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

Projects

Development and construction of a sensor carrier for the drone-based measurement of methane and CO2 concentrations in near-ground air layers / Team member / Project ongoing
Reconfigurable Heterogeneous Highly Parallel Processing Platform for safe and secure AI (REBECCA) / Project leader / Project ongoing
High performance security in embedded networked components with hard real time deadlines / Project leader / Project completed
Hard and firmware development of a fail-safe system for drones / Project leader / Project completed
Fast Beam Interlocking System / Project leader / Project completed
On-Site Configurable Safe and Redundant Technology for Distributed Nodes in Rail Applications / Project leader / Project completed

Publications

Conference contributions, peer-reviewed

Doran, Hans Dermot; Schneider, Sven; Meisterhans, Judith; Bronwasser, Jöel; Ganz, David; Eberli, Stefan,

2023.

Towards HW-SW co-design for secure industrial real-time ethernet applications [paper].

In:

2023 IEEE 28th International Conference on Emerging Technologies and Factory Automation (ETFA).

28th International Conference on Emerging Technologies and Factory Automation (ETFA), Sinaia, Romania, 12-15 September 2023.

IEEE.

Available from: https://doi.org/10.1109/ETFA54631.2023.10275666
Doran, Hans Dermot; Schneider, Sven; Leibundgut, Prosper; Neuhaus, Stephan; Eberli, Stefan,

2023.

Towards securing hard real-time networked embedded devices and systems : a cBPF implementation for an FPGA [paper].

In:

2023 IEEE 28th International Conference on Emerging Technologies and Factory Automation (ETFA).

28th International Conference on Emerging Technologies and Factory Automation (ETFA), Sinaia, Romania, 12-15 September 2023.

IEEE.

Available from: https://doi.org/10.1109/ETFA54631.2023.10275449
Leibundgut, Prosper; Doran, Hans Dermot,

2023.

Quo vadis real time ethernet [paper].

In:

Proceedings of Embedded World Conference 2023.

Embedded World Conference, Nuremberg, Germany, 14-16 March 2023.

WEKA.

Available from: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-27614
Figuet, Benoit; Leibundgut, Prosper; Pedrioli, Andrea; Frauenfelder, Arno; Doran, Hans Dermot; Capone, Pierluigi,

2022.

HORUS : High Operational Reliability for Unmanned Systems [paper].

In:

48th European Rotorcraft Forum (ERF), Winterthur, Switzerland, 6-9 September 2022.
Doran, Hans Dermot; Leibundgut, Prosper; Qazimi, Sami; Fritschi, Roman,

2022.

Mixed criticality communication within an unmanned delivery rotorcraft [paper].

In:

Capone, Pierluigi, ed.,

Proceedings of the 48th European Rotorcraft Forum.

48th European Rotorcraft Forum (ERF), Winterthur, Switzerland, 6-8 September 2022.

ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften.

Available from: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-26906
Doran, Hans Dermot,

2022.

Security and safety aspects of AI in industry applications [paper].

In:

Sikora, Axel, ed.,

Proceedings of Embedded World Conference 2022.

Embedded World Conference, Nuremberg, Germany, 21-23 June 2022.

WEKA.

pp. 373-378.

Available from: https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2207.10809
Doran, Hans Dermot; Ielpo, Gianluca; Ganz, David; Zapke, Michael,

2021.

Redundant machine learning architectures for functional safety relevant applications – an evaluation [poster].

In:

14. Embedded Computing Conference, Winterthur (online), 1. Juni 2021.
Doran, Hans Dermot; Ganz, David; Ielpo, Gianluca; Zapke, Michael,

2021.

Dependable neural networks through redundancy, a comparison of redundant architectures [paper].

In:

Proceedings of the Embedded World Conference 2021.

Embedded World Conference 2021, online, 1.-5. März 2021.

WEKA.

Available from: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-23980
Doran, Hans Dermot; Lang, Timo,

2021.

