Telecommunication Networks (TKN)

The Telecommunication Networks group (TKN) at the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, TU Berlin was founded in 1993 by Adam Wolisz. Since 2020, TKN is coordinated by Falko Dressler. The research mission is to explore theoretical limits of telecommunication networks, but particularly also to experimentally investigate such networks from a systems perspective. TKN is also part of CCS Labs.

Our research objectives include next generation wireless communication systems including 5G/6G, mmWave, and terahertz; joint communication and sensing using WiFi and modern channel sounding techniques; and in-body and air-based molecular communication. These telecommunication concepts are complemented by distributed machine learning and edge computing for improved resiliency. Application domains include the internet of things, cyber-physical systems, and the internet of bio-nano-things. Read more on our research focus...

  • Jobs
    open positions
  • Research
    research vision and objectives, meetings
  • Projects
    ongoing and finished research projects
  • Software
    software and tools
  • Team
    group members
  • Publications
    reviewed papers in journals and conferences
  • Teaching
    teaching activities, lectures and seminars
  • Theses
    bachelor and master's theses

Relevant textbooks

Selected Publications

  • Sascha Rösler, Anatolij Zubow, Christos Laskos and Falko Dressler, "Wi-Lo++: WiFi-to-LoRa Cross-Technology Communication with Multi-Packet Emulation," IEEE Internet of Things Journal, July 2026. (online first) [DOI, BibTeX, PDF, More details]
  • Mengfan Wu, Mate Boban and Falko Dressler, "Hierarchical Federated Learning in Device-to-Device Networks with Learning-Topology Co-Optimization," IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing, vol. 25 (8), pp. 12488 – 12505, August 2026. [DOI, BibTeX, PDF, More details]
  • Jorge Torres Gómez, Pit Hofmann, Lisa Y. Debus, Osman Tugay Basaran, Sebastian Lotter, Roya Khanzadeh, Stefan Angerbauer, Bige Deniz Unluturk, Sergi Abadal, Werner Haselmayr, Frank H. P. Fitzek, Robert Schober and Falko Dressler, "Communicating Smartly in Molecular Communication Environments: Neural Networks in the Internet of Bio-Nano Things," IEEE Communications Surveys & Tutorials, vol. 28, pp. 6757–6796, May 2026. [DOI, BibTeX, PDF, More details]
  • Hengliang Wu, Youming Tao, Anhao Zhou, Shuzhen Chen, Falko Dressler and Dongxiao Yu, "Certified Unlearning in Decentralized Federated Learning," Proceedings of 45th IEEE International Conference on Computer Communications (INFOCOM 2026), Tokyo, Japan, May 2026, pp. 1–10. [DOI, BibTeX, PDF, More details]
  • Youming Tao, Zuyuan Zhang, Di Wang, Dongxiao Yu, Xiuzhen Cheng and Falko Dressler, "Byzantine-Resilient Federated Learning under Heterogeneity and Heavy Tails," IEEE Transactions on Networking, vol. 34, pp. 4809–4824, April 2026. [DOI, BibTeX, PDF, More details]
  • Lisa Y. Debus, Mario J. Wilhelm, Henri Wolff, Luiz C. P. Wille, Tim Rese, Michael Lommel, Jens Kirchner and Falko Dressler, "Blood Makes a Difference: Experimental Evaluation of Molecular Communication in Different Fluids," IEEE Transactions on Molecular, Biological and Multi-Scale Communications, vol. 11 (4), pp. 493–499, December 2025. [DOI, BibTeX, PDF, More details]
  • Maksymilian Wojnar, Wojciech Ciezobka, Artur Tomaszewski, Piotr Chołda, Krzysztof Rusek, Katarzyna Kosek-Szott, Jetmir Haxhibeqiri, Jeroen Hoebeke, Boris Bellalta, Anatolij Zubow, Falko Dressler and Szymon Szott, "Coordinated Spatial Reuse Scheduling With Machine Learning in IEEE 802.11 MAPC Networks," IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications, vol. 43 (11), pp. 3666–3682, November 2025. [DOI, BibTeX, PDF, More details]
  • Doğanalp Ergenç, Agon Memedi, Mathias Fischer and Falko Dressler, "Resilience in Edge Computing: Challenges and Concepts," Foundations and Trends® in Networking, vol. 14 (4), pp. 254–340, May 2025. [DOI, BibTeX, PDF, More details]
  • Jorge Torres Gómez, Jennifer Simonjan and Falko Dressler, "Low-Complex Synchronization Method for Intra-Body Links in the Terahertz Band," IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications, vol. 42 (8), pp. 1967–1977, August 2024. [DOI, BibTeX, PDF, More details]
  • Michele Polese, Mischa Dohler, Falko Dressler, Melike Erol-Kantarci, Rittwik Jana, Raymond Knopp and Tommaso Melodia, "Empowering the 6G Cellular Architecture with Open RAN," IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications, vol. 42 (2), pp. 245–262, February 2024. [DOI, BibTeX, PDF, More details]
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