Ulf Kulau

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Ulf Kulau

Juniorprofessor

Mail: ulf.kulau@tuhh.de
Telefon: +49 40 42878 2601
Adresse: Am Schwarzenberg 3 (E), 3.030
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Projects

EduSat: Kleinsatellit als Chance für Fach-, Semesterübergreifende und interdisziplinäre Lehre
Das Projekt EduSat fördert die intrinsische Motivation der Studierenden, indem es innovative Lehrinhalte in Elektrotechnik und Informatik durch die Entwicklung eines CubeSat vermittelt. Studierende aus verschiedenen Studiengängen arbeiten semester- und fachübergreifend an allen Phasen des Projekts, von der Konzeption bis zum Testen des Satelliten. Das Projekt ist in Primär- und Sekundärmissionen unterteilt, wobei sich die Primärmission auf die On-Board-Avionik (Raumfahrtelektronik) konzentriert und durch die aktive Beteiligung von Studierenden aus Elektrotechnik, Informatik, Mathematik und anderen Fachbereichen der TUHH eine breite Wirkung erzielt.
SatelLight: SatelLight
The SatelLight project addresses the challenges of internal communications within a satellite. Research is being conducted into how LiFi - data transmission via light - can be used to replace cable harnesses and make communications more secure, robust and reliable.
AuRelia: Autonomous and Reliable SCG-Sensor System for Human Space Exploration
The AuRelia project addresses challenges of health sensors for lunar missions with strong sensor autonomy and extremely high reliability. It focuses on SCG (Seismocardiography) sensors and serves as a foundation for further fundamental research on SCG, marking the first investigation into artifact formation on SCG.
SArES: SArES - SCG-Sensorsystem für Artemis II Experiment SpacePatch
SArES is making an important contribution to future SCG sensor systems for monitoring the health of astronauts. In particular, SArES research will focus on local data backup and a hardware, firmware and software system tailored to the Artemis mission as a flight-capable system.
RISA: RISA - Reliability Investigation of Low Power FPGAs for Space Applications
RISA (Reliability Investigation of Low Power FPGAs for Space Applications) is a small payload for the PLUTO technology demonstrator satellite. In particular, RISA tests the suitability of low-power FPGAs for use in space missions and evaluates mechanisms for detecting errors. RISA payload will provide important findings for the reliable use of LP FPGAs in space environments.
BEAT: (Wireless Compose 2) BEAT - Ballistocardiography for Extraterrestrial Applications and Long-Term Missions
The BEAT experiment performed on the ISS is investigating ballistocardiography as a method for inconspicuous and resource-saving long-term monitoring of cardiovascular function.

Past Projects

TRIPLE-nanoAUV: Building access to outer planetary oceans
TRIPLE stands for – Technologies for Rapid Ice Penetration and subglacial Lake Exploration.
REAP: Robuste, energieeffiziente drahtlose Sensornetze für realistische Außeneinsatzszenarien durch Adaption von Betriebs-Parametern (DFG: BU 3282/2-1)
Monitoring the changing environmental conditions allows to benefit from the systems dynamics. Realistic models for energy and reliability will be derived from these measurements. Combined with the knowledge about the characteristics of the nodes in the network, this information can, e.g., be used for routing decisions, task scheduling, and processing within the network.
PotatoNet: Outdoor Testbed zur Evaluation drahtloser Sensornetze unter realen Umgebungsbedingungen
Das PotatoNet ist ein Versuchsaufbau, welcher es erlaubt Hardware und Routingprotokolle von selbstentwickelten Sensorknoten unter realen, zum Teil extremen, Betriebsbedingungen zu untersuchen.
INGA: Inexpensive Node for General Applications
INGA is an open source wireless sensor node for anything. INGA was developed at IBR (TU Braunschweig) as Inexpensive Node for General Applications and is used in numerous projects. The motivation to develop INGA was driven by the need for a reasonable, cheap and expandable node for several use cases.
5GSatOpt: Building access to outer planetary oceans
Das Projekt 5GSatOpt behandelt die Integration von Satellitenkonstellationen kleiner Satelliten mit 5G.

