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Biography

EMPLOYMENT

Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Middle East Technical University

Mar 04 – to date: Professor
July 99 – Mar 04: Associate Professor

Havelsan A.Ş.

Mar 11 – Sep 11: Vice President, Aerospace Command and Control Systems Group
July 07 – Mar 11: Executive Program Manager, Airborne Early Warning and Control Aircraft Program (Peace Eagle)
Oct 04 – June 07: Program Manager, Maritime Patrol and Surveillance Aircraft Program (Meltem-2)

Responsibilities included leadership of large, multi disciplinary engineering teams; delivery of complex, safety critical systems; coordination with international partners (including Boeing and Thales); and compliance with NATO level quality and security standards.

Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Başkent University

Jun 97 – July 99: Assistant Professor

Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Imperial College London

Mar 93 – Jun 97: Research Assistant, Post-Doctoral Research Associate

Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Middle East Technical University

Sep 90 – Mar 93: Research Assistant

EDUCATION

Ph.D. (1995): Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Imperial College London, UK.
M.Sc. with Distinction (1992): Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Imperial College London, UK.
B.Sc. High Hons. (1990): Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Department of Physics, Middle East Technical University.
Executive Education: Boeing Leadership Center (2007), Havelsan Management Training Program (2010).

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Graduate teaching

Statistical Signal Processing, Model Based Systems Engineering, Computer Communication and Networking, Communication Network Analysis, Wireless Multimedia and Data Networks, Digital Radio Communications, Advanced Communication Systems, Adaptive Signal Processing

Undergraduate teaching

Digital Signal Processing, Signals and Systems, Probability and Random Variables, Stochastic Processes, Data Structures, Digital Design, Complex Calculus, Circuit Theory

Industrial training

Model Based Systems Engineering, Machine Learning, Digital Communications, Broadband Wireless Communications, Guidance Navigation and Control, Radar Systems, C4ISR Systems

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

Theory and applications of wireless communication/networking; Communication networks design and management; Theory and applications of machine learning, signal processing, optimization, detection, estimation in telecommunications and sensing (radar systems, tracking); Embedded systems hardware/software; MBSE, engineering management.

INDUSTRIAL EXPERIENCE

Model Based Systems Engineering, networked C4ISR systems, multi-sensor data fusion/target tracking, management of large scale multi-site software development, software/system product lines, strategic management, knowledge management, continuous improvement.

ADMINISTRATIVE EXPERIENCE

  • Vice President (2011), Aerospace Command and Control Systems Group, Havelsan A.Ş.
  • Program Manager (2007 – 2011), Airborne Early Warning and Control Aircraft Program (Peace Eagle), Havelsan A.Ş.
  • Program Manager (2004 – 2007), Maritime Patrol and Surveillance Aircraft Program (Meltem-2), Havelsan A.Ş.
  • Chairman (1999 – 2002): IEEE Turkey Section, Signal Processing Chapter Chairman.
  • Assistant Chairman (1998 – 1999), Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Başkent University.

RESEARCH GRANTS (UNIVERSITY)

  • Technology licensor in "TÜBİTAK Patent Technology Transfer Program" funded by TUBİTAK 2023-2027. Joint project with METU Technology Transfer Office and Noven Enerji.
  • Project investigator of “Automated Test Script Generation Using LLMs” funded by CS-Tech. 2025-2026.
  • Project investigator of “Signal Analysis Techniques for RF Signals” funded by Anayurt Savunma. 2023-2025.
  • Project investigator of “Machine and Deep Learning in Signal Analysis” funded by ESEN Sistem. 2020-2024.
  • Project investigator of “Model Based Systems Engineering in Electric Vehicles” funded by WAT Motor. 2022- 2023.
  • Project investigator of “Form-Fit-Function Replacement of Leopard 2A4 Tank Electronic Systems” funded by Çekino. 2017-2022.
  • Project investigator of “Model Based Systems Engineering Transformation in Product Development” funded by ARÇELİK. 2019-2021.
  • Project investigator of “Model Based Systems Engineering in Cybersecurity” funded by PROFEN. 2021.
  • Project investigator of “MIL-STD-188-220 Variable Message Format MAC Layer Simulator” funded by MILSOFT. 2019-2022.
  • Project investigator of “Payload integration for unmanned vehicles” funded by ROKETSAN. 2016-2018.
  • Project investigator of “Fiber optic based distributed acoustic sensing” funded by ASELSAN. 2016-2017.
  • Project investigator of “MAC and Network layer design for tactical IP networks” funded by ASELSAN. 2014-2016.
  • Project investigator of “Tightly coupled INS/GPS integrated navigator using adaptive unscented Kalman Filtering on a digital signal processor“ funded by NETAŞ and Turkish Ministry of Science, Industry and Technology. 2013-2015.
  • Project investigator of “Smartphone as a Cloud Service (SPaaS) in 4G LTE Wireless Networks” funded by Turkish Telecom. 2013-2014.
  • Project investigator of “Communication protocols for multiservice next generation wireless Internet” funded by TUBITAK (Scientific and Technical Research Council of Turkey) for participation in European Union Cost 290 action “Traffic and Qos Management in Wireless Multimedia Networks” 2004-2008.
  • Project co-investigator of “Signal analysis techniques” funded by Defense Industries Undersecreteriat. 2003-2005.
  • Project investigator of “Performance improvement of HF serial modems” funded by TUBITAK-UEKAE (Turkish Technology Research Council-Electronics and Cryptology Institute). 2000-2001.
  • Project investigator of “Low bit rate speech and video coding” funded by TUBITAK-UEKAE (Turkish Technology Research Council-Electronics and Cryptology Institute). 1998-1999.
  • Proposal submission, research associate in the EPSRC (UK) research project GR/K 48662 “Channel Equalization Techniques for Mobile Comunications”. 1995-1998.
  • Research assistant in the European Union FP3 research project ESPRIT 6166 “Enhancement of Hands-free Telecommunications”. 1993-1995.

