Trung-Kien Nguyen - Chair of Computer Science III

Telefon	(0155) 10329208
E-Mail	kien.nguyen@uni-wuerzburg.de
Raum	A203
Anschrift	Lehrstuhl für Informatik III Am Hubland D-97074 Würzburg

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Research Interests

My research interests include the following topics:

Energy-aware resource allocation in MEC/Edge-Cloud computing
Service Function Chain (SFC) embedding in Edge-Cloud/MEC
Artificial intelligence and machine learning for IoTs at Edge
Application of new Internet technologies (SDN, NFV, P4, serverless) for OTT service embedding

2024[ to top ]

Investigation of Container Network Function Deployment Costs in the Edge Cloud. TrungKien, Nguyen; Simonovski, Filip; Loh, Frank; Hoßfeld, Tobias; Huu Thanh, Nguyen. In 27th Conference on Innovation in Clouds, Internet and Networks (ICIN). 2024.
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@inproceedings{info3-inproceedings-2024-2, author = {TrungKien, Nguyen and Simonovski, Filip and Loh, Frank and Hoßfeld, Tobias and Huu Thanh, Nguyen}, booktitle = {27th Conference on Innovation in Clouds, Internet and Networks (ICIN)}, keywords = {sys:hidden:inproceedings}, month = {03}, title = {Investigation of Container Network Function Deployment Costs in the Edge Cloud}, year = 2024 }

%0 Conference Paper %1 info3-inproceedings-2024-2 %A TrungKien, Nguyen %A Simonovski, Filip %A Loh, Frank %A Hoßfeld, Tobias %A Huu Thanh, Nguyen %B 27th Conference on Innovation in Clouds, Internet and Networks (ICIN) %D 2024 %T Investigation of Container Network Function Deployment Costs in the Edge Cloud
Investigation of Serverless Consumption and Performance in Multi-Access Edge Computing. TrungKien, Nguyen; Loh, Frank; TrungKiem, Nguyen; MinhChau, Nguyen; Huu Thanh, Nguyen; Hoßfeld, Tobias. In The 38th International Conference on Information Networking (ICOIN). 2024.
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@inproceedings{info3-inproceedings-2024-1, author = {TrungKien, Nguyen and Loh, Frank and TrungKiem, Nguyen and MinhChau, Nguyen and Huu Thanh, Nguyen and Hoßfeld, Tobias}, booktitle = {The 38th International Conference on Information Networking (ICOIN)}, keywords = {sys:hidden:inproceedings}, month = {01}, title = {Investigation of Serverless Consumption and Performance in Multi-Access Edge Computing}, year = 2024 }

%0 Conference Paper %1 info3-inproceedings-2024-1 %A TrungKien, Nguyen %A Loh, Frank %A TrungKiem, Nguyen %A MinhChau, Nguyen %A Huu Thanh, Nguyen %A Hoßfeld, Tobias %B The 38th International Conference on Information Networking (ICOIN) %D 2024 %T Investigation of Serverless Consumption and Performance in Multi-Access Edge Computing
Studying Service Level Agreement (SLA) of edge-cloud deployments. Technical Report (Master thesis), . Supervisor: Nguyen, TrungKien. Master thesis. University of Würzburg, 2024.
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@mastersthesis{info3-praktikum-2024-3, author = {Supervisor: Nguyen, TrungKien}, keywords = {sys:hidden:supervisor:trungkien.nguyen}, school = {University of Würzburg}, title = {Studying Service Level Agreement (SLA) of edge-cloud deployments}, year = 2024 }

%0 Thesis %1 info3-praktikum-2024-3 %A Supervisor: Nguyen, TrungKien %D 2024 %T Studying Service Level Agreement (SLA) of edge-cloud deployments

2023[ to top ]