Teaching and Courses

Awards und Grants

Publications

2024

WiSEE Conference
Cuboid-Based Signal-Space Symbol Generation for Intra-Satellite Communication
Marek Jahnke, Ulf Kulau2024 IEEE International Conference on Wireless for Space and Extreme Environments (WiSEE)2024Accepted for publication.
TBD [BibTex]
NorCAS Conference
Hardware-accelerated Compression Core on RISC-V for Online-BCG Data Reduction
Kazi Mohammad Abidur Rahman, Abdelrahman Noshy Abdelalim Ahmed, Görschwin Fey, Ulf KulauIEEE Nordic Circuits and Systems Conference (IEEE NorCAS)2024Accepted for Publication.
[BibTex]
EASN Conference
Development and Evaluation of a LiFi-Transceiver module for TMTC intra-satellite communication
Marek Jahnke, Ben Palmer, Ulf Kulau14th EASN International Conference 20242024Accepted for publication.
[BibTex]
JMIR Journal
Identifying Gravity-Related Artifacts on Ballistocardiography Signals by Comparing Weightlessness and Normal Gravity Recordings (ARTIFACTS): Protocol for an Observational Study
Urs-Vito Albrecht, Annabelle Mielitz, Kazi Mohammad Abidur Rahman, Ulf KulauJMIR Research Protocols132024.
10.2196/63306 [BibTex]
FGSN Workshop
Potentials and Challenges of Ecoacoustics for Environmental Monitoring: A Small Field Study
Davis Rakhshan, Jan Lueken, Lucas Bublitz, Chingiz Seyidbayli, Andreas Reinhardt, Ulf KulauProceedings of the 21st GI/ITG KuVS Fachgespräch Drahtlose Sensornetze2024Accepted for publication.
[BibTex]
MIE Conference
DR.BEAT: Rule-Based Algorithm for SCG Analysis Without ECG Reference
Marie Cathrine Pickert, Tabea Tharra, Ulf Kulau, Christoph Richter, Philip Zettner, Michael Marschollek, Klaus-Hendrik WolfStudies in health technology and informatics, Proceedings of MIE 2024IOS Press2024.
10.3233/SHTI240456 [BibTex]
Bioengineering Journal
Automated Heart Rate Detection in Seismocardiograms Using Electrocardiogram-Based Algorithms—A Feasibility Study
Evgenii Pustozerov, Ulf Kulau, Urs-Vito AlbrechtBioengineering11.62024.
10.3390/bioengineering11060596 [BibTex]
DCOSS Conference
ISFD: Efficient and Fault-Tolerant In-System-Failure-Detection for LP FPGA-Based Smart-Sensors in Space Expeditions
Kazi Mohammad Abidur Rahman, Timo Dirkes, Bjoern Delfs, Vanessa Wyrwoll, Ulf Kulau2024 20th International Conference on Distributed Computing in Smart Systems and the Internet of Things (DCOSS-IoT)2024.
10.1109/DCOSS-IoT61029.2024.00021 [BibTex]
JMIR Journal
Teaching Digital Medicine to Undergraduate Medical Students with an Interprofessional and Interdisciplinary Approach: A Proof of Concept Study
Annabelle Mielitz, Ulf Kulau, Lucas Bublitz, Anja Bittner, Hendrik Friederichs, Urs-Vito AlbrechtJMIR Medical EducationJMIR Publications Inc., Toronto, Canada2024Accepted for Publication.
10.2196/56787 [BibTex]

2023

SenSys Demo Abstract
Demo Abstract: SatelLight – Using LiFi for Intra-Satellite Communication
Marek Jahnke, Sebastian Grau, Ulf Kulauthe 21th ACM Conference on Embedded Networked Sensor Systems2023.
doi.org/10.1145/3625687.3628386 [BibTex]
ENSsys Workshop
Let’s go below – Potential of Undervolting on Low-Power FPGAs
Lucas Bublitz, Jochen Rust, Ulf Kulau11th International Workshop on Energy Harvesting & Energy-Neutral Sensing Systems (ACM ENSsys 2023)2023.
https://doi.org/10.1145/3628353.3628543 [BibTex]
NorCAS Conference
Performance Evaluation of PicoRV32 RISC-V Softcore for Resource-Constrained Devices
Marek Jahnke, Lucas Bublitz, Ulf KulauIEEE Nordic Circuits and Systems Conference (IEEE NorCAS)2023.
10.1109/NorCAS58970.2023.10305479 [BibTex]
EMBC Conference
DR.BEAT: First Insights into a Study to Collect Baseline BCG Data with a Sensor-Based Wearable Prototype in Heart-Healthy Adults
Marie Cathrine Wolf, Peter Klein, Ulf Kulau, Christoph Richter, Klaus-Hendrik Wolf2023 45th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine & Biology Society (EMBC)2023.
10.1109/EMBC40787.2023.10340170 [BibTex]
DLG Article
Feuchtemessung bei Kartoffeln eröffnet neue Perspektiven
Julian Neundorf, Ulf Kulau, Rolf PetersKartoffelbau742023.
[BibTex]
DASIA Workshop
Towards Space-NAS: Mixed Criticality Approach for NAS-like Mass Memory Units including Video-Streaming Capabilities
Ulf Kulau, Lei Jia, Elias Hashem, Ole Bischoff, Ole Bischoff, Jochen RustASD Eurospace - Data Systems in Aerospace (DASIA)2023.
[BibTex]
ISTS Conference
Wireless Compose-2: Experiment Results of an Ultra-Wideband Wireless Sensor Network with a Ballistocardiography Smart-Shirt for the ISS Columbus Laboratory
Andre Lübken, Urs-Vito Albrecht, Martin Drobczyk, Ulf Kulau, Christian StrowikISTS - International Symposium on Space Technology and Science2023.
[BibTex]
LCTES Conference
reUpNix: Reconfigurable and Updateable Embedded Systems
Niklas Gollenstede, Ulf Kulau, Christian DietrichProceedings of the 24th ACM SIGPLAN/SIGBED International Conference on Languages, Compilers, and Tools for Embedded SystemsACM Press2023.
10.1145/3589610.3596273 [BibTex]
Inertial Conference
Efficient Online Compression for MEMS based BCG Wearable Sensors on ULP FPGA
Ulf Kulau, Abdelrahman Noshy Abdelalim Ahmed2023 29th 10th IEEE International Symposium on Inertial Sensors and Systems (Inertial 2023)2023.
10.1109/INERTIAL56358.2023.10103939 [BibTex]
MIE Conference
On-Site Visualization of Ballistocardiography Data
Urs-Vito Albrecht, Ulf KulauCaring is Sharing–Exploiting the Value in Data for Health and Innovation, Proceedings of MIE 2023IOS Press2023.
10.3233/shti230339 [BibTex]

