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)

161 - 180 of 191 works

2008

Conference Publication

Challenges and recent advances in QoS provisioning, signaling, routing and MAC protocols for MANETs

Marwaha, S., Indulska, J. and Portmann, M. (2008). Challenges and recent advances in QoS provisioning, signaling, routing and MAC protocols for MANETs. Australasian Telecommunication Networks and Applications Conference, 2008. ATNAC 2008., Adelaide Australia, 7-10 Dec 2008. USA: IEEE. doi: 10.1109/ATNAC.2008.4783303

Challenges and recent advances in QoS provisioning, signaling, routing and MAC protocols for MANETs

2008

Conference Publication

A light-weight internet gateway discovery scheme for infrastructure mesh networks

Wishart, Ryan, Pirzada, Asad Amir, Portmann, Marius and Indulska, Jadwiga (2008). A light-weight internet gateway discovery scheme for infrastructure mesh networks. 6th International Symposium on Modeling and Optimization in Mobile, Ad Hoc, and Wireless Networks and Workshops, 2008: WiOPT 2008, Berlin, Germany, 31 March-4 April 2008. Brussels, Belgium: IEEE. doi: 10.1109/WIOPT.2008.4586082

A light-weight internet gateway discovery scheme for infrastructure mesh networks

2008

Conference Publication

Challenges and recent advances in QoS provisioning in wireless mesh networks

Marwaha, S., Indulska, J. and Portmann, M. (2008). Challenges and recent advances in QoS provisioning in wireless mesh networks. 8th IEEE International Conference on Computer and Information Technology, 2008 (CIT 2008), Sydney, Australia, 8-11 July 2008. Piscataway, NJ, U.S.A.: IEEE. doi: 10.1109/CIT.2008.4594746

Challenges and recent advances in QoS provisioning in wireless mesh networks

2008

Conference Publication

Evaluation of wireless mesh network handoff approaches for public safety and disaster recovery networks

Wishart, Ryan, Portmann, Marius and Indulska, Jadwiga (2008). Evaluation of wireless mesh network handoff approaches for public safety and disaster recovery networks. Australasian Telecommunication Networks and Applications Conference, 2008. ATNAC 2008., Adelaide, Australia, 7-10 December 2008. Piscataway, NJ, USA: IEEE. doi: 10.1109/ATNAC.2008.4783339

Evaluation of wireless mesh network handoff approaches for public safety and disaster recovery networks

2007

Other Outputs

Creating distributed proxy configurations

Ardon, Sebastien, Gunningberg, Per, Ismailov, Yuri, Landfeldt, Bjorn, Portmann, Marius and Seneviratne, Aruna (2007). Creating distributed proxy configurations. US 7200679.

Creating distributed proxy configurations

2007

Conference Publication

Multi-linked AODV routing protocol for wireless mesh networks

Pirzada, Asad Amir, Wishart, Ryan and Portmann, Marius (2007). Multi-linked AODV routing protocol for wireless mesh networks. IEEE GLOBECOM 2007: 2007 IEEE Global Telecommunications Conference, Washington DC, U.S.A., 26-30 November 2007. Piscataway, NJ, U.S.A.: IEEE - Institute of Electrical Electronics Engineers Inc.. doi: 10.1109/GLOCOM.2007.934

Multi-linked AODV routing protocol for wireless mesh networks

2007

Conference Publication

High performance AODV routing protocol for hybrid wireless mesh networks

Pirzada, A.A. and Portmann, M. (2007). High performance AODV routing protocol for hybrid wireless mesh networks. The Fourth Annual International Conference on Mobile and Ubiquitous Systems: Computing, Networking & Services (MobiQuitous-07), Philadelphia, USA, 6-10 August, 2007. Philadelphia, USA: IEEE. doi: 10.1109/MOBIQ.2007.4451011

High performance AODV routing protocol for hybrid wireless mesh networks

2007

Conference Publication

Congestion aware routing in hybrid wireless mesh networks

Pirzada, A. A., Wishart, R. and Portmann, M. (2007). Congestion aware routing in hybrid wireless mesh networks. 15th IEEE International Conference on Networks 2007 (ICON 2007), Adelaide, Australia, 19-21 November 2007. Piscataway, NJ, U.S.A.: IEEE - Institute of Electrical Electronics Engineers Inc.. doi: 10.1109/ICON.2007.4444139

Congestion aware routing in hybrid wireless mesh networks

2007

Conference Publication

Routing metrics for multi-radio wireless mesh networks

Guerin, Jonathan, Portmann, Marius and Pirzada, Asad (2007). Routing metrics for multi-radio wireless mesh networks. 2007 Australasian Telecommunications, Networks and Applications Conference, Christchurch, New Zealand, 2-5 December, 2007. Christchurch, New Zealand: IEEE. doi: 10.1109/ATNAC.2007.4665270

Routing metrics for multi-radio wireless mesh networks

2007

Conference Publication

Hybrid mesh ad-hoc on-demand distance vector routing protocol

Pirzada, Asad Amir, Portmann, Marius and Indulska, Jadwiga (2007). Hybrid mesh ad-hoc on-demand distance vector routing protocol. Australasian Computer Science Conference (ACSC-2007), Ballarat, Victoria, Australia, 30 January - 2 February, 2007. Sydney: Australian Computer Society, Inc..

