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.

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News

  • September, 2026
    The CELLS'26 workshop will be co-located in DISC 2026.
  • August, 2026
    The paper based on Yaroslav's thesis won the best student paper award at DISC 2026. Congratulations to Yaroslav!
  • August, 2026
    Three papers from the group to appear in DISC 2026!

Publications

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Funding

Our work has been supported by:

Teaching

Winter 2026/2027

  • Lecture course: Randomised algorithms (Winter 2026/2027)
    Responsible instructor: Joel Rybicki

Previous semesters

  • Lecture course: Diskrete Strukturen (Winter 2025/2026)
    Responsible instructor: Joel Rybicki
  • Lecture course: Foundations of Distributed Computing (Winter 2023, Winter 2024, Summer 2026)
    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
  • Seminar: Biological Distributed Algorithms (Winter 2025/2026)
    Responsible instructor: Joel Rybicki
  • Seminar: Initiation to SAT solvers (Winter 2025/2026)
    Responsible instructor: Olivier Stietel
Last updated: October 01, 2026