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

190 works between 2002 and 2025
All (190) Book (1) Journal Article (62) Other Outputs (17) Conference Publication (103) Book Chapter (7)

121 - 140 of 190 works

2012

Conference Publication

Time-based and low-cost bandwidth estimation for IEEE 802.11 links

Guerin, Jonathan, Glass, Steve, Hu, Peizhao, Tan, Wee Lum and Portmann, Marius (2012). Time-based and low-cost bandwidth estimation for IEEE 802.11 links. 8th International Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing (IWCMC) Conference, Limassol, Cyprus, 27-31 August 2012. Piscataway, NJ, United States: IEEE (Institute for Electrical and Electronic Engineers). doi: 10.1109/IWCMC.2012.6314212

Time-based and low-cost bandwidth estimation for IEEE 802.11 links

2011

Journal Article

Wireless mesh networks for public safety and crisis management applications

Portmann, Marius and Pirzada, Asad Amir (2011). Wireless mesh networks for public safety and crisis management applications. IEEE Engineering Management Review, 39 (4), 114-122.

Wireless mesh networks for public safety and crisis management applications

2011

Conference Publication

Insecurity in public-safety communications: APCO project 25

Glass, Stephen, Vallipuram, Muthukkumarasamy, Portmann, Marius and Robert, Matthew (2011). Insecurity in public-safety communications: APCO project 25. 7th International International Conference on Security and Privacy Conference (SecureComm 2011), London, United Kingdom, 7-9 September 2011. Heidelberg, Germany: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-3-642-31909-9_7

Insecurity in public-safety communications: APCO project 25

2011

Conference Publication

A systematic evaluation of interference characteristics in 802.11-based wireless networks

Tan, Wee Lum, Portmann, Marius and Hu, Peizhao (2011). A systematic evaluation of interference characteristics in 802.11-based wireless networks. 25th IEEE International Conference on Advanced Information Networking and Applications (AINA 2011), Biopolis, Singapore, 22 - 25 March 2011. Washington, DC, United States: IEEE Computer Society. doi: 10.1109/AINA.2011.19

A systematic evaluation of interference characteristics in 802.11-based wireless networks

2011

Conference Publication

Analysis of link break detection using HELLO messages

Zaidi, Zainab R., Portmann, Marius and Tan, Wee Lum (2011). Analysis of link break detection using HELLO messages. 14th ACM International Conference on Modeling, Analysis, and Simulation of Wireless and Mobile Systems, Miami Beach, FL, United States, 31 October - 4 November 2011. New York, United States: Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). doi: 10.1145/2068897.2068924

Analysis of link break detection using HELLO messages

2011

Conference Publication

Modelling and Analysis of AODV in UPPAAL

Fehnker, Ansgar, van Glabbeek, Rob, Höfner, Peter, McIver, Annabelle, Portmann, Marius and Tan, Wee Lum (2011). Modelling and Analysis of AODV in UPPAAL. International Workshop on Rigorous Protocol Engineering, Vancouver, Canada, 17 October 2011.

Modelling and Analysis of AODV in UPPAAL

2010

Journal Article

MeshVision: An adaptive wireless mesh network video surveillance system

Hu, Peizhao, Tan, Wee Lum, Wishart, Ryan, Portmann, Marius and Indulska, Jadwiga (2010). MeshVision: An adaptive wireless mesh network video surveillance system. Multimedia Systems, 16 (4-5), 243-254. doi: 10.1007/s00530-010-0191-z

MeshVision: An adaptive wireless mesh network video surveillance system

2010

Conference Publication

Evaluation of commercial wireless mesh technologies in a public safety context: Methodology, analysis and experience

Hu, Peizhao, Bialkowski, K., Tan, Wee Lum and Portmann, M. (2010). Evaluation of commercial wireless mesh technologies in a public safety context: Methodology, analysis and experience. IEEE International Conference on Mobile Adhoc and Sensor Systems (MASS), San Francisco, CA, U.S.A, 8-12 November 2010. United States: IEEE - Computer Society. doi: 10.1109/MASS.2010.5663873

Evaluation of commercial wireless mesh technologies in a public safety context: Methodology, analysis and experience

2010

Conference Publication

Investigations into a slotted ALOHA protocol for a mimo system operating under Rician channel conditions

Hunchangsith, Konglit, Liu, Xia, Bialkowski, Marek E. and Portmann, Marius (2010). Investigations into a slotted ALOHA protocol for a mimo system operating under Rician channel conditions. International Conference on Signal Processing and Communication Systems, Gold Coast , QLD, Australia, 13-15 December 2010. Piscataway, NJ, USA: IEEE (Institute for Electrical and Electronic Engineers). doi: 10.1109/ICSPCS.2010.5709666

Investigations into a slotted ALOHA protocol for a mimo system operating under Rician channel conditions

2010

Conference Publication

Low-cost wireless link capacity estimation

Guerin, Jonathan, Portmann, Marius, Bialkowski, Konstanty, Tan, Wee Lum and Glass, Steve (2010). Low-cost wireless link capacity estimation. 5th IEEE International Symposium on Wireless Pervasive Computing (ISWPC), Modena, Italy, 5-7 May, 2010. Piscataway, NJ, U.S.A.: IEEE Press. doi: 10.1109/ISWPC.2010.5483796

Low-cost wireless link capacity estimation

2010

Conference Publication

The insecurity of time-of-arrival distance-ranging in IEEE 802.11 wireless networks