Dynamic lockstep processors for applications with functional safety relevance [paper].

In:

2021 26th IEEE International Conference on Emerging Technologies and Factory Automation (ETFA ).

26th IEEE International Conference on Emerging Technologies and Factory Automation (ETFA ), Vasteras, Sweden (online), 7-10 September 2021.

IEEE.

Available from: https://doi.org/10.1109/ETFA45728.2021.9613543
Doran, Hans Dermot; Reif, Monika Ulrike,

2020.

Examining redundancy in the context of safe machine learning [paper].

In:

Proceedings of the Forum for Safety & Security 2020.

Forum Safety & Security, online, 23-24 June 2020.

WEKA.

Available from: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-20248
Doran, Hans Dermot,

2020.

Work-in-progress : voting framework for distributed real-time ethernet based dependable systems [paper].

In:

16th IEEE International Conference on Factory Communication Systems.

WFCS 2020 : 16th IEEE International Conference on Factory Communication Systems, 27-29 April 2020, Online.

IEEE.

Available from: https://doi.org/10.1109/WFCS47810.2020.9114402
Doran, Hans Dermot; Reif, Monika Ulrike; Oehler, Marco; Stöhr, Curdin; Capone, Pierluigi,

2020.

Conceptual design of human-drone communication in collaborative environments [paper].

In:

2020 50th Annual IEEE/IFIP International Conference on Dependable Systems and Networks Workshops (DSN-W).

International Conference on Dependable Systems and Networks Workshops (DSN-W), Valencia, Spain, 29 June - 2 July 2020.

IEEE.

pp. 118-121.

Available from: https://doi.org/10.1109/DSN-W50199.2020.00030
Müller, Thomas; Doran, Hans,

2018.

PROFINET Real-time protection layer : performance analysis of cryptographic and protocol processing overhead [paper].

In:

Proceedings of the 23rd International Conference on Emerging Technologies and Factory Automation (ETFA).

2018 IEEE 23rd International Conference on Emerging Technologies and Factory Automation (ETFA 2018), Torino, Italy, 4-7 September 2018.

IEEE.

Available from: https://doi.org/10.1109/ETFA.2018.8502670
Doran, Hans Dermot; Hannich, Frank,

2018.

Generating research aims for legged robots : a market and dependability approach [poster].

In:

ICRA 2018 Workshop: Multilegged Robots, Brisbane, Australia, 25 May 2018.

ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften.

Available from: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-3763
Müller, Thomas; Doran, Hans; Walz, Andreas,

2018.

Anforderungen an Information Security Lösungen für Industrial Real-Time Ethernet Netzwerke [paper].

In:

Forum Safety & Security 2018, Sindelfingen, Deutschland, 12.-13. September 2018.
Doran, Hans; Neumann, Silke; Becker, Heidrun Karin; Kollmar, Anja; Misoch, S.; Pauli, C.; Müller, Salome; Hannich, Frank,

2018.

Atlas : examining the wider context of assistive robotics [paper].

In:

Proceedings of the 15th International Conference on Informatics in Control, Automation and Robotics.

15th International Conference on Informatics in Control, Automation and Robotics (INCINCO 2018), Porto, 29-31 July 2018.

Science and Technology Publications.

pp. 396-402.

Available from: https://doi.org/10.5220/0006885203960402
Müller, Thomas; Walz, Andreas; Kiefer, Manuel; Doran, Hans; Sikora, Axel,

2018.

Challenges and prospects of communication security in real-time ethernet automation systems [paper].

In:

Proceedings of the 14th IEEE International Workshop on Factory Communication Systems.

14th IEEE International Workshop on Factory Communication Systems, Imperia, Italy, 13-15 June 2018.

IEEE.

Available from: https://doi.org/10.1109/WFCS.2018.8402338
Doran, Hans,

2018.

Embedded velocity measurement using a sensor based on a fly eye [paper].

In:

Proceedings of The Embedded World Conference 2018.