2022

IAC Workshop
A High-Performance Mass Memory Unit for Next Generation Satellite Systems
Jochen Rust, Konstantin Geißinger, Timo Dirkes, Kai Grürmann, Daniel Smith, Ole Bischoff, Ulf Kulau73st International Astronautical Congress, IAC 20222022.
[BibTex]
DCOSS Conference
A Differential BCG Sensor System for Long Term Health Monitoring Experiment on the ISS
Ulf Kulau, Jochen Rust, Daniel Szafranski, Martin Drobczyk, Urs-Vito Albrecht2022 18th International Conference on Distributed Computing in Sensor Systems (DCOSS)2022.
10.1109/DCOSS54816.2022.00028 [BibTex]
RFID Journal
A Wireless Communication Network with a Ballistocardiography Experiment on the ISS: Scenario, Components and Pre-Flight Demonstration
Martin Drobczyk, Andre Lübken, Christian Strowik, Urs-Vito Albrecht, Jochen Rust, Jan Beringer, Ulf KulauIEEE Journal of Radio Frequency Identification2022.
10.1109/JRFID.2022.3166026 [BibTex]
ICECS Conference
Adaptive J-Wave Detection Architecture for Online BCG-Complex Recognition on FPGA
Ulf Kulau, Christoph Richter, Jochen Rust2022 29th IEEE International Conference on Electronics, Circuits and Systems (ICECS)2022.
10.1109/ICECS202256217.2022.9970970 [BibTex]
MASS Conference
Analysis of Temperature Effects in Heterogeneous Outdoor Wireless Sensor Networks
Robert Hartung, Ulf Kulau, Torben Petersen, Lars Wolf2022 IEEE 19th International Conference on Mobile Ad Hoc and Smart Systems (MASS)2022.
10.1109/MASS56207.2022.00027 [BibTex]
ICIMTH Conference
Beat to BEAT - Non-Invasive Investigation of Cardiac Function on the International Space Station
Urs-Vito Albrecht, Martin Drobczyk, Andre Lübken, Christian Strowik, Jochen Rust, Jan Beringer, Ulf KulauStudies in health technology and informatics2022.
10.3233/SHTI220669 [BibTex]
DCOSS Demo Abstract
Demo: BCG Measurement by differential Sensing in Real-Time
Ulf Kulau, Jochen Rust, Urs-Vito Albrecht2022 International Conference on Distributed Computing in Sensor Systems (DCOSS)2022.
10.1109/DCOSS54816.2022.00025 [BibTex]
IAC Workshop
Experimental Validation of a Solid State Magnetocaloric Cooler in a Space Environment
Markus Huwald, Jannis Willwater, Simon Harms, Ulf Kulau, Stefan Süllow, Enrico Stoll73rd International Astronautical Congress, IAC 20222022.
[BibTex]
ICIMTH Conference
Seismocardiography with Smartphones: No Leap from Bench to Bedside (Yet)
Urs-Vito Albrecht, Dennis Lawin, Sebastian Kuhn, Ulf KulauStudies in health technology and informatics2022.
10.3233/SHTI220715 [BibTex]
ICIMTH Conference
Time Bias Awareness in ECG-Based Multiple Source Data Matching
Urs-Vito Albrecht, Dennis Lawin, Sebastian Kuhn, Ulf KulauStudies in health technology and informatics2022.
10.3233/SHTI220668 [BibTex]
Journal
ns-3-leo: Evaluation Tool for Satellite Swarm Communication Protocols
Tim Schubert, Lars Wolf, Ulf KulauIEEE Access2022.
10.1109/ACCESS.2022.3146770 [BibTex]

2021

VDE Article
AI for orbital-terrestrial networks – key enabler for true global wireless connectivity
Armin Dekorsy, Ulf Kulau, Philipp Wertz, Thorsten WildITG News2021.
[BibTex]
Journal
A Precise, Parallel and Scalable Measurement System for Ballistocardiographic Research
Thiemo Clausen, Tobias Jura, Nico Jähne-Raden, Marie Cathrine Wolf, Lars Wolf, Ulf KulauSmart Health192021.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.smhl.2020.100169 [BibTex]
Journal
Investigation & Mitigation of the Energy Efficiency Impact of Node Resets in RPL
Ulf Kulau, Silas Müller, Sebastian Schildt, Felix Büsching, Lars WolfAd Hoc Networks1142021.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.adhoc.2021.102417 [BibTex]
RFID Journal
The HPDPU -High-Performance Data Processing Unit for Future Satellite Communication Systems
Jochen Rust, Mingjie Hao, Ludwig Karsthof, Steffen Paul, Elias Hashem, Ulf KulauIEEE Journal of Radio Frequency Identification2021.
10.1109/JRFID.2021.3089286 [BibTex]
IT Journal
Towards modular and scalable on-board computer architecture
Ulf Kulau, Juergen Herpel, Ran Qedar, Patrick Rosenthal, Joachim Krieger, Friedrich Schoen, Ivan Masarit - Information Technology63.42021.
doi:10.1515/itit-2020-0037 [BibTex]
WiSEE Conference
Wireless Compose-2: A wireless communication network with a Ballistocardiography Smart-Shirt experiment in the ISS Columbus module
Martin Drobczyk, Andre Lübken, Christian Strowik, Ulf Kulau, Jochen Rust, Jan Beringer, Urs-Vito Albrecht2021 IEEE International Conference on Wireless for Space and Extreme Environments (WiSEE)2021.
10.1109/WiSEE50203.2021.9613824 [BibTex]

