Thomas Michael Bohnert

Prof. Dr. Thomas Michael Bohnert is a faculty member at ZHAW School of Engineering, specializing in distributed systems and cloud computing. He has led multiple projects including: Bringing FIWARE to the NEXT step (completed), Enterprise Cloud Robotics Platform (completed), Apache Cloudstack for NFV (completed), Solidna cloud storage (completed), T-NOVA NFV services (completed), and Mobile Cloud Network (completed).

Research Focus:

• Cloud robotics
• Network Functions Virtualization (NFV)
• Software-Defined Networking (SDN)
• Mobile cloud networking
• Resilient cloud systems
• Energy-efficient cloud platforms

Publications Trends: His work spans 2012-2024 with consistent focus on cloud-native application design, NFV orchestration, SDN implementation, and mobile cloud integration. Key themes include self-managing systems, distributed computing frameworks, and infrastructure optimization.

Collaborations: Frequently collaborates with Andrew Edmonds, Giovanni Toffetti Carughi, Piyush Harsh, and Sandro Brunner across EU projects and industry partnerships.