Master´s thesis – Failover readiness validation for redundant industrial networks

Technology, Data & Digital · IT Infrastructure & Security · Network Administration · Software Engineering

In short

Investigate how to assess and predict the readiness of redundant routers in industrial automation networks for a Master's thesis. The student will survey existing protocols, design a monitoring agent, develop a scoring method, and validate it on a lab testbed.

Responsibilities

Survey existing redundancy mechanisms in industrial networks and identify readiness information gaps.
Design a lightweight probing agent to collect readiness indicators without interfering with operational traffic.
Develop a readiness scoring model to combine indicators into a single health score.
Validate the solution on a lab testbed with degradation scenarios, evaluating accuracy, overhead, and response time.

Requirements

Motivated Master's student.
Academic background in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or Network Engineering.
Knowledge in computer networks (routing protocols, Ethernet, TCP/IP).
Programming skills in C/C++ or Python.
Basic statistics or machine learning knowledge.

Desired Qualifications

Familiarity with common industrial communication protocols.
OPC UA knowledge is a plus.

Benefits

30 ECTS/högskolepoäng (hp) credit.
Spring 2027, typically Jan-June.
Possibility for hybrid workplace.

Skills

Network EngineeringComputer ScienceElectrical Engineeringrouting protocolsEthernetTCP/IPindustrial communication protocolsOPC UAC++Pythonstatisticsmachine learning

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