About Me
Hello! I am a researcher, software developer, network architect, and security engineer based in Hamburg, Germany. In May 2025 I changed my name from Timo Häckel to Timo Salomon due to marriage.
Currently I am pursuing the Ph.D. degree in cooperation with the Technical University of Dresden, and Hamburg University of Applied Sciences in Germany. My particular interest is the tightly intertwined safety and security of time-sensitive in-vehicle networks, which I am exploring in the context of different research projects. I am a member of the CoRE and INET working groups at HAW Hamburg, where I develop and maintain open-source frameworks for the OMNeT++ simulator.
Approaching my doctorate, I am looking for opportunities to apply my experience to network and security projects in industry. Feel free to explore my work and get in touch.
Education
Ph.D. in Computer Science (IN PROGRESS)
TU Dresden, Germany
2018 - 2026
- Thesis: Security Measures for In-Vehicular Real-Time Networks
- Supervisor (TU Dresden): Prof. Dr. Matthias Wählisch
- Supervisor (HAW Hamburg): Prof. Dr. Thomas C. Schmidt
- Research focus: Exploring the tightly intertwined safety and security of time-sensitive in-vehicle networks. See publications below.
M.Sc. in Computer Science
HAW Hamburg, Germany
2016 - 2018
- Thesis: Automotive Communication Architectures Supporting Quality-of-Service Agreements
- Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Franz Korf
- Grade: Excellent
- ECTS-Grade: “A” - top 10%
B.Sc. in Technical Computer Science
HAW Hamburg, Germany
2013 - 2016
- Thesis: Feasibility study for porting a multi-chip e-bike user interface to a current Bluetooth Low Energy single-chip system
- Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Stephan Pareigis
- Grade: Very Good
- ECTS-Grade: “A” - top 10%
Professional Experience
Research Scientist
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2024 - Present
- Conducting research on [topic]
- Publishing papers in top-tier conferences and journals
- Collaborating with international research teams
Research Assistant
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2020 - 2024
- Assisted in research projects on [topic]
- Developed software tools for [purpose]
- Mentored undergraduate students
Interest and Skills
- Network security design
- In-vehicle network architecture
- Secure, real-time communication in service-oriented architecture
- IEEE Time-Sensitive Networking (TSN)
- Software-Defined Networking (SDN)
- Programming languages: C/C++, Python, JAVA, C#, Bash/Shell/PowerShell
- Management and organization of groups and teams
- Excellent written and verbal communication (English, German)
- Looking for open challenges and networking problems
- Characteristics: well organized, determined, committed, team player
Scientific Publications
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For a complete list of publications, please visit my Google Scholar profile.