Max Helm, M. Sc.
Research Associate
Postal address
- Institut für Informatik der
- Technischen Universität München
- Lehrstuhl I8
- Boltzmannstr. 3
- 85748 Garching bei München - Germany
Contact
- Tel: +49 89 289 - 18037
- Fax: +49 89 289 - 18033
- e-Mail: helm
net.in.tum.de - Building/Room: MI Building, 03.05.042
Consultation hours
By arrangement
Research
- Network Modeling
projects
- ModANet: Model-based Analysis of Next-Generation Networks (2019 – 2022)
Teaching
- Winter term 2018/19: Teaching Assistant (Lecture & Exercises) for Advanced Computer Networking
- Winter term 2019/20: Teaching Assistant (Lecture & Exercises) for Advanced Computer Networking
- Winter term 2020/21: Teaching Assistant (Lecture & Exercises) for Advanced Computer Networking
- Winter term 2021/22: Teaching Assistant (Lecture & Exercises) for Advanced Computer Networking
- Winter term 2022/23: Teaching Assistant (Lecture & Exercises) for Advanced Computer Networking
- Since 2018: Seminar IITM and FI (advisor)
- Summer term 2019: Teaching Assistant (Lecture) for iLab1
Supervised Theses
In progress
| Student | Title | Type | Advisors | Year | Links |
| Henry Le | Reinforcement Learning on Digital Twins | BA | Johannes Späth, Max Helm | 2025 | |
| Len Bioly | AutoML for ISP-Grade Network Management | BA | Johannes Späth, Max Helm | 2025 |
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| Yuanjing Pu | ML-Based ISP Network Management | MA | Johannes Späth, Max Helm | 2025 |
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| tbd | ML-Based ISP Network Fault Recovery | MA | Johannes Späth, Max Helm | 2025 | |
| Sebastian Steiner | Implementation and Evaluation of a Delay Bounds Model for CQF Based on Network Calculus, with a Comparative Analysis to Other TSN Mechanisms | BA | Max Helm | 2025 | |
| Bruna Giovana Machado | IEEE 802.1Qcr Asynchronous Traffic Shaping on Linux - A Performance Analysis | BA | Florian Wiedner, Max Helm | 2025 | |
| Mathias Mayer | Modeling Time-Sensitive Networking in Virtualization vs. Hardware | MA | Florian Wiedner, Max Helm, Jihye Kim | 2024 |
Finished
| Author | Title | Type | Advisors | Year | Links |
| Ahmed Chiheb Eddine Bacha | Scenario-Based Dataset Generation For Machine Learning Through Virtualized Network Experiments | BA | Johannes Späth, Max Helm | 2025 | |
| Anna Wimbauer | LLM-based Attack Graphs Generation for Security Risk Analysis | MA | Lion Steger, Kilian Glas, Max Helm | 2024 | |
| Fabian Heinrich | Asynchronous Traffic Shaping with UBS/LRQ | BA | Florian Wiedner, Max Helm | 2024 |
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| Yalım Çağatay Bilgin | Digital Twins in Networks: A Comprehensive Tool for Simulation, Analysis, and Real-Time Adaptation | MA | Christoph Schwarzenberg, Max Helm, Johannes Späth | 2024 | |
| Lukas Schröder | Clustering Autonomous System Prefixes using BGP Data | IDP | Max Helm, Patrick Sattler | 2023 | |
| Iñigo Varas | Autonomous System Models using BGP Data and GNNs | BA | Max Helm, Benedikt Jaeger, Johannes Zirngibl, Patrick Sattler | 2023 |
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| Marco Dollinger | Learning k-opt Heuristics for the Traveling Salesman Problem with Graph Neural Networks and Deep Reinforcement Learning | BA | Max Helm, Benedikt Jaeger | 2023 | |
| Aleksandar Arnaudov | Network Parameter Optimization using Extreme Value Theory Models | BA | Max Helm, Florian Wiedner | 2023 | |
| Benedikt Schwankner | Modeling ATS Queue Levels using GNNs | BA | Max Helm, Christoph Schwarzenberg | 2023 |
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| Aria Talebizadeh-Dashtestani | Efficient Routing in TSN-ATS using GNNs | BA | Max Helm, Christoph Schwarzenberg | 2023 |
