Dr. Burhan G¨ulbahar

CURRICULUM VITAE
Dr. Burhan Gülbahar
Asst. Prof. Dr.
Manager of Technological Products Application and Research Center
Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering
Özyeğin University, Çekmeköy, İstanbul, Turkey, 34794
E-Mail: [email protected]
Phone: +90 (216) 564 90 00
http://faculty.ozyegin.edu.tr/burhangulbahar
Coordinator of Vestel-Ozyegin Graduate Academy Program
Vestel Electronics Inc.
Organize Sanayi Bölgesi, Manisa, Turkey, 45030
E-Mail: [email protected]
Phone: +90 (236) 233 01 31 Ext: 2183
http://www.vestel.com
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Nanoscale Communications, Visible Light Communications, Graphene and Carbon Nanotube Optical Communications, Wireless Communications, Radar Signal Processing, Underwater Magneto-Inductive Communications, Cognitive Radio, Information Theory, Quantum Communications, Smart Home / Smart Grid
Technologies
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND SUMMARY
(2010-2012)
(2000-2002)
(1995-1999)
(1991-1994)
Koç University, İstanbul, Turkey
Ph.D. in Electrical & Electronics Engineering
Thesis: Nanoscale wireless optical communication
receivers with graphene and carbon nanotube
Advisor: Dr. Özgür B. Akan
Bilkent University, Ankara, TURKEY
MS in Electrical & Electronics Engineering
Thesis: Discrete Wigner distribution and half-integer
representations of discrete-time signals and systems
Advisor: Dr. Haldun Özaktaş
Bilkent University, Ankara, TURKEY
BS in Electrical & Electronics Engineering
İzmir Atatürk Lisesi, İzmir, Turkey
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January 2012
February 2002
October 1999
February 1994
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE SUMMARY
(March. 2015 - )
(March. 2015 - )
(Sept. 2012 - March. 2015)
(March. 2012 - March 2015 )
(Sept. 2010 - Jan. 2012)
(Mar. 2009 - Sept. 2010)
(Apr. 2007 - Feb. 2009)
(Apr. 2006 - Mar. 2007)
(July 2005 - Nov. 2005)
(Aug. 2002 - Apr. 2005)
(Jan. 2000 - Feb. 2002)
(July 1999 - Aug.1999)
(July 1997 - Aug.1997)
Asst. Prof. Dr.,
Department of Electrical & Electronics Engineering,
Ozyegin University, Istanbul, Turkey.
Vestel Academy Graduate Education Program Coordinator,
Vestel Electronics Inc., Manisa, Turkey.
Adjunct Assistant Prof. Dr.,
Department of Electrical & Electronics Engineering,
Ozyegin University, Istanbul, Turkey.
Senior Researcher & Vestel Academy Graduate Education Program Coordinator,
Research Group, R & D Department, Vestel Electronics Inc., Manisa, Turkey.
Researcher,
Next Generation & Wireless Communication Laboratory,
Department of Electrical & Electronics Engineering,
Koç University, İstanbul, Turkey.
Researcher,
Next Generation & Wireless Communication Laboratory,
Department of Electrical & Electronics Engineering,
Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey.
Researcher, Optimal Yazılım Elektronik Mühendislik A.Ş., Ankara, Turkey
Second-lieutenant, 4th Main Jet Base, Ankara, Turkey
Software Test Engineer, Aydın Yazılım ve Elektronik Sanayii A.Ş., Ankara, Turkey.
Software Engineer, Eser Telekomünikasyon A.Ş., Ankara, Turkey.
Graduate Research Assistant,
Department of Electrical & Electronics Engineering, Bilkent University, Ankara, Turkey.
Internship, Prime Ministry Directorate General of Press and Information, Ankara, Turkey.
Internship, Siemens A.Ş., İzmir, Turkey.
PUBLICATIONS
Journal Papers
1. B. Gulbahar, O. B. Akan, “A Communication Theoretical Modelling and Analysis of Wireless Nanoscale
Magneto-Inductive Communication with Carbon Nanotube NanoCoils,” submitted for publication, 2015.
2. B. Gulbahar, “Optimal Packet Scheduling in Energy Harvesting Multiple Access Channels with Common
Data,” submitted for publication, 2015.
3. M. Kocaoglu, B. Gulbahar, O. B. Akan, “Stochastic Resonance in Graphene Bi-layer Optical Nanoreceivers,”, IEEE Transactions on Nanotechnology, vol. 13, no. 6, pp. 1107 - 1117, 2014.
4. B. Gulbahar, O. B. Akan, “A Communication Theoretical Modeling and Analysis of Underwater MagnetoInductive Wireless Channels,” IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, vol. 11, no. 9, pp.
3326–3334, 2012.
5. B. Gulbahar, O. B. Akan, “A Communication Theoretical Modeling of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotube
Optical Nanoreceivers and Broadcast Power Allocation,” IEEE Transactions on Nanotechnology, vol.
11, no. 2, pp. 395–405, 2012.
