Prof. Hans Dermot Doran

Prof. Hans Dermot Doran

ZHAW School of Engineering
Forschungsschwerpunkt Secure and Dependable Systems and Networks
Technikumstrasse 20/22
8400 Winterthur

+41 (0) 58 934 76 76
hans.doran@zhaw.ch

Netzwerk

Mitglied in Netzwerken

Projekte

Smart Cyber Defense: AI and Machine Learning for Industrial Control Systems / Projektleiter:in / laufend
Machine Learning Mathematical Extension To Multiple Processors / Projektleiter:in / laufend
Reconfigurable Heterogeneous Highly Parallel Processing Platform for safe and secure AI / Projektleiter:in / laufend
Entwicklung und Bau eines Sensorträgers für das drohnengestützte Messen von Methan- und CO2-Konzentrationen in bodennahen Luftschichten / Teammitglied / abgeschlossen
CI/CD for PROFINET Conformance Test / Projektleiter:in / abgeschlossen
High Operational Reliability for Unmanned Systems / Co-Projektleiter:in / abgeschlossen
High performance security in embedded networked components with hard real time deadlines / Projektleiter:in / abgeschlossen
Hard and firmware development of a fail-safe system for drones / Projektleiter:in / abgeschlossen
Fast Beam Interlocking System / Projektleiter:in / abgeschlossen
On-Site Configurable Safe and Redundant Technology for Distributed Nodes in Rail Applications / Projektleiter:in / abgeschlossen

