People

Group Photo (August 2016)

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