Dipl.-Ing. Thomas Bigler

Center for Distributed Systems and Sensor Networks

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About the person

After completing his studies of computer technology at the University of Technology Vienna in 2011, Thomas Bigler first worked at the Austrian Academy of Sciences and since 2012 at the Center for Distributed Systems and Sensor Networks on the Department for Integrated Sensor Systems at the Danube University Krems. Many of his previous research projects dealt with high-precision and robust clock synchronization in various application areas, such as ToF 3D cameras, MIMO systems or wide-area computer networks. Further focal points of his research activities are time based and received signal strength based localization methods that can also be used for industrial environments, IoT and mesh communication technologies (e.g. Bluetooth, Zigbee, Thread), but also the relatively new topic of wearables and intelligent textiles. He is also engaged in chipless antenna designs on a textile basis. His main areas of interest and activities carried out in the projects are in the area of embedded systems, the design of electronics for hardware, FPGA based systems and algorithm design.

Projects (Extract Research Database)

Running projects

Intelligente Dienste und IoT Konnektivität für Gemeinden im ländlichen Raum

Duration: 01/10/2022–30/06/2024
Principle investigator for the project (University for Continuing Education Krems): Thomas Lampoltshammer
Funding: Bundesländer (inkl. deren Stiftungen und Einrichtungen)

Correlated Analysis System for in-vivo Inspection of Semiconductor Process Wafers

Duration: 01/04/2022–01/05/2025
Principle investigator for the project (University for Continuing Education Krems): Roman Beigelbeck
Funding: FFG

Dataskop – Sensor-Based Data Economy

Duration: 01/03/2020–28/02/2024
Principle investigator for the project (University for Continuing Education Krems): Albert Treytl
Funding: Bundesländer (inkl. deren Stiftungen und Einrichtungen)

Electronic Horizons in Roadside Infrastructure using Digital Twins

Duration: 01/01/2019–31/12/2021
Principle investigator for the project (University for Continuing Education Krems): Albert Treytl
Funding: Bundesländer (inkl. deren Stiftungen und Einrichtungen)
Program: Technologieförderung NÖ

Completed projects

Localization by directional antennas in industrial Internet of Things

Duration: 01/01/2019–30/09/2021
Principle investigator for the project (University for Continuing Education Krems): Albert Treytl
Funding: Bundesländer (inkl. deren Stiftungen und Einrichtungen)
Program: nfb

Trustworthy loT for Cyber-Physical-Systems

Duration: 01/12/2017–31/12/2020
Principle investigator for the project (University for Continuing Education Krems): Albert Treytl
Funding: FFG
Program: IKT der Zukunft

Countermeasures for unmanned aerial vehicles for authorities and emergency and rescue organizations

Duration: 01/12/2016–30/06/2019
Principle investigator for the project (University for Continuing Education Krems): Albert Treytl
Funding: FFG
Program: KIRAS

HIgh Precision and RObustness in Network Synchronization

Duration: 01/04/2015–31/03/2018
Principle investigator for the project (University for Continuing Education Krems): Albert Treytl
Funding: FFG
Program: bridge 1

Investigation of localization properties of Bluetooth Beacon II

Duration: 01/04/2016–31/03/2017
Principle investigator for the project (University for Continuing Education Krems): Albert Treytl
Funding: FFG
Program: Innovationsscheck

VivaBack - Biomechanical Sensor for Measuring the Human Spine

Duration: 04/10/2016–28/02/2017
Principle investigator for the project (University for Continuing Education Krems): Albert Treytl
Funding: FFG
Program: Innovationsscheck

Protection from UV radiation using intelligent wearable sensors

Duration: 01/01/2015–30/06/2015
Principle investigator for the project (University for Continuing Education Krems): Hubert Brückl
Funding: FFG
Program: Innovationsscheck

Advanced Ethernet for Time-Aware Syntonicity

Duration: 01/01/2011–30/06/2013
Principle investigator for the project (University for Continuing Education Krems): Martin Brandl
Funding: FFG
Program: FIT-IT

Publications (Extract Research Database)

Vogl, L.; Sauter, T.; Treytl, A.; Bigler, T. (2022). Work in Progress: Side-Channel Watermarking for LoRaWAN Using Robust Inter-Packet Timing: An experimental approach. In: IEEE, Proceedings in 2022 IEEE 18th International Conference on Factory Communication Systems (WFCS): 1-4, IEEE, Pavia

Weissbacher, M.; Sauter, T.; Bigler, T.; Treytl, A. (2022). The Effect of Carrier Mismatch on RSS Ranging and Localization. In: IEEE, 2022 IEEE 18th International Conference on Factory Communication Systems (WFCS): 1-8, IEEE, Pavia

Stenzl, R.; Wilker, S.; Sauter, T.; Nagy, A.; Bigler, T.; Treytl, A.; (2021). Radio map upscaling - adding antennas in an indoor localization scenario. In: IEEE, Proceedings in 26th IEEE International Conference on Emerging Technologies and Factory Automation (ETFA ), 2021: 1-4, IEEE, Vasteras, Schweden

