Rate My Professor Dirk Pesch

Pesch is an internationally leading researcher specializing in Internet of Things (IoT), Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS), wireless communications and networking, with applications in smart and connected communities, vehicular networks, smart manufacturing, health and well-being, and sustainable ICT. He directs the Research Ireland-funded Centre for Research Training in Advanced Networks for Sustainable Societies (ADVANCE CRT), serves as co-Principal Investigator for the SFI CONNECT Centre for Future Networks and the CONFIRM Centre for Smart Manufacturing, and leads the Cork Smart Gateway initiative. Since 2000, he has contributed to Irish and European research grants totaling over €85 million, with approximately €16 million directly supporting his research. Pesch has co-authored over 250 scientific journal articles, conference papers, and book chapters, including notable publications such as "6G for Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X) Communications: Enabling Technologies, Challenges, and Opportunities" (2022), "TS-LoRa: Time-slotted LoRaWAN for the Industrial Internet of Things" (2020), and "FREE - Fine-Grained Scheduling for Reliable and Energy-Efficient Data Collection in LoRaWAN" (2020). He co-edited the first book on IoT technologies enabling energy-positive urban neighbourhoods, published by Academic Press. Pesch serves on the editorial boards of Springer Nature Wireless Networks and MDPI Sensors, acts as a reviewer for funding agencies including DFG and Academy of Finland, and contributes to flagship conferences like IEEE ICC, Globecom, and IEEE World Forum on IoT as TPC member, with roles as Technical Programme Co-Chair for IEEE SmartComp 2024 and General Co-Chair for IEEE SmartComp 2025.