Embedded World Conference, Nuremberg, Germany, 27 February - 1 March 2018.

München:

WEKA.

Available from: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-4880
Müller, Thomas; Doran, Hans,

2018.

Protecting PROFINET cyclic real-time traffic : a performance evaluation and verification platform [paper].

In:

Proceedings of the 14th IEEE International Workshop on Factory Communication Systems.

14th IEEE International Workshop on Factory Communication Systems, Imperia, Italy, 13-15 June 2018.

IEEE.

Available from: https://doi.org/10.1109/WFCS.2018.8402379
Gwerder, Erhard; Doran, Hans Dermot,

2017.

A bio-inspired auto-velocity detection algorithm for autonomous robots [paper].

In:

Proceedings of the 14th International Conference on Informatics in Control, Automation and Robotics.

14th International Conference on Informatics in Control, Automation and Robotics (ICINCO), Madrid, 26-28 July 2017.

SciTePress.

pp. 56-65.

Available from: https://doi.org/10.5220/0006430200560065
Neumann, Silke; Becker, Heidrun Karin; Kollmar, Anja; Misoch, Sabina; Pauli, Cora; Doran, Hans; Müller, Salome; Hannich, Frank,

2017.

Küchenassistenzroboter für Seniorinnen und Senioren : Bedürfnisse, Akzeptanzfaktoren und Wirtschaftlichkeit [paper].

In:

Kempter, Guido; Hämmerle, Isabella, eds.,

Beiträge zum Usability Day XV : Umgebungsunterstütztes Leben, 22. Juni 2017.

uDay XV - Umgebungsunterstütztes Leben, Dornbirn, Österreich, 22. Juni 2017.

Lengerich:

Pabst Science Publishers.

pp. 38-44.
Gisin, Lukas; Doran, Hans; Gruber, Juan-Mario,

2016.

roboBAN : a wireless body area network for autonomous robots [paper].

In:

Proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Informatics in Control, Automation and Robotics - Volume 2: ICINCO.

13th International Conference on Informatics in Control, Automation and Robotics (ICINCO 2016), Lisbon, 29-31 July 2016.

pp. 49-60.

Available from: https://doi.org/10.5220/0005968700490060
Ganz, David; Leschke, Serafin; Doran, Hans Dermot,

2015.

Improving EtherCAT master-slave synchronisation precision using PTCP embedded in EtherCAT frames : a proof-of-concept [paper].

In:

2015 IEEE World Conference on Factory Communication Systems (WFCS).

11th IEEE World Conference on Factory Communication Systems (WFCS 2015), Palma de Mallorca, 27-29 May 2015.

IEEE.

Available from: https://doi.org/10.1109/WFCS.2015.7160552
Itin, Lukas; Doran, Hans Dermot,

2015.

Optimising non-real time frame handling in real time ethernet nodes [paper].

In:

2015 IEEE World Conference on Factory Communication Systems (WFCS).

11th IEEE World Conference on Factory Communication Systems (WFCS 2015), Palma de Mallorca, 27-29 May 2015.

IEEE.

Available from: https://doi.org/10.1109/WFCS.2015.7160551
Doran, Hans; Weber, Karl,

2015.

TSN communication controller designs : assisting security and reliability by design [paper].

In:

Time Sensitive Networks and Applications, San Francisco, USA, 2015.
Ganz, David; Doran, Hans Dermot,

2014.

Extending summation-frame communication systems for high performance and complex automation applications [paper].

In:

2014 10th IEEE Workshop on Factory Communication Systems (WFCS 2014).

10th IEEE Workshop on Factory Communication Systems (WFCS 2014), Toulouse, 5-7 May 2014.

IEEE.

Available from: https://doi.org/10.1109/WFCS.2014.6837596
Doran, Hans Dermot,

2014.

Functionally safe collaborative robot systems : a preliminary investigation [paper].

