Distributed Computing
@ HU Berlin

Department of Computer Science
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin

We are located in the Johann-von-Neumann-Haus at the Adlershof Campus in Berlin, Germany.

Research

The research group focuses on the theoretical foundations of distributed computing. We investigate what kind of computational tasks can – and what cannot – be solved efficiently and reliably in distributed systems. Our work encompasses the study of distributed graph algorithms, analysis of discrete, stochastic processes and resilient coordination algorithms.

People

Current team

  • Prof. Dr. Joel Rybicki · Group leader · Room IV.014
  • Dr. Olivier Stietel · Postdoctoral researcher · Room IV.013
  • Jakob Solnerzik · Student research assistant · Room IV.013
  • Yaroslav Verbitsky · Student research assistant

Alumni

Past visitors

News

  • August, 2025
    Robin will give a talk in the ADGA 2025 workshop.
  • February, 2025
    The 39th DISC will be organised in Berlin this year!

Publications

Recent manuscripts

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2023

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Funding

Our work has been supported by:

Teaching

Winter 2025/2026

  • Lecture course: Diskrete Strukturen (Winter 2025/2026)
    Responsible instructor: Joel Rybicki
  • Seminar: Biological Distributed Algorithms (Winter 2025/2026)
    Responsible instructor: Joel Rybicki
  • Seminar: Initiation to SAT solvers (Winter 2025/2026)
    Responsible instructor: Olivier Stietel

Previous semesters

  • Lecture course: Foundations of Distributed Computing (Winter 2023, Winter 2024)
    Responsible instructor: Joel Rybicki
  • Lecture course: Principles of Model Checking and Verification (Summer 2025)
    Responsible instructor: Olivier Stietel
  • Seminar: Advanced Topics in Distributed Algorithms (Summer 2024, Summer 2025)
    Responsible instructor: Joel Rybicki
  • Seminar: Selected Topics in Probability and Computing (Winter 2024)
    Responsible instructor: Joel Rybicki
  • Seminar: Biomolecular Computation (Winter 2023)
    Responsible instructor: Joel Rybicki
Last updated: February 19, 2026