Alphan Şahin
E-mail: [my first name - lowercase]@mail.usf.eduResearch Interests:
- Time-frequency analysis
- Interference-limited networks
- Multicarrier schemes
- Wireless communication channels
Educational Background:
- Ph.D.: Electrical Engineering, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, December 2013
- MS: Electrical Engineering, Istanbul Technical University, Istanbul, Turkey, June 2008
- BS:
Telecommunication Engineering (Double), Istanbul Technical University, Istanbul, Turkey, June 2006
Electronics Engineering, Istanbul Technical University, Istanbul, Turkey, June 2005
Professional Background:
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June, 2006 - December, 2009: TUBITAK UEKAE (National Research Institute of Electronics and Cryptology)
Major subject is to develop highly-trusted & cryptological hardware based on FPGAs.
Publications:
Journal Papers
- A. Sahin, E. Bala, I. Guvenc, and H. Arslan, “Partially Overlapping Tones for Uncoordinated Networks”, 2013.
- A. Sahin and H. Arslan, “How many equalizer taps are required for multicarrier schemes?”, submitted to IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, 2013.
- A. Sahin, I. Guvenc, and H. Arslan, “A survey on multicarrier communications: Prototype filters, lattice structures, and implementation aspects”, Accepted to IEEE Communications Surveys & Tutorials, 2013.
- A. Sahin, E. Guvenkaya, and H. Arslan, “User distance distribution for overlapping and coexisting cell scenarios” IEEE Wireless Comm. Letters, Vol.1, Issue 5, pp. 432-435, Oct. 2012
- A. Sahin and H. Arslan, “Edge Windowing for OFDM Based Systems”, IEEE Comm. Letters, Vol. 15, Issue 11, pp. 1208-1211, Sep. 2011.
- Z. E. Ankarali, A. Sahin, and H. Arslan “Intentional-overlapping for multicarrier schemes based on user-specific filters”, Analog Integrated Circuits and Signal Processing, Springer, August 2013.
- A. Tom, A. Sahin, and H. Arslan, “Mask Compliant Precoder for OFDM Spectrum Shaping”, vol.17, Issue 3, pp. 447-450, Mar. 2013 .
Conference Papers
- A. Sahin, S. Aldirmaz, I. Guvenc, and H. Arslan, "An Investigation on Effective Number of Taps for Multicarrier Schemes", Accepted to IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC), Dresden , Germany, May 2013.
- A. Sahin, I. Guvenc, and H. Arslan, " A Comparative Study of FBMC Prototype Filters in Doubly Dispersive Channels", in Proc. IEEE Broadband Wireless Access Workshop (co-located with IEEE GLOBECOM 2012), Anaheim, California, Dec. 2012.
- A. Sahin and H. Arslan, "Multi-User Aware Frame Structure for OFDMA Based System", in Proc. IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC), Quebec City, Canada, Sep. 2012.
- A. Sahin and H. Arslan, "The Impact of Scheduling on Edge Windowing," in Proc. IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM), Houston, TX, Dec. 2011.
- A. Sahin , I. Guvenc, and H. Arslan, "Analysis of Uplink Inter-Carrier-Interference Observed at Femtocell Networks," in Proc. IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC), Kyoto, Japan, June 2011
- M. Karabacak, A. Sahin, and H. Arslan, "RF Domain Channel Emulation Techniques with SAW filters", in Proc. Wireless Innovation Forum Conference on Communications Technologies and Software Defined Radio (WInnComm - SDR), Washington, Jan. 2013.
- Z. E. Ankarali, A. Sahin, and H. Arslan, "Adaptive Roll off Factor Utilization for FMT based FBMC Burst Structures", in Proc. Wireless Innovation Forum Conference on Communications Technologies and Software Defined Radio (WInnComm - SDR), Washington, Jan. 2013. (Best of R&D Track)
- T.P. Ketterl, G.E. Arrobