I am a postdoctoral researcher in the Telecommunication Networks (TKN) group at the TU Berlin. I have been involved in various research projects for the last six years, including wireless networking, programmable networks, and network security and resilience. My current research interest is building failure- and attack-resilient mission-critical networks, particularly leveraging wired/wireless IEEE 802.1 Time-sensitive Networking (TSN) technologies.

I like developing software to make my own life easier. I am also quite into literary criticism.

Education

PhD @ Computer Science, University of Hamburg (UHH), 2019-2023, Summa cum Laude
Thesis: Resilience of Service-oriented and Time-sensitive Mission-critical Networks

MSc @ Computer Engineering, Middle East Technical University (METU), 2016-2018, GPA: 3.92/4.00
Thesis: Control and User Plane Separation in Ad-hoc Networks

BSc @ Computer Engineering, Middle East Technical University (METU), 2011-2016, GPA: 3.52/4.00
Project: Persona: Cross-platform Device Connectivity

Experience

Postdoctoral Researcher, TU Berlin, 2023-2025
Coordinating the DFG Priority Programme SPP 2378 Resilience in Connected Worlds – Mastering Failures, Overload, Attacks, and the Unexpected Co-coordinating a working group in the BMBF-funded 6G-Platform Germany

Research Associate, UHH & Airbus, 2023
Research on zero-trust avionics systems at RESISTANT: Resilient Zero-Trust Avionics Platform supported by Digital Security Twins and Aircraft-SOCs

Research Associate, UHH & Airbus, 2019-2022
Research on virtualized and time-sensitive critical systems at DELIA: Distributed, Extendable, Lightweight, Open, Reliable and Service-oriented Architecture for Next Generation Mobility

Researcher, METU & FAME, 2018-2019
Research and development of programmable data center networks

Consultant, METU & MilSOFT, 2018-2019
Research and desgin of secure communication modules at MILSOFT HvBS-NATO ACCS Integration Program

Researcher, METU & ASELSAN, 2017-2018
Design and evaluation of clustering and routing algorithms for hierarchical ad-hoc networks

Software Developer, Invicta R&D, 2016-2017
Development of network- and host-based security and access control mechanisms for critical systems at Virtual Air Gap (VAG)

Awards

PhD with distinction, 2023 INFOCOM Student Travel Grant, 2021 Graduated 4th out of 270 students at METU, 2016 1st place at Siemens Industrial Hackathon with Predictive Fault Tracker for Industry 4.0, 2016 1st place at cryptoanalysis competition TUBITAK Cryptography Camp, 2015

Certificates and Courses

Paid to research: how to prepare successful fellowship applications, TUB Scientific Continuing Education, 2024. Academic Choices - Achieving Success, Berlin University Alliance, 2023. Mental Clarity & Decision Making, Hamburg Research Academy, 2023. Funding Opportunities in the Postdoctoral Phase, Hamburg Research Academy, 2023. Presentation and Public Speaking for Virtual Stage, Hamburg Research Academy, 2021. Self- and Time Management, Hamburg Research Academy, 2021.

Publications

Journals

1. D. Ergenç, E. Onur, “Plane-separated Routing in Ad-hoc Networks”, Wireless Networks, 2022.
2. D. Ergenç, J. Rak and M. Fischer, “Service-Based Resilience via Shared Protection in Mission-Critical Embedded Networks”, in IEEE Transactions on Network and Service Management, vol. 18, no. 3, pp. 2687-2701, 2021.
3. D. Ergenç, L. Eksert and E. Onur, “Dependability-based Clustering in Mobile Ad-hoc Networks”, Ad Hoc Networks, vol. 93, pp. 101926, 2019.