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6. B. Gulbahar, O. B. Akan, “A Communication Theoretical Modeling of Single-layer Graphene Photodetectors and Efficient Multireceiver Diversity Combining,” IEEE Transactions on Nanotechnology, vol. 11,
no. 3, pp. 601–610, 2012.
7. B. Gulbahar, O. B. Akan, “Information Theoretical Optimization Gains in Energy Adaptive Data Gathering
and Relaying in Cognitive Radio Sensor Networks,” IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications,
vol. 11, no. 5, pp. 1788–1796, 2012.
Conference Papers
1. B. Gulbahar, “Nanoscale Optical Communications with Graphene,” V. National Communication Technologies Symposium, ITUSEM, İzmir, Turkey, May 2013.
2. B. Gulbahar, A.O. Bicen, O. B. Akan, “Bilişsel Radyo Sensör Aǧlarında Bilgi Kuramsal Kapasite Eniyileme,” ASELSAN Haberleşme Teknolojileri (HBT) Çalıştayı, Ankara, Turkey, October 2011.
3. B. Tan Bacinoglu, B. Gulbahar, O. B. Akan, “Constant Fidelity Entanglement Flow in Quantum Communication Networks,” in Proceedings of IEEE GLOBECOM 2010, Miami, USA, December 2010.
4. B. Atakan, B. Gulbahar, O. B. Akan, “Immune System-inspired Evolutionary Opportunistic Spectrum Access
in Cognitive Radio Ad Hoc Networks,” in Proceedings of IFIP/IEEE MED-HOC-NET 2010, Juan-lespins, France, June 2010.
5. B. Gulbahar, O. B. Akan, “Broadcast Routing in Quantum Ad Hoc Networks,” in Proceedings of IEEE
NanoCom 2009, San Francisco, USA, August 2009.
HONORS & AWARDS
• Senior Member of IEEE, 12.07.2014.
• Koç University Ph.D. Scholarship, Koç University, İstanbul, Turkey (2010-2011).
• Bilkent University B.Sc. & M.Sc. Scholarship, Ankara, Turkey (1994-2002).
• Ranked 32nd in the Turkish nationwide university entrance exam among more than a million high-school
graduates (1994).
ACTIVITIES
• Editor for the International Journal of Distributed Sensor Networks (Hindawi).
• Technical Program Committee (TPC) member of IEEE Symposium on Computers and Communications
(ISCC 12), Cappadocia, Turkey, July 2012, (ISCC 13), Split, Croatia, July 2013, (ISCC 14), Portugal, June
2014 & (ISCC 15), Larnaca, Cyprus, July 2015.
• Technical Program Committee (TPC) member of Internet of Things: Smart Objects and Services (IoT-SoS
2012), San Francisco, CA, USA, June 2012, (IoT-SoS 2013), Madrid, Spain, June 2013 & (IoT-SoS 2014),
Sydney, Australia, June 2014.
• Member of the jury & advisory committee of Turkish Electro Technology Exporters’ Association (TET) R
& D Project Market Event (Ar & Ge Proje Pazarı), 2012-2014, İstanbul, Turkey.
• Technical Program Committee (TPC) member of International Conference on Computer Applications in
Technology (ICCAT) (2015).
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• Technical Program Committee (TPC) member of International Symposium on Women in Computing and
Informatics (WCI) (2015).
• Technical Program Committee (TPC) member of International Conference on Signal Processing & Data
Mining (ICSPDM) (2015).
• Technical Program Committee (TPC) member of International Conference on Mechanics & Applied Physics
(ICMAPH) (2015).
REFEREE
• IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, IEEE Transactions on Communications, IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, Nano Communication Networks, EURASIP Journal on Wireless Communications and Networking, European Transactions on Telecommunications, Transactions on Emerging
Telecommunications Technologies, International Journal of Communication Systems, Ad Hoc Networks,
IEEE ISCC 2012, IEEE IoT-SoS 2012, IEEE GLOBECOM 2012, IEEE GLOBECOM 2011, MSWiM
2011, IEEE PIMRC 2011, NTMS 2011
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DETAILED PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Title / Dates / Organisation
Activities
Asst. Prof. Dr. (March. 2015 - )
Department of Electrical & Electronics Engineering,
Ozyegin University, Istanbul, Turkey
http://www.ozyegin.edu.tr
Vestel Academy Graduate Education Program Coordinator (March. 2015 - )
• The coordination of Vestel Techonology
Academy graduate education program, instructing graduate lectures
• Advising Ph.D. and M.Sc. students
• Courses given: EE1019-Wireless Communication Technologies (2012 I. Semester, 2014 I.
Semester), EE1004-Advanced Signal Processing (2012 II. Semester), EE1022-Sensor Networks (2012 Summer Semester)
• Coordination of Graduate Education Program
maintained between Vestel Electronics Inc.
and Ozyegin University.
Vestel Electronics Inc., Manisa, Turkey
http://www.vestel.com
Adjunct Asst. Prof. (Sept. 2012 - March. 2015)
Department of Electrical & Electronics Engineering,
Ozyegin University, Istanbul, Turkey
http://www.ozyegin.edu.tr
Senior Researcher & Coordinator (March.
