Prof. Dr. Janick Edinger

Since 2021, I am a Professor of Distributed Operating Systems at the University of Hamburg, Germany. I studied at the University of Mannheim, where I also received my PhD in the group of Christian Becker. In addition, I studied at Taiwan National University and the University of Alberta, Canada, and completed research stays at the University of British Columbia, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, and Georgia State University in Atlanta, USA.

I have published in proceedings of international conferences such as MobiQuitous, PerCom, IPDPS, MSWiM, ICCCN, IUI, COMPSAC, and CHIIR, and received the PerCom 2021 Mark Weiser Best Paper Award. I was a shadow PC member for EuroSys 2021. My research interests include computation offloading, edge computing, and assistive technologies.

More broadly, my research focuses on designing and evaluating distributed, context-aware, and adaptive computing systems. A central theme of my work is exploring how edge computing and computation offloading can help process large volumes of sensor and video data close to their sources, enabling efficient and privacy-preserving analytics even in dynamic environments.

I am particularly interested in how autonomous and heterogeneous systems—such as fleets of drones or mobile devices—can be integrated into scalable middleware platforms to support real-time monitoring, decision-making, and automation in complex domains like logistics and industrial operations. This includes developing modular architectures that combine local edge processing with cloud-based coordination, as well as techniques to protect sensitive information during data collection and analysis.

Beyond technical foundations, I am passionate about creating technologies that have a tangible societal impact. My work has contributed to applications that improve accessibility and inclusion, such as adaptive interfaces and crowd-sourced mapping, and to solutions that help organizations become more transparent, efficient, and resilient.