Conferences

1. D. Ergenç, F. Scheneider, P. Kling and M. Fischer, “Moving Target Defense in Service-oriented Mission-critical Networks”, International Conference on Computer Communications and Networks (ICCCN), 2023.
2. D. Ergenç, D. Sorejevic and M. Fischer, “Distributed Bio-inspired Configuration of Virtualized Mission-critical Networks”, IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM), 2022.
3. P. Gawehn, D. Ergenç and M. Fischer, “Deep Learning-based Multi-PLC Anomaly Detection in Industrial Control Systems”, IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM), 2022.
4. N. S. Bülbül, D. Ergenç and M. Fischer, “Towards SDN-based Dynamic Path Reconfiguration for Time-sensitive Networking”, 17th IEEE/IFIP Network Operations and Management Symposium (NOMS), 2022.
5. D. Ergenç and M. Fischer, “On the Reliability of IEEE 802.1CB FRER”, IEEE International Conference on Computer Communications (INFOCOM), 2021.
6. N. S. Bülbül, D. Ergenç and M. Fischer, “SDN-based Self-Configuration for Time-Sensitive IoT Networks”, 46th IEEE Conference on Local Computer Networks (LCN), 2021.
7. G. Simsek, D. Ergenç and E. Onur, “Efficient Network Monitoring via In-band Telemetry”, 18th International Conference on the Design of Reliable Communication Networks (DRCN), 2021.
8. D. Ergenç, J. Rak and M. Fischer, “Service-Based Resilience for Embedded IoT Networks”, 50th Annual IEEE/IFIP International Conference on Dependable Systems and Networks (DSN), 2020.
9. D. Ergenç, L. Eksert and E. Onur, “Density-Aware Probabilistic Clustering in Ad Hoc Networks”, IEEE International Black Sea Conference on Communications and Networking (BlackSeaCom), 2018.

Workshops, Posters, Demos

1. D. Ergenç, C. Brülhart and M. Fischer, “Demo: Towards Developing Resilient and Service-oriented Mission-critical Systems”, 9th IEEE International Conference on Network Softwarization (NetSoft), 2023.
2. D. Ergenç, R. Schenderlein and M. Fischer, “TSNZeek: An Open-source Intrusion Detection System for IEEE 802.1 Time-sensitive Networks”, IFIP Networking - International Workshop on Time-Sensitive and Deterministic Networking (TENSOR), 2023.
3. M. Mönnich, N.S. Bülbül, D. Ergenç, and M. Fischer, “Mitigation of IPv6 Router Spoofing Attacks with P4”, ACM Symposium on Architectures for Networking and Communications Systems (ANCS) Workshops - EuroP4, 2021.
4. D. Ergenç, C. Brülhart, J. Neumann, L. Krüger and M. Fischer, “On the Security of IEEE 802.1 Time-Sensitive Networking”, IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC) Workshops - Time-sensitive and Deterministic Networking, 2021.
5. D. Ergenç and M. Fischer, “Implementation and Orchestration of IEEE 802.1CB FRER in OMNeT++”, IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC) Workshops - Time-sensitive and Deterministic Networking, 2021.
6. D. Ergenç and E. Onur, “Poster: iSDR: SDR-in-the-loop Simulation”, IEEE Conference on Computer Communications (INFOCOM), 2019.
7. D. Ergenç and E. Onur, Cross-layer Stack Design Framework in OMNeT++”, 5th OMNeT++ Community Summit, 2018.

Others

1. D. Ergenç, N.S. Bülbül, L. Maile, A. Arestova and M. Fischer, “Towards Synthesizing Datasets for IEEE 802.1 Time-sensitive Networking”, International Conference on Networked Systems (NetSys) - 2nd Workshop on Machine Learning & Networking, 2023.
2. G. Simsek, D. Ergenç and E. Onur, “Reliable and Distributed Network Monitoring via In-band Network Telemetry”, arXiv preprint arXiv:2212.14876, 2022.
3. N.S. Bülbül, D. Ergenç, and M. Fischer, “Evaluating Dynamic Path Reconfiguration for Time Sensitive Networks”, Würzburg Workshop on Next-Generation Communication Networks (WueWoWas), 2022.
4. D. Ergenç and M. Fischer, “Resilience of Virtualized Embedded Networks”, 2. KuVS Fachgespräch “Network Softwarization”, 2020.
5. D. Ergenç, and E. Onur, “On Network Traffic Forecasting using Autoregressive Models”, 2019, arXiv preprint arXiv:1912.12220.
6. A. Demirpolat, D. Ergenç, E. Ozturk, Y. Ayar and E. Onur, “Software-defined Network Security”, Book Chapter in Enabling Technologies and Architectures for Next-Generation Networking Capabilities, pp. 232-253, IGI Global, 2019.
7. D. Ergenç, L. Eksert and E. Onur, “Performance Optimization and Analysis of A Weight-based Clustering Algorithm in Ad Hoc Networks”, TBD 35. Ulusal Bilişim Kurultayı, 2018.