On Profiling, Benchmarking and Behavioral Analysis of SDN Architecture Under DDoS Attacks. Huu Thanh, Nguyen; NgocTuan, Nguyen; AnhKhoa, Dang; CongTuan, Le; TrungKien, Nguyen; XuanDung, Nguyen; QuynhThu, Ngo; Wamser, Florian. In Journal of Network and Systems Management. 2023.
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Software-Defined Networking (SDN) has attracted much attention from research and industrial communities recently as it is more agile and flexible compared to conventional networking technology in offering new network functions and services. By separating the network control functions from the forwarding devices and placing them in a centralized, softwarized and programmable SDN controller, new network functions and services can be easily added into the network in an on-demand manner. However, the centralized control paradigm and the flow-based forwarding principle make the SDN architecture more fragile and vulnerable to malicious actions, such as cyber hijacking or DDoS attacks. In this paper, we focus on analyzing and evaluating negative impacts of DDoS attacks on the SDN architecture. By performing stress tests, the performance of such common SDN controllers as POX, Ryu and Floodlight under DDoS attacks is benchmarked, along with their impacts on the SDN switch and OpenFlow channel. We also address some new threats and vulnerabilities introduced by the nature of SDN.

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%0 Journal Article %1 info3-article-2023-1 %A Huu Thanh, Nguyen %A NgocTuan, Nguyen %A AnhKhoa, Dang %A CongTuan, Le %A TrungKien, Nguyen %A XuanDung, Nguyen %A QuynhThu, Ngo %A Wamser, Florian %D 2023 %J Journal of Network and Systems Management %T On Profiling, Benchmarking and Behavioral Analysis of SDN Architecture Under DDoS Attacks %X Software-Defined Networking (SDN) has attracted much attention from research and industrial communities recently as it is more agile and flexible compared to conventional networking technology in offering new network functions and services. By separating the network control functions from the forwarding devices and placing them in a centralized, softwarized and programmable SDN controller, new network functions and services can be easily added into the network in an on-demand manner. However, the centralized control paradigm and the flow-based forwarding principle make the SDN architecture more fragile and vulnerable to malicious actions, such as cyber hijacking or DDoS attacks. In this paper, we focus on analyzing and evaluating negative impacts of DDoS attacks on the SDN architecture. By performing stress tests, the performance of such common SDN controllers as POX, Ryu and Floodlight under DDoS attacks is benchmarked, along with their impacts on the SDN switch and OpenFlow channel. We also address some new threats and vulnerabilities introduced by the nature of SDN.
Traffic-Adaptive Scheme for SDN Control Plane with Containerized Architecture. AnhKhoa, Dang; TrungKiem, Nguyen; TrungKien, Nguyen; NgocTuan, Nguyen; Huu Thanh, Nguyen. In 2023 17th International Conference on Ubiquitous Information Management and Communication (IMCOM). 2023.
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Software-Defined Networking (SDN) is gaining attention for its flexibility in programmability. It enhances network configuration and provides global visibility for administrators via a single interface. However, the centralized nature of SDN exposes many issues in scalability and resiliency. In this paper, with the advent of cloud computing, we present a containerized architecture capable of fast scaling up and down based on traffic load for SDN control plane. With our novel traffic-adaptive algorithm, the results show that the proposed system is able to fit performance with high incoming new-flow requests and scale down underused controllers for resource efficiency.

@inproceedings{info3-inproceedings-2023-3, abstract = {Software-Defined Networking (SDN) is gaining attention for its flexibility in programmability. It enhances network configuration and provides global visibility for administrators via a single interface. However, the centralized nature of SDN exposes many issues in scalability and resiliency. In this paper, with the advent of cloud computing, we present a containerized architecture capable of fast scaling up and down based on traffic load for SDN control plane. With our novel traffic-adaptive algorithm, the results show that the proposed system is able to fit performance with high incoming new-flow requests and scale down underused controllers for resource efficiency.}, author = {AnhKhoa, Dang and TrungKiem, Nguyen and TrungKien, Nguyen and NgocTuan, Nguyen and Huu Thanh, Nguyen}, booktitle = {2023 17th International Conference on Ubiquitous Information Management and Communication (IMCOM)}, keywords = {sys:hidden:inproceedings}, month = {01}, title = {Traffic-Adaptive Scheme for SDN Control Plane with Containerized Architecture}, year = 2023 }

