Professor Marius Portmann
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Marius Portmann

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Background

Prof Portmann is the UQ-Cisco Chair of Network Security at the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS) at The University of Queensland (UQ).

He received his PhD in Electrical Engineering from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) in Zürich in 2003. His research interests include Computer Networks, Cybersecurity, IoT (Internet of Things) and applied AI.

Availability

Professor Marius Portmann is:
Available for supervision

Fields of research

Communications engineering Distributed computing and systems software Engineering

Qualifications

  • Masters (Coursework) of Science, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology ETH Zürich
  • Doctor of Philosophy, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology ETH Zürich

Research interests

  • Cyber Security

    Machine Learning based Intrusion Detection

  • Computer Networks

    IoT Networks, Software Defined Networking (SDN)

  • Blockchain Technology

Search Professor Marius Portmann’s works on UQ eSpace

191 works between 2002 and 2026
All (191) Book (1) Journal Article (63) Other Outputs (17) Conference Publication (103) Book Chapter (7)

81 - 100 of 191 works

2019

Journal Article

The (In)Security of Virtualization in Software Defined Networks

Alharbi, Talal and Portmann, Marius (2019). The (In)Security of Virtualization in Software Defined Networks. IEEE Access, 7 8718586, 66584-66594. doi: 10.1109/ACCESS.2019.2918101

The (In)Security of Virtualization in Software Defined Networks

2019

Conference Publication

R2Lab testbed evaluation for wireless mesh network experiments

Pakzad, Farzaneh, Portmann, Marius, Turletti, Thierry, Parmentelat, Thierry, Mahfoudi, Mohamed Naoufal and Dabbous, Walid (2019). R2Lab testbed evaluation for wireless mesh network experiments. 28th International Telecommunication Networks and Applications Conference, ITNAC 2018, Sydney, NSW Australia, 21-23 November 2018. New York, NY USA: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. doi: 10.1109/ATNAC.2018.8615202

R2Lab testbed evaluation for wireless mesh network experiments

2018

Journal Article

Flow-level load balancing of HTTP traffic using open flow

Al-Najjar, Anees, Layeghy, Siamak, Portmann, Marius and Indulska, Jadwiga (2018). Flow-level load balancing of HTTP traffic using open flow. Australian Journal of Telecommunications and the Digital Economy, 6 (4), 75-95. doi: 10.18080/ajtde.v6n4.166

Flow-level load balancing of HTTP traffic using open flow

2017

Journal Article

A new QoS routing northbound interface for SDN

Layeghy, Siamak, Pakzad, Farzaneh and Portmann, Marius (2017). A new QoS routing northbound interface for SDN. Australian Journal of Telecommunications and the Digital Economy, 5 (1), 92-115. doi: 10.18080/ajtde.v5n1.91

A new QoS routing northbound interface for SDN

2017

Conference Publication

Link capacity estimation in SDN-based end-hosts

Al-Najjar, Anees, Pakzad, Farzaneh, Layeghy, Siamak and Portmann, Marius (2017). Link capacity estimation in SDN-based end-hosts. 10th International Conference on Signal Processing and Communication Systems, ICSPCS 2016, Surfers Paradise, QLD, Australia, 19 - 21 December 2016. Piscataway, NJ, United States: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. doi: 10.1109/ICSPCS.2016.7843372

Link capacity estimation in SDN-based end-hosts

2017

Conference Publication

Experimental evaluation of the impact of DoS attacks in SDN

Alharbi, Talal, Layeghy, Siamak and Portmann, Marius (2017). Experimental evaluation of the impact of DoS attacks in SDN. 27th International Telecommunication Networks and Applications Conference (ITNAC), Melbourne, Australia, 22-24 November 2017. Piscataway, NJ, United States: IEEE.

Experimental evaluation of the impact of DoS attacks in SDN

2017

Conference Publication

Evaluation of Mininet-WiFi integration via ns-3

Pakzad, Farzaneh, Layeghy, Siamak and Portmann, Marius (2017). Evaluation of Mininet-WiFi integration via ns-3. 26th International Telecommunication Networks and Applications Conference, ITNAC 2016, Dunedin, New Zealand, 7 - 9 December 2016. Piscataway, NJ, United States: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. doi: 10.1109/ATNAC.2016.7878816

