Recognized as Distinguished Reviewer at ACM IMC 2025
Honored to be recognized as a Distinguished Reviewer at the ACM Internet Measurement Conference (IMC) 2025 for contributing high-quality reviews to the network measurement community.
Welcome to SPEAR Lab
The SPEAR Lab (Systems and Protocols for Edge-Enabled Internet) at TU Delft conducts cutting-edge research in edge computing, next-generation network protocols, and Internet-wide measurements. We build practical systems and conduct measurements that shape the future of Internet infrastructure.
SPEAR Lab is assosciated with the Networked Systems Group at Software Technology department of the Faculty of Electrical Engineering Mathematics, and Computer Science (EEMCS) at TU Delft.
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We are always looking for motivated students and researchers to join our lab.
PhD Position: Self-Organizing Edge Infrastructure for Next-Generation Internet
Deadline: December 1, 2025
TU Delft's SPEAR (Systems and Protocols for Edge-Enabled Internet) lab seeks a doctoral researcher to develop autonomous systems that orchestrate resources across edge, cloud, and satellite networks. You'll focus on building systems that self-organize, self-optimize, and self-heal across heterogeneous environments, working with network transport protocols and conducting Internet-scale performance validation. Contributions to open-source projects like Kubernetes and Oakestra are expected.
Latest News
View allLEO-NET 2025 Workshop Successfully Held at SIGCOMM
The third annual LEO-NET workshop on LEO Networking and Communication was successfully held at ACM SIGCOMM 2025.
Presenting Starlink CDN Research at IETF 123 MAPRG
Our ANRP 2025 award-winning research on Starlink CDN performance was presented at the Measurement and Analysis for Protocols Research Group (MAPRG) session at IETF 123 in Madrid.
SPEAR Lab to Host TMA 2026 in Delft
We are excited to announce that TU Delft will host the Network Traffic Measurement and Analysis Conference (TMA) 2026 in Delft, Netherlands.
Panelist at NATO Summit Pre-Event on High Capacity Wireless
Participated as a panelist at the pre-NATO Summit event discussing high capacity wireless technologies for strategic advantage in The Hague, Netherlands.
Presenting Starlink Research at RIPE 90
Presenting our award-winning Starlink CDN research at RIPE 90 meeting, sharing insights with the Internet operations community.
Are You a Student at TU Delft?
Check out our open thesis topics for Bachelor's and Master's students.
Master's
Building 5G/6G-compliant edge
Design and implement an orchestration framework for deploying 5G/6G core network functions in edge computing environments with real lab testbed validation.
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Master's
Designing and supporting "fluid computing"
Design and implement a system for automatic code partitioning that transforms monolithic applications into distributed pico-services optimized for fluid computing environments.
EdgeSystems
Master's
Efficient AI pipeline management in distributed edge infrastructures
Develop an intelligent AI pipeline orchestration system integrated with Oakestra's hierarchical architecture to optimize deployment and execution of machine learning workloads across distributed edge infrastructures.
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