Joachim Sachs

About

Joachim Sachs is a leading researcher at the forefront of next-generation communication systems, with a primary focus on the Tactile Internet, 5G-enabled industrial automation, and cyber-physical systems. His seminal 2016 work, “5G-Enabled Tactile Internet,” has garnered over 767 citations, laying the foundational vision for transmitting touch and actuation in real-time—a paradigm shift aimed at democratizing skill and enabling remote, haptic interaction. Sachs has been instrumental in defining the applications, requirements, and architecture for this transformative technology, bridging ultra-reliable low-latency communication with robotics and haptics. His more recent contributions include pioneering the integration of 5G with Time-Sensitive Networking (TSN) for edge-controlled mobile robotics, a critical enabler for flexible, individualized manufacturing in Industry 4.0. Additionally, his work on communication-compute-control co-design (2025) addresses the optimization challenges in resource-constrained cyber-physical systems. With a career dedicated to shaping how wireless networks support real-time, interactive control, Sachs’s research continues to drive the evolution from mass production to dynamic, digitized industries.

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Top Papers

1. 1
   5G-Enabled Tactile Internet

   767 citations · 2016
2. 2
   Prototype of 5G Integrated with TSN for Edge-Controlled Mobile Robotics

   54 citations · 2022
3. 3
   The 5G-Enabled Tactile Internet: Applications, requirements, and architecture

   49 citations · 2016
4. 4
   The 5G-Enabled Tactile Internet: Applications, requirements, and architecture

   34 citations · 2016
5. 5
   A Framework for Communication–Compute–Control Co-Design in Cyber–Physical Systems

   5 citations · 2025

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