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Dr. Manuel Peuster

Systems, Cloud, and Networking Researcher

Education

PhD in Computer Science

Paderborn University
2015 - 2020

MSc in Computer Science

Paderborn University
2012 - 2014

BSc in Computer Science

Paderborn University
2008 - 2012

Interests

  • Cloud Computing
  • NFV & SDN
  • IoT
  • Software Architecture
  • DevOps

Hobbies

About MePublicationsProjectsActivities

Publications

I have authored and co-authored more than 40 research papers in international journals as well as in peer-reviewed conferences. You can find the full list of my publications on my Google Scholar profile.

Publications in International Journals:
[J1] DevOps for Network Function Virtualisation: An Architectural Approach
Karl, H., Dräxler, S., Peuster, M., Galis, A., Bredel, M., Ramos, A., Martrat, J., Siddiqui, M.S., Van Rossem, S., Tavernier, W. and Xilouris, G.
Transactions on Emerging Telecommunications Technologies, 27(9), pp.1206-1215, 2016
[J2] Joint testing and profiling of microservice-based network services using TTCN-3
Peuster, M., Dröge, C., Boos, C. and Karl, H.
ICT Express, 5(2), pp.150-153. ScienceDirect, 2019 [preprint]
[J3] A flow handover protocol to support state migration in softwarized networks
Peuster, M., Küttner, H. and Karl, H.
International Journal of Network Management, p.e2067. Wiley, 2019 [preprint]
[J4] Empowering Network Service Developers: Enhanced NFV DevOps and Programmable MANO
Soenen, T., Tavernier, W., Peuster, M., Vicens, F., Xilouris, G., Kolometsos, S., Kourtis, M.A. and Colle, D.
IEEE Communications Magazine, 57(5), pp.89-95. IEEE, 2019
[J5] Introducing Automated Verification and Validation for Virtualized Network Functions and Services
Peuster, M., Schneider, S., Zhao, M., Xilouris, G., Trakadas, P., Vicens, F., Tavernier, W., Soenen, T., Vilalta, R., Andreou, G. and Kyriazis, D.
IEEE Communications Magazine, 57(5), pp.96-102. IEEE, 2019 [preprint]
[J6] Automated testing of NFV orchestrators against carrier-grade multi-PoP scenarios using emulation-based smoke testing
Peuster, M., Marchetti, M., de Blas, G.G. and Karl, H.
EURASIP Journal on Wireless Communications and Networking, 2019(1), p.172. Springer, 2019
Peer-reviewed Conference Publications:
[C1] A Topology-Aware Adaptive Deployment Framework for Elastic Applications
Keller, M., Peuster, M., Robbert, C. and Karl, H.
In 17th International Conference on Intelligence in Next Generation Networks (ICIN) (pp. 61-69). IEEE, 2013
[C2] An Evaluation Testbed for Adaptive, Topology-Aware Deployment of Elastic Applications
Keller, M., Robbert, C. and Peuster, M.
In ACM SIGCOMM Computer Communication Review (Vol. 43, No. 4, pp. 469-470). ACM, 2013
[C3] An Architecture for Energy-aware On-demand Mobile Network Management
Peuster, M. and Karl, H.
In Proceedings of the 5th Workshop on All Things Cellular: Operations, Applications and Challenges (pp. 25-30). ACM, 2015 [preprint]
[C4] Demonstrating on-demand cell switching with a two-layer mobile network testbed
Peuster, M., Karl, H., Redondi, A.E. and Capone, A.
In IEEE Conference on Computer Communications Workshops (INFOCOM WKSHPS) (pp. 1015-1016). IEEE, 2016 [preprint]
[C5] E-State: Distributed state management in elastic network function deployments
Peuster, M. and Karl, H.
In IEEE NetSoft Conference and Workshops (NetSoft) (pp. 6-10). IEEE, 2016 [preprint]
[C6] MeDICINE: Rapid prototyping of production-ready network services in multi-PoP environments
Peuster, M., Karl, H. and Van Rossem, S.
In IEEE Conference on Network Function Virtualization and Software Defined Networks (NFV-SDN) (pp. 148-153). IEEE, 2016 [preprint]
[C7] Monitoring and debugging using an SDK for NFV-powered telecom applications
Van Rossem, S., Tavernier, W., Peuster, M., Colle, D., Pickavet, M. and Demeester, P.
In IEEE Conference on Network Function Virtualization and Software Defined Networks (NFV-SDN) (pp. 1-5). IEEE, 2016 [preprint]