Bigler, T.; Kovács, G.; Treytl, A.; Windl, R. (2020). NFC for Powering Sensors in Concrete. In: IEEE, Proceedings for the IEEE International Conference on Emerging Technologies and Factory Automation (ETFA): 10.1109/ETFA46521.2020.9211889, IEEE, Wien

Bigler, T.; Treytl, A.; Sauter, T. (2020). Side-Channel Watermarking for LoRaWAN Using Robust Inter-Packet Timing. In: IEEE, Proceedings for the IEEE International Conference on Emerging Technologies and Factory Automation (ETFA): 10.1109/ETFA46521.2020.9211875, IEEE, Wien

Nagy, A.; Bigler, T.; Treytl, A.; Stenzl, R.; Wilker, S.; Sauter, T. (2020). RSS-based Localization for Directional Antennas. In: IEEE, 2020 25th IEEE International Conference on Emerging Technologies and Factory Automation (ETFA): 774-781, IEEE, Wien

Stenzl, R.; Wilker, S.; Sauter, T.; Nagy, A.; Bigler, T.; Treytl, A. (2020). Work-in-Progress: Usage of clustering algorithms for analysis of radio maps for localization using directed antennas. In: IEEE, 2020 16th IEEE International Conference on Factory Communication Systems (WFCS): 1-4, IEEE, Porto, Portugal

Nagy, A.; Bigler, T.; Treytl, A.; Sauter, T. (2019). A Radio-Map clustering Algorithm for RSS based Localization using Directional Antennas. In: Proceedings of 2019 15th IEEE International Workshop on Factory Communication Systems (WFCS): 1-4, IEEE, USA

Bigler, T.; Treytl, A.; Löschenbrand, D.; Zemen, T. (2018). High Accuracy Synchronization for Distributed Massive MIMO using White Rabbit. InProceeding; International IEEE Symposium on Precision Clock Synchronization for Measurement, Control, and Communication 2018, IEEE

Bigler, T.; Treytl, A.; Kienmayer, C. (2017). Increasing Localization Robustness using Directional Antennas. IEEE, 2017 22nd IEEE International Conference on Emerging Technologies and Factory Automation (ETFA), 2017: 10.1109/ETFA.2017.8247765

Mahmood, A.; Bigler, T.; Sauter, T. (2016). Investigations on Packet Delay Variations over the Wireless Channel. Conference Paper for12th IEEE World Conference on Factory Communication Systems: 1-4

Puhm, A.; Mahmood, A.; Bigler, T.; Keroe, N. (2016). Synchronizing an IEEE 1588 slave clock over both paths of a redundant Ethernet system. IEEE International Symposium on Precision Clock Synchronization for Measurement, Control, and Communication (ISPCS): 1-6

Ring, F.; Bigler, T.; Exel, R. (2015). Synchronization Robustness using Kalman-based Clock Servos. Precision Clock Synchronization for Measurement, Control, and Communication (ISPCS), 2015 IEEE International Symposium on: 64-69

Exel, R.; Bigler, T.; Sauter, T. (2014). Asymmetry Mitigation in IEEE 802.3 Ethernet for High-Accuracy Clock Synchronization. Instrumentation and Measurement, IEEE Transactions on, Vol. 63, no. 3: 729-736

Exel, R.; Bigler, T. (2014). ToA Ranging using Subsample Peak Estimation and Equalizer-based Multipath Reduction. IEEE WCNC'14: 2964-2969

Exel, R.; Bigler, T.; Sauter, T.; Ferrari, P.; Rizzi, M.; Flammini, A. (2014). Timestamping of IEEE 802.15.4 CSS by CORDIC-based Chirp interpolation. Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference (I2MTC) Proceedings, 2014 IEEE International, Vol. 604, no. 609: 12-15

Han, Sangjin; Agrawala, A.; Mah, M.; Exel, R.; Bigler, T. (2014). Clock Synchronization – An Approach using Mapping Functions. European Wireless 2014; 20th European Wireless Conference; Proceedings of, Vol. 1, no. 7: 14-16

Mahmood, A.; Ring, F.; Nagy, A.; Bigler, T.; Treytl, A.; Sauter, T.; Kerö, N. (2014). High Precision and Robustness in Network-based Clock Synchronization using IEEE 1588. 2014 IEEE Emerging Technology and Factory Automation (ETFA): 1-4

Bigler, T.; Exel, R. (2013). Out-of-band asymmetry removal for high accuracy clock synchronization in 100Base-TX. Precision Clock Synchronization for Measurement Control and Communication (ISPCS), 2013 International IEEE Symposium on: 29--34

Lectures (Extract Research Database)

Side-Channel Watermarking for LoRaWAN Using Robust Inter-Packet Timing

IEEE International Conference on Emerging Technologies and Factory Automation (ETFA) 2020, 10/09/2020

NFC for Powering Sensors in Concrete

IEEE International Conference on Emerging Technologies and Factory Automation (ETFA) 2020, 10/09/2020

Out-of-band asymmetry removal for high accuracy clock synchronization in 100Base-TX

2013 International IEEE Symposium on Precision Clock Synchronization for Measurement Control and Communication (ISPCS), 25/09/2013