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Stefan Schneider

Senior AI & Software Engineer

Interests

  • Machine Learning
  • Cloud & Edge Computing
  • NFV & SDN
  • IoT, 5G & Beyond
  • Software Architecture
  • DevOps
About MePublicationsProjectsActivities

Publications

I have authored and co-authored more than 30 research papers in international, peer-reviewed journals and conferences. Note the author PDF and code linked for the publications listed below. Also see my Google Scholar profile for publications and citations.

[1] Intelligent Railway Capacity and Traffic Management Using Multi-Agent Deep Reinforcement Learning
S. Schneider, A. Roets, C. Stirbu, F. Safaei, F. Ghriss, J. Wülfing, M. Güral, N. Siboni, R. Liessner, T. Hustache, T. Lecat, U. Deekshith, V. Markin, V. Le, W. Bejjani, M. Küpper, and I. Sturm
IEEE International Conference on Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITSC), 2024 [author PDF]
[2] Conventional and Machine Learning Approaches for Network and Service Coordination
S. Schneider
IEEE Conference on Network Function Virtualization and Software Defined Networks (NFV-SDN), Doctoral Symposium, Dresden, Germany, 2023 [author PDF]
Best Doctoral Symposium Paper Award
[3] Multi-Agent Deep Reinforcement Learning for Coordinated Multipoint in Mobile Networks
S. Schneider, H. Karl, R. Khalili, and A. Hecker
IEEE Transactions on Network and Service Management (TNSM), 2023 [author PDF] [code]
[4] Research Challenges in Coupling Artificial Intelligence and Network Management
J. Francois, A. Clemm, D. Papadimitriou, S. Fernandes, and S. Schneider
IETF Internet Draft, draft-francois-nmrg-ai-challenges-01, -02, draft-irtf-nmrg-ai-challenges-00, 2022, 2023
[5] Network and Service Coordination: Conventional and Machine Learning Approaches
S. Schneider
PhD Thesis, Paderborn University, Germany, 2022
Dissertation with distinction (summa cum laude)
[6] mobile-env: An Open Platform for Reinforcement Learning in Wireless Mobile Networks
S. Schneider, S. Werner, R. Khalili, A. Hecker, and H. Karl
IEEE/IFIP Network Operations and Management Symposium (NOMS), 2022 [author PDF] [code]
[7] Use What You Know: Network and Service Coordination Beyond Certainty
S. Werner, S. Schneider, and H. Karl
IEEE/IFIP Network Operations and Management Symposium (NOMS), 2022 [author PDF] [code]
[8] Self-Learning Multi-Objective Service Coordination Using Deep Reinforcement Learning
S. Schneider, R. Khalili, A. Manzoor, H. Qarawlus, R. Schellenberg, H. Karl, and A. Hecker
IEEE Transactions on Network and Service Management (TNSM), 2021 [author PDF] [code]
[9] Distributed Online Service Coordination Using Deep Reinforcement Learning
S. Schneider, H. Qarawlus, and H. Karl
IEEE International Conference on Distributed Computing Systems (ICDCS), 2021 [author PDF] [code]
[10] Divide and Conquer: Hierarchical Network and Service Coordination
S. Schneider, M. Jürgens, and H. Karl
IFIP/IEEE International Symposium on Integrated Network Management (IM), 2021 [author PDF] [code] [video]
[11] Self-Driving Network and Service Coordination Using Deep Reinforcement Learning
S. Schneider, A. Manzoor, H. Qarawlus, R. Schellenberg, H. Karl, R. Khalili, and A. Hecker
IEEE International Conference on Network and Service Management (CNSM), 2020 [open-access PDF] [author PDF] [code] [video]
Best Student Paper Award
[12] Every Node for Itself: Fully Distributed Service Coordination
S. Schneider, L. D. Klenner, and H. Karl
IEEE International Conference on Network and Service Management (CNSM), 2020 [open-access PDF] [author PDF] [code] [video]
[13] Machine Learning for Dynamic Resource Allocation in Network Function Virtualization
S. Schneider, N. P. Satheeschandran, M. Peuster, and H. Karl
IEEE Conference on Network Softwarization (NetSoft), 2020 [author PDF] [code] [video]
[14] Benchmarking and Profiling 5G Verticals' Applications: an Industrial IoT Use Case
A. Zafeiropoulos , E. Fotopoulou, M. Peuster, S. Schneider, P. Gouvas, D. Behnke, M. Müller, P. Bök, P. Trakadas, P. Karkazis, and H. Karl
IEEE Conference on Network Softwarization (NetSoft), 2020 [author PDF]
[15] Cloud-Native Threat Detection and Containment for Smart Manufacturing
M. Müller, D. Behnke, P. Bök, S. Schneider, M. Peuster, and H. Karl
IEEE Conference on Network Softwarization (NetSoft), 2020 [code] [video]
[16] Producing Cloud-Native: Smart Manufacturing Use Cases on Kubernetes
S. Schneider, M. Peuster, K. Hannemann, D. Behnke, M. Müller, P. Bök, and H. Karl
