering at Carleton University, Ottawa. Holds a Dr.-Ing. from the Technical University of Darmstadt (Germany). Active in research and academic leadership, including serving on Carleton's Board of Governors (2012-15).

Education:

• Dr.-Ing., Technical University of Darmstadt, Germany (1994)
• Postdoctoral experience: University of Waterloo (1994-1997)

Research Focus:

• Internet of Things (Smart Grid/City)
• Mobile computing systems & wireless networks
• Software-defined networking (SDN) and network function virtualization (NFV)
• Machine learning applications in networking
• Adaptive mobile systems and tactical radio networks

Key Achievements:

• World's Top 2% Most-Cited Scientists (2022, Stanford-Elsevier)
• Top 0.5% Global Scholars (2024, ScholarGPS)
• Carleton Research Achievement Awards (2012-13, 2004-05)
• Carleton Graduate Mentoring Award (2010)

Advising & Labs:

• Supervised numerous graduate students (see linked list)
• Developed NetAnalyzer, an open-source network analysis tool