People
Director
- Prof. Dr. Murat Uysal
Current Post-Doctoral Researchers
- Mohammed Elamassie, July 2020 – …
Current Ph.D. Students
- Maryam Azizzadeh, September 2021 – …
- Roozbeh Bonakdar, September 2021 – …
- Bismillah Nasir Ashfaq, September 2020 – …
- Daniel Tettey, September 2020 – …
- Khadijeh Ali Mahmoodi, February 2020 – …
- Fahimeh Aghaei, February 2020 – …
- Hamed Tadayyoni, September 2019 – …
- Hossien B. Eldeeb, September 2018 – …
- Bassam Aly, September 2018 – …
- Burak Kebapci, September 2017 – …
- Hasan Toplar, February 2017 – …
- Rifat Kisacik, September 2016 – …
- Samet Yildiz, September 2015 – …
- Hatef Nouri, September 2013 – …
M.Sc. Students
- Mostafa Nazari, February 2021 – …
Former Ph.D. Students
- Muhammet Selim Demir
Degree awarded: Ph.D. (September 2014 – June 2021, OzU)
Ph.D. Dissertation: Mobility Management and Resource Allocation Strategies for Visible Light Communication Networks
Subsequently employed by TUBITAK BILGEM (Turkey) as a Researcher - Omer Narmanlioglu
Degree awarded: Ph.D. (September 2016 – June 2020, OzU)
Ph.D. Dissertation: Visible Light Communications with Advanced Physical Layer Features and Integration with Existing Wireless Communication Technologies
Subsequently employed by PIWorks (Turkey) as a Product Manager - Mohammed Elamassie
Degree awarded: Ph.D. (February 2015 – June 2020, OzU)
Ph.D. Dissertation: Visible Light Communication Techniques for Future Generation Underwater Networks
Subsequently employed by Ozyegin University (Turkey) as a Research Associate - Farshad Miramirkhani
Degree awarded: Ph.D. (February 2014 – June 2018, OzU)
Ph.D. Dissertation: Channel Modeling and Characterization for Visible Light Communications: Indoor, Vehicular and Underwater Channels
Subsequently employed by Işık University (Turkey) as an Assistant Professor - Suhail I. Al-Dharrab
Degree awarded: Ph.D. (January 2009 – June 2013, UW)
Ph.D. Dissertation: Cooperative Communication Over Underwater Acoustic Channels
Subsequently employed by King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals (Saudi Arabia) as an Assistant Professor - Mohsen Nader Tehrani
Degree awarded: Ph.D. (May 2009 – May 2013, UW)
Ph.D. Dissertation: Application of Game Theory and Microeconomics in Cognitive Radio and Femtocell Networks
Subsequently employed by the University of Waterloo (Canada) as a Post-Doctoral Researcher, currently a Technical Lead Signal Processing Engineer at Aurora (Canada) - Mohammad Reza Heidarpour
Degree awarded: Ph.D. (May 2009 – May 2013, UW)
Ph.D. Dissertation: Cooperative Techniques for Next Generation HF Communication Systems
Subsequently employed by the University of Waterloo (Canada) as a Post-Doctoral Researcher, currently an Assistant Professor Isfahan University of Technology (Iran) - Mohamed Fathy Feteiha
Degree awarded: Ph.D. (January 2008 – January 2012, UW)
Ph.D. Dissertation: On the Performance Analysis of Cooperative Vehicular Communication
Subsequently employed by Queen’s University (Canada) as a Post-Doctoral Researcher, currently a Technical Lead at Thales (Canada) - Sahar M. Aghajanzadeh
Degree awarded: Ph.D. (September 2007 – December 2011, UW)
Ph.D. Dissertation: Diversity Techniques in Free-Space Optical Communications
Subsequently employed by the University of Waterloo (Canada) as a Post-Doctoral Researcher, currently a Microwave Algorithm Engineer at Huawei (Canada) - Majid Safari
Degree awarded: Ph.D. (January 2006 – December 2010, UW)
Ph.D. Dissertation: Relay-Assisted Free-Space Optical Communications
Subsequently employed by McMaster University (Canada) as a Post-Doctoral Researcher, currently a Reader (Associate Professor) at Edinburgh University (Scotland) - Osama Amin
Degree awarded: Ph.D. (January 2007 – December 2010, UW)
Ph.D. Dissertation: Adaptive OFDM Cooperative Systems
Subsequently employed by the University of British Columbia (Canada) as a Post-Doctoral Researcher, currently a Research Scientist at KAUST (Saudi Arabia) - Muhammad Mehboob Fareed