Hybrid mesh ad-hoc on-demand distance vector routing protocol

2007

Conference Publication

Robust communications using wireless mesh networks for safeguarding water infrastructures

Khan, S., Pirzada, A.A. and Portmann, M. (2007). Robust communications using wireless mesh networks for safeguarding water infrastructures. Recent Advances in Security Technology (RNSA) 2007, Melbourne, Australia, 28 September, 2007. Curtin, ACT: Australian Homeland Security Research Centre.

Robust communications using wireless mesh networks for safeguarding water infrastructures

2007

Conference Publication

A light-weight client mobility approach for infrastructure mesh networks

Wishart, R., Pirzada, A. A. and Portmann, M. (2007). A light-weight client mobility approach for infrastructure mesh networks. 15th IEEE International Conference on Networks 2007 (ICON 2007), Adelaide, Australia, 19-21 November 2007. Piscataway, NJ, U.S.A.: IEEE - Institute of Electrical Electronics Engineers Inc.. doi: 10.1109/ICON.2007.4444095

A light-weight client mobility approach for infrastructure mesh networks

2007

Conference Publication

Establishing high capacity routes in wireless mesh networks

Pirzada, Asad Amir and Portmann, Marius (2007). Establishing high capacity routes in wireless mesh networks. Asia-Pacific Conference on Communications 2007 (APCC 2007), Bangkok, Thailand, 18-20 October 2007. Piscataway, NJ, U.S.A.: IEEE - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. doi: 10.1109/APCC.2007.4433433

Establishing high capacity routes in wireless mesh networks

2007

Conference Publication

Performance comparison of reactive routing protocols for hybrid wireless mesh networks

Khan, S., Pirzadfa, A.A. and Portmann, M. (2007). Performance comparison of reactive routing protocols for hybrid wireless mesh networks. The 2nd International Conference on Wireless Broadband and Ultra Wideband Communications (AusWireless 2007), Sydney, NSW, 27-30 August, 2007. Sydney: IEE. doi: 10.1109/AUSWIRELESS.2007.55

Performance comparison of reactive routing protocols for hybrid wireless mesh networks

2007

Book Chapter

Wireless Mesh Networks for Public Safety and Disaster Recovery Applications

Portmann, Marius and Pirzada, Asad Amir (2007). Wireless Mesh Networks for Public Safety and Disaster Recovery Applications. Wireless Mesh Networking: Architectures, Protocols and Standards. (pp. 545-576) edited by Zhang, Y., Luo, J. and Hu, H.. New York, USA: Taylor & Francis.

Wireless Mesh Networks for Public Safety and Disaster Recovery Applications

2006

Book Chapter

Peer-to-peer Networks - Promises and Challenges

Portmann, M, Ardon, and Senac, (2006). Peer-to-peer Networks - Promises and Challenges. Ambient Intelligence, Wireless Networking, and Ubiquitous Computing. (pp. 143-166) edited by A. Vasilakos and W. Pedrycz. Norwood, MA, USA: Artech House Publishers.

Peer-to-peer Networks - Promises and Challenges

2006

Conference Publication

Context-enhanced authentication for infrastructureless network environments

Wishart, R. G., Indulska, J., Portmann, M. and Sutton, P. R. (2006). Context-enhanced authentication for infrastructureless network environments. Third International Conference on Ubiquitous Intelligence and Computing, Wuhan, China, 3-6 September, 2006. Berlin: Springer-Verlag Berlin. doi: 10.1007/11833529_94

Context-enhanced authentication for infrastructureless network environments

2006

Conference Publication

Performance comparison of multi-path AODV and DSR protocols in hybrid mesh networks

Pirzada, Amir, Portmann, M and Indulska, J (2006). Performance comparison of multi-path AODV and DSR protocols in hybrid mesh networks. 2006 IEEE International Conference on Networks (ICON'06), Singapore, 13-15 September, 2006. Singapore: IEEE. doi: 10.1109/ICON.2006.302624

Performance comparison of multi-path AODV and DSR protocols in hybrid mesh networks

2006

Conference Publication

Experimental evaluation of AODV in a hybrid wireless mesh network

Hu, P, Pirzada, Amir and Portmann, M (2006). Experimental evaluation of AODV in a hybrid wireless mesh network. The 5th Workshop on the Internet, Telecommunications and Signal Processing (WITSP'06), Hobart, Australia, 11-13 December, 2006. Hobart: DSP for Communication Systems.

Experimental evaluation of AODV in a hybrid wireless mesh network

2006

Conference Publication

Evaluation of multi-radio extensions to AODV for wireless mesh networks

Pirzada, Asad Amir, Portmann, Marius and Indulska, Jadwiga (2006). Evaluation of multi-radio extensions to AODV for wireless mesh networks. 4th ACM International Workshop on Mobility Management and Wireless Access (MobiWac 2006), Torremolinos, Spain, 2 October, 2006. New York, USA: ACM Press. doi: 10.1145/1164783.1164791

Evaluation of multi-radio extensions to AODV for wireless mesh 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
  • 2024 - 2025
    Customer electricity usage segmentation based on smart meter data
    Energy Queensland Limited
    Open grant

Past funding

  • 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

    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

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

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Siamak Layeghy, Professor Sara Dolnicar

  • 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

  • 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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