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| Cevin Neubauer | On-the-fly attachable Network Analysis | BA | Florian Wiedner, Christoph Schwarzenberg, Max Helm, Benedikt Jaeger | 2023 |
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| Maximilian Lenz | Influence of Load on an Industrial Ethernet Network based on Profinet | BA | Florian Wiedner, Christoph Schwarzenberg, Max Helm | 2023 |
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| Adam Karamelo | On the penalty of shaping — A spotlight on ATS | BA | Florian Wiedner, Max Helm | 2023 |
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| Nicolas Buchner | Integration of OPC UA into a Reproducible Testbed Framework | IDP | Filip Rezabek, Max Helm, Benedikt Jaeger | 2022 | |
| Monika Smolarska | An Interactive Tool for Performance Bound Calculation in TSN and Non-TSN Networks | MA | Max Helm | 2022 | |
| Leon Kist | Comparison of TSN Qbv Schedule Validity and Quality in Network Simulators and Hardware Setups | IDP | Max Helm, Christoph Schwarzenberg | 2022 | |
| Christopher Pfefferle | Learning Spatio-Temporal Patterns for Network Delay with GNNs | MA | Max Helm, Benedikt Jaeger | 2022 | |
| Christopher Pfefferle | Machine-Learning-based Delay Prediction Capability Comparison | IDP | Max Helm, Benedikt Jaeger | 2022 |
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| Zhang Chengye | Machine-learning-based optimization of IEEE 802.1 Qbv Schedule Generation | GR | Max Helm, Benedikt Jaeger | 2022 |
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| Johannes Abel | Modeling and Simulation of TSN-Enabled Experiments and Their Validation in an Emulated Environment | MA | Marcin Bosk, Filip Rezabek, Max Helm | 2022 | |
| Mariem Feriel Sliti | On the penalty of shaping — A spotlight on ATS | BA | Florian Wiedner, Max Helm | 2022 |
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| Florian Gantioler | Per-Flow Cluster- and Back-Pressure-Based Routing in Wired Networks | BA | Christoph Schwarzenberg, Florian Wiedner, Max Helm | 2022 | |
| Mostafa Shorim | Dynamic Scheduling of Applications in Edge Network Infrastructure | MA | Philippe Buschmann, Max Helm | 2021 |
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| Lars Schwegmann | Prediction of TCP Performance Metrics using Deep Graph Neural Networks | MA | Benedikt Jaeger, Max Helm | 2021 |
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| Nicole Kubitza | Interactive Visualization of Network Calculus Methods | BA | Max Helm, Benedikt Jaeger | 2021 | |
| Mauricio Garrido | High Precision Profiling of Network Paths | BA | Florian Wiedner, Max Helm | 2021 |
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| Tizian Leonhardt | Impact of Security Measures on PTP Synchronization Accuracy | BA | Filip Rezabek, Max Helm | 2021 | |
| Arman Dupanovic | Analysis of network path behavior based on per-interface timestamps | BA | Florian Wiedner, Max Helm | 2021 |
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| Sindi Cali | High Precision Packet Path Analysis on a Single Node | BA | Florian Wiedner, Max Helm | 2021 |
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| Jasper von der Heidt | Analyzing PTP Master Clocks in the Wild | BA | Johannes Zirngibl, Max Helm, Henning Stubbe | 2020 |
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| Lazlo Jäger | Investigating the Precision of Packet Shaping and Pacing in Linux | BA | Benedikt Jaeger, Max Helm | 2020 |
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| Sebastian Heinrich Kappes | An Analysis of the Development and Early Deployment of Encrypted SNI | BA | Johannes Zirngibl, Max Helm, Patrick Sattler | 2020 | |
| Robert Dillitz | Uncovering PTP Master Clocks in the Wild | BA | Johannes Zirngibl, Max Helm, Henning Stubbe | 2020 |
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| Muhammed Sahin | Analysis of Servers use of TLS Parameters | IDP | Patrick Sattler, Markus Sosnowski, Lars Wüstrich, Max Helm | 2020 |
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| Otto Breitwieser | Applications of Certificate Transparency | MA | Max Helm, Patrick Sattler | 2020 | |
| Moritz Mülke | Automatic Synthesis of High Quality Network- and Traffic Datasets based on Real Data | MA | Max Helm, Benedikt Jaeger | 2020 |
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| Monika Smolarska | Implementation and Comparison of TSN Network Calculus Models | BA | Max Helm, Christoph Schwarzenberg | 2020 |
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| Otto Breitwieser | Performant Certificate Transparency Monitoring | IDP | Max Helm, Patrick Sattler | 2019 |
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| Stefan Lachnit | Mininet Performance Evaluation and Optimization | BA | Benedikt Jaeger, Max Helm | 2019 |
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| Nicolas Buchner | Influence of Network Conditions on PTP Accuracy | BA | Max Helm, Henning Stubbe, Johannes Zirngibl | 2019 | |
| Niklas Beck | Sensitivity Analysis of Network Calculus Models | BA | Max Helm, Henning Stubbe, Benedikt Jaeger | 2019 |
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| Markus Oberprieler | Designing a Lightweight Alternative to Distributed Ledgers | MA | Dr. Holger Kinkelin, Johannes Schleger, Max Helm | 2019 |
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| Ivan Kendzor | Modeling Scheduling Algorithms in Network Calculus | BA | Max Helm, Henning Stubbe, Dominik Scholz, Fabien Geyer | 2019 |
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| Marcel Mussner | Comparing Network Calculus Guarantees with Latency Measurements in Emulated Networks | BA | Max Helm, Dominik Scholz, Benedikt Jaeger, Henning Stubbe | 2019 |
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| Alexander Mildner | Evaluation of Online Schedule Synthesis Algorithms for Time-based Scheduled Time Sensitive Networks | MA | Max Helm, Benedikt Jaeger, Marcel Wagner, Hèctor Blanco Alcaine | 2019 |
Publications
| 2024-12-01 | Johannes Späth, Max Helm, Benedikt Jaeger, Georg Carle, “Sim2HW: Modeling Latency Offset Between Network Simulations and Hardware Measurements,” in Proceedings of the 3rd GNNet Workshop: Graph Neural Networking Workshop (GNNet ’24), Los Angeles, CA, USA, Dec. 2024. [Pdf] [Slides] [Homepage] [Rawdata] [DOI] [Bib] |
| 2024-09-01 | Filip Rezabek, Max Helm, Nicolas Buchner, Monika Smolarska, Benedikt Jaeger, Georg Carle, “Assessment of OPC UA PubSub at Scale using TSN Infrastructure and Network Calculus,” in 21st IEEE International Conference on Mobile Ad-Hoc and Smart Systems (MASS 2024), Sep. 2024. [Pdf] [Bib] |
| 2024-08-01 | Florian Wiedner, Max Helm, Alexander Daichendt, Jonas Andre, Georg Carle, “Performance evaluation of containers for low-latency packet processing in virtualized network environments,” Performance Evaluation, vol. 166C, no. 102442, Aug. 2024. [Url] [Pdf] [Homepage] [DOI] [Bib] |
| 2023-12-01 | Max Helm, Georg Carle, “Predicting Latency Quantiles using Network Calculus-assisted GNNs,” in Proceedings of the 2nd on Graph Neural Networking Workshop 2023, Paris, France, Dec. 2023, pp. 13–18. [Pdf] [Slides] [Rawdata] [DOI] [Bib] |
| 2023-10-01 | Max Helm, Georg Carle, “Synthesizing and Scaling WAN Topologies using Permutation-invariant Graph Generative Models,” in 19th International Conference on Network and Service Management (CNSM 2023), Niagara Falls, Canada, Oct. 2023, p. 6. [Pdf] [Slides] [Rawdata] [Bib] |