%0 Conference Paper %1 info3-inproceedings-2023-3 %A AnhKhoa, Dang %A TrungKiem, Nguyen %A TrungKien, Nguyen %A NgocTuan, Nguyen %A Huu Thanh, Nguyen %B 2023 17th International Conference on Ubiquitous Information Management and Communication (IMCOM) %D 2023 %T Traffic-Adaptive Scheme for SDN Control Plane with Containerized Architecture %X Software-Defined Networking (SDN) is gaining attention for its flexibility in programmability. It enhances network configuration and provides global visibility for administrators via a single interface. However, the centralized nature of SDN exposes many issues in scalability and resiliency. In this paper, with the advent of cloud computing, we present a containerized architecture capable of fast scaling up and down based on traffic load for SDN control plane. With our novel traffic-adaptive algorithm, the results show that the proposed system is able to fit performance with high incoming new-flow requests and scale down underused controllers for resource efficiency.
Challenges of Serverless Deployment in Edge-MEC-Cloud. Nguyen, TrungKien; Loh, Frank; Hoßfeld, Tobias. In KuVS Fachgespräch - Würzburg Workshop on Next-Generation Communication Networks 2023. 2023.
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@inproceedings{info3-inproceedings-2023-6, author = {Nguyen, TrungKien and Loh, Frank and Hoßfeld, Tobias}, booktitle = {KuVS Fachgespräch - Würzburg Workshop on Next-Generation Communication Networks 2023}, keywords = {sys:hidden:inproceedings}, title = {Challenges of Serverless Deployment in Edge-MEC-Cloud}, year = 2023 }

%0 Conference Paper %1 info3-inproceedings-2023-6 %A Nguyen, TrungKien %A Loh, Frank %A Hoßfeld, Tobias %B KuVS Fachgespräch - Würzburg Workshop on Next-Generation Communication Networks 2023 %D 2023 %T Challenges of Serverless Deployment in Edge-MEC-Cloud
Serverless Computing Lifecycle Model for Edge Cloud Deployments. Nguyen, TrungKien; Loh, Frank; Nguyen, Tung; Doan, Duong; Huu Thanh, Nguyen; Hoßfeld, Tobias. In IEEE International Conference on Communications 2023 - GreenNet Workshop. 2023.
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Serverless computing is a new cloud computing execution model. It offers little operational and administrative overhead, function activation on-demand, and significantly reduced resource consumption. For that reason, it is studied heavily in recent literature by means of handling incoming traffic, applicability for different tasks, and overall performance. Especially the introduction of states, where functionality is kept in CPU or memory can improve performance significantly. However, an in-depth analysis of the resource demand by among others, CPU and memory usage, latency, and energy consumption is still a blank spot in literature. To this end, we propose a serverless lifecycle model with intermediate states and deploy an image processing test setup in the edge cloud to test it. Furthermore, we measure important resource metrics of all states and state transitions of the model. This helps us to answer the question, whether keeping functions available in specific states of a serverless computing instance can improve performance without massive negative influence on the resource requirements.

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%0 Conference Paper %1 info3-article-2023-4 %A Nguyen, TrungKien %A Loh, Frank %A Nguyen, Tung %A Doan, Duong %A Huu Thanh, Nguyen %A Hoßfeld, Tobias %B IEEE International Conference on Communications 2023 - GreenNet Workshop %D 2023 %T Serverless Computing Lifecycle Model for Edge Cloud Deployments %X Serverless computing is a new cloud computing execution model. It offers little operational and administrative overhead, function activation on-demand, and significantly reduced resource consumption. For that reason, it is studied heavily in recent literature by means of handling incoming traffic, applicability for different tasks, and overall performance. Especially the introduction of states, where functionality is kept in CPU or memory can improve performance significantly. However, an in-depth analysis of the resource demand by among others, CPU and memory usage, latency, and energy consumption is still a blank spot in literature. To this end, we propose a serverless lifecycle model with intermediate states and deploy an image processing test setup in the edge cloud to test it. Furthermore, we measure important resource metrics of all states and state transitions of the model. This helps us to answer the question, whether keeping functions available in specific states of a serverless computing instance can improve performance without massive negative influence on the resource requirements.

