Tobias Hoßfeld

Tobias Hoßfeld is a full Professor at the Chair of Communication Networks (Informatik III) within the Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science at the University of Würzburg, Germany, since 2018. He completed his PhD in 2009 and habilitation in 2013, both at the University of Würzburg, and previously held the Chair of Modeling of Adaptive Systems at the University of Duisburg-Essen (2014–2018). His research focuses on network technologies, including 5G/6G, Quality of Experience (QoE), Green Communication Networks, and Software Defined Networking.

His work has been recognized with awards such as the Fred W. Ellersick Prize (2013), multiple best paper and reviewer awards, and the GI/ITG MMB 2010 PhD Award. He contributes to editorial boards of journals like IEEE Communications Surveys & Tutorials and serves on committees including the ITG/VDE expert group on Communication Networks and Systems.

• Research Interests: Network and Service Management, Green Communication Networks, 5G/6G, QoE, IoT, and Queueing Theory.
• Awards: 10+ major awards, including IEEE Fred W. Ellersick Prize and multiple best paper awards.
• Leadership Roles: Head of Chair of Communication Networks (2018–present), Chair of Modeling of Adaptive Systems (2014–2018), and TPC Co-Chair for international conferences.
• Education: Habilitation (2013), PhD (2009), and Diplom in Computer Science (2003), all at University of Würzburg.
• Tools & Datasets: Authored an open-access textbook on performance modeling with interactive notebooks for numerical implementations.