CONSULTANCY and INDUSTRIAL INVOLVEMENT

  • Earsis (2023)
  • Noven Enerji (2022)
  • Sparse Technology (2019 - 2022)
  • Mebitech (2016 – 2017)
  • Netaş (2013-2014)
  • CES Advanced Composites (2012-2013)
  • YD Yazılım (2012)
  • Karel A.Ş. (2003)
  • Savronik A.Ş. (2004)
  • Havelsan A.Ş. (2003 – 2004)
  • Tubin A.Ş. (2003)
  • TUBITAK-BILTEN (Turkish Technology Research Council-Information Technologies Institute) (1999 – 2003)

EDITORIAL and CONFERENCE ACTIVITIES

  • Associate Editor (2005 – 2009), International Journal of Mobile Network Design and Innovation
  • Associate Editor (2003 – 2005), Sensor Letters (American Scientific Publishing).
  • Associate Editor (2003 – 2007), Computer Networks (Elsevier).
  • Associate Editor (2000 – 2002), IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems Part II - Analog and Digital Signal Processing.
  • General Chair of IEEE International Conference on Pervasive Services 2007, 6th Conference on Signal Processing and its Applications (SIU’98) 28-30 May 1998.
  • Organization Committee Member of First International Conference on Wireless Internet (WICON’05), The Third Annual Mediterranean Ad Hoc Networking Workshop (MedHocNet’04), Workshop on Wireless Mesh Networks (MeshNets2005), Workshop on Information Fusion and Dissemination in Wireless Sensor Networks (SensorFusion2005, SensorFusion2007).
  • Technical Committee Member of International Mobile Multimedia Communications Conference (MobiMedia), International Conference on Communications (ICC), GLOBECOM, European Wireless Sensor Networks (EWSN), Signal Processing and its Applications Conferences (SIU) and others.

AWARDS and MEMBERSHIPS

  • Best PhD Thesis Award (2024), "Detection and Localization of Drones in MIMO CW Radar", Ayhan Yazıcı at METU.
  • Ministry of Defense, SATEM Command Award (2007,2009,2011).
  • METU Academic Achievement Award (2002, 2003).
  • Visiting Research Fellow (2002 – 2005), King’s College London.
  • Senior Member, Institution of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
  • British Council, Foreign and Commonwealth Office Scholarship (1991 – 1992)

INVITED TALKS, SHORT COURSES and OTHER ACTIVITIES

  • Industrial Training Course (2018), Radar Technologies
  • Industrial Training Course (2017), C4ISR Systems
  • Industrial Training Course (2014), Guidance Navigation and Control
  • Informatics Summit 2010, Critical Infrastructe Protection and Network Centric Warfare
  • Turkish General Staff , War Academy (2010, 2011), C4ISR Systems, Network Centric Warfare
  • Ministry of Defense, Defense Industries Undersecreteriat (2009), Network Centric Warfare
  • Ministry of Defense, Defense Industries Undersecreteriat (2009), Acquisition Logistics
  • Informatics Summit 2009, 4G Communications in Defense
  • Ministry of Defense, SATEM Command (2006, 2007, 2008), National Research and Development Strategy
  • Ministry of Defense, SATEM Command (2006), Data Fusion: Fundamentals
  • Ministry of Defense, SATEM Command (2008, 2009, 2010, 2011), Systems Engineering
  • Turkish Telecommunications Authority (2006), Digital Communications
  • Turkish Telecommunications Authority (2006), Broadband Wireless Communications
  • Türkiye 1. ve 2. Bilişim Şurası Arge Çalışma Grubu (2002, 2004), Üye ve raportör