Publikationen

Schriftliche Konferenzbeiträge, peer-reviewed

Ghiglino, P. et al. (2025) 'High-performance AI inference for agile deployment on space-qualified processors : a performance benchmarking study', in 2025 IEEE Space Computing Conference (SCC). IEEE, pp. 123–128. doi: 10.1109/scc66396.2025.00020.
Doran, H. D. and Veljanovska, S. (2025) 'Partitioning of AI models for execution on mixed criticality systems : a workflow approach proposal', in SAFECOMP 2025 Position Papers. HAL. doi: 10.21256/zhaw-34095.
Tordoya T., C. R. et al. (2025) 'Bridging reliability and high performance in AI execution with radiation-hardened co-processing', in 2025 European Data Handling & Data Processing Conference (EDHPC). IEEE. Available at: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/11326464.
Ghiglino, P. et al. (2025) 'High-performance AI inference for agile deployment on space-qualified processors : a performance benchmarking study', in Törngren, M. et al. (eds) Computer Safety, Reliability, and Security. SAFECOMP 2025 Workshops. Cham: Springer, pp. 267–280. doi: 10.1007/978-3-032-02018-5_20.
Doran, H. D. et al. (2025) 'Dependable AI inference : a work-in-progress on CPU, co-processor and FPGA approaches', in Törngren, M. et al. (eds) Computer Safety, Reliability, and Security. SAFECOMP 2025 Workshops. Cham: Springer, pp. 49–60. doi: 10.1007/978-3-032-02018-5_4.
Tordoya Taquichiri, C. R. et al. (2025) 'Achieving dependability of AI execution with radiation hardened processors', in Embedded World Conference, Nuremberg, Germany, 11-13 March 2025. arXiv. doi: 10.48550/arxiv.2504.03680.
Veljanovska, S. and Doran, H. D. (2025) 'Workflow for Safe-AI', in Embedded World Conference, Nuremberg, Germany, 11-13 March 2025. arXiv. doi: 10.48550/arXiv.2503.14563.
Doran, H. D. et al. (2024) 'Hard real-time security policies with a Berkeley Packet Filter', in Proceedings of the 2024 Embedded World Conference. WEKA, pp. 66–70. doi: 10.21256/zhaw-30826.
Doran, H. D. and Veljanovska, S. (2024) 'Reliability of CNN execution : a novel application of the single protected channel pattern', in 2024 IEEE 29th International Conference on Emerging Technologies and Factory Automation (ETFA). IEEE. doi: 10.1109/etfa61755.2024.10710935.
Doran, H. D. and Leibundgut, P. (2024) 'n-stack execution of real-time ethernet protocols', in 2024 IEEE 29th International Conference on Emerging Technologies and Factory Automation (ETFA). IEEE. doi: 10.1109/etfa61755.2024.10710869.
Doran, H. D. and Veljanovska, S. (2024) 'An early-stage workflow proposal for the generation of safe and dependable AI classifiers', in 43rd International Conference on Computer Safety, Reliability and Security (SafeComp), Florence, Italy, 17-20 September 2024. arXiv. doi: 10.48550/arxiv.2410.01850.
Doran, H. D. and Veljanovska, S. (2024) 'Hybrid convolutional neural networks with reliability guarantee', in 2024 54th Annual IEEE/IFIP International Conference on Dependable Systems and Networks Workshops (DSN-W). IEEE, pp. 63–65. doi: 10.1109/dsn-w60302.2024.00023.
Lone, O., Stasiak, T. and Doran, H. D. (2024) 'Automated and orchestrated CI/CD pipelines in industrial protocol certification testing', in 2024 IEEE 20th International Conference on Factory Communication Systems (WFCS). IEEE. doi: 10.1109/WFCS60972.2024.10540983.
Veljanovska, S. and Doran, H. D. (2024) 'Performance examination of symbolic aggregate approximation in IoT applications', in Proceedings of the 2024 Embedded World Conference. WEKA, pp. 468–472. doi: 10.21256/zhaw-30872.
Lone, O. et al. (2024) 'The future of industrial protocol certification testing : CI/CD pipelines, cloud-based, automated and orchestrated', in Proceedings of the 2024 Embedded World Conference. WEKA, pp. 399–402. doi: 10.21256/zhaw-30839.
Doran, H. D. et al. (2023) 'Towards securing hard real-time networked embedded devices and systems : a cBPF implementation for an FPGA', in 2023 IEEE 28th International Conference on Emerging Technologies and Factory Automation (ETFA). IEEE. doi: 10.1109/ETFA54631.2023.10275449.
Doran, H. D. et al. (2023) 'Towards HW-SW co-design for secure industrial real-time ethernet applications', in 2023 IEEE 28th International Conference on Emerging Technologies and Factory Automation (ETFA). IEEE. doi: 10.1109/ETFA54631.2023.10275666.
Leibundgut, P. and Doran, H. D. (2023) 'Quo vadis real time ethernet', in Proceedings of Embedded World Conference 2023. WEKA. doi: 10.21256/zhaw-27614.
Doran, H. D. et al. (2022) 'Mixed criticality communication within an unmanned delivery rotorcraft', in Capone, P. (ed.) Proceedings of the 48th European Rotorcraft Forum. ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften. doi: 10.21256/zhaw-26906.
Figuet, B. et al. (2022) 'HORUS : High Operational Reliability for Unmanned Systems', in 48th European Rotorcraft Forum (ERF), Winterthur, Switzerland, 6-9 September 2022. European Rotorcraft Forum. doi: 10.21256/zhaw-27218.
