Biography

Marc Emmelmann graduated summa cum laude from Technical University Berlin holding a Master of Science degree in Computer Engineering.

He currently working for the Technical University of Berlin, faculty of computer science and electrical engineering. As a member of the Telecommunication and Networks Group (TKN), his reaearch interest focuson on seamless mobility support at lower OSI layers. His research covers all aspects of the handover including novel apoaches towards network discovery, handover decision, and link-layer reestablishment schemes.

From 1997 to 2002, Marc was affiliated with Fraunhofer Institut for Open Communication Systems (Fokus) where he was responsible for the analysis and simulation of transport protocols in a satellite based environment. Previously, he had joined LCB Systemhaus Berlin in a project targeted at the in-circuit-based software development for handhelds (PDAs).

Mr. Emmelmann is an active member of the IEEE having served in several Technical Program Commitees as well as a reviewer for numerous conferences and journals. He is activly participating in the IEEE standardization process holding "voting membeship" status within the 802.11 Working Group.

In his spare time, Marc enjoys mountain climbing and aerobics.