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Tim Wauters is a postdoctoral researcher at Ghent University's Faculty of Engineering and Architecture, Department of Information Technology (EA05), with a focus on network systems and multimedia delivery. His work spans content distribution networks, fog computing, and machine learning applications in networking.
- Academic Affiliation: Ghent University
- Research Focus: Network Orchestration, Immersive Media Delivery, Containerized Cloud Systems
His research explores network-aware solutions for optimizing multimedia streaming and cloud applications, including reinforcement learning for auto-scaling, fog computing for resource allocation, and QoE-centric delivery frameworks. Recent work addresses intrusion detection systems with hierarchical ML models and lifecycle-based datasets.
Key article trends (2023-2025) show specialization in Kubernetes orchestration, low-latency immersive media, and ML-driven network security, published in venues like IEEE Transactions and ACM conferences.
- Scientific Awards
- FWO Fellowship (2008-2014) for multimedia streaming research
- Continued FWO funding for 6G networking projects
As a PhD supervisor, he has guided research on topics including volumetric video delivery, fog computing resource allocation, and adaptive streaming protocols. His work often involves cross-disciplinary collaboration with IMEC and academic-industry partnerships.


