Theses

Kadircan Kara, “Multi-UAV Cooperative Search under Sensing and Communication Limitations,” Ozyegin University, July 2025.

Islam Guven, “Multi-UAV Path Planning for Joint Coverage and Connectivity using Reinforcement Learning,” Ozyegin University, December 2024.

Hamid Balanji, “Search and Rescue with Multiple UAVs: \\[0.5\baselineskip]Target detection and connectivity,” Ozyegin University, December 2024.

Atefeh Molaei, “Network Provisioning using Multiple UAVs in \\[0.5\baselineskip] Search and Rescue Missions,” Ozyegin University, December 2024.

Duygu Sesver, “A Video Dataset of Incidents & Video-Based Incident Classification,” MSc Thesis, ITU Computer Engineering, June 2022

Seymanur Akti, “Fight Recognition from Still Images in the Wild,” MSc Thesis, ITU Computer Engineering, June 2022

Journals

E. Yanmaz, H.M. Balanji, and I. Guven, “Dynamic Multi-UAV Path Planning for Multi-Target Search and Connectivity,” IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, vol. 73, no. 7, 2024, https://doi.org/10.1109/TVT.2024.3363840

I. Guven and E. Yanmaz, “Multi-objective path planning for multi-UAV connectivity and area coverage,” Ad Hoc Networks, vol. 160, Jul. 2024, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.adhoc.2024.103520.

E. Yanmaz, “Joint or decoupled optimization: Multi-UAV path planning for search and rescue,”
Ad Hoc Networks, vol. 138, 2023, pp. 103018, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.adhoc.2022.103018.

Conferences and Workshops

I. Guven and E. Yanmaz, “Sensing-Aware Cooperative Multi-UAV Search with Reinforcement Learning, ” IEEE PIMRC 2025, to appear.

I. Guven and E. Yanmaz, “Adaptive Multi-UAV Coordination for Heterogeneous Target Search and Connect Missions Using Proximal Policy Optimization,” IEEE VTC Spring, June 2025.

K. Kara and E. Yanmaz, “Joint Optimization of Connectivity, Coverage, and Revisit Time in Multi-UAV Path Planning,” IEEE VTC Spring, June 2025.

A. Molaei and E. Yanmaz, “Network Analysis of Connectivity Optimized Multi-UAV Path Planners,” IEEE INFOCOM Wkshp, NetRobics, May 2024, https://doi.org/10.1109/INFOCOMWKSHPS61880.2024.10620708.

H. M. Balanji and E. Yanmaz, “Priority-based Dynamic Multi-UAV Positioning for Multi-Target Search and Connectivity,” IEEE WCNC, April 2024, https://doi.org/10.1109/WCNC57260.2024.10570621.

I. Guven and E. Yanmaz,”Maintaining connectivity for multi-UAV multi-target search using reinforcement learning,” In Proc. Int’l ACM Symposium on Design and Analysis of Intelligent Vehicular Networks and Applications, pp. 109-114, October 2023.

D. Sesver, A. E. Gencoglu, C. E. Yildiz, Z. Gunindi, F. Habibi, Z. A. Yazici, H. K. Ekenel, “VIDI: A Video Dataset of Incidents,” In Proc. IEEE 14th Image, Video, and Multidimensional Signal Processing Workshop (IVMSP 2022), June 2022. doi: 10.1109/IVMSP54334.2022.9816319.

E. Yanmaz and H. K. Ekenel, “Computer–vision Aided Multi-UAV Search and Rescue System,” In Proc. Workshop on Software and Earthquake Engineering in Seismic Risk Management, pp. 33-37, May 2022. Online: https://lnkd.in/dchbgK6W