Ali Fatih Demir

Office: ENB-380B
E-mail: afdemir[AT]usf.edu
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Education:

Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, (2013 - 2020)
University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA

M.S. in Electrical Engineering (2011 - 2013)
M.S. in Applied Statistics (2011 - 2013)
Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY, USA

B.S. in Electrical Engineering (2007 - 2011)
Yıldız Technical University, Istanbul, Turkey

Research Interests:

PHY and MAC aspects of wireless communication systems.

Wireless body area network (WBAN) and its applications.

Signal processing/machine learning algorithms for brain-computer interfaces (BCIs).

Teaching Experience:

Served as a teaching assistant (TA) for the following courses:

Wireless Communication Systems Lab (Spring 2016 – 2020)
Selected Topics in Communications: OFDM and Beyond (Spring 2017, Spring 2020)
Digital Signal Processing (Fall 2019)
Wireless Sensor Networks (Fall 2019)
Mobile and Personal Communications (Fall 2016 – 2018)
Random Processes (Spring 2015)

Publications:

Book Chapters

[BC3] A. F. Demir and H. Arslan, "OFDM and Alternative Waveforms", in Flexible and Cognitive Radio Access Technologies for 5G and Beyond, Inst. Eng. Technol. (IET), Mar. 2020, ch. 2 (submitted).

[BC2] A. F. Demir, M. Elkourdi, M. Ibrahim, and H. Arslan, "Waveform Design for 5G and Beyond", in 5G Networks: Fundamental Requirements, Enabling Technologies, and Operations Management, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Sept. 2018, ch. 2, pp. 51–76.

[BC1] A. F. Demir, Z. E. Ankarali, Y. Liu, Q. H. Abbasi, K. Qaraqe, E. Serpedin, H. Arslan, and R. D. Gitlin, "In Vivo Wireless Channel Modeling", in Advances in Body-Centric Wireless Communication: Applications and state-of-the-art, Inst. Eng. Technol. (IET), Jun. 2016, ch. 7, pp. 187–211.

Journal Papers

[J6] A. F. Demir and H. Arslan, "Inter-numerology Interference Management with Adaptive Guards: A Cross-layer Approach," in IEEE Access, vol. 8, pp. 30378-30386, Feb. 2020.

[J5] A. F. Demir, H. Arslan, I. Uysal, "Bio-inspired Filter Banks for Frequency Recognition of SSVEP-based Brain-computer Interfaces," in IEEE Access, vol. 7, pp. 160295-160303, Nov. 2019.

[J4] A. F. Demir, B. Pekoz, S. Kose and H. Arslan, "An Innovative Telecommunications Training Through Flexible Radio Platforms," in IEEE Communications Magazine, vol. 57, no. 11, pp. 2-8, Nov. 2019.

[J3] M. Ibrahim, A. F. Demir and H. Arslan, "Time-Frequency Warped Waveforms," in IEEE Communications Letters, vol. 23, no. 1, pp. 36-39, Jan. 2019.

[J2] A. F. Demir, Q. H. Abbasi, Z. E. Ankarali, A. Alomainy, K. Qaraqe, E. Serpedin, and H. Arslan, "Anatomical Region-Specific In Vivo Wireless Communication Channel Characterization," in IEEE Journal of Biomedical and Health Informatics, vol. 21, no. 5, pp. 1254-1262, Sept. 2017.

[J1] A. F. Demir, Z. E. Ankarali, Q. H. Abbasi, Y. Liu, K. Qaraqe, E. Serpedin, H. Arslan, and R. D. Gitlin, "In Vivo Communications: Steps Toward the Next Generation of Implantable Devices," in IEEE Vehicular Technology Magazine, vol. 11, no. 2, pp. 32-42, Jun. 2016.

Conference Papers

[C6] A. F. Demir and H. Arslan, "The impact of adaptive guards for 5G and beyond," 2017 IEEE 28th Annual International Symposium on Personal, Indoor, and Mobile Radio Communications (PIMRC), Montreal, QC, Oct. 2017, pp. 1-5.

[C5] A. F. Demir, H. Arslan and I. Uysal, "Bio-inspired filter banks for SSVEP-based brain-computer interfaces," 2016 IEEE-EMBS International Conference on Biomedical and Health Informatics (BHI), Las Vegas, NV, Feb. 2016, pp. 144-147.

[C4] A. F. Demir, Q. H. Abbasi, Z. E. Ankarali, M. Qaraqe, E. Serpedin and H. Arslan, "Experimental Characterization of In Vivo Wireless Communication Channels," 2015 IEEE 82nd Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC2015-Fall), Boston, MA, Sept. 2015, pp. 1-2.

[C3] Z. E. Ankarali, A. F. Demir, Q. H. Abbasi, M. Qaraqe, E. Serpedin and H. Arslan and R. D. Gitlin, "Physical Layer Security for Wireless Implantable Medical Devices," IEEE International Workshop on Computer Aided Modelling and Design of Communication Links and Networks (CAMAD), Guildford, UK, Sept. 2015, pp. 144-147.

[C2] A. F. Demir, Q. H. Abbasi, Z. E. Ankarali, E. Serpedin and H. Arslan, "Numerical characterization of in vivo wireless communication channels," 2014 IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Workshop Series on RF and Wireless Technologies for Biomedical and Healthcare Applications (IMWS-Bio2014), London, UK, Dec. 2014, pp. 1-3.

[C1] Z. E. Ankarali, Q. H. Abbasi, A. F. Demir, E. Serpedin, K. A. Qaraqe and H. Arslan, "A Comparative Review on the Wireless Implantable Medical Devices Privacy and Security," 4th International Conference on Wireless Mobile Communication and Healthcare (MobiHealth), Athens, Greece, Nov. 2014, pp. 246-249.

Patents

[P4] A. F. Demir and H. Arslan "System and Method for Adaptive OFDM Guard Bands", U.S. Patent Num. 10,411,819, Sept. 10, 2019.

[P3] A. F. Demir and H. Arslan "Adaptive Guards for Mixed Numerology Systems and Associated Method of Use", U.S. Patent App. Serial No. 16/550,512, Aug. 26, 2019.

[P2] A. F. Demir, H. Arslan and I. Uysal, "System and Method for Bio-Inspired Filter Banks for a Brain-Computer Interface", U.S. Patent App. Serial No. 15/783,643, Oct.13, 2017.

[P1] Z. E. Ankarali, A. F. Demir, H. Arslan and R. D. Gitlin, "Physical Layer Security for Wireless Implantable Medical Devices", U.S. Patent Num. 9,749,086, Aug. 29, 2017.

Abstracts

[A1] A. F. Demir, H. Arslan, and I. Uysal, "Bio-Inspired Filter Banks for SSVEP BCIs", The 6^th International Brain-Computer Interface Meeting, Asilomar, CA, June 2016.