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Peter Komisarczuk: Research and Teaching

Peter researches, lectures and consults in networking and distributed systems. He has published in the areas of telecommunications, broadband networking, Next Generation Networks and Grid computing. He is a member of the Distributed Systems Research Group (DSRG) in the School of Mathematics, Statistics and Computer Science. Peter has worked for Ericsson, Fujitsu and Nortel Networks in next generation "intelligent networks", access and optical networks and has a PhD from the University of Surrey (1998).

Peter is a Chartered Engineer (CEng), a member of the IET, IEEE, ACM, BCS and NZCS.

Research

Peter is involved in a variety of current research projects/areas identified below. His research background is in various aspects of networking, distributed systems in industry and academia.

  • Next Generation Networks and Internet
    • Grid Enabled Internet Instruments (GEII)
    • NGN Resiliency Project (A collaborative project with the Universities of Canterbury, Massey and Waikato, and MediaLab Ltd, this is an Express project funded by Telecom New Zealand, Alcatel and FRST. (2005-ongoing)
    • PhD: Christian Seifert, Using Honeynets for Intrusion Protection Systems, (Supervised with Ian Welch, 2006-ongoing)
    • MSc: Dean Pemberton, Internet Background Radiation, submitted January 2007. (Supervised with Ian Welch)
    • MSc: Alex Koudrin, Network Relaibility and Resiliency in Next Generation Networks, submitted June 2006.
    • Honours: Neil Bertram, New Zealands Internet Landscape: An analysis of peering, content and scalability, submitted October 2006
    • BIT Honours: Abdolreza Kormi Nouri, Peer-to-Peer Services Over Cellular Network, submitted October 2005
    • Honours: Pia Holland, Virtual Wire, submitted October 2004
    • PSTN Lifecycle Project (A collaborative project with the University of Auckland, and MediaLab Ltd. The project is funded by Telecom New Zealand. (2004-ongoing)
  • Wireless networks and wireless location determination
    • PhD: Yifan Zhang, Utilising Location Information to Enable Reliable Transmission in MANETs, (Supervised with John Hine, 2005-ongoing)
    • MCompSci: Xi Peng Yang, Wireless Location Determination using Particle Filters, submitted February 2007.
    • MSc: Deb Shepherd, Location Based Services, (2006-ongoing)
    • Honours: Jono Wierenga, SIMPLE: developing a LBS positioning system, submitted October 2005
    • Honours: Steven Brasell, CORE - A vehicle Tracking m2m Service System, submitted February 2005
  • Grid/Utility computing and NEVO (Network Enabled Virtual Organisations) in collaboration with Kris Bubendorfer and Ian Welch of the Distributed Systems Research Group
  • Health Informatics and HealthGridNZ
  • Research in Teaching and Networking:
    • MCompSci: Florent Mara, Developing an Online Internet Peering Game, submitted February 2006

Publications - a list of publications (to early 2007)

Courses and Teaching Responsibilities

COMP414 Advanced Networking (2003-2007)

COMP417 Internet Technology (Capstone Course, 2005 and 2006)

COMP306 Computer Networks (2005-2007)

COMP204 Digital Network Technology (2003 and 2004)

COMP203 Computer Organisation (2006)

COMP101 Introduction to Dynamic Web Development (2005)

I supervise PhD, MSc, Honours project students (see course information for information about these degrees) and am a member of the Distributed Systems Research Group (DSRG)

I am co-ordinator and course director for the Bachelor of Information Technology (BIT), in particular I deal with the work experience programme. Most work experience content is now available only through the blackboard portal system (http://www.blackboard.vuw.ac.nz). I teach and develop the Network Engineering (NWEN) specialisation in the Bachelor of Engineering (BE).

My Timetable - apologies if this is not up to date

You can email me

peterk (AT) mcs.vuw.ac.nz