Evaluation of Mininet-WiFi integration via ns-3

2017

Conference Publication

Flow-based load balancing of web traffic using OpenFlow

Al-Najjar, Anees, Teed, Samuel, Indulska, Jadwiga and Portmann, Marius (2017). Flow-based load balancing of web traffic using OpenFlow. 27th International Telecommunication Networks and Applications Conference (ITNAC), Melbourne, Australia, 22-14 November 2017. Piscataway, NJ, United States: IEEE. doi: 10.1109/ATNAC.2017.8215411

Flow-based load balancing of web traffic using OpenFlow

2017

Conference Publication

SProxy ARP - efficient ARP handling in SDN

Alharbi, Talal and Portmann, Marius (2017). SProxy ARP - efficient ARP handling in SDN. 26th International Telecommunication Networks and Applications Conference, ITNAC 2016, Dunedin, New Zealand, 7-9 December 2016. Piscataway, NJ, United States: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. doi: 10.1109/ATNAC.2016.7878805

SProxy ARP - efficient ARP handling in SDN

2017

Conference Publication

A system-level architecture for software-defined LTE networks

Khan, Furqan H. and Portmann, Marius (2017). A system-level architecture for software-defined LTE networks. 10th International Conference on Signal Processing and Communication Systems, ICSPCS 2016, Surfers Paradise, QLD, Australia, 19 - 21 December 2016. Piscataway, NJ, United States: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. doi: 10.1109/ICSPCS.2016.7843360

A system-level architecture for software-defined LTE networks

2017

Conference Publication

Backhaul, QoS, and Channel-aware Load balancing Optimization in SDN-based LTE Networks

Khan, Furqan and Portmann, Marius (2017). Backhaul, QoS, and Channel-aware Load balancing Optimization in SDN-based LTE Networks. 11th International Conference on Signal Processing and Communication Systems (ICSPCS), Gold Coast, QLD, Australia, 13-15 December 2017. Piscataway, NJ, United States: IEEE. doi: 10.1109/ICSPCS.2017.8270500

Backhaul, QoS, and Channel-aware Load balancing Optimization in SDN-based LTE Networks

2016

Journal Article

Modelling and verifying the AODV routing protocol

van Glabbeek, Rob, Hofner, Peter, Portmann, Marius and Tan, Wee Lum (2016). Modelling and verifying the AODV routing protocol. Distributed Computing, 29 (4), 279-315. doi: 10.1007/s00446-015-0262-7

Modelling and verifying the AODV routing protocol

2016

Journal Article

An efficient hybrid MANET-DTN routing scheme for OLSR

Azzuhri, Saaidal Razalli, Ahmad, Harith, Portmann, Marius, Ahmedy, Ismail and Pathak, Ranjana (2016). An efficient hybrid MANET-DTN routing scheme for OLSR. Wireless Personal Communications, 89 (4), 1335-1354. doi: 10.1007/s11277-016-3323-8

An efficient hybrid MANET-DTN routing scheme for OLSR

2016

Journal Article

PerCom WiP 2016: 2016 IEEE international conference on pervasive computing and communications work in progress - Welcome and committees: Welcome message - PERCOM WIP 2016

Hassan, Mahbub, Portmann, Marius and Zarepour, Eisa (2016). PerCom WiP 2016: 2016 IEEE international conference on pervasive computing and communications work in progress - Welcome and committees: Welcome message - PERCOM WIP 2016. 2016 IEEE International Conference on Pervasive Computing and Communication Workshops, PerCom Workshops 2016 7457019. doi: 10.1109/PERCOMW.2016.7457019

PerCom WiP 2016: 2016 IEEE international conference on pervasive computing and communications work in progress - Welcome and committees: Welcome message - PERCOM WIP 2016

2016

Journal Article

Efficient topology discovery in OpenFlow-based Software Defined Networks

Pakzad, Farzaneh, Portmann, Marius, Tan, Wee Lum and Indulska, Jadwiga (2016). Efficient topology discovery in OpenFlow-based Software Defined Networks. Computer Communications, 77, 52-61. doi: 10.1016/j.comcom.2015.09.013

Efficient topology discovery in OpenFlow-based Software Defined Networks

2016

Conference Publication

Pushing SDN to the end-host, network load balancing using OpenFlow

Al-Najjar, Anees, Layeghy, Siamak and Portmann, Marius (2016). Pushing SDN to the end-host, network load balancing using OpenFlow. 13th IEEE International Conference on Pervasive Computing and Communication Workshops, PerCom Workshops 2016, Sydney, NSW, Australia, 14-18 March 2016. NEW YORK: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. doi: 10.1109/PERCOMW.2016.7457129