| 2023-10-01 | Max Helm, Benedikt Jaeger, Christopher Pfefferle, Georg Carle, “Beyond Mean: Spatio-Temporal Modeling of Queue Utilizations and Flow Latencies Using T-GNNs,” in 35rd International Teletraffic Congress (ITC 2023), Oct. 2023. [Pdf] [Slides] [Bib] |
| 2023-10-01 | Florian Wiedner, Max Helm, Alexander Daichendt, Jonas Andre, Georg Carle, “Containing Low Tail-Latencies in Packet Processing Using Lightweight Virtualization,” in 2023 35rd International Teletraffic Congress (ITC-35), Oct. 2023. [Pdf] [Homepage] [Bib] |
| 2023-09-01 | Max Helm, Benedikt Jaeger, Georg Carle, “Data-efficient GNN Models of Communication Networks using Beta-Distribution-based Sample Ranking,” ITU Journal on Future and Evolving Technologies, vol. 4, no. 3, pp. 485–491, Sep. 2023. [Url] [Pdf] [DOI] [Bib] |
| 2023-06-01 | Marcin Bosk*, Filip Rezabek*, Johannes Abel, Kilian Holzinger, Max Helm, Georg Carle, Jörg Ott, “Simulation and Practice: A Hybrid Experimentation Platform for TSN,” in 22nd International Federation for Information Processing (IFIP) Networking Conference, Barcelona, Spain, Jun. 2023. [Bib] |
| 2022-12-01 | Benedikt Jaeger, Max Helm, Lars Schwegmann, Georg Carle, “Modeling TCP Performance Using Graph Neural Networks,” in Proceedings of the 1st International Workshop on Graph Neural Networking, New York, NY, USA, Dec. 2022, pp. 18–23. [Url] [Pdf] [Rawdata] [DOI] [Bib] |
| 2022-11-01 | Filip Rezabek, Max Helm, Tizian Leonhardt, Georg Carle, “PTP Security Measures and their Impact on Synchronization Accuracy,” in 18th International Conference on Network and Service Management (CNSM 2022), Thessaloniki, Greece, Nov. 2022. [Pdf] [Bib] |
| 2022-11-01 | Philippe Buschmann, Mostafa H. M. Shorim, Max Helm, Arne Bröring, Georg Carle, “Task Allocation in Industrial Edge Networks with Particle Swarm Optimization and Deep Reinforcement Learning,” in Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on the Internet of Things (IoT ’22), Delft, Netherlands, Nov. 2022. [Preprint] [DOI] [Bib] |
| 2022-10-01 | Max Helm, Florian Wiedner, Georg Carle, “Flow-level Tail Latency Estimation and Verification based on Extreme Value Theory,” in 18th International Conference on Network and Service Management (CNSM 2022), Thessaloniki, Greece, Oct. 2022. [Pdf] [Slides] [Bib] |
| 2022-05-01 | Florian Wiedner, Max Helm, Sebastian Gallenmüller, Georg Carle, “HVNet: Hardware-Assisted Virtual Networking on a Single Physical Host,” in IEEE INFOCOM WKSHPS: Computer and Networking Experimental Research using Testbeds (CNERT 2022) (INFOCOM WKSHPS CNERT 2022), Virtual Event, May 2022. [Pdf] [DOI] [Bib] |
| 2021-12-01 | Dominik Scholz, Hasanin Harkous, Sebastian Gallenmüller, Henning Stubbe, Max Helm, Benedikt Jaeger, Nemanja Deric, Endri Goshi, Zikai Zhou, Wolfgang Kellerer, Georg Carle, “A Framework for Reproducible Data Plane Performance Modeling,” in 2021 ACM/IEEE Symposium on Architectures for Networking and Communications Systems, ANCS 2021, Layfette, IN, USA, 2021, New York, NY, USA, Dec. 2021. [Pdf] [Slides] [Sourcecode] [Recording] [DOI] [Bib] |
| 2021-08-01 | Max Helm, Henning Stubbe, Dominik Scholz, Benedikt Jaeger, Sebastian Gallenmüller, Nemanja Deric, Endri Goshi, Hasanin Harkous, Zikai Zhou, Wolfgang Kellerer, Georg Carle, “Application of Network Calculus Models on Programmable Device Behavior,” in the 33rd International Teletraffic Congress (ITC 33), Avignon, France, Aug. 2021. [Pdf] [Slides] [Bib] |
| 2018-03-01 | Oliver Gasser, Benjamin Hof, Max Helm, Maciej Korczynski, Ralph Holz, Georg Carle, “In Log We Trust: Revealing Poor Security Practices with Certificate Transparency Logs and Internet Measurements,” in Proceedings of the Passive and Active Measurement Conference (PAM 2018), Best Paper Award, Berlin, Germany, Mar. 2018. [Url] [Pdf] [Slides] [Sourcecode] [Rawdata] [Blog] [Bib] |