Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dr. h.c. Frank H. P. Fitzek, IEEE Fellow, holds the Deutsche Telekom Chair for Communication Networks at the Dresden University of Technology (TUD) and leads a research team of more than 100 scientists. His research focuses on cutting-edge topics such as 5G/6G communication systems, quantum and molecular communication, novel computing approaches, human-machine interaction, and information theory.
Prof. Fitzek coordinates two large interdisciplinary research projects: the Cluster of Excellence “Centre for Tactile Internet with Human-in-the-Loop” (CeTI) and the BMBF-funded initiative “6G-life”, a cooperation between TU Dresden and TU Munich. In addition, he co-leads the joint Saxon-Bavarian research initiative “gAIn”, which explores innovative computer architectures for artificial intelligence.
His team works closely with leading academic institutions such as the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Aalborg University (AAU), Technische Universität München (TUM), Budapest University of Technology and Economics (BUTE), NorthEastern University, and EURECOM. Industry partnerships include Deutsche Telekom AG and Ericsson.
Prof. Fitzek’s pioneering work in MIMO MDC earned him the YRP Award in 2005 and the Danish Young Elite Researcher Award. For his innovative contributions to cooperative networks, he received the NOKIA Champion Award from 2007 to 2011 and the Nokia Achievement Award in 2008. In 2011, he received the prestigious SAPERE AUDE research grant, followed by the Vodafone Innovation Prize in 2012. In 2015, he was awarded the degree of Doctor Honoris Causa by BUTE.
Prof. Fitzek has co-founded several successful startups in the fields of communications, computing, robotics, AI, human-machine interaction, and quantum technologies.
Academic Appointments
TU Dresden, Germany
10/2014 – present
Professor, Area Chair – Communication Networks
5G Lab Germany Coordinator 5Glab.de
Aalborg University, Denmark
12/2003 – 09/2014
Professor, Electronic Systems
Head of Mobile Devices and Future Vision Group
University of Ferrara, Italy
2002–2003
Adjunct Professor, Wireless Networking,
Group of Professor Michele Zorzi
Visiting Appointments
MIT – Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA
2009,2010
Visiting Professor Wireless and Cooperative Networks,
Group of Professor Muriel Medard
VTT Research Center Oulu, Finland
2007
Visiting Professor, Cognitve and Cooperative Wireless Networks
Group of Dr. Marcos Katz
ASU – Arizona State University, USA
2000,2002
Visiting student, Multimedia Networking
Group of Martin Reisslein
Education
Technical University of Berlin, Germany
1997–2002
supervisor Professor Adam Wolisz
Degree: Dr.-Ing. in Electrical Engineering
RWTH Aachen, Germany
1992–1997
supervisor Professor Bernhard Walke
Degree: Dipl.-Ing. in Electrical Engineering
Raman, Vignesh; Bassoli, Riccardo; Fitzek, Frank H. P.
Quantum Electromagnetic Curvature Resilience: An Information-Geometry Metric for Wireless Quantum Networks Proceedings Article
In: 20th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation (EuCAP), pp. 5, Dublin, Ireland, 2026.
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Scheinert, Tobias; Nazari, Hosein K.; Liu, How-Hang; Senk, Stefan; Nguyen, Giang T.; Muehleisen, Maciej; Fitzek, Frank H. P.
Reliable Edge Control over 5G-TSN: Demonstrating End-to-End Prioritization with Inverted Pendulums Proceedings Article
In: IEEE Consumer Communications and Networking Conference, 2026, (accepted for publication).
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Schulz, Jonas; Seeling, Patrick; Reisslein, Martin; Fitzek, Frank H. P.
No Further Delay: Making Time an Ally of Edge Computation of AI Workloads Journal Article
In: IEEE Internet of Things Magazine, pp. 1-8, 2025.
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Tunc, Hilal Sultan Duranoglu; Halder, Joy; Bassoli, Riccardo; Fettweis, Gerhard P.; Fitzek, Frank H. P.
Leveraging Network Structure to Emulate Quantum Memory Journal Article
In: IEEE Network, pp. 1-9, 2025.
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abstract = {Quantum memories, which play a critical role in various aspects of quantum networks—such as timing synchronization, fidelity preservation, network performance continuity, and efficient resource management—are not well-suited for practical deployment due to their high cost and complex implementation requirements. For this reason, in our study, we propose a low-cost and easy-to-implement alternative method called soft memory, which does not require any physical quantum memory hardware and is based on a delay-aware routing strategy. Under varying threshold and request time window values, we evaluate two key performance metrics—mean time difference and request success rate—across three types of quantum networks: (i) memoryless quantum networks, (ii) quantum networks equipped with fixed qubit storage time, and (iii) the proposed soft memory architecture. Despite requiring no additional physical hardware, the soft memory approach achieves a request success rate nearly equivalent to that of a quantum memory with 0.15-second storage time, while providing a lower mean time difference.},
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Kurt, Mehmet Akif; Nazari, Hosein K.; Pahlevani, Peyman; Nguyen, Giang T.; Gabriel, Jennifer; Fitzek, Frank H. P.
Collective Verification Strategies for Complexity Reduction in Homomorphic MAC Proceedings Article
In: 2025 IEEE Globecom Workshops (GC Wkshps): Workshop on Enabling Security, Trust, and Privacy in 6G Wireless Systems (GC Wkshps 2025-Security6G), pp. 5.91, Taipei, Taiwan, 2025.