2020

DASIA Workshop
Expandable COTS based OBC Architecture with Mass Memory Capabilities
Ulf Kulau, Björn Fiethe, Lei Jia, Ran Qedar, Elias Hashem, Harald MichalikASD Eurospace - Data Systems in Aerospace (DASIA)2020.
[BibTex]
CinC Conference
Seismocardiography On Infants And Kids
Nico Jähne-Raden, Marie-Cathrine Wolf, Ulf Kulau, Stephan Sigg, Henrike Gütschleg2020 Computing in Cardiology (CinC)IEEE2020.
10.22489/CinC.2020.004 [BibTex]
ESA Workshop
Flexible FPGA Architecture for Compact High-Performance PDHU and OBC-Mass Memory
Gang Zhou, Andre Schäfer, Steffen Thiermann, Martin Herrmann, Ole Bischoff, Harald Michalik, Christian Dierker, Ulf Kulau, Elias HashemESA 5th SpacE FPGA Users Workshop (SEFUW 2020)2020.
[BibTex]
ESA Technical Report
MOSAIC: The impact of open modular standards on Satellite Data Handling Systems
Ran Qedar, Patrick Rosenthal, Friedrich Schön, Ulf Kulau, Joachim Krieger, Ivan MasarAdvanced Data Handling Architecture Workshop (ADHA 2020)2020White Paper.
[BibTex]
WiSEE Conference
A High-Performance Data Processing Unit for Next Generation Satellite Transceivers
Jochen Rust, Mingjie Hao, Ludwig Karsthof, Steffen Paul, Elias Hashem, Ulf Kulau2020 IEEE International Conference on Wireless for Space and Extreme Environments (WiSEE)2020.
10.1109/WiSEE44079.2020.9262643 [BibTex]
IAC Workshop
Application of Magnetocaloric Cooling Components for Small Satellite Systems
Benjamin Grzesik, Jannis Willwater, Stefan Süllow, Ulf Kulau, Enrico Stoll71rd International Astronautical Congress, IAC 20202020.
[BibTex]
ICIMTH Conference
Development of a Presentation Interface for Seismo-and Ballistocardiographic Data
Nico Jähne-Raden, Marie Cathrine Wolf, Stephan Sigg, Ulf Kulau, othersInternational Conference on Informatics, Management, and Technology in Healthcare2020.
10.3233/SHTI200504 [BibTex]
Journal
Towards accurate bit error simulation in wireless sensor networks including environmental influences
Sven Pullwitt, Robert Hartung, Ulf Kulau, Lars WolfJournal of Computer Science and Technology35.4Springer2020.
10.1007/s11390-020-0241-8 [BibTex]

2019

EnsSys Workshop
DUO: Integration of Dependable Undervolting in Operating Systems
Robert Hartung, Rasmus Antons, Ulf Kulau, Lars WolfProceedings of the 7th International Workshop on Energy Harvesting & Energy-Neutral Sensing SystemsACM2019.
doi.org/10.1145/3362053.3363487 [BibTex]
FGSN Workshop
Ballistocardiography on Planes - Development Challenges for a Research Measurement System
Ulf Kulau, Nico Jähne-Raden, Thiemo Clausen, Tobias JuraProceedings of the 18th GI/ITG KuVS Fachgespräch Drahtlose Sensornetze2019.
[BibTex]
CinC Conference
High-Resolution Synchronous Digital Ballistocardiography Setup
Nico Jähne-Raden, Ulf Kulau, Herike Gütschleg, Thiemo Clausen, Tobias Jura, Stephan Sigg, Lars Wolf2019 Computing in Cardiology (CinC)IEEE2019.
10.22489/CinC.2019.255 [BibTex]
DASIA Workshop
A Compact High-Performance Payload Data Handling Unit For Earth Observation and Science Satellites
Ole Bischoff, Harald Michalik, Christian Dierker, Ulf Kulau, Elias HashemASD Eurospace - Data Systems in Aerospace (DASIA)2019.
[BibTex]
Poster Abstract
Poster: 5GSatOpt- Design Evaluation and optimization of 5G Satellite Consteallations for the Internet of Everything and Everywhere
Ulf Kulau, Armin Dekorsy, Frank Bittner, Claus Lämmerzahl1, Christof Büskens, Holger Oelze, Anna Chrobry6. Nationale Konferenz Satellitenkommunikation in Deutschland2019.
[BibTex]
MedInfo Conference
First Feasibility Analysis of Ballistocardiography on a Passenger Flight
Marie Cathrine Wolf, Nico Jähne-Raden, Henrike Gütschleg, Ulf Kulau, Mario Kallenbach, Klaus-Hendrik WolfMEDINFO 2019: Proceedings of the 17th World Congress on Medical and Health Informatics, Lyon, France, 25-30 August 2019IOS Press2019.
10.3233/SHTI190578 [BibTex]
CinC Conference
How is your Heart Acceleration : The Collection of BCG Ground-Truth Data
Nico Jähne-Raden, Ulf Kulau, Henrike Gütschleg, Thiemo Clausen, Tobias Jura, Stephan Sigg, Lars C. WolfProc. Comput. Cardiol.(CinC)2019.
[BibTex]
Journal
INBED: A Highly Specialized System for Bed-Exit-Detection and Fall Prevention on a Geriatric Ward
Nico Jähne-Raden, Ulf Kulau, Michael Marschollek, Klaus-Hendrik WolfSensors19.5Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute2019.
doi.org/10.3390/s19051017 [BibTex]
MASS Conference
Towards Accurate Bit Error Simulation in Wireless Sensor Networks Including Environmental Influences
Sven Pullwitt, Robert Hartung, Ulf Kulau, Lars Wolf2019 IEEE 16th International Conference on Mobile Ad Hoc and Sensor Systems (MASS)2019.
10.1109/MASS.2019.00019 [BibTex]
MedInfo Conference
Wireless Sensor Network for Fall Prevention on Geriatric Wards: A Report
Nico Jähne-Raden, Henrike Gütschleg, Marie Cathrine Wolf, Ulf Kulau, Klaus-Hendrik WolfMEDINFO 2019: Proceedings of the 17th World Congress on Medical and Health Informatics, Lyon, France, 25-30 August 2019IOS Press2019.
10.3233/SHTI190297 [BibTex]

2018

RealWSN Workshop
A Feasibility Study on Energy Harvesting from Soil Temperature Differences
Sven Pullwitt, Ulf Kulau, Robert Hartung, Lars C. WolfProceedings of the 7th International Workshop on Real-World Embedded Wireless Systems and NetworksACM2018.
10.1145/3277883.3277886 [BibTex]
WiNTECH Workshop
A Flexible Software Framework for Real-World Experiments and Temperature-Controlled Testbeds
Robert Hartung, Ulf Kulau, Niels Lichtblau, Lars C. WolfProceedings of the 12th International Workshop on Wireless Network Testbeds, Experimental Evaluation and CharacterizationACM2018.
10.1145/3267204.3267207 [BibTex]
SenseApp Workshop
Effective but Lightweight Online Selftest for Energy-Constrained WSNs
Ulf Kulau, Daniel Szafranski, Lars WolfThirteenth IEEE Workshop on Practical Issues in Building Sensor Network Applications 2018 (IEEE SenseApp 2018)2018Best Paper Award.
10.1109/LCNW.2018.8628553 [BibTex]
EWME Conference
Course: Energy Efficiency in Embedded Systems – A System-Level Perspective for Computer Scientists
Ulf Kulau12th European Workshop on Microelectronics Education (EWME), 20182018.
10.1109/EWME.2018.8629441 [BibTex]
FGSN Workshop
Demo: Scheduling for Passive Undervolting of Peripheral Components
Ulf Kulau, Stephan Friedrichs, Lars WolfProceedings of the 17th GI/ITG KuVS Fachgespräch Drahtlose Sensornetze2018.
10.24355/dbbs.084-201809121401-1 [BibTex]
DCOSS Conference
How Different Transceiver Hardware Effects Concurrent Transmissions in WSNs
Georg von Zengen, Alexander Baumstark, Alexander Willecke, Ulf Kulau, Lars C. WolfInternational Conference on Distributed Computing in Sensor Systems (DCOSS 2018)2018.
10.1109/DCOSS.2018.00030 [BibTex]
DCOSS Conference
PulseHV: Opportunistic Data Transmissions over High Voltage Pulses for Smart Farming Applications
Jana Huchtkötter, Andreas Reinhardt, Ulf KulauProceedings of the 14th IEEE International Conference on Distributed Computing in Sensor Systems2018Best Paper Runner-up.
10.1109/DCOSS.2018.00017 [BibTex]
PerCom Conference
Representation Learning for Sensor-based Device Pairing
Ngu Nguyen, Nico Jaehne-Raden, Ulf Kulau, Stephan SiggProceedings of PerCom Work in Progress on Pervasive Computing and Communications 20182018.
10.1109/PERCOMW.2018.8480412 [BibTex]
Book Chapter
The Philosophy of Mission-Oriented Sensor Networks and Systems
Felix Büsching, Keno Garlichs, Ulf Kulau, Stephan Rottmann, Lars WolfSpringer2018.
[BibTex]