March. 2015)
2012 -
• The coordination of Vestel Techonology
Academy graduate education program, instructing graduate lectures
• Co-advisor of Ph.D. and M.Sc. students
• Courses given: EE1019-Wireless Communication Technologies (2012 I. Semester, 2014 I.
Semester), EE1004-Advanced Signal Processing (2012 II. Semester), EE1022-Sensor Networks (2012 Summer Semester)
• R & D of consumer electronics including smart
home and visible light communications (VLC)
• Funded and managed projects: Principal Investigator (PI) of VLC and Illumination
System compatible with DMX512 Protocol
(Budget: 300K USD, Partial Funding from
TUBITAK, 2014-2016); Low Data Rate VLC
Networks and Applications compatible with
DALI Protocol (Budget: 300K USD, Partial Funding from TUBITAK, 2014-2016); PI
of Smart Home and Internet-of-Things Architectures (obtained 520K USD Funding
from TUBITAK, 2013-2015); PI of High Efficiency Video Coding with Hybrid Broadcast
Broadband Video Services (obtained 369K
Euro funding from CELTIC, 2013-2014); PI
of Smart Home For Eco - Smart Home Systems Design ( Eureka Project 2012-2013 )
Research Group, R & D Department,
Vestel Electronics Inc., Manisa, Turkey
http://www.vestel.com
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Title / Dates / Organisation
Senior Researcher & Coordinator (March.
March. 2015)
Activities
2012 -
Research Group, R & D Department,
Vestel Electronics Inc., Manisa, Turkey
http://www.vestel.com
Researcher (Sept. 2010 - Jan. 2012)
Next Generation & Wireless Communication Lab.,
Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering,
Koç University, İstanbul, Turkey
http://home.ku.edu.tr/ nwcl
Researcher (Mar. 2009 - Sept. 2010)
Next Generation & Wireless Communication Lab.,
Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering,
Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey
http://www.eee.metu.edu.tr
• Submitted Projects: PI of Multimedia Data
Communication between Display Panels
and Camera Receivers based on Heterogeneous VLC and Wi-Fi Communication Architecture for the Call 1003-TUBITAK, January 2015.
• Research in the project “NanoCom: Nanoscale
and Quantum Communication Networks” supported by Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK)
• Research and development of novel quantum and nanoscale communication networks,
novel carbon nanotube (CNT) and graphene
based nanoscale optical communication architectures, magneto-inductive underwater communication networks
• Research in projects ”Wireless Passive Sensor Networks” and ”Bio-Inspired Communications For Large-Scale Systems” supported by
Scientific and Technological Research Council
of Turkey (TUBITAK)
• Research and development of novel
biologically-inspired, cognitive radio sensor networks and quantum communication
architectures based on quantum entanglement
• Research and development of nanoscale communication technologies for European Research Council (ERC) grant and European
Commission (EU) Seventh Framework Programme (FP7) Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) Small and mediumscale focused research project (STREP) funding schemes
Researcher (Apr. 2007 - Feb. 2009)
• Research and development in the area of radar
signal processing
Optimal Yazılım Elektronik Mühendislik A.Ş.,
ODTÜ Teknokent, Ankara, Turkey
• Development of time-frequency analysis tools
in the area of target detection and tracking
• Design and development of a novel wide-band
target detection system for sonar applications
Military Service
Second-lieutenant (Apr. 2006 - Mar. 2007)
4th Main Jet Base, Ankara, Turkey
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Title / Dates / Organisation
Activities
• Designing test applications for aircraft graphical user interface (GUI) unit with respect to the
documented requirements of the software
Software Test Engineer (July 2005 - Nov. 2005)
Aydın Yazılım ve Elektronik Sanayii A.Ş.,
ODTÜ Teknokent, Ankara, Turkey
http://www.ayesas.com.tr
• Peer-reviewing, documentation and design in a
software development team organized with Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI-3)
• Software developer and designer for database
applications using the development environment Sybase PowerBuilder and Oracle
database
Software Engineer (Aug. 2002 - Apr. 2005)
Eser Telekomünikasyon A.Ş.,
Sögütözü, Ankara, Turkey
http://www.esertelekom.com
• Database systems designer, database administrator
• Design, implementation, development and
management of a whole business management
software system integrated with billing for customer services related to internet service providing and long distance phone services
Graduate Research Assistant (Jan. 2000 - Feb. 2002)
Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering,
Bilkent University, Ankara, Turkey
http://www.ee.bilkent.edu.tr
• Research in theory of signal processing
• Assistantship to the department in coursework
Repairing media recording tools and machines
Internship (July 1999 - Aug.1999)
Prime Ministry Directorate General of Press and Information,
Ankara, Turkey
http://www.byegm.gov.tr
Repairing mobile phones
Internship (July 1997 - Aug.1997)
Siemens A.Ş., İzmir, Turkey
http://www.siemens.com.tr
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