Thomas Rausch

Thomas Rausch is an External Researcher and former University Assistant at TU Wien's Distributed Systems Group (Faculty of Informatics). He holds a PhD in Computer Science (2021) and master's degree in Software Engineering from TU Wien (2016). His work focuses on edge computing, cloud engineering, and AI systems, with notable contributions to frameworks like LocalStack and CognitiveXR.

Education: M.Sc. in Software Engineering & Internet Computing (2016), Ph.D. in Computer Science (2021 – TU Wien).

Research Interests: Edge computing systems, distributed interactive systems, cognitive augmentation, and cloud-edge AI integration. He has pioneered privacy-preserving edge systems and serverless platforms for data-intensive workloads.

Publications: Over 20 peer-reviewed articles on edge computing frameworks, privacy-aware systems, and large-scale AI operations. Recent work includes faas-sim (2023) and Mobility-Aware Serverless Adaptions (2022).

• Awards: SEC 2019 Best Demo Award, 2020 Netidee Grant, Finalist TU Wien Teaching Awards.
• Grants: Netidee Grant (2020), CPS/IoT Ecosystem collaboration (2019–present).
• Teams: Founded CognitiveXR (edge-AI platform) and co-founded LocalStack (serverless testing).