In:

Proceedings of the 45th International Symposium on Robotics (ISR 2014) and the 8th German Conference on Robotics (ROBOTIK 2014).

ISR / Robotik 2014: 45th International Symposium on Robotics and 8th German Conference on Robotics, Munich, Germany, 2-3 June 2014.

Berlin:

VDE.

pp. 683-690.
Itin, Lukas; Doran, Hans,

2014.

Optimising a PROFINET IRT architecture for maximisation of non real time traffic [paper].

In:

KOMMA 2014 : Kommunikation in der Automation / 5. Jahreskolloquium Kommunikation in der Automation, 18.11.2014. Jürgen Jasperneite (Hrsg.).

5. Jahreskolloquium Kommunikation in der Automation (KommA), Lemgo, Deutschland, November 2014.

Lemgo:

Institut für Industrielle Informationstechnik.

Available from: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-8858
Doran, Hans Dermot; Marti, Simon,

2014.

Robot workspace monitoring with redundant structured light cameras : a preliminary investigation [paper].

In:

2014 11th International Conference on Informatics in Control, Automation and Robotics (ICINCO).

11th International Conference on Informatics in Control, Automation and Robotics (ICINCO 2014), Vienna, 1-3 September 2014.

IEEE.

pp. 611-617.
Schoch, Jonas; Ganz, David; Doran, Hans; Weber, Karl,

2012.

Dynamic frame packing in industrial applications using COTS components [paper].

In:

2012 9th IEEE International Workshop on Factory Communication Systems.

9th IEEE International Workshop on Factory Communication Systems (WFCS), Lemgo, Germany, 21-24 May 2012.

IEEE.

Available from: https://doi.org/10.1109/WFCS.2012.6242557
May, Matthias; Ganz, David; Doran, Hans Dermot,

2012.

HSR and PROFINET IRT bandwidth management in generic embedded systems [paper].

In:

Proceedings of 2012 IEEE 17th International Conference on Emerging Technologies & Factory Automation (ETFA 2012).

17th IEEE International Conference on Emerging Technologies and Factory Automation ETFA 2012, Krakow, 17-21 September 2012.

IEEE.

pp. 1-4.

Available from: https://doi.org/10.1109/ETFA.2012.6489724
Gort, Sandro; Doran, Hans Dermot; Weber, Karl; Hennchen, Norbert,

2011.

Communication aspects of wind turbine control architecture re-design [paper].

In:

2011 International Conference on Power Engineering, Energy and Electrical Drives.

2011 International Conference on Power Engineering, Energy and Electrical Drives, Malaga, 11-13 May 2011.

Available from: https://doi.org/10.1109/PowerEng.2011.6036442
Fischer, Silvan; Doran, Hans Dermot,

2011.

Embedding real time ethernet : EtherNet/IP on resource constricted platforms [paper].

In:

ETFA 2011.

16th IEEE International Conference on Emerging Technologies and Factory Automation (ETFA 2011), Toulouse, 5-9 September 2011.

IEEE.

Available from: https://doi.org/10.1109/ETFA.2011.6059169
Künzle, Cyrill; Bursic, Damir; Doran, Hans,

2011.

Embedding real time ethernet : examining feasibility of separating bus master and application master in industrial POWERLINK implementations [paper].

In:

ETFA 2011.

16th IEEE International Conference on Emerging Technologies and Factory Automation (ETFA 2011), Toulouse, 5-9 September 2011.

IEEE.

Available from: https://doi.org/10.1109/ETFA.2011.6059171
Doran, Hans Dermot,

2011.

Towards a common understanding of the digital pheromone [paper].

In:

Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Informatics in Control, Automation and Robotics - Volume 1: ICINCO.

8th International Conference on Informatics in Control, Automation and Robotics (ICINCO 2011), Noordwijkerhout, Niederlande, 28-31 July 2011.

pp. 176-181.

Available from: https://doi.org/10.5220/0003572901760181
Gunzinger, David; Künzle, Cyrill; Schwarz, Andreas; Doran, Hans Dermot; Weber, Karl,

2010.

