Resilience, as an emerging research field, is strongly required as a core property of all kinds of critical systems. It describes the ability of a system to absorb shocks, recover promptly, adapt to maintain comparable functionality, and continuously improve by learning from such incidents. With the increasing complexity and heterogeneity of critical networks and systems, the scope of resilience is going beyond traditional fault tolerance and security paradigms and encompasses emerging requirements such as ultra-reliability, deterministic performance, trustworthiness, and privacy. This also necessitates advanced resilience measures, incorporating artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) models, quantum security, real-time and distributed reconfiguration methods etc.
Accordingly, the KuVS Research School on Network and System Resilience aims to foster the next generation of resilience researchers through collaborative learning, skill development, and community building. We invite early-career researchers working on resilient network and systems, whether just beginning on their studies or finishing their dissertation. We welcome all participants from diverse domains including wired and wireless communication, Internet of Things (IoT), cyber-physical systems, mobile edge computing, hardware/software design, distributed operating systems etc., as well as using different methodologies such as AI/ML approaches, theoratical modeling, simulation/emulation/prototyping and beyond.
The participants are expected to submit a short research statement and give a lightning talk to share their research topics. No pressure though: it is mainly to help all participants become familiar with each others' work and serves as a valuable reference for future collaboration.
Practical Information
- Dates: 30 September – 2 October 2026
- Location: w3.hub, Berlin
- Participants: Early-career researchers (PhDs and PostDocs)
- Attendance: Free of charge for Resilient Worlds and KuVS members (become a KuVS member here!), 300€ for the other participants.
- Registration: Google forms (deadline: 15 August 2026)
- Submission: HotCRP (deadline: 22 August 2026)
Program
The research school offers a rich, multi-faceted program:
- Lightning Talks: Each participant will deliver a 5+2 minute short presentation about their current research (summarized in the research statement) and ongoing challenges in their PhD journey. Guided group discussions will follow these talks to identify collaboration opportunities, and build meaningful connections with peers working on related topics.
- Keynote Talks: Leading experts will present their perspectives on diverse topics in resilience research and highlighting future directions. The selected topics include [resilient] edge computing, safe and secure AI, privacy and anonymization.
- Mini-courses: Tutorial-style sessions on selected hot topics will provide in-depth exploration of promising research areas. The selected topics include [resilient] 5G/6G, distributed learning, and quantum computing and networking.
- Hackathons: Hands-on sessions where participants learn popular research tools and work together to build practical implementations. The hackathons will be on network simulations, machine learning, and IoT, focusing on resilience scenarios.
- Social Activities: Informal gatherings and activities designed to strengthen community bonds in a relaxed atmosphere.
The titles for keynotes, mini-courses and hackathons, short abstracts, and the information on speakers will be announced very soon!
| Time | Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09:00 – 09:45 | Opening & Menti Survey | Keynote II | Mini-course III |
| 09:45 – 10:30 | Keynote I | Keynote III | |
| 10:30 – 11:00 | Coffee Break | ||
| 11:00 – 12:30 | Lightning Talks | Mini-course I | Hackathon (I–II) |
| 12:30 – 13:30 | Lunch | ||
| 13:30 – 15:00 | Lightning Talks | Mini-course II | Hackathon (I–II) |
| 15:00 – 15:30 | Coffee Break | ||
| 15:30 – 16:30 | Lightning Talks | Soft Skill | Closing & Menti Survey |
| 16:30 – 18:00 | Joint Discussion & Group Work | Social Event | |
| 18:00 – | Dinner | ||
Registration and Submission
The research school is free of charge for the Resilient Worlds and KuVS members. For other participants, the registration fee is 300€. We expect the participants to register via the following link and declare their dietary choices and any other special needs in advance. You will receive further instructions for the payment, if you are not a KuVS member. The deadline for the registration is 15 August 2026. The admission will be handled on a first-come, first-served basis. KuVS members will be given priority in the selection process.
- Registration link: https://tinyurl.com/35mhcfvp
All participants are expected to submit a short research statement up to two pages (double-column, IEEE format). Rather than presenting novel results, these statements should describe your research topic and your planned or current approach. All research statements will be made publicly available alongside a final school report. The deadline for the submission is 22 August 2026.
- Submission link: https://tinyurl.com/j4h8vxfv
You can also see what we have done in the previous research schools in Organizers
The research school is jointly organized by DFG SPP 2378 Resilient Worlds research program and GI’s Kommunikation und Verteilte Systeme (KuVS) special interest group. The main organizers are:
- Dr. Doğanalp Ergenç, TU Berlin
- Dr. Shadi Attarha, Uni. Bremen
- Dr. Nurefşan Sertbaş Bülbül, TU Berlin
For any questions and inquiries, please contact Dr. Shadi Attarha and Nurefşan Sertbaş Bülbül.