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Radak, Hristina; Scheunert, Christian; Fitzek, Frank H. P.
A Closed-form Solution to the Wahba's Problem for Pairwise Similar Quaternions Miscellaneous
2025.
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Nunavath, Nikhitha; Chen, Jiechen; Simeone, Osvaldo; Bassoli, Riccardo; Fitzek, Frank H. P.
Communicating Properties of Quantum States over Classical Noisy Channels Miscellaneous
2025.
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Notcker, Joachim; Scotece, Domenico; Bassoli, Riccardo; Foschini, Luca; Fitzek, Frank H. P.
Modeling and Analysis of Quantum Traffic Matrices in Quantum Networks Proceedings Article
In: IEEE Global Communications Conference (Globecom), pp. 5.98, Taipei, Taiwan, 2025.
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Notcker,; Scotece, Domenico; Bassoli, Riccardo; Foschini, Luca; Fitzek, Frank H. P.
A Quantum Traffic Engineering Framework for Optimizing Quantum Link Delay Proceedings Article
In: IEEE Global Communications Conference (IEEE Globecom), pp. 5.95, Taipei, Taiwan, 2025.
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Zheng, Ruifeng; Zhou, Pengjie; Hofmann, Pit; Cabrera, Juan A.; Fitzek, Frank H. P.
DNA-Based Molecular Communication: A Markov Approach to Channel Modeling and Detection Proceedings Article
In: IEEE Global Communications Conference (Globecom), 2025.
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Liu, How-Hang; Nazari, Hosein K.; Scheinert, Tobias; Senk, Stefan; Nguyen, Giang T.; Fitzek, Frank H. P.
DHL: Dynamic History Length for Packet Order Recovery in Time-Sensitive Networks Proceedings Article
In: IEEE Globecom Workshops (GC Wkshps): Workshop on Emerging Topics in 6G Communications (GC Wkshps 2025-ET6GC), Taipei, Taiwan, 2025.
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Njoku, Buniechukwu; Ghadimi, Milad; Nande, Swaraj Shekhar; Rajabov, Akhmadjon; Yin, Ming; Kim, Ju Hoon; Scholtz, Ernest; Habibie, Muhammad Idham; Arar, Bassem; Hopfmann, Caspar; Bassoli, Riccardo; Fitzek, Frank H. P.
Quantum entanglement resource utilization in quantum-classical networking Journal Article
In: Optical Switching and Networking, pp. 100829: 1–11, 2025.
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Zheng, Ruifeng; Zhou, Pengjie; Hofmann, Pit; Cabrera, Juan A.; Fitzek, Frank H. P.
Molecular Communication with Langmuir Adsorption Kinetics: Channel Characteristics and Temporal Memory Journal Article
In: IEEE Communications Letters, pp. 1-1, 2025, (early access).
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Birhanu, Samuel Leyikun; Ghaderi, Sakineh; Bassoli, Riccardo; Fitzek, Frank H. P.
Scalable ETSI-Compliant SDN-Enabled QKD Network Architecture Using Microservices Proceedings Article
In: IEEE Future Networks World Forum (FNWF), pp. 6, Bangalore, India, 2025.
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Shen, Shiwei; Haider, Syed Irtaza; Habeeb, Razan; Fitzek, Frank H. P.
Coordinating Day-Ahead and Intraday Scheduling for Bidirectional Charging of Fleet EVs Journal Article
In: Automation, pp. 64, 2025.
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Gollmann, Jessica; Hoffmann, Vivian; Glevitzky, Simone; Küssel, Lisa; Seeling, Patrick; Bassoli, Riccardo; Boche, Holger; Fitzek, Frank H. P.
WIP: Teaching Quantum Communication in High School: Pilot Implementation and Evaluation of a 90-Minute Module Proceedings Article
In: 2025 IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference (FIE), pp. 4.96, Nashville, USA, 2025.
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Ghadimi, Milad; Nande, Swaraj Shekhar; Nazari, Hosein K.; Bassoli, Riccardo; Fitzek, Frank H. P.
Enhancing Quantum Key Distribution with Quantum Projective Simulation Proceedings Article
In: IEEE Future Networks World Forum (FNWF), pp. 6, Bangalore, India, 2025.
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Hajizade, Azita; Bassoli, Riccardo; Fitzek, Frank H. P.
Hybrid Quantum-Classical Computers: A Critical Analysis to Quantum Computational Models Proceedings Article
In: IEEE Future Networks World Forum (FNWF), pp. 6, Bangalore, India, 2025.
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Hoffmann, Vivian; Gollmann, Jessica; Küssel, Lisa; Bassoli, Riccardo; Fitzek, Frank H. P.; Boche, Holger
Pilot testing for a mentoring program: Teaching quantum basics to industry employees and school students Proceedings Article
In: Proceedings of the European Wireless (EW), 2025.
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Fronzo, Marta Di; Bassoli, Riccardo; Fitzek, Frank H. P.; Boche, Holger
AI-Generated Videos in Online Education on Quantum Communication Networks Proceedings Article
In: European Wireless 2025, Sophia-Antipolis, France, 2025.
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