Doran, H. D. (2022) 'Security and safety aspects of AI in industry applications', in Sikora, A. (ed.) Proceedings of Embedded World Conference 2022. WEKA, pp. 373–378. doi: 10.48550/arXiv.2207.10809.
Doran, H. D. and Lang, T. (2021) 'Dynamic lockstep processors for applications with functional safety relevance', in 2021 26th IEEE International Conference on Emerging Technologies and Factory Automation (ETFA ). IEEE. doi: 10.1109/ETFA45728.2021.9613543.
Doran, H. D. et al. (2021) 'Redundant machine learning architectures for functional safety relevant applications – an evaluation', in 14. Embedded Computing Conference, Winterthur (online), 1. Juni 2021.
Doran, H. D. et al. (2021) 'Dependable neural networks through redundancy, a comparison of redundant architectures', in Proceedings of the Embedded World Conference 2021. WEKA. doi: 10.21256/zhaw-23980.
Doran, H. D. et al. (2020) 'Conceptual design of human-drone communication in collaborative environments', in 2020 50th Annual IEEE/IFIP International Conference on Dependable Systems and Networks Workshops (DSN-W). IEEE, pp. 118–121. doi: 10.1109/DSN-W50199.2020.00030.
Doran, H. D. and Reif, M. U. (2020) 'Examining redundancy in the context of safe machine learning', in Proceedings of the Forum for Safety & Security 2020. WEKA. doi: 10.21256/zhaw-20248.
Doran, H. D. (2020) 'Work-in-progress : voting framework for distributed real-time ethernet based dependable systems', in 16th IEEE International Conference on Factory Communication Systems. IEEE. doi: 10.1109/WFCS47810.2020.9114402.
Müller, T. and Doran, H. (2018) 'Protecting PROFINET cyclic real-time traffic : a performance evaluation and verification platform', in Proceedings of the 14th IEEE International Workshop on Factory Communication Systems. IEEE. doi: 10.1109/WFCS.2018.8402379.
Doran, H. et al. (2018) 'Atlas : examining the wider context of assistive robotics', in Proceedings of the 15th International Conference on Informatics in Control, Automation and Robotics. Science and Technology Publications, pp. 396–402. doi: 10.5220/0006885203960402.
Müller, T. et al. (2018) 'Challenges and prospects of communication security in real-time ethernet automation systems', in Proceedings of the 14th IEEE International Workshop on Factory Communication Systems. IEEE. doi: 10.1109/WFCS.2018.8402338.
Doran, H. (2018) 'Embedded velocity measurement using a sensor based on a fly eye', in Proceedings of The Embedded World Conference 2018. München: WEKA. doi: 10.21256/zhaw-4880.
Müller, T., Doran, H. and Walz, A. (2018) 'Anforderungen an Information Security Lösungen für Industrial Real-Time Ethernet Netzwerke', in Forum Safety & Security 2018, Sindelfingen, Deutschland, 12.-13. September 2018.
Müller, T. and Doran, H. (2018) 'PROFINET Real-time protection layer : performance analysis of cryptographic and protocol processing overhead', in Proceedings of the 23rd International Conference on Emerging Technologies and Factory Automation (ETFA). IEEE. doi: 10.1109/ETFA.2018.8502670.
Doran, H. D. and Hannich, F. (2018) 'Generating research aims for legged robots : a market and dependability approach', in ICRA 2018 Workshop: Multilegged Robots, Brisbane, Australia, 25 May 2018. ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften. doi: 10.21256/zhaw-3763.
Neumann, S. et al. (2017) 'Küchenassistenzroboter für Seniorinnen und Senioren : Bedürfnisse, Akzeptanzfaktoren und Wirtschaftlichkeit', in Kempter, G. and Hämmerle, I. (eds) Beiträge zum Usability Day XV : Umgebungsunterstütztes Leben, 22. Juni 2017. Lengerich: Pabst Science Publishers, pp. 38–44.
Gwerder, E. and Doran, H. D. (2017) 'A bio-inspired auto-velocity detection algorithm for autonomous robots', in Proceedings of the 14th International Conference on Informatics in Control, Automation and Robotics. SciTePress, pp. 56–65. doi: 10.5220/0006430200560065.
Gisin, L., Doran, H. and Gruber, J.-M. (2016) 'roboBAN : a wireless body area network for autonomous robots', in Proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Informatics in Control, Automation and Robotics - Volume 2: ICINCO, pp. 49–60. doi: 10.5220/0005968700490060.
Itin, L. and Doran, H. D. (2015) 'Optimising non-real time frame handling in real time ethernet nodes', in 2015 IEEE World Conference on Factory Communication Systems (WFCS). IEEE. doi: 10.1109/WFCS.2015.7160551.
Doran, H. and Weber, K. (2015) 'TSN communication controller designs : assisting security and reliability by design', in Time Sensitive Networks and Applications, San Francisco, USA, 2015.
Ganz, D., Leschke, S. and Doran, H. D. (2015) 'Improving EtherCAT master-slave synchronisation precision using PTCP embedded in EtherCAT frames : a proof-of-concept', in 2015 IEEE World Conference on Factory Communication Systems (WFCS). IEEE. doi: 10.1109/WFCS.2015.7160552.
