Teaching

Academic Semester

Summer

System Performance Evaluation (SPE)

Advanced B.Sc. level, combines a project with a lecture.
Note: SPE will move to summer, starting 2027.

Networked Systems Seminar (NSS)

B.Sc. or M.Sc. level. Working with scientific papers. (module description)

Scheduling Theory (ST)

Fundamental M.Sc. lecture + exercise classes. (module description)

Winter

System Performance Evaluation (SPE)

Advanced B.Sc. level, combines a project with a lecture.
Note: SPE will be offered in winter for one last time, in winter 2026/27.

Computer Networks and Distributed Systems (CNDS)

Fundamental B.Sc. lecture + exercise classes.
Planned to start in winter 2027/28.

Real-Time Systems Seminar (RTSS)

M.Sc. level. Working with scientific papers. (module description)

Deterministic Network Calculus (DNC)

Advanced M.Sc. lecture (+ exercise classes) about this principal research topic of the DNet group. (module description)

Flexible Timing, per Student

Worst-Case Performance Evaluation Project (WCPE)

Project course for different study programs, more information is available here.

Final Theses

B.Sc. or M.Sc. of different study programs, more information is available here.
Note: We do not offer theses for teams of students.

Past Courses and Course Iterations

Content Categorization

Info, Hints and Guidelines

Language of Instruction

We exclusively teach in English. Please send all inquiries in English.

Inquiries

You can reach us at this email address.

Use of Artificial Intelligence

The Faculty offers guidelines for the use of AI in theses in its Moodle course with information for students. We apply these guidlines to all written submissions that are part of any grading (e.g., theses, seminars, exercises, projects).

Do's and Don'ts in Theses

We provide a short (non-exhaustive, non-exclusive) list of do’s and don’ts that are relevant for writing a successful thesis.
Only accessible with your RUB account GitLab@RUB.

News

Project Modules for CS

We now also offering 300+ hours programming projects for the Computer Science study programs (B.Sc. Practical Training and M.Sc. Project). See Worst-Case Performance Evaluation (WCPE).

First iteration of RTS Seminar

We will be offering a new M.Sc.-level seminar starting Winter 2026/27 called Real-Time Systems Seminar (RTSS). Topics may include real-time Ethernet, scheduling, and provable system performance.

SPE moving to Summer, Strating 2027

The System Performance Evaluation (SPE) lecture will move to the Summer semester. During this transision, SPE will be held in Winter 2026/27 as well as Summer 2027 (and every Summer from there on).

Last iteration of DSA

Summer 2026 is the last iteration of DSA. Neither the lecture nor exercises or exams will be offered after Summer 2026.

Last iteration of DS Seminar

Winter 2025/26 is the last iteration of DSS. The seminar will be superseded by a M.Sc. seminar on real-time systems.

Guidlines on using AI

The Faculty offers guidlines for the use of AI in theses in its Moodle course with information for students. We apply these guidlines to all written submissions that are part of any grading (e.g., theses, seminars, exercises, projects).

M.Sc. Foundations Course

Starting Summer 2026, Scheduling Theory (extended to 4+2 weekly hours for lecture+exercise class) can be elected as a foundations course in the M.Sc. Computer Science.

Winter 2025 Lecture information available

Complete information about our upcoming teaching in Winter 2025 is available online. We offer the lectures DNC and SPE, as well as the seminar DSS.

Teaching Adaptations

We will adapt our teaching schedule, starting winter 2024. Please see the teaching page for more information about the changes.

Colloquium Talks

We will have colloquium talks in an irregular basis. Please send an email to dnet-office@rub.de if you want to be notified.

Winter 2022/23

No Lectures

DNet does not offer lectures in winter 2022/23 as Steffen Bondorf is on sabbatical.

Winter 2020/21

B.Sc. in CS at RUB

Our new B.Sc. in Computer Science will start in Winter 2020/21! Find a press release here (in German) and detailed information here.