IEEE Conference on Network Function Virtualization and Software Defined Networks (NFV-SDN), Demo Track, Dallas, USA, 2019 [author PDF] [code]
[17] Putting NFV into Reality: Physical Smart Manufacturing Testbed
M. Müller, D. Behnke, P. Bök, S. Schneider, M. Peuster, and H. Karl
IEEE Conference on Network Function Virtualization and Software Defined Networks (NFV-SDN), 5GSecAI2019 Workshop, Dallas, USA, 2019 [author PDF] [code]
[18] NFV-driven intrusion detection for smart manufacturing
D. Behnke, M. Müller, P. Bök, S. Schneider, M. Peuster, and H. Karl
IEEE Conference on Network Function Virtualization and Software Defined Networks (NFV-SDN), 5GSecAI2019 Workshop, Dallas, USA, 2019 [author PDF] [code] [video]
[19] Reproducible Functional Tests for Multi-scale Network Services
A. Nuriddinov, W. Tavernier, D. Colle, M. Pickavet, M. Peuster, and S. Schneider
IEEE Conference on Network Function Virtualization and Software Defined Networks (NFV-SDN), Dallas, USA, 2019 [author PDF]
[20] The Softwarised Network Data Zoo
M. Peuster, S. Schneider, and H. Karl
IEEE/IFIP Conference on Network and Service Management (CNSM), Halifax, Canada, 2019 [author PDF] [code]
Best Poster Award
[21] 5G as Key Technology for Networked Factories: Application of Vertical-specific Network Services for Enabling Flexible Smart Manufacturing
M. Müller, D. Behnke, P. Bök, M. Peuster, S. Schneider, and H. Karl
IEEE Conference on Industrial Informatics (INDIN), Helsinki, Finnland, 2019 [author PDF] [code]
[22] Putting 5G into Production: Realizing a Smart Manufacturing Vertical Scenario
S. Schneider, M. Peuster, D. Behnke, M. Müller, P. Bök, and H. Karl
European Conference on Networks and Communications (EuCNC), Valecia, Spain, 2019 [author PDF] [code]
[23] Specifying and Analyzing Virtual Network Services Using Queuing Petri Nets
S. Schneider, A. Sharam, H. Karl, and H. Wehrheim
IFIP/IEEE International Symposium on Integrated Network Management (IM), 2019 [author PDF] [code]
[24] Introducing Automated Verification and Validation for Virtualized Network Functions and Services
M. Peuster, S. Schneider, M. Zhao, G. Xilouris, P. Trakadas, F. Vicens, W. Tavernier, T. Soenen, R. Vilalta, G. Andreou, and D. Kyriazis
IEEE Communications Magazine, 57(5), pp. 96-102, 2019 [author PDF]
[25] Prototyping and Demonstrating 5G Verticals: The Smart Manufacturing Case
M. Peuster, S. Schneider, D. Behnke, M. Müller, P. Bök, and H. Karl
IEEE Conference on Network Softwarization (NetSoft), Paris, France, 2019 [author PDF] [code]
[26] 5GTANGO: An Approach for Testing NFV Deployments
P. Twamley, M. Müller, P. Bök, G. Xilouris, C. Sakkas, M. A. Kourtis, M. Peuster, S. Schneider, P. Stavrianos, and D. Kyriazis
European Conference on Networks and Communications (EuCNC), 2018
[27] Scaling and Placing Bidirectional Services with Stateful Virtual and Physical Network Functions
S. Dräxler, S. Schneider, and H. Karl
IEEE Conference on Network Softwarization (NetSoft), Montreal, Canada, 2018 [author PDF] [code]
[28] A Generic Emulation Framework for Reusing and Evaluating VNF Placement Algorithms
S. Schneider, M. Peuster, and H. Karl
IEEE Conference on Network Function Virtualization and Software Defined Networks (NFV-SDN), Verona, Italy, 2018 [author PDF] [code]
[29] A Fully Integrated Multi-Platform NFV SDK
S. Schneider, M. Peuster, W. Tavernier, and H. Karl
IEEE Conference on Network Function Virtualization and Software Defined Networks (NFV-SDN), Verona, Italy, 2018 [author PDF] [code]
[30] A Prototyping Platform to Validate and Verify Network Service Header-based Service Chains
M. Peuster, S. Schneider, F. T. Christ, and H. Karl
IEEE Conference on Network Function Virtualization and Software Defined Networks (NFV-SDN), Verona, Italy, 2018 [author PDF] [code]
[31] Trade-offs in Dynamic Resource Allocation in Network Function Virtualization
S. Schneider, S. Dräxler, and H. Karl
IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM) ACPSN Workshop, 2018 [author PDF] [code]
[32] Verification and Validation Framework for 5G Network Services and Apps
M. Zhao, F. Le Gall, P. Cousin, R. Vilalta, R. Muñoz, S. Castro, M. Peuster, S. Schneider, M. Siapera, E. Kapassa, and D. Kyriazis
IEEE Conference on Network Function Virtualization and Software Defined Networks (NFV-SDN), 2017
[33] OpenC2X - An Open Source Experimental Prototyping Platform Supporting ETSI ITS-G5
S. Laux, G. S. Pannu, S. Schneider, J. Tiemann, F. Klingler, C. Sommer, and F. Dressler
IEEE Vehicular Networking Conference (VNC), 2016 [author PDF] [code]