2017

Workshop
Adaptive Wireless Sensor Networks: Robust but Efficient
Robert Hartung, Ulf Kulau, Lars WolfProc. IDEA League Doctoral School on Transiently Powered Computing2017.
[BibTex]
SenSys Poster Abstract
Poster Abstract: HeartBeat the Odds – A Novel Digital Ballistocardiographic Sensor System
Nico Jähne-Raden, Ulf Kulau, Lars Wolf, Michael MarschollekProceedings of the 15th annual international conference on Embedded Networked Sensor SystemsACM2017.
10.1145/3131672.3136973 [BibTex]
EWSN Poster Abstract
Poster: Towards realistic lifetime estimation in battery-powered IoT devices
Laura Feeney, Robert Hartung, Christian Rohner, Ulf Kulau, Lars Wolf, Per GunningbergProceedings of the 15th annual international conference on Embedded Networked Sensor SystemsACM2017.
10.1145/3131672.3136985 [BibTex]
MASS Conference
AWuR: An Adaptive Routing Protocol for Energy Efficient Two-Platform Nodes in Wireless DTNs
Stephan Rottmann, Björn Gernert, Jan Käberich, Ulf Kulau, Lars WolfThe 14th International Conference on Mobile Ad-hoc and Sensor Systems (IEEE MASS 2017)2017.
10.1109/MASS.2017.51 [BibTex]
SenseApp Workshop
REAPer – Adaptive Micro-Source Energy-Harvester for Wireless Sensor Nodes
Ulf Kulau, Daniel Bräckelmann, Felix Büsching, Sebastian Schildt, Lars WolfTwelfth IEEE Workshop on Practical Issues in Building Sensor Network Applications 2017 (IEEE SenseApp 2017)2017.
10.1109/LCN.Workshops.2017.58 [BibTex]
Workshop
InBed: Inexpensive Node for Bed-Exit Detection: A Wearable Fall Prevention System
Nico Jaehne-Raden, Ulf Kulau, Klaus-Hendrik Wolf, Hubertus Meyer zu Schwabedissen, Michael MarschollekInnovation in Aging, IAGG 2017 World Congress2017.
10.1093/geroni/igx004.3689 [BibTex]
WoWMoM Conference
Energy Efficiency Impact of Transient Node Failures when using RPL
Ulf Kulau, Silas Müller, Sebastian Schildt, Arthur Martens, Felix Büsching, Lars WolfProceedings of the 18th IEEE International Symposium on a World of Wireless, Mobile and Multimedia Networks2017.
10.1109/WoWMoM.2017.7974283 [BibTex]
EWSN Demo Abstract
Demo: Brzzz - A Simplistic but Highly Useful Secondary Channel for WSNs
Ulf Kulau, Stephan Rottmann, Lars WolfProceedings of the International Conference on Embedded Wireless Systems and Networks2017Best Demo Award.
[BibTex]

2016

WFIoT Conference
Dynamic Sample Rate Adaptation for Long-Term IoT Sensing Applications
Ulf Kulau, Johannes van Balen, Sebastian Schildt, Felix Büsching, Lars WolfIEEE World Forum on Internet of Things 2016 (WF-IoT)2016.
10.1109/WF-IoT.2016.7845437 [BibTex]
FGSN Workshop
Low Cost Temperature Controlled Testbed for WSNs
Georg von Zengen, Robert Hartung, Ulf Kulau, Felix Büsching, Lars WolfProceedings of the 15th GI/ITG KuVS Fachgespräch Drahtlose Sensornetze2016.
[BibTex]
SECON Demo Abstract
Demo: PotatoScope - Scalable and Dependable Distributed Energy Measurement for WSNs
Robert Hartung, Ulf Kulau, Lars C WolfIEEE SECON 2016 Conference Proceedings2016.
10.1109/SAHCN.2016.7732981 [BibTex]
SECON Conference
Distributed Energy Measurement in WSNs for Outdoor Applications
Robert Hartung, Ulf Kulau, Lars WolfIEEE International Conference on Sensing, Communication and Networking Conference2016.
10.1109/SAHCN.2016.7732983 [BibTex]
DCOSS Conference
Undervolting in Real World WSN Applications: A Long-Term Study
Ulf Kulau, Stephan Rottmann, Sebastian Schildt, Johannes van Balen, Lars Wolfthe 12th IEEE International Conference on Distributed Computing in Sensor Systems2016.
10.1109/DCOSS.2016.15 [BibTex]
TOSN Journal
IdealVolting – Reliable Undervolting on Wireless Sensor Nodes
Ulf Kulau, Felix Büsching, Lars WolfACM Transactions on Sensor Networks (TOSN)12.2ACM2016.
10.1145/2885500 [BibTex]
Monograph
On Reliable Undervolting in Wireless Sensor Networks
Ulf KulauTU Braunschweig2016Dissertation.
[BibTex]

2015

WFIoT Conference
A Clustering-Based Characteristic Model for Unreliable Sensor Network Data
Ulf Kulau, Tobias Breuer, Lars WolfIEEE World Forum on Internet of Things2015.
10.1109/WF-IoT.2015.7389079 [BibTex]
RealWSN Workshop
Paint it Black – Increase WSN Energy Efficiency with the Right Housing
Ulf Kulau, Sebastian Schildt, Stephan Rottmann, Lars Wolfthe 6th ACM Workshop on Real World Wireless Sensor Networks2015.
10.1145/2820990.2820992 [BibTex]
CHANTS Demo Abstract
Demo: PotatoNet – Robust Outdoor Testbed for WSNs: Experiment Like on Your Desk. Outside.
Ulf Kulau, Sebastian Schildt, Stephan Rottmann, Björn Gernert, Lars Wolfthe 10th ACM MobiCom Workshop on Challenged Networks2015.
10.1145/2799371.2799374 [BibTex]
FGSN Workshop
PotatoNet – Outdoor WSN Testbed for Smart Farming Applications
Ulf Kulau, Sebastian Schildt, Stephan Rottmann, Björn Gernert, Lars WolfProceedings of the 14th GI/ITG KuVS Fachgespräch Drahtlose Sensornetze2015.
[BibTex]
IoT Journal
Undervolting in WSNs: Theory and Practice
Ulf Kulau, Felix Büsching, Lars WolfInternet of Things Journal, IEEE2.32015.
10.1109/JIOT.2014.2384207 [BibTex]
EWSN Demo Abstract
Demo: Voltage Scheduling of Peripheral Components on Wireless Sensor Nodes
Ulf Kulau, Stephan Friedrichs, Lars Wolfthe 12th European Conference on Wireless Sensor Networks2015.
[BibTex]