[C8] Understand Your Chains: Towards Performance Profile-Based Network Service Management
Peuster, M. and Karl, H.
In Fifth European Workshop on Software-Defined Networks (EWSDN) (pp. 7-12). IEEE, 2016 [preprint]
[C9] SONATA: Service programming and orchestration for virtualized software networks
Dräxler, S., Karl, H., Peuster, M., Kouchaksaraei, H.R., Bredel, M., Lessmann, J., Soenen, T., Tavernier, W., Mendel-Brin, S. and Xilouris, G.
In IEEE International Conference on Communications Workshops (ICC Workshops) (pp. 973-978). IEEE, 2017 [preprint]
[C10] A flexible multi-pop infrastructure emulator for carrier-grade MANO systems
Peuster, M., Draxler, S., Kouchaksaraei, H.R., Rossem, S.V., Tavernier, W. and Karl, H.
In IEEE Conference on Network Softwarization (NetSoft) (pp. 1-3). IEEE, 2017 [preprint]
[C11] Profile your chains, not functions: Automated network service profiling in DevOps environments
Peuster, M. and Karl, H.
In IEEE Conference on Network Function Virtualization and Software Defined Networks (NFV-SDN) (pp. 1-6). IEEE, 2017 [preprint]
[C12] A network service development kit supporting the end-to-end lifecycle of NFV-based telecom services
Van Rossem, S., Peuster, M., Conceição, L., Kouchaksaraei, H.R., Tavernier, W., Colle, D., Pickavet, M. and Demeester, P.
In IEEE Conference on Network Function Virtualization and Software Defined Networks (NFV-SDN) (pp. 1-2). IEEE, 2017
[C13] Verification and validation framework for 5G network services and apps
Zhao, M., Le Gall, F., Cousin, P., Vilalta, R., Muñoz, R., Castro, S., Peuster, M., Schneider, S., Siapera, M., Kapassa, E. and Kyriazis, D.
In IEEE Conference on Network Function Virtualization and Software Defined Networks (NFV-SDN) (pp. 321-326). IEEE, 2017
[C14] Generating Resource and Performance Models for Service Function Chains: The Video Streaming Case
Dräxler, S., Peuster, M., Illian, M. and Karl, H.
In 4th IEEE Conference on Network Softwarization and Workshops (NetSoft) (pp. 318-322). IEEE, 2018 [preprint]
[C15] Let the state follow its flows: An SDN-based flow handover protocol to support state migration
Peuster, M., Küttner, H. and Karl, H.
In 4th IEEE Conference on Network Softwarization and Workshops (NetSoft) (pp. 97-104). IEEE, 2018 [preprint]
[C16] Containernet 2.0: A Rapid Prototyping Platform for Hybrid Service Function Chains
Peuster, M., Kampmeyer, J. and Karl, H.
In 4th IEEE Conference on Network Softwarization and Workshops (NetSoft) (pp. 335-337). IEEE, 2018 [preprint]
[C17] 5GTANGO: An Approach for Testing NFV Deployments
Twamley, P., Müller, M., Bök, P.B., Xilouris, G.K., Sakkas, C., Kourtis, M.A., Peuster, M., Schneider, S., Stavrianos, P. and Kyriazis, D.
In European Conference on Networks and Communications (EuCNC) (pp. 1-218). IEEE, 2018
[C18] Programmable and Flexible Management and Orchestration of Virtualized Network Functions
Kouchaksaraei, H.R., Dräxler, S., Peuster, M. and Karl, H.
In European Conference on Networks and Communications (EuCNC) (pp. 1-9). IEEE, 2018 [preprint]
[C19] Emulation-based Smoke Testing of NFV Orchestrators in Large Multi-PoP Environments
Peuster, M., Marchetti, M., De Blas, G.G. and Karl, H.
In European Conference on Networks and Communications (EuCNC) (pp. 1-9). IEEE, 2018 [preprint]
[C20] Understand Your Chains and Keep Your Deadlines: Introducing Time-constrained Profiling for NFV
Peuster, M. and Karl, H.
In 14th International Conference on Network and Service Management (CNSM) (pp. 240-246). IEEE, 2018
[C21] A Generic Emulation Framework for Reusing and Evaluating VNF Placement Algorithms
Schneider, S., Peuster, M. and Karl, H.
In IEEE Conference on Network Function Virtualization and Software Defined Networks (NFV-SDN) (pp. 1-6). IEEE, 2018 [preprint]
[C22] A Fully Integrated Multi-Platform NFV SDK
Schneider, S., Peuster, M., Tavernier, W. and Karl, H.
In IEEE Conference on Network Function Virtualization and Software Defined Networks (NFV-SDN) (pp. 1-2). IEEE, 2018 [preprint]
[C23] A Prototyping Platform to Validate and Verify Network Service Header-based Service Chains