Degree awarded: Ph.D. (January 2005 – August 2009, UW)
Ph.D. Dissertation: Optimum Power Allocation for Cooperative Communications
Subsequently employed by Mircom Technologies Ltd (Canada) as an Embedded Softare Developer, currently the Embedded Software Manager at the same company - Hakam Mheidat
Degree awarded: Ph.D. (January 2003 – October 2006, UW)
Ph.D. Dissertation: Channel Estimation and Equalization for Cooperative Communication
Subsequently employed by the University of Toronto (Canada) as a postdoctoral researcher, currently a Full Professor at Khalifa University (UAE)
Former M.Sc. Students
- Sara Ghasvarianjahromi
Degree awarded: M.Sc. (February 2018 – August 2021, OzU)
M.Sc. Thesis: Simultaneous Lightwave Information and Power Transfer in Underwater Visible Light Communications
Subsequently joined the New Jersey Institute of Technology (USA) as a PhD student with full scholarship - Amir Hossein Fahim Raouf
Degree awarded: M.Sc. (February 2018 – August 2021, OzU)
M.Sc. Thesis: Performance Analysis of Quantum Key Distribution in Underwater Channels
Subsequently joined North Carolina State University (USA) as a PhD student with full scholarship - Mohamed Al-Nahhal
Degree awarded: M.Sc. (September 2017 – August 2020, OzU)
M.Sc. Thesis: Adaptive Multiple-Input Multiple-Output (MIMO) Techniques for Visible Light Communications
Subsequently joined Memorial University (Canada) as a PhD student with full scholarship - Mehdi Karbalayghareh
Degree awarded: M.Sc. (September 2016 – August 2019, OzU)
M.Sc. Thesis: Performance Characterization of Vehicular Visible Light Communications
Subsequently joined University of Texas at Dallas (USA) as a PhD student with full scholarship - Hamed Tadayyoni
Degree awarded: M.Sc. (Septemer 2015 – August 2019, OzU)
M.Sc. Thesis: Ultraviolet Communications for Airborne Links
Continued PhD at Ozyegin University - Anil Yilmaz
Degree awarded: M.Sc. (September 2015 – August 2018, OzU)
M.Sc. Thesis: Performance Analysis of Vertical Underwater Visible Light Communication Links
Subsequently joined Ulak Haberlesme (Turkey) as a Research Engineer - Mohammad Sadeghi
Degree awarded: M.Sc. (February 2015 – August 2017, OzU)
M.Sc. Thesis: Adaptive OFDM-Based Acoustic Underwater Transmission: System Design and Experimental Verification
Subsequently joined the University of Ottawa (Canada) as a PhD student - Burak Kebapci
Degree awarded: M.Sc. (September 2015 – August 2017, OzU)
M.Sc. Thesis: A Custom-Design Atmospheric Channel Emulator for the Performance Evaluation of Free Space Optical Communication Systems
Continues as a PhD student at OzU - Omer Narmanlıoglu
Degree awarded: M.Sc. (September 2014 – August 2016, OzU)
M.Sc. Thesis: Relay-Assisted OFDM-Based Visible Light Communications
Subsequently joined P.I.Works (Turkey) as a Product & UAT Engineer and also continued as a part-time PhD student - Alireza Heidarpour
Degree awarded: M.Sc. (September 2013 – August 2016, OzU)
M.Sc. Thesis: Diversity-Multiplexing Tradeoff for Network Coded Cooperative OFDMA Systems
Subsequently joined the University of Alberta (Canada) as a PhD student - Maryam Haghighi
Degree awarded: M.Sc. (September 2013 – August 2016, OzU)
M.Sc. Thesis: Diversity Techniques for Ultraviolet Communications
Subsequently joined the University of Alberta (Canada) as a PhD student - Gerard Djengomemgoto
Degree awarded: M.Sc. (February 2014 – August 2016, OzU)
M.Sc. Thesis: Enhanced Unipolar OFDM Based Relay-Assisted Visible Light Communications - Waqas Hussain
Degree awarded: M.Sc. (February 2014 – August 2015, OzU)
M.Sc. Thesis: Standard-Compliant And Software Defined VLC System: Implementation And Performance Evaluation
Continues Ph.D. at Ozyegin University - Zohreh Mostaani
Degree awarded: M.Sc. (September 2012 – January 2015, OzU)
M.Sc. Thesis: Performance Analysis of Multi-Relay Free Space Optical Communication System - Elham Sarbazi
Degree awarded: M.Sc. (September 2012 – August 2014, OzU)