2014

ExtremeCom Conference
Ballistic Deployment of WSN Nodes using Model Rockets
Ulf Kulau, Sebastian Schildt, Georg von Zengen, Stephan Rottmann, Lars Wolfthe 6th Extreme Conference of Communication2014.
[BibTex]
ICC Workshop
Energy-Efficient Voltage Scheduling of Peripheral Components on Wireless Sensor Nodes
Stephan Friedrichs, Ulf Kulau, Lars WolfIEEE International Conference on Communications Workshop on Energy Efficiency in Wireless Networks & Wireless Networks for Energy Efficiency2014.
10.1109/ICCW.2014.6881308 [BibTex]
WFIoT Conference
Undervolting in WSNs – A Feasibility Analysis
Ulf Kulau, Felix Büsching, Lars WolfIEEE World Forum on Internet of Things 20142014.
10.1109/WF-IoT.2014.6803228 [BibTex]

2013

DCOSS Conference
A Node's Life: Increasing WSN Lifetime by Dynamic Voltage Scaling
Ulf Kulau, Felix Büsching, Lars Wolfthe 9th IEEE International Conference on Distributed Computing in Sensor Systems 20132013.
10.1109/DCOSS.2013.39 [BibTex]
DCOSS Demo Abstract
Demo: A Node's Life – Increasing WSN Lifetime by Dynamic Voltage Scaling
Ulf Kulau, Felix Büsching, Wolf-Bastian Pöttner, Lars Wolfthe 9th IEEE International Conference on Distributed Computing in Sensor Systems 20132013.
10.1109/DCOSS.2013.81 [BibTex]

2012

Journal
Comparison and validation of capacitive accelerometers for health care applications
Felix Büsching, Ulf Kulau, Matthias Gietzelt, Lars WolfComputer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine106.2Elsevier2012.
10.1016/j.cmpb.2011.10.009 [BibTex]

2011

SenSys Demo Abstract
Demo: INGA - An Inexpensive Node for General Applications
Felix Büsching, Ulf Kulau, Lars Wolfthe 9th ACM Conference on Embedded Networked Sensor Systems2011.
10.1145/2070942.2071026 [BibTex]
FGSN Workshop
INGA - Architektur eines universell einsetzbaren Sensorknotens
Ulf Kulau, Felix Büsching, Wolf-Bastian Pöttner, Lars WolfProceedings of the 10th GI/ITG KuVS Fachgespräch Drahtlose Sensornetze2011.
[BibTex]

Supervised Theses

Open Theses Topics

Error-correcting code between file system and SPI Flash to secure data storage

Typ: Forschungsprojekt
Status: offen
Supervisors: Ulf Kulau
Project: AuRelia
Small sensor systems often have a local mass memory for archiving recorded measurement data. This data can be conveniently organized using a file system. However, under radiation conditions in particular, errors can occur in the form of bit flips, which corrupt both the file system and the data itself. For this reason, an intermediate layer is to be implemented in this project work, which is to secure all data on the flash using error-correcting codes (specifically: Reed-Solomon code). In addition to the implementation, an extensive performance evaluation will be carried out along with thorough documentation of the git repo and reporting in an IEEE format.

Finished Student Theses

Efficient online Compression of BCG Data

Typ: Forschungsprojekt
Status: abgeschlossen
Supervisors: Ulf Kulau
Project: Wireless Compose 2
Development and investigation of an efficient online data compression on a resource constrained FPGA device for BCG data

Towards a resource efficient system for ecoacoustic recording

Typ: Bachelorarbeit
Status: abgeschlossen
Supervisors: Ulf Kulau
Bearbeiter: Jan Lueken (abgegeben: 23. Sep 2022)
In this thesis, the possibilities for increasing the efficiency of ecoacoustic systems are investigated. For this purpose, a prototype ecoacoustic sensor system is built and data is collected and evaluated in a field test

Evaluation von Undervolting auf LP FPGAs

Typ: Masterarbeit
Status: abgeschlossen
Supervisors: Ulf Kulau
Bearbeiter: Lucas Bublitz (abgegeben: 30. Oct 2022)
In dieser Arbeit soll grundlegend untersucht werden, in weit es möglich ist Low Power FPGAs unterhalb ihrer spezifizierten Spannung betreiben zu können. Um dies eingehend untersuchen zu können, muss eine Testbench entwickelt und evaluiert werden, welche hohe Präzision und Robustheit gegenüber bspw. Temperatureinflüssen erfüllen muss. Eine abschließende Messkampagne soll erste Ergebnisse bezüglich der Machbarkeit von Undervolting auf LP FPGAs zeigen.

Integration and Evaluation of picorv32 RISC-V on ICE40 FPGA

Typ: Forschungsprojekt
Status: abgeschlossen
Supervisors: Ulf Kulau
Integration of picorv32 on ICE40 FPGA and performance evaluation

Design of Calibration Algorithm for Single Channel NDIR CO2 Sensor

Typ: Masterarbeit
Status: abgeschlossen
Supervisors: Ulf Kulau
This is a jointly supervised thesis together with Renesas Electronics Germany GmbH. For reasons of confidentiality, no summary of the content will be published on this website. If you are interested, please contact Ulf Kulau directly.

Integration and Evaluation of an Online BCG Compression Core into a RISC-V Softcore

Typ: Masterarbeit
Status: abgeschlossen
Supervisors: Ulf Kulau
A significant advantage of softcores is that one can implement and connect one's own hardware accelerators alongside them. In this thesis this will be done with a compression kernel, which allows the online compression of BCG data and is integrated into a Risc-V softcore. A final evaluation will reveal advantages and disadvantages.