2021[ to top ]

Machine Learning-based Service Function Chain over UAVs: Resource Profiling and Framework. TrungKien, Nguyen; Hoang Anh, Vu; Dinh Phong, Vu; Ngoc Minh, Nguyen; Huu Thanh, Nguyen. In 2021 31st International Telecommunication Networks and Applications Conference (ITNAC). Sydney, Australia, 2021.
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@inproceedings{info3-inproceedings-2021-21, address = {Sydney, Australia}, author = {TrungKien, Nguyen and Hoang Anh, Vu and Dinh Phong, Vu and Ngoc Minh, Nguyen and Huu Thanh, Nguyen}, booktitle = {2021 31st International Telecommunication Networks and Applications Conference (ITNAC)}, keywords = {sys:hidden:inproceedings}, month = 11, title = {Machine Learning-based Service Function Chain over UAVs: Resource Profiling and Framework}, year = 2021 }

%0 Conference Paper %1 info3-inproceedings-2021-21 %A TrungKien, Nguyen %A Hoang Anh, Vu %A Dinh Phong, Vu %A Ngoc Minh, Nguyen %A Huu Thanh, Nguyen %B 2021 31st International Telecommunication Networks and Applications Conference (ITNAC) %C Sydney, Australia %D 2021 %T Machine Learning-based Service Function Chain over UAVs: Resource Profiling and Framework
Energy-Aware Service Function Chain Embedding in Edge-Cloud Environments for IoT Applications. Nguyen Huu, Thanh; TrungKien, Nguyen; Van Hoa, Ngo; Thu Huong, Truong; Wamser, Florian; Hoßfeld, Tobias. In IEEE Internet of Things Journal. 2021.
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The implementation of IoT applications faces several challenges in practice, such as compliance with QoS requirements, resource constraints and energy consumption. In this context, the joint paradigm for IoT applications can resolve some of the issues arising in pure cloud computing scenarios, such as those related to latency, energy or privacy. Therefore, an environment could be promising for resource and energy-efficient IoT applications that implement VNF bound together into SFC. However, a resource and energy efficient SFC placement requires smart SFC embedding mechanisms in the environment, as several challenges arise, such as IoT service chain modeling and evaluation, the trade-off between resource allocation, energy efficiency and performance, and the resource dynamics. In this article, we address issues in modeling resource and energy utilization for IoT applications in environments. A smart traffic monitoring IP camera system is deployed as a use case for a realistic modeling of a service chain. The system is implemented in our testbed, which is designed and developed specifically to model and investigate the resource and energy utilization of SFC embedding strategies. A resource and energy-aware SFC strategy in the environment for IoT applications is then proposed. Our algorithm is able to cope with dynamic load and resource situations emerging from dynamic SFC requests. The strategy is evaluated systematically in terms of acceptance ratio of SFC requests, resource efficiency and utilization, power consumption, and VNF migrations depending on the offered system load. Results show that our strategy outperforms some existing approaches in terms of resource and energy efficiency, thus it overcomes the relevant challenges from practice and meets the demands of IoT applications.

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%0 Journal Article %1 info3-article-2021-2 %A Nguyen Huu, Thanh %A TrungKien, Nguyen %A Van Hoa, Ngo %A Thu Huong, Truong %A Wamser, Florian %A Hoßfeld, Tobias %D 2021 %J IEEE Internet of Things Journal %T Energy-Aware Service Function Chain Embedding in Edge-Cloud Environments for IoT Applications %X The implementation of IoT applications faces several challenges in practice, such as compliance with QoS requirements, resource constraints and energy consumption. In this context, the joint paradigm for IoT applications can resolve some of the issues arising in pure cloud computing scenarios, such as those related to latency, energy or privacy. Therefore, an environment could be promising for resource and energy-efficient IoT applications that implement VNF bound together into SFC. However, a resource and energy efficient SFC placement requires smart SFC embedding mechanisms in the environment, as several challenges arise, such as IoT service chain modeling and evaluation, the trade-off between resource allocation, energy efficiency and performance, and the resource dynamics. In this article, we address issues in modeling resource and energy utilization for IoT applications in environments. A smart traffic monitoring IP camera system is deployed as a use case for a realistic modeling of a service chain. The system is implemented in our testbed, which is designed and developed specifically to model and investigate the resource and energy utilization of SFC embedding strategies. A resource and energy-aware SFC strategy in the environment for IoT applications is then proposed. Our algorithm is able to cope with dynamic load and resource situations emerging from dynamic SFC requests. The strategy is evaluated systematically in terms of acceptance ratio of SFC requests, resource efficiency and utilization, power consumption, and VNF migrations depending on the offered system load. Results show that our strategy outperforms some existing approaches in terms of resource and energy efficiency, thus it overcomes the relevant challenges from practice and meets the demands of IoT applications.

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