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academic services

Journal Editor

IEEE Communications Magazine
International Journal of Distributed Sensor Networks

Conference Organizing Committee

Demo Chair, IEEE Consumer Communications and Networking Conference, IEEE CCNC, 2015
Local Organizing Committee, Intl. Symposium on Computer Networks, ISCN, 2008

R&D Project Evaluator

Framework Programme 7 (FP7) Project Reviewer
Framework Programme 7 (FP7) Project Proposal Evaluator

Technical Program Committee

IEEE International Conference on Communications, IEEE ICC, 2015
International Conference on Connected Vehicles & Expo, ICCVE, 2014
IEEE Local Computer Networks, IEEE LCN, 2014
IEEE International Conference on Communication, Networks and Satellite, IEEE COMNETSAT, 2014
Wireless Days 2014
International Conference on Selected Topics in Mobile and Wireless Networking, MoWNeT, 2014
Workshop on Cellular Traffic Offloading to Opportunistic Networks, CARTOON, 2014
IEEE International Conference on Communications, IEEE ICC, 2013
IEEE Local Computer Networks, IEEE LCN, 2013
European Conference on Wireless Sensor Networks, EWSN, 2013
IEEE Global Communications Conference, IEEE GLOBECOM, 2013
International Conference on Connected Vehicles & Expo, ICCVE, 2013
International Conference on Selected Topics in Mobile and Wireless Networking, MoWNeT, 2013
ITU Kaleidoscope Conference 2013
IEEE Local Computer Networks, IEEE LCN, 2012
European Conference on Wireless Sensor Networks, EWSN, 2012
IEEE Global Communications Conference, IEEE GLOBECOM, 2012
International Conference on Selected Topics in Mobile and Wireless Networking, MoWNeT, 2012
IEEE Global Communications Conference, IEEE GLOBECOM, 2011
Int'l Conf on Intelligent Sensors, Sensor Networks and Information Processing, ISSNIP, 2010
Asia-Pacific Conf on Communications, APCC , 2010
International Conference on Wireless and Mobile Communications, ICWMC, 2007
IEEE Global Communications Conference, IEEE GLOBECOM, 2007
International Conference on Wireless and Mobile Communications, ICWMC, 2006

Journal Reviewer

IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications, IEEE JSAC
ACM/IEEE Tran. on Networking
IEEE Communications Letters
IEEE Communications Magazine
IEEE Tran. on Wireless Communications
IEEE Tran. on Mobile Computing
IEEE Computer
Elsevier Ad Hoc Networks
Elsevier Computer Networks
Elsevier Computer Communications
Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing (Wiley)
Wireless Networks (Springer)
ETRI Journal
Communications of ACM
EURASIP Journal on Wireless Communications and Networking
IEEE Computer
IET Wireless Sensor Systems
International Journal of Ad Hoc and Ubiquitous Computing

Conference Reviewer

IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference, IEEE WCNC, 2014
IEEE Global Communications Conference, IEEE GLOBECOM, 2013
Military Communications Conference, MILCOM, 2013
European Conference on Wireless Sensor Networks, EWSN, 2012
IEEE International Symposium on Personal, Indoor and Mobile Radio Communications, IEEE PIMRC, 2012
IEEE International Conference on Communications, IEEE ICC, 2011
IEEE Global Communications Conference, IEEE GLOBECOM, 2010
IEEE International Conference on Communications, IEEE ICC, 2010
IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference, IEEE WCNC, 2010
IEEE International Symposium on Personal, Indoor and Mobile Radio Communications, IEEE PIMRC, 2010
IEEE International Conference on Communications, IEEE ICC, 2009
Int'l Conf on Intelligent Sensors, Sensor Networks and Information Processing, ISSNIP, 2009
IEEE International Conference on Communications, IEEE ICC, 2008
IEEE Global Communications Conference, IEEE GLOBECOM, 2008
IEEE International Symposium on Personal, Indoor and Mobile Radio Communications, IEEE PIMRC, 2008
IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference, IEEE WCNC, 2007
IEEE International Conference on Communications, IEEE ICC, 2007
International Symposium on Wireless Pervasive Computing, ISWPC, 2007
IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference, IEEE VTC, 2006
IEEE International Conference on Communications, IEEE ICC, 2004
IEEE International Conference on Communications, IEEE ICC, 2003

honors & awards

2014

Ramon y Cajal Research Grant by Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation, Spain, 2014-2019.

2013

Best Paper Award in IEEE ICC'13 Ad Hoc and Sensor Network Symposium, Budapest, Hungary.

2011

Juan de la Cierva Research Grant by Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation for Research in Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain, 2011-2014.

2010

Best Mentor Award by Dept. of Electrical and Computer Eng. in University of Rochester, NY, USA.

2007

Research Grant by Bogazici University Foundation for Research Collaboration with Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain.

2006

International Summer School Grant by Bogazici University Foundation for Advanced Study Institute on WSN, Hong Kong.

2006

International Conference Grant by Bogazici University Foundation for IEEE INFOCOM participation, Barcelona, Spain.

2001

Travel Grant by IEEE ComSoc for IEEE INFOCOM participation, Alaska, USA,2001.

1999

Ranked 2nd in Graduate Education Exam (GRE-type nationwide exam for graduate education), Turkey.

1993

Ranked in the top 0.01\% in the two-stage nationwide University Entrance Examinations, Turkey.

academic talks

5 Nov 2013

Wake-up Radio as an Energy-Efficient Alternative to Conventional Wireless Sensor Network MAC Protocols, ACM MSWIM, Barcelona, Spain.

15 May 2013

Energy Efficient Wireless Networking of Sensor Nodes, Sensors, Nuremberg, Germany.

29 Apr 2013

Achieving Sustainable and Scalable Future Wireless Networks, IMDEA Networks, Madrid, Spain.

30 Aug 2012

Cross-layer Energy Optimization Under Image Quality Constraints for Wireless Image Transmissions, IWCMC'12, Limassol, Cyprus.

7 Dec 2010

Energy-Efficient Duty Cycle Assignment for Receiver-Based Convergecast in Wireless Sensor Networks, IEEE GLOBECOM, Miami, FL, USA.

4 May 2008

Effect of Sleep Schedule and Frame Rate on the Capabilities of Video Sensor Networks, International Symposium on Wireless Pervasive Computing, Santorini, Greece.

29 Apr 2008

Energy and Delay Optimized Contention for Wireless Sensor Networks, IMDEA Networks, Madrid, Spain.

27 Sep 2007

Research Conducted in Computer Networks Research Laboratory, NetLab - Turkey, Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya, Signal Theory and Communications Department, Barcelona, Spain.

24 Apr 2001

Location Area Planning in Cellular Networks Using Simulated Annealing, IEEE INFOCOM, Alaska, USA.

Accreditations

2012

Profesor Contratado Doctor (Assoc. Profesor) Accreditation, Spain.

2012

Profesor Universidad Privada (Assoc. Profesor for Private Universities) Accreditation, Spain.

education

2008

Ph.D. Computer Engineering Bogazici University, Istanbul, Turkey
Medium Access Control Layer Performance Issues in Wireless Sensor Networks
Advisor: Cem Ersoy
Committee: Fatih Alagoz, Hakan Deliç, Sema Oktug, Tuna Tugcu

2002

M.S. Computer Engineering Bogazici University, Istanbul, Turkey
Location Area Planning and Cell to Switch Assignment in Cellular Networks
Advisor: M. Ufuk Caglayan
Committee: Cem Ersoy, Taner Bilgic,

1998

B.S. Computer Engineering Bogazici University, Istanbul, Turkey
Honors Degree
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