Area Optimization of a Motor Control SoC utilizing a tightly coupled RISC-V

Typ: Masterarbeit
Status: abgeschlossen
Supervisors: Ulf Kulau
This is a jointly supervised thesis together with TRINAMIC Motion Control GmbH & Co. KG. For reasons of confidentiality, no summary of the content will be published on this website. If you are interested, please contact Ulf Kulau directly.

Beurteilung der Energieeffizienz des Messverfahrens zur Bioimpedanzmessung von Kartoffeln

Typ: Masterarbeit
Status: abgeschlossen
Supervisors: Ulf Kulau
Project: PotatoNet
In dieser Arbeit soll ein Sensorsystem entwickelt werden, welches mittels einer Widerstandsmessung die Feuchte von Kartoffeln während der Lagerung ermitteln und vorverarbeiten kann.

Skalierbare Sicherheitsarchitektur für Frequenzumrichter - Analyse von Maßnahmen für den funktional sicheren Betrieb von eingebetteten Systemen

Typ: Masterarbeit
Status: abgeschlossen
Supervisors: Ulf Kulau
Hierbei handelt es sich um eine gemeinsam betreute Abschlussarbeit zusammen mit der NORD GmbH & Co. KG. Aus Gründen der Vertraulichkeit, wird auf dieser Webseite keine inhaltliche Zusammenfassung veröffentlicht. Bei Interesse bitte direkt an Ulf Kulau wenden.

Anomaly Detection from BCG Signal With Artificial Intelligence

Typ: Forschungsprojekt
Status: abgeschlossen
Supervisors: Ulf Kulau
Project: PotatoNet
Recent advancement in artificial intelligence shows promises to detect anomaly from continuous data accurately and reliably without any supervision. Thus, in this work, we will do research on developing a deep learn- ing model to detect anomaly from continuous BCG data.

Energy Harvesting für Unterwasser-Sensoren und Nutzung des Energiesignals zur Bestimmung von Strömungsparametern

Typ: Bachelorarbeit
Status: abgeschlossen
Supervisors: Ulf Kulau
In dieser Arbeit soll ein Energy-Harvesting System entwickelt werden, welches aus der Wellenbewegung Energie für den Betrieb von Unterwasser-Sensorik erzeugt. Dabei soll ferner untersucht werden, in wie weit unter Berücksichtigung der Verluste beim Harvesting auf mögliche Wellenbewegungen rückgeschlossen werden kann.

Eingebettete KI zur sensornahen Auswertung von BCG Signalen

Typ: Masterarbeit
Status: abgeschlossen
Supervisors: Ulf Kulau
In dieser Arbeit soll untersucht werden, wie BCG und SCG Signale auf einem ressourcenbeschränkten System mittel eingebetteter KI ausgewertet werden können. Hierzu sollen zunächst existierende Frameworks auf ihre Eignung geprüft werden. Ein neuronales Netz soll entworfen und mit existierenden Daten trainiert werden. Eine abschließende Evaluation auf einm Mikrocontroller soll die Machbarkeit demonstrieren.

Lightweight Testcore for Hardware Modules of LP FPGAs

Typ: Forschungsprojekt
Status: abgeschlossen
Supervisors: Ulf Kulau
In this project, we focus on developing a lightweight hardware Testcore for FPGAs that we can utilize to detect these SEUs/bit-flips regardless of FPGA resource conditions and perform a blind scrubbing if an error is detected.

Entwicklung einer effizienten und zuverlässigen LiFi-Kommunikation für Kleinstsensoren

Typ: Masterarbeit
Status: abgeschlossen
Supervisors: Ulf Kulau, Lucas Bublitz
In dieser Arbeit soll untersucht werden, wie mittels LiFi Kommunikation Daten drahtlos von einem hoch-miniaturisierten Sensorsystem zuverlässig und effizient an eine Datensenke übermittelt werden können.

Funktionaler Prototyp für öko-akustische Forschung

Typ: Forschungsprojekt
Status: abgeschlossen
Supervisors: Ulf Kulau
In dieser Projekt- oder auch Bachelorarbeit soll ein funktionaler Prototyp für die Aufzeichnung öko-akustischer Signale entwickelt werden. Neben einer Anforderungsanalyse soll ein erstes System im Labor aufgebaut und getestet werden.

Implementation and Evaluation of an efficient chest-worn PPG Sensor

Typ: Bachelorarbeit
Status: abgeschlossen
Supervisors: Ulf Kulau
Among other things, PPG is a good reference method for reliably detecting heartbeat and heart rate. For this purpose, there are a number of possible optical frotends and biosensor modules, which will be miniaturized, implemented on a pcb and evaluated in detail.

Performance Analysis of Gyroscope for BCG/SCG Measurement

Typ: Forschungsprojekt
Status: abgeschlossen
Supervisors: Ulf Kulau
SCG and BCG signals. An extensive test series of current sensors is to be carried out for this purpose.

Weiterentwicklung eines Arduino-basierten Messsystems für das Boden- Monitoring in einem Gewächshausversuch

Typ: Forschungsprojekt
Status: abgeschlossen
Supervisors: Ulf Kulau
In dieser Arbeit wird ein bereits bestehendes Arduino-basiertes Mess- system für Boden-Feuchte, Temperatur und CO2-Konzentration weiterentwickelt.