Pushing SDN to the end-host, network load balancing using OpenFlow

2016

Conference Publication

SCOR: constraint programming based northbound interface for SDN

Layeghy, Siamak, Pakzad, Farzaneh and Portmann, Marius (2016). SCOR: constraint programming based northbound interface for SDN. International Telecommunication Networks and Applications Conference, ITNAC, Dunedin, New Zealand, 7-9 December 2016. Piscataway, NJ, United States: IEEE. doi: 10.1109/ATNAC.2016.7878788

SCOR: constraint programming based northbound interface for SDN

2016

Conference Publication

Securing ARP in software defined networks

Alharbi, Talal, Durando, Dario, Pakzad, Farzaneh and Portmann, Marius (2016). Securing ARP in software defined networks. 41st IEEE Conference on Local Computer Networks, LCN 2016, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 7 - 10 November 2016. Washington, DC, United States: I E E E Computer Society. doi: 10.1109/LCN.2016.83

Securing ARP in software defined networks

2015

Conference Publication

Link capacity estimation in wireless software defined networks

Pakzad, Farzaneh, Portmann, Marius and Hayward, Jared (2015). Link capacity estimation in wireless software defined networks. 25th International Telecommunication Networks and Applications Conference, ITNAC 2015, Sydney, NSW, Australia, 18-20 November 2015. Piscataway, NJ, United States: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. doi: 10.1109/ATNAC.2015.7366814

Link capacity estimation in wireless software defined networks

2015

Conference Publication

The (In)security of topology discovery in software defined networks

Alharbi, Talal, Portmann, Marius and Pakzad, Farzaneh (2015). The (In)security of topology discovery in software defined networks. IEEE Local Computer Networks, Clearwater Beach, FL, United States, 26-29 October 2015. Piscataway, NJ, United States: IEEE. doi: 10.1109/LCN.2015.7366363

The (In)security of topology discovery in software defined networks

Current funding

  • 2025 - 2027
    A powerful new database to inform consumer advocacy and test the effect of market interventions
    Energy Consumers Australia Influence Grants
    Open grant
  • 2025 - 2028
    Mechanisms of Behaviour Change Theory
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant

Past funding

  • 2024 - 2025
    Customer electricity usage segmentation based on smart meter data
    Energy Queensland Limited
    Open grant
  • 2022 - 2023
    Blockchain-based Event Ticketing System
    Innovation Connections
    Open grant
  • 2021 - 2025
    Reducing plate waste in hotels - which interventions are most effective?
    ARC Linkage Projects
    Open grant
  • 2019
    Machine Learning for Automated Network Anomaly Detection, Cyber Security and Analysis - Phase II
    Innovation Connections
    Open grant
  • 2018 - 2019
    Machine Learning for Automated Network Anomaly detection and Analysis
    Innovation Connections
    Open grant
  • 2018
    Smart Lending
    Commonwealth Bank of Australia
    Open grant
  • 2017 - 2020
    Software Defined Networking for the Internet of Things
    Data 61 - University Collaboration Agreement (DUCA)
    Open grant
  • 2015 - 2016
    Test bed for wide-area software defined networking research (ARC LIEF project administered by The University of New South Wales)
    University of New South Wales
    Open grant
  • 2006 - 2008
    Generic Platform for Peer-to-peer Networks and Applications
    UQ New Staff Research Start-Up Fund
    Open grant

Availability

Professor Marius Portmann is:
Available for supervision

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Available projects

  • Machine Learning for Computer Networking

    Harness Machine Learning and AI techniques, with a focus on Large Language Models, for the configuration and management of Computer Networks.

Supervision history

Current supervision

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Low-energy LoRaWAN-based automatic and continuous measurement of organisational environmental performance.

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Siamak Layeghy, Professor Sara Dolnicar

  • Doctor Philosophy

    eXtended Management Network System (xNMS)

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Siamak Layeghy

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Exploring the Capabilities of LoRaWAN IoT Technology for Multisensor Data Collection and Analysis

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Siamak Layeghy, Professor Sara Dolnicar

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Enhancing Cyberbullying Detection in Arabic Social Media through Explainable AI and Natural Language Processing: A Human-Centric Approach

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Siamak Layeghy

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Multi-Receiver Passive Radar using WirelessLAN for Indoor Localisation

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Associate Professor Konstanty Bialkowski

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Machine Learning for Improving Services and Management of Software Defined Networks

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Siamak Layeghy

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Enhancing the Privacy-Preserving ML techniques with Functional Encryption approach

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Siamak Layeghy

Completed supervision

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