Itin, L. and Doran, H. (2014) 'Optimising a PROFINET IRT architecture for maximisation of non real time traffic', in KOMMA 2014 : Kommunikation in der Automation / 5. Jahreskolloquium Kommunikation in der Automation, 18.11.2014. Jürgen Jasperneite (Hrsg.). Lemgo: Institut für industrielle Informationstechnik. doi: 10.21256/zhaw-8858.
Doran, H. D. (2014) 'Functionally safe collaborative robot systems : a preliminary investigation', in Proceedings of the 45th International Symposium on Robotics (ISR 2014) and the 8th German Conference on Robotics (ROBOTIK 2014). Berlin: VDE, pp. 683–690.
Doran, H. D. and Marti, S. (2014) 'Robot workspace monitoring with redundant structured light cameras : a preliminary investigation', in 2014 11th International Conference on Informatics in Control, Automation and Robotics (ICINCO). IEEE, pp. 611–617.
Ganz, D. and Doran, H. D. (2014) 'Extending summation-frame communication systems for high performance and complex automation applications', in 2014 10th IEEE Workshop on Factory Communication Systems (WFCS 2014). IEEE. doi: 10.1109/WFCS.2014.6837596.
Schoch, J. et al. (2012) 'Dynamic frame packing in industrial applications using COTS components', in 2012 9th IEEE International Workshop on Factory Communication Systems. IEEE. doi: 10.1109/WFCS.2012.6242557.
May, M., Ganz, D. and Doran, H. D. (2012) 'HSR and PROFINET IRT bandwidth management in generic embedded systems', in Proceedings of 2012 IEEE 17th International Conference on Emerging Technologies & Factory Automation (ETFA 2012). IEEE, pp. 1–4. doi: 10.1109/ETFA.2012.6489724.
Künzle, C., Bursic, D. and Doran, H. (2011) 'Embedding real time ethernet : examining feasibility of separating bus master and application master in industrial POWERLINK implementations', in ETFA 2011. IEEE. doi: 10.1109/ETFA.2011.6059171.
Gort, S. et al. (2011) 'Communication aspects of wind turbine control architecture re-design', in 2011 International Conference on Power Engineering, Energy and Electrical Drives. doi: 10.1109/PowerEng.2011.6036442.
Doran, H. D. (2011) 'Towards a common understanding of the digital pheromone', in Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Informatics in Control, Automation and Robotics - Volume 1: ICINCO, pp. 176–181. doi: 10.5220/0003572901760181.
Fischer, S. and Doran, H. D. (2011) 'Embedding real time ethernet : EtherNet/IP on resource constricted platforms', in ETFA 2011. IEEE. doi: 10.1109/ETFA.2011.6059169.
Doran, H. D. (2010) 'Real Time Ethernet in data acquisition applications', in Sensoren und Messsysteme 2010 : Vorträge der 15. ITG-/GMA-Fachtagung vom 18 bis 19. Mai 2010 in Nürnberg.
Gunzinger, D. et al. (2010) 'Optimising PROFINET IRT for fast cycle times : a proof of concept', in 2010 IEEE International Workshop on Factory Communication Systems Proceedings. IEEE. doi: 10.1109/WFCS.2010.5548637.
Gunzinger, D. J. A. and Doran, H. D. (2009) 'HSR performance evaluation : a pre-specification software implementation', in 2009 IEEE Conference on Emerging Technologies & Factory Automation. IEEE. doi: 10.1109/ETFA.2009.5347196.
Doran, H. (2009) 'Charting a path to success : the start-up phase of a Swiss research and development institute', in Hansen, R. (ed.) AALE 2009 Tagungsband.
Doran, H. (2009) 'Embedded real-time-ethernet in data acquisition applications', in Embedded World 2009 Exhibition & Conference, Nuremberg, March 3 - 5, 2009. Zürich: WEKA.
Doran, H. D. (2009) 'A communication technique for swarm-capable autonomous agents', in 2009 Second International Conference on Robot Communication and Coordination. doi: 10.4108/ICST.ROBOCOMM2009.5961.
Doran, H. (2008) 'Refactoring the ethernet layer 1 architecture and layer 2 interface to facillitate efficient real time ethernet implementations', in 2008 IEEE International Workshop on Factory Communication Systems. IEEE. doi: 10.1109/WFCS.2008.4638756.
Doran, H. (2007) 'Speeding things up : reducing the processing overhead in real time ethernet communications using FPGA's', in Verl, A., Bender, K., and Schumacher, W. (eds) Tagungsband SPS/IPC/Drives 2007. Berlin: VDE, pp. 355–360.
Doran, H. (2004) 'XP : help or hindrance to knowledge management?', in Extreme Programming and Agile Processes in Software Engineering : 5th International Conference, XP2004, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, June 6-10, 2004, Proceedings. Springer, pp. 215–218. doi: 10.1007/978-3-540-24853-8_26.
Doran, H. D. (2004) 'Agile knowledge management in practice', in Advances in Learning Software Organizations : 6th International Workshop, LSO 2004, Banff, Canada, June 2004 - Proceedings. Springer, pp. 137–143. doi: 10.1007/978-3-540-25983-1_14.
Doran, H. (2003) 'XP : good for anything other than software development?', in Marchesi, M. and Succi, G. (eds) Extreme programming and agile processes in software engineering : 4th international conference, XP 2003, Genova, Italy, May 25-29, 2003. Springer, pp. 375–377. doi: 10.1007/3-540-44870-5_57.