Peuster, M., Schneider, S., Christ, F.T. and Karl, H.
In IEEE Conference on Network Function Virtualization and Software Defined Networks (NFV-SDN) (pp. 1-5). IEEE, 2018 [preprint]
[C24] SLA-controlled Proxy Service Through Customisable MANO Supporting Operator Policies
Soenen, T., Vicens, F., Bonnet, J., Parada, C., Kapassa, E., Touloupou, M., Fotopoulou, E., Zafeiropoulos, A., Pol, A., Kolometsos, S., Peuster, M., and Xilouris, G.
In IFIP/IEEE Symposium on Integrated Network and Service Management (IM). IEEE, 2019
[C25] Prototyping and Demonstrating 5G Verticals: The Smart Manufacturing Case
Peuster M., Schneider S., Behnke D., Müller M., Bök P-B., Karl H.
In IEEE 5th Conference on Network Softwarization (NetSoft), Paris, France. IEEE, 2019 [preprint]
[C26] Putting 5G into Production: Realizing a Smart Manufacturing Vertical Scenario
Schneider S., Peuster M., Behnke D., Müller M., Bök P-B., Karl H.
In IEEE European Conference on Networks and Communications (EuCNC), Valecia, Spain. IEEE, 2019 [preprint]
[C27] 5G as Key Technology for Networked Factories: Application of Vertical-specific Network Services for Enabling Flexible Smart Manufacturing
Müller M., Behnke D., Bök P-B., Peuster M., Schneider S., Karl H.
In IEEE 17th International Conference on Industrial Informatics (IEEE-INDIN), Helsinki, Finnland. IEEE, 2019
[C28] The Softwarised Network Data Zoo
Peuster M., Schneider S., Karl H.
In IEEE/IFIP 15th International Conference on Network and Service Management (CNSM), Halifax, Canada. IEEE/IFIP, 2019 [preprint]
[C29] Reproducible Functional Tests for Multi-scale Network Services
Nuriddinov A., Tavernier W., Colle D., Pickavet M., Peuster M., Schneider S.
In IEEE Conference on Network Function Virtualization and Software Defined Networks (NFV-SDN), Dallas, USA. IEEE, 2019
[C30] FOP4: Function Offloading Prototyping in Heterogeneous and Programmable Network Scenarios
Moro D., Peuster M., Karl H., Capone A.
In IEEE Conference on Network Function Virtualization and Software Defined Networks (NFV-SDN), Dallas, USA. IEEE, 2019 [preprint]
[C31] Putting NFV into Reality: Physical Smart Manufacturing Testbed
Müller M., Behnke D., Bök P-B., Schneider S., Peuster M., Karl H.
In IEEE Conference on Network Function Virtualization and Software Defined Networks (NFV-SDN), 5GSecAI2019 Workshop, Dallas, USA. IEEE, 2019
[C32] NFV-driven intrusion detection for smart manufacturing
Behnke D., Müller M., Bök P-B., Schneider S., Peuster M., Karl H., Rocha A., Mesquita M., Bonnet J.
In IEEE Conference on Network Function Virtualization and Software Defined Networks (NFV-SDN), 5GSecAI2019 Workshop, Dallas, USA. IEEE, 2019
[C33] Demonstrating FOP4: A Flexible Platform to Prototype NFV Offloading Scenarios
Moro D., Peuster M., Karl H., Capone A.
In IEEE Conference on Network Function Virtualization and Software Defined Networks (NFV-SDN), Demo, Dallas, USA. IEEE, 2019 [preprint]
[C34] Producing Cloud-Native: Smart Manufacturing Use Cases on Kubernetes
Schneider S., Peuster M., Hannemann K., Behnke D., Müller M., Bök P-B., Karl H.
In IEEE Conference on Network Function Virtualization and Software Defined Networks (NFV-SDN), Demo, Dallas, USA. IEEE, 2019
[C35] Benchmarking and Profiling 5G Verticals' Applications: an Industrial IoT Use Case
Zafeiropoulos A., Fotopoulou E., Peuster M., Schneider S., Gouvas P., Behnke D., Müller M. Bök P-B., Trakadas P., Karkazis P., Karl H.
In IEEE Conference on Network Softwarization (NetSoft), Ghent, Belgium. IEEE, 2020
[C36] Machine Learning for Dynamic Resource Allocation in Network Function Virtualization
Schneider S., Satheeschandran NP., Peuster M., Karl H.
In IEEE Conference on Network Softwarization (NetSoft), Ghent, Belgium. IEEE, 2020
[C37] Cloud-Native Threat Detection and Containment for Smart Manufacturing
Müller M., Behnke D., Bök P-B., Schneider S., Peuster M., Karl H.
In IEEE Conference on Network Softwarization (NetSoft), Demo, Ghent, Belgium. IEEE, 2020