Glass, Steve, Muthukkumarasamy, Vallipuram and Portmann, Marius (2010). The insecurity of time-of-arrival distance-ranging in IEEE 802.11 wireless networks. IEEE 30th International Conference on Distributed Computing Systems Workshops (ICDCSW), Genova, Italy, 21-25 June, 2010. United States: IEEE Computer Society. doi: 10.1109/ICDCSW.2010.59

The insecurity of time-of-arrival distance-ranging in IEEE 802.11 wireless networks

2010

Conference Publication

Design of testbed for wireless mesh networks

Bialkowski, Konstanty and Portmann, Marius (2010). Design of testbed for wireless mesh networks. IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation and CNC-USNC/URSI Radio Science Meeting - Leading the Wave, AP-S/URSI 2010, Toronto, Canada, 11-17 July, 2010. United States: IEEE. doi: 10.1109/APS.2010.5562247

Design of testbed for wireless mesh networks

2010

Book Chapter

Quality of service provisioning in wireless mobile ad hoc networks: Current state of the art

Marwaha, Shivanajay, Indulska, Jadwiga and Portmann, Marius (2010). Quality of service provisioning in wireless mobile ad hoc networks: Current state of the art. Intelligent quality of service technologies and network management: Models for enhancing communication. (pp. 75-94) edited by Pattarasinee Bhattarakosol. Hershey, PA, United States: Information Science Reference. doi: 10.4018/978-1-61520-791-6.ch005

Quality of service provisioning in wireless mobile ad hoc networks: Current state of the art

2010

Conference Publication

Evaluation of parameterised route repair in AODV

Azzuhri, Saaidal R., Portmann, Marius and Tan, Wee Lum (2010). Evaluation of parameterised route repair in AODV. 4th International Conference on Signal Processing and Communication Systems, ICSPCS'2010, Gold Coast , Qld, Australia, 13-15 December 2010. Piscataway, NJ, United States: IEEE. doi: 10.1109/ICSPCS.2010.5709663

Evaluation of parameterised route repair in AODV

2010

Conference Publication

Using CAPTCHAs to mitigate the VoIP spam problem

Ahmedy, Ismail and Portmann, Marius (2010). Using CAPTCHAs to mitigate the VoIP spam problem. The 2nd International Conference on Computer Research and Development (ICCRD 2010), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 7-10 May 2010. Los Alamitos, CA, U.S.A.: Institute for Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE). doi: 10.1109/ICCRD.2010.85

Using CAPTCHAs to mitigate the VoIP spam problem

2010

Book Chapter

Securing route and path integrity in multihop wireless networks

Glass, Stephen, Portmann, Marius and Muthukkumarasamy, Vallipuram (2010). Securing route and path integrity in multihop wireless networks. Security of self-organizing networks: MANET, WSN, WMN, VANET. (pp. 25-43) edited by Al-Sakib Khan Pathan. Boca Raton, FL, U.S.: CRC Press Taylor & Francis Group.

Securing route and path integrity in multihop wireless networks

2010

Conference Publication

Adaptive wireless mesh networks routing protocols

Azzuhri, Saaidal, Portmann, Marius and Tan, Wee Lum (2010). Adaptive wireless mesh networks routing protocols. International Conference on Ubiquitous Intelligence & Computing (UIC), Xian, China, 26-29 October, 2010. Piscatawa, NJ, U.S.A.: IEEE. doi: 10.1109/UIC-ATC.2010.28

Adaptive wireless mesh networks routing protocols

2010

Conference Publication

Evaluating adjacent channel interference in IEEE 802.11 networks

Tan, Wee Lum, Bialkowski, K. and Portmann, M. (2010). Evaluating adjacent channel interference in IEEE 802.11 networks. IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference: VTC2010-Spring, Taipei, Taiwan, 16-19 May, 2010. United States: IEEE - Computer Society. doi: 10.1109/VETECS.2010.5493635

Evaluating adjacent channel interference in IEEE 802.11 networks

2009

Conference Publication

ALARM: An adaptive load-aware routing metric for Hybrid Wireless Mesh Networks

Pirzada, Asad Amir, Wishart, Ryan, Portmann, Marius and Indulska, Jadwiga (2009). ALARM: An adaptive load-aware routing metric for Hybrid Wireless Mesh Networks. 32nd Australasian Computer Science Conference, ACSC 2009, , , January 19, 2009-January 23, 2009.

ALARM: An adaptive load-aware routing metric for Hybrid Wireless Mesh Networks

2009

Journal Article

Tag anti-collision algorithms in RFID systems - a new trend

Alotaibi, Majid, Postula, Adam and Portmann, Marius (2009). Tag anti-collision algorithms in RFID systems - a new trend. WSEAS Transactions on Communications, 8 (12), 1216-1232.

Tag anti-collision algorithms in RFID systems - a new trend

Current funding

  • 2025 - 2028
    Mechanisms of Behaviour Change Theory
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2024 - 2025
    Customer electricity usage segmentation based on smart meter data
    Energy Queensland Limited
    Open grant
  • 2021 - 2025
    Reducing plate waste in hotels - which interventions are most effective?
    ARC Linkage Projects
    Open grant

Past funding

  • 2022 - 2023
    Blockchain-based Event Ticketing System
    Innovation Connections
    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

    Towards Practical Machine Learning Based Network Intrusion Detection

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Associate Professor Marcus Gallagher, 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

    eXtended Management Network System (xNMS)

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Siamak Layeghy

  • 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

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Multi-Receiver Passive Radar using WirelessLAN for Indoor Localisation

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Associate Professor Konstanty Bialkowski

  • 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

Completed supervision

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