Mündliche Konferenzbeiträge und Abstracts

Veljanovska, S. and Doran, H. D. (2024) 'A workflow proposal for Safe-AI', in European Conference on EDGE AI Technologies and Applications (EEAI), Cagliari, Italy, 21-23 October 2024.
Lone, O. and Doran, H. D. (2024) 'Evolving certification testing for industrial communication protocols', in Embedded Computing Conference (ECC), Winterthur, Switzerland, 28 May 2024.
Doran, H. D. (2024) 'Safe and dependable AI, state of the art and prospectives', in Embedded Computing Conference (ECC), Winterthur, Switzerland, 28 May 2024.
Veljanovska, S. and Doran, H. D. (2024) 'Feasibility of utilizing symbolic aggregate approximation in IoT platforms', in Embedded Computing Conference (ECC), Winterthur, Switzerland, 28 May 2024.
Doran, H. D. and Veljanovska, S. (2023) 'Outlook on the deployment and execution of mixed-criticality edge-AI applications', in European Conference on EDGE AI Technologies and Applications – EEAI, Athens, Greece, 17-19 October 2023.
Doran, H. D. (2022) 'Making AI architectures and models applicable for functional safety', in Proceedings of the Forum Safety & Security 2022.
Meisterhans, J. et al. (2021) 'Security implementations of embedded networked devices : a comparative analysis', in Forum Safety & Security, Stuttgart (online), 21-23 June 2021.
Meisterhans, J. et al. (2021) 'A comparison of security implementations of embedded networked devices', in 14. Embedded Computing Conference, Winterthur (online), 1. Juni 2021.
Leibundgut, P. and Doran, H. (2016) 'Mit Observer und Symbolic Representation den Overhead der IoT-Kommunikation reduzieren', in Proceedings of the 2nd Conference Internet of Things – vom Sensor bis zur Cloud. WEKA Fachmedien.
Idrizi, G., Doran, H. and Zapke, M. (2016) 'Lockstep Prozessoren in FPGAs implementieren', in Proceedings of the 1st Forum Safety & Security 2016. WEKA Fachmedien.
Doran, H. D. and Zapke, M. (2016) 'Implementation of safe vision systems in FPGAs using high-level descriptions', in Embedded World Conference, Nuremberg, Germany, 23-25 February 2016.
Doran, H. (2015) 'Hardware offloading in communication controller designs', in Embedded World Conference, Nuremberg, Germany, 24-26 February 2015.
Reisinger, L., Schär, J. and Doran, H. (2013) 'Redundant I/O in functionally safe and highly available systems', in Embedded Computing Conference (ECC2013), Winterthur, 27. August 2013.
Doran, H., Schär, J. and Reisinger, L. (2013) 'Redundante E/A in funktional sicher und hoch verfügbare Systeme', in Forum Funktionale Sicherheit, Munich, Germany, 9-10 July 2013.
Doran, H. (2011) 'Communication-bus observer used to help secure an area around robotic operating environments', in Embedded Computing Conference (ECC2011), Winterthur, 30. August 2011.
Weber, K. and Doran, H. (2011) 'Redundancy topics for further standardization', in 2011 International IEEE Symposium on Precision Clock Synchronization for Measurement, Control and Communication (ISPCS), Munich, 12-16 September 2011.
Doran, H. (2010) 'PROFINET in wind generated energy applications : an experience report', in Embedded Computing Conference (ECC2010), Winterthur, 2010.
Doran, H. (2009) 'FPGA based communication controllers : implementing a highly integrated PROFINET solution', in Embedded Computing Conference (ECC2009), Winterthur, 2009.
Doran, H. and Meli, M. (2009) 'Verbesserung autonomer Roboternavigation mit RFID basierten Pheromonen', in 11th Wireless Technologies Congress, Stuttgart, Deutschland, 29.-30. September 2009.
Bursic, D., Grimm, S. and Doran, H. (2009) 'Implementing reliable communication controllers using the Oberon environment', in Embedded Computing Conference (ECC2009), Winterthur, 2009.

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