M.Sc. Thesis: Channel Modelling and Characterization for Visible Light Communications
Subsequently joined the University of Edinburgh (UK) as a PhD student - Hossein Kazemi
Degree awarded: M.Sc. (September 2011 – August 2014, OzU)
M.Sc. Thesis: Multi-Hop Hybrid FSO/RF Communications
Subsequently joined the University of Edinburgh (UK) as a PhD student - Mahsa Foruhandeh
Degree awarded: M.Sc. (September 2011 – August 2014, OzU)
M.Sc. Thesis: Coded Continuous Phase Modulation for Tactical Communications
Subsequently joined the University of Québec (Canada) as a PhD student - Sasan Zhalehpour
Degree awarded: M.Sc. (September 2011 – August 2014, OzU)
M.Sc. Thesis: Performance Analysis of Multiuser Free Space Optical Communications
Subsequently joined Memorial University of Newfoundland (Canada) as a PhD student - Hatef Nouri
Degree awarded: M.Sc. (September 2010 – August 2013, OzU)
M.Sc. Thesis: Information Theoretical Performance Analysis and Optimization of Underwater Acoustic Communication Systems
Continues Ph.D. at Ozyegin University - Mohammadreza A. Kashani
Degree awarded: M.Sc. (September 2010 – August 2012, OzU)
M.Sc. Thesis: Performance Analysis and Optimization of Relay-Assisted Free Space Optical Communication Systems
Subsequently joined Pennsylvania State University (USA) as a PhD student, currently employed at General Motors (USA) as Wireless Systems Engineer - Hamza U. Sokun
Degree awarded: M.Sc. (September 2010 – August 2012, OzU)
M.Sc. Thesis: A Simulation Study of Cooperative Underwater Acoustic Communication
Subsequently joined Carleton University (Canada) as a Ph.D. student - Suhail I. Al-Dharrab
Degree awarded: M.A.Sc. (May 2007 – December 2008, UW)
M.A.Sc. Thesis: Cooperative Diversity for Fading Channels in the Presence of Impulsive Noise
Continued Ph.D. at UW - Mohammed Hakeem
Degree awarded: M.A.Sc. (September 2005 – August 2008, UW)
M.A.Sc. Thesis: A Simulation Study of Cooperative Communications over HF Channels
Subsequently joined Ryerson University (Canada) as a Ph.D. student - Jawwad Hussain
Degree awarded: M.A.Sc. (January 2007 – May 2008, UW)
M.A.Sc. Thesis: Cooperative Diversity for Inter-Vehicular Communications
Subsequently employed by RIM (Canada) - Berna Gedik
Degree awarded: M.A.Sc. (January 2006 – May 2008, UW)
M.A.Sc. Thesis: Channel Estimation for Amplify-and-Forward Relaying
Subsequently employed by General Electrics, currently with Samsung (Canada) - Ke Zhang
Degree awarded: M.A.Sc. (September 2004 – September 2006, UW)
M.A.Sc. Thesis: Cooperative Diversity in Log-Normal Fading Channels - Onur Canpolat
Degree awarded: M.A.Sc. (September 2003 – June 2005, UW)
M.A.Sc. Thesis: Analysis and Design of Distributed Space-Time Codes for Amplify-and-Forward Relaying
Subsequently employed by Siemens Ltd, currently with RIM (Canada)
Former Post-Doctoral Researchers
- Dr. Mehdi Karimi
Post-Doctoral Researcher (September 2010 – December 2010, OzU)
Subsequently employed by University of Waterloo (Canada) as a Research Associate - Dr. Mohammad Mansouri Rad
Post-Doctoral Researcher (January 2010 – April 2011, UW)
Subsequently employed by Ciena (Canada) as a Optical System Designer - Dr. Salama Ikki
Post-Doctoral Researcher (March 2009 – August 2010, UW)
Subsequently employed by University of Quebec (Canada) as a Post Doctoral Researcher - Dr. Wei Fang
Post-Doctoral Researcher (May 2009 – April 2010, UW)
Subsequently employed by Alcatel-Lucent Shanghai (China) as a Research Scientist - Dr. Jinsong Wu
Post-Doctoral Researcher (February 2009 – February 2010, UW)
Subsequently employed by Alcatel-Lucent Shanghai (China) as a Research Scientist - Dr. Xuemin Hong
Post-Doctoral Researcher (January 2009 – July 2009, UW)
Subsequently employed by Heriot-Watt University (Scotland) as the Network Manager for UK-China Science Bridges project. Currently an Associate Professor at Xiamen University (China). - Dr. Yanwu Ding
Post-Doctoral Researcher (June 2007 – July 2008, UW)
Subsequently employed by Wichita State University (USA) as an Assistant Professor