Optimising PROFINET IRT for fast cycle times : a proof of concept [paper].

In:

2010 IEEE International Workshop on Factory Communication Systems Proceedings.

8th IEEE International Workshop on Factory Communication Systems Communication in Automation (WFCS 2010), Nancy, France, 18-21 May 2010.

IEEE.

Available from: https://doi.org/10.1109/WFCS.2010.5548637
Doran, Hans Dermot,

2010.

Real Time Ethernet in data acquisition applications [poster].

In:

Sensoren und Messsysteme 2010 : Vorträge der 15. ITG-/GMA-Fachtagung vom 18 bis 19. Mai 2010 in Nürnberg.

15. GMA-/ITG-Fachtagung Sensoren und Messsysteme 2010, Nürnberg, 18-19 May 2010.

ITG-Fachberichte.
Doran, Hans Dermot,

2009.

A communication technique for swarm-capable autonomous agents [paper].

In:

2009 Second International Conference on Robot Communication and Coordination.

Second International Conference on Robot Communication and Coordination (ROBOCOMM 2009), Odense, Denmark, 31 March - 2 April 2009.

Available from: https://doi.org/10.4108/ICST.ROBOCOMM2009.5961
Doran, Hans,

2009.

Charting a path to success : the start-up phase of a Swiss research and development institute [paper].

In:

Hansen, Ralph, ed.,

AALE 2009 Tagungsband.

6. Fachkolloquium für Angewandte Automatisierungstechnik in Lehre und Entwicklung (AALE), Berlin, Deutschland, 19.-20. Februar 2009.
Doran, Hans,

2009.

Embedded real-time-ethernet in data acquisition applications [paper].

In:

Embedded World 2009 Exhibition & Conference, Nuremberg, March 3 - 5, 2009.

Embedded World Conference, Nuremberg, Germany, 3-5 March 2009.

Zürich:

WEKA.
Gunzinger, David Josef Anton; Doran, Hans Dermot,

2009.

HSR performance evaluation : a pre-specification software implementation [paper].

In:

2009 IEEE Conference on Emerging Technologies & Factory Automation.

14th IEEE International Conference in Emerging Technologies and Factory Automation (ETFA 2009), Mallorca, 22-26 September 2009.

IEEE.

Available from: https://doi.org/10.1109/ETFA.2009.5347196
Doran, Hans,

2008.

Refactoring the ethernet layer 1 architecture and layer 2 interface to facillitate efficient real time ethernet implementations [paper].

In:

2008 IEEE International Workshop on Factory Communication Systems.

IEEE International Workshop on Factory Communication Systems (WFCS) 2008, Dresden, Germany, 21-23 May 2008.

IEEE.

Available from: https://doi.org/10.1109/WFCS.2008.4638756
Doran, Hans,

2007.

Speeding things up : reducing the processing overhead in real time ethernet communications using FPGA's [paper].

In:

Verl, A.; Bender, K.; Schumacher, W., eds.,

Tagungsband SPS/IPC/Drives 2007.

SPS/IPC/DRIVES 2007 «Elektrische Automatisierung, Systeme und Komponenten», Nürnberg, Germany, 27.-29. November 2007.

Berlin:

VDE.

pp. 355-360.
Doran, Hans Dermot,

2004.

Agile knowledge management in practice [paper].

In:

Advances in Learning Software Organizations : 6th International Workshop, LSO 2004, Banff, Canada, June 2004 - Proceedings.

6th International Workshop (LSO 2004), Banff, Canada, 20-21 June 2004.

Springer.

pp. 137-143.

Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-25983-1_14
Doran, Hans,

2004.

XP : help or hindrance to knowledge management? [paper].

In:

Extreme Programming and Agile Processes in Software Engineering : 5th International Conference, XP2004, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, June 6-10, 2004, Proceedings.

