Lothar Thiele

Prof. Dr.
Lothar Thiele
PI
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He joined ETH Zurich, Switzerland, as a Professor of Computer Engineering, in 1994. His research interests include models, methods and software tools for the design of embedded systems, internet of things, cyberphysical systems, sensor networks, embedded software and bioinspired optimization techniques. Lothar Thiele is an Associate Editor in IEEE Transactions on Evolutionary Computation, Journal of Real-Time Systems, ACM Transactions on Sensor Networks, ACM Transactions on Cyberphysical Systems, ACM Transaction on Internet of Things, and ACM Transactions on Embedded Computing Systems.

In 1986 he received the "Dissertation Award" of the Technical University of Munich, in 1987, the "Outstanding Young Author Award" of the IEEE Circuits and Systems Society, in 1988, the Browder J. Thompson Memorial Award of the IEEE, and in 2000-2001, the "IBM Faculty Partnership Award". In 2004, he joined the German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina. In 2005, he was the recipient of the Honorary Blaise Pascal Chair of University Leiden, The Netherlands. Since 2010, he is a member of the Academia Europaea. In 2013, he joined the National Research Council of the Swiss National Science Foundation SNF. Lothar Thiele received the "EDAA Lifetime Achievement Award" in 2015. Since 2017, Lothar Thiele is Associate Vice President of ETH for Digital Transformation.

Scientific Publications

Published
Robustness of predictive energy harvesting systems: Analysis and adaptive prediction scaling
IET Computers & Digital Techniques
Vol 16 No 4 Pages 106-124
Published
Poster Abstract: Selective Flooding-Based Communication for Energy Harvesting Networks
2022 21st ACM/IEEE International Conference on Information Processing in Sensor Networks (IPSN)
Published
Demo Abstract: DPP3e: A Harvesting-based Dual Processor Platform for Advanced Indoor Environmental Sensing
2022 21st ACM/IEEE International Conference on Information Processing in Sensor Networks (IPSN)
Pages 495-496
Published
Accurate Onboard Predictions for Indoor Energy Harvesting using Random Forests
2022 11th Mediterranean Conference on Embedded Computing (MECO)
Pages 1-6
Published
Robust Resource-Aware Self-Triggered Model Predictive Control
IEEE Control Systems Letters
Pages 1724-1729
Published
Joint Energy Management for Distributed Energy Harvesting Systems
SenSys '21: Proceedings of the 19th ACM Conference on Embedded Networked Sensor Systems
Pages 575-577
Published
Resource-Aware Stochastic Self-Triggered Model Predictive Control
IEEE Control Systems Letters
Vol 6 Pages 1262 – 1267
Exploiting Spatial and Temporal Correlation for Event-driven Communication in WSNs
Conference on Embedded Networked Sensor Systems (Sensys2021)

Research projects

Title
Principal Investigators

Reliable Wireless Network Infrastructure

Summary

In this project, we will investigate new models and methods to map and implement distributed applications to computation and communication resources while considering scalability, adaptability, low resource availabilities, low power and high dependability: Combine wireless multi-hop communication principles based on synchronous transmissions with long-range, low power protocols, e.g., LoRa. Investigate fault tolerant and fully distributed control mechanisms for network management like communication scheduling and bandwidth allocation. The approaches studied will be based on synchronous transmissions, analysis of distributed real-time systems and end-to-end real-time cyber-physical systems.

Reliable Wireless Network Infrastructure

In this project, we will investigate new models and methods to map and implement distributed applications to computation and communication resources while considering scalability, adaptability, low resource availabilities, low power and high dependability: Combine wireless multi-hop communication principles based on synchronous transmissions with long-range, low power protocols, e.g., LoRa. Investigate fault tolerant and fully distributed control mechanisms for network management like communication scheduling and bandwidth allocation. The approaches studied will be based on synchronous transmissions, analysis of distributed real-time systems and end-to-end real-time cyber-physical systems.

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Dependable Distributed and Hierarchical Control under Energy Constraints

Summary

We will investigate the theoretical and practical challenges of using energy harvesting to power nodes distributed control systems. Combining energy sources such as temperature and vibration with battery systems and wireless links enables the placement of sensor nodes where they are needed for the best data quality, regardless of the availability of wired power or communication. In the context of the NCCR, we will jointly investigate some of the open challenges in the design of autonomous, energy-neutral automation systems. In a second phase, we will investigate suitable demonstrators and applications such as wireless sensing and control in motor control and energy systems.

Dependable Distributed and Hierarchical Control under Energy Constraints

We will investigate the theoretical and practical challenges of using energy harvesting to power nodes distributed control systems. Combining energy sources such as temperature and vibration with battery systems and wireless links enables the placement of sensor nodes where they are needed for the best data quality, regardless of the availability of wired power or communication. In the context of the NCCR, we will jointly investigate some of the open challenges in the design of autonomous, energy-neutral automation systems. In a second phase, we will investigate suitable demonstrators and applications such as wireless sensing and control in motor control and energy systems.

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