Zenepe Satka, Post Doc
About: Zenepe Satka is a postdoctoral researcher at the School of Innovation, Design and Engineering at Mälardalen University. She received the PhD degree titled "Real-time Communication in Integrated TSN-5G Networks" from Mälardalen University in May 2025. Zenepe holds a Master degree in Computer Science with specialization in Embedded Systems from Mälardalen University and a Master of Science in Electronic Engineering from Polytechnic University of Tirana.
Grants:
- Won the Ericsson Research Foundation Grant, May 2023
Assisted as teacher in the following courses:
- Project in Embedded Systems (DVA438) - (2020-2021)
- Operating Systems (DVA315) - (2020-ongoing)
- Embedded Systems I (DVA454) - (2021-ongoing)
- Integrating 5G Components into a TSN Discrete Event Simulation Framework, 2021
- An experimental study of a TSN and 4G integrated network, 2022
- Towards an Integrated TSN-5G Network for Real-Time Applications, 2024
- Integration of Time-Sensitive Networking (TSN) with 5G for Real-Time Remote Vehicle Control, 2025
Community services as a reviewer:
- Journal of Systems Architecture (JSA)
- IEEE Internet of Things Journal (IoT-J)
- Open Demo Session of Real-Time Systems (RTSS@Work)
- International Conference on Emerging Technologies and Factory Automation (ETFA)
- International Conference on Factory Communication Systems (WFCS)
- Elsevier journal of Microprocessors and Microsystems (MICPRO)
- IEEE Industrial Electronics Society (IECON)
- Euromicro Conference Series on Software Engineering and Advanced Applications (SEAA)
- PC member of the Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS) technical track, SEAA 2025
- PC member of the Vehicular Embedded Systems track, ETFA 2025
- Publicity co-chair of the 30th IEEE IES International Conference on Emerging Technologies and Factory Automation (ETFA), 2025
- Publicity co-chair of the 21st IEEE International Conference on Factory Communication Systems (WFCS), 2025
- Chair of the Wireless systems in industrial applications track, and the Vehicular Embedded Systems track of the 29th IEEE IES International Conference on Emerging Technologies and Factory Automation (ETFA), 2024
- Publicity co-chair of the 29th IEEE IES International Conference on Emerging Technologies and Factory Automation (ETFA), 2024
- Chair of the WIP Session of the 49th Euromicro Conference Series on Software Engineering and Advanced Applications (SEAA), 2023
- Visiting researcher at Retis Lab, Scuola Superiore Sant Anna, May-July 2023
Zenepe’s research focuses on wireless communications and heterogeneous networks, with a particular emphasis on real-time distributed systems and their applications in vehicular technologies and industrial automation. Her PhD work centered on exploring the integration of Time-Sensitive Networking (TSN) and 5G in real-time systems.
Scheduling 5G Radio Resources for the Transmission of Real-time TSN Flows (Dec 2025) Zenepe Satka, Federico Aromolo , Mohammad Ashjaei, Alessandro Biondi , Daniel Casini , Hossein Fotouhi, Niccolo Borgioli , Masoud Daneshtalab, Mikael Sjödin, Saad Mubeen
Bridging TSN and 5G networks: Prototype design and evaluation for real-time embedded systems (Aug 2025) Zenepe Satka, Mohammad Ashjaei, Josefina Nord , William Rosales Mayta , Didrik Nordin , Daniel Ragnarsson , Saad Mubeen Journal of Systems Architecture, 2025 (JSA)
Enhancing Real-Time Networked Embedded Systems with End-to-end TSN-5G Networks (Dec 2024) Zenepe Satka, Saad Mubeen, Mohammad Ashjaei, Daniel Ragnarsson , Didrik Nordin IEEE 14th International Symposium on Industrial Embedded Systems (SIES2024)
Experimental Analysis of Wireless TSN Networks for Real-time Applications (Oct 2023) Zenepe Satka, Deepa Barhia , Sobia Saud , Saad Mubeen, Mohammad Ashjaei 28th International Conference on Emerging Technologies and Factory Automation (ETFA 2023)
Towards Modelling 5G Communication in Software Architectures of Vehicular CPS (Sep 2023) Zenepe Satka, Saad Mubeen, Mohammad Ashjaei, John Lundbäck 49th Euromicro Conference Series on Software Engineering and Advanced Applications (SEAA 2023)
End-to-end QoS Mapping and Traffic Forwarding in Converged TSN-5G Networks (Apr 2023) Zenepe Satka