5th International Conference on Extreme Programming and Agile Processes in Software Engineering, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, 6-10 June 2004.

Springer.

pp. 215-218.

Lecture Notes in Computer Science ; 3092.

Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-24853-8_26
Doran, Hans,

2003.

XP : good for anything other than software development? [paper].

In:

Marchesi, Michele; Succi, Giancarlo, eds.,

Extreme programming and agile processes in software engineering : 4th international conference, XP 2003, Genova, Italy, May 25-29, 2003.

4th International Conference on Extreme Programming and Agile Processes in Software Engineering, Genova, Italy, 25-29 May 2003.

Springer.

pp. 375-377.

Lecture Notes in Computer Science ; 2675.

Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-44870-5_57

Oral conference contributions and abstracts

Doran, Hans Dermot; Veljanovska, Suzana,

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, Hans Dermot,

2022.

Making AI architectures and models applicable for functional safety.

In:

Proceedings of the Forum Safety & Security 2022.

Forum Safety & Security, Landshut, Germany, 21-22 September 2022.
Meisterhans, Judith; Doran, Hans Dermot; Zimmerli, Lea; Rüst, Andreas,

2021.

A comparison of security implementations of embedded networked devices.

In:

14. Embedded Computing Conference, Winterthur (online), 1. Juni 2021.
Meisterhans, Judith; Doran, Hans Dermot; Zimmerli, Lea; Rüst, Andreas,

2021.

Security implementations of embedded networked devices : a comparative analysis.

In:

Forum Safety & Security, Stuttgart (online), 21-23 June 2021.
Doran, Hans Dermot; Zapke, Michael,

2016.

Implementation of safe vision systems in FPGAs using high-level descriptions.

In:

Embedded World Conference, Nuremberg, Germany, 23-25 February 2016.
Idrizi, Gazmen; Doran, Hans; Zapke, Michael,

2016.

Lockstep Prozessoren in FPGAs implementieren.

In:

Proceedings of the 1st Forum Safety & Security 2016.

Forum Safety & Security, München, Deutschland, 5.-7. Juli 2016.

WEKA Fachmedien.
Leibundgut, Prosper; Doran, Hans,

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.

2nd Conference Internet of Things: Vom Sensor bis zur Cloud, München, 20. Oktober 2016.

WEKA Fachmedien.
Doran, Hans,

2015.

Hardware offloading in communication controller designs.

In:

Embedded World Conference, Nuremberg, Germany, 24-26 February 2015.
Reisinger, Lukas; Schär, Josua; Doran, Hans,

2013.

Redundant I/O in functionally safe and highly available systems.

In:

Embedded Computing Conference (ECC2013), Winterthur, 27. August 2013.
Doran, Hans; Schär, Josua; Reisinger, Lukas,

2013.

Redundante E/A in funktional sicher und hoch verfügbare Systeme.

In:

Forum Funktionale Sicherheit, Munich, Germany, 9-10 July 2013.
Weber, Karl; Doran, Hans,

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, Hans,

2011.

Communication-bus observer used to help secure an area around robotic operating environments.

In:

Embedded Computing Conference (ECC2011), Winterthur, 30. August 2011.
Doran, Hans,

2010.

PROFINET in wind generated energy applications : an experience report.

In:

Embedded Computing Conference (ECC2010), Winterthur, 2010.
Doran, Hans,

2009.

FPGA based communication controllers : implementing a highly integrated PROFINET solution.

In:

Embedded Computing Conference (ECC2009), Winterthur, 2009.
Bursic, Damir; Grimm, Stephan; Doran, Hans,

2009.

Implementing reliable communication controllers using the Oberon environment.

In:

Embedded Computing Conference (ECC2009), Winterthur, 2009.
Doran, Hans; Meli, Marcel,

2009.

Verbesserung autonomer Roboternavigation mit RFID basierten Pheromonen.

In:

11th Wireless Technologies Congress, Stuttgart, Deutschland, 29.-30. September 2009.

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