Research Hiring Policies

• If you are an international graduate or prospective graduate student, please only email me if you are interested in a Ph.D. position.

• I have 2-3 open positions in REINS group, which I would like to fill during the first half of 2026. Graduate and undergraduate students who are interested are welcome to apply.

• If you are interested in working with me, you should be interested in learning and exploring the role of applied mathematics in electrical and computer engineering.

• Fundamentally, coding theory has absolutely nothing to do with software coding. We only use software programming as a tool.

• If you are an undergraduate student who is interested in working with me, please note that I hire undergraduate researchers typically after Semester 4 or during Semester 6. I am more interested in long-term contributors who will stay in REINS group at least three years.

• Students who plan on continuing their M.S. and/or Ph.D. graduate studies at METU with me, especially as full-time students, have the priority.

I am always excited about welcoming new members to my research group family. I wish all of you the best of luck.

Recommendation Letter Policies

Every year, many students ask me for recommendation letters. Since I spend considerable time to complete each letter, I cannot write one for every student who asks. You should first inform me at least one month before the earliest deadline. Regarding letters for universities abroad, students are classified into four sets:

• Students who are in my research group.

• Students who are not in the above set, but who get AA in my graduate course (EE 534: Coding Theory).

• Students who are in none of the above two sets, but who get AA in one or more of my undergraduate courses (attending my section).

• Students who are in none of the above three sets.

The likelihood that I will be able to write a recommendation letter for you increases as you go up the list of sets (from first to last: certain, highly likely, likely, unlikely). METU letters are notably easier to handle, and you can always ask for a letter if you are applying to a METU graduate program.

If I accept to write a recommendation letter for you, be sure that I will do my best to help you. I wish all of you the best of luck.