Welcoming Dr. Chenguang Liu as Visiting Researcher
We are delighted to welcome Dr. Chenguang Liu for a secondment visit supported by Horizon Europe through a UNITE project. He is currently a Research Associate with Durham University, working on artificial intelligence/machine learning for wireless, semantic communication, and distributed intelligence under wireless uncertainty. During his stay, he will be hosted by Prof. Dr. Wolfgang…
IDC Researchers Visit Northeastern University to Advance THz Bio-Nanonetworking Research
From January to June 2026, Dr.-Ing. Lukas Brand and doctoral researcher Timo Jakumeit from IDC joined the Ultrabroadband Nanonetworking Laboratory at Northeastern University in Boston, Massachusetts, USA, as visiting researchers. The laboratory is led by Prof. Josep M. Jornet, a leading expert in terahertz (THz) communications and nano-networking and the research stay was funded by…
Bastian Heinlein Accepted Into the bidt Graduate Center
IDC’s Bastian Heinlein has been accepted into the Bavarian Research Institute for Digital Transformation (bidt) Graduate Center for Doctoral Researchers. The Graduate Center brings together researchers investigating the impact of the digital transformation and the researchers shaping technologies for the digital transformation. As part of his research at the Institute for Digital Communications, Bastian works…
In Memory of Prof. Dr.-Ing. Wolfgang Koch
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Prof. Dr.-Ing. Wolfgang Koch, who died on 4 May 2026 at the age of 76. As a professor at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) and Head of the Chair of Mobile Communications (LMK), now the Institute for Digital Communications (IDC), from 2001 to 2012, Wolfgang Koch…
Successful Participation of IDC at 3rd Workshop on Molecular, Biological and Multi-Scale Communication
This year, the 3rd Workshop on Molecular, Biological and Multi-Scale Communication (WMBMC) took place directly after ICC. The workshop was co-organized by Dr-Ing. Maximilian Schäfer and took place at the University of Glasgow on May 28-29. The workshop featured two plenary talks and several short talks by established researchers in the field, as well as multiple young researcher lightning talks…
Strong IDC Participation at IEEE ICC 2026 in Glasgow
The IDC was strongly represented at this year’s International Conference on Communications (ICC 2026), held in Glasgow, Scotland, UK. IDC’s participation spanned leadership roles and scientific contributions. ICC is one of two flagship conferences of the IEEE Communications Society (COMSOC), alongside Globecom. It is recognized as a premier global forum for communications professionals and researchers…
Timo Jakumeit Awarded IEEE ComSoc Travel Grant
Timo Jakumeit has received a travel grant from the IEEE Communications Society to attend the 3rd Workshop on Molecular, Biological, and Multi-Scale Communication (MBMC) in Glasgow, where he will present his research on molecular communications. The funding will help cover travel and accommodation costs associated with his participation. The workshop will take place on 28–29 May 2026 alongside the IEEE International Conference…
Dr. Maximilian Schäfer Accepted into the DFG Heisenberg Programme
The German Research Foundation (DFG) has accepted Dr.-Ing. habil. Maximilian Schäfer, senior researcher at IDC, into the Heisenberg Programme with his Project “Molecular Communications Engineering: From Fundamental Theory to Experimental Validation”. The Heisenberg Programme supports outstanding researchers who have qualified for a scientific leadership position and assists them in preparing for a permanent professorship. It…
Research Project — Intelligent Decision-making for Cognitive ISAC Networks
The optimization of traditional cellular communication networks has been extensively studied to maximize data throughput, reduce interference, and achieve ubiquitous wireless coverage. With the emergence of integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) as a key enabling technology for 5G-Advanced (5G-A) and sixth-generation (6G) wireless systems, next-generation networks are expected to evolve toward dual-functional platforms. While most…
Master Thesis/Research Project — Imitation Learning for Joint Radar Imaging and Communication
Radar imaging, particularly synthetic aperture radar (SAR), can improve wireless communication performance and security by enabling high-precision environmental awareness (e.g., tracking of ground-moving eavesdroppers in critical scenarios, such as surveillance or post-disaster communication). Ensuring secure wireless communication requires the knowledge of the eavesdropper’s channel state information (CSI), which is difficult to obtain in practice. Most…
Welcoming Prof. Dr. Yansha Deng as SyMoCADS Visiting Researcher
We are delighted to welcome back Prof. Dr. Yansha Deng as a Mercator Fellow of SyMoCADS! Prof. Dr. Deng is one of the world’s leading experts in molecular communication, and we are happy to have her back in our midst. During her stay, she will be hosted by Prof. Dr. Robert Schober at IDC and…
Master Thesis — Beamforming Optimization of UAV-Based MIMO-SAR Tomography
Abstract: The deployment of unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) swarms for remote sensing has attracted significant attention in recent years. Multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) synthetic aperture radar (SAR) tomography leverages multiple transmit (Tx) and receive (Rx) channels to generate three-dimensional (3D) radar images. In contrast to conventional repeat-pass tomography, it enables the discrimination between single- and multiple-bounce…
Friedemann Laue is now a “Dr.-Ing.”
We are pleased to announce that our former colleague, Friedemann Laue, successfully defended his doctoral thesis on 29 April 2026, earning the Dr.-Ing. degree. In his thesis, Codebook-Based Configuration of Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces, Friedemann investigated how RISs can improve coverage in future mobile communication systems. He analysed key performance trade-offs and optimised codebook designs, enabling…
Strong IDC Participation at the 10th MolCom Workshop in Istanbul
On April 15–17, 2026, researchers from the Institute for Digital Communications (IDC) attended the 10th Workshop on Molecular Communications, held in Istanbul, Turkey. The workshop brought together an interdisciplinary community working on molecular communication systems across theory, experiments, and applications. The IDC delegation included Dr. Maximilian Schäfer, Dr. Sebastian Lotter, Dr. Fardad Vakilipoor Takaloo, Theofilos…
Welcoming Dr. Rang Liu as a Humboldt Research Postdoctoral Fellow
We are delighted to welcome Dr. Rang Liu as a Humboldt Research Postdoctoral Fellow. During her two-year stay, she will work on integrated sensing and communication systems at IDC together with Prof. Dr. Robert Schober. You can find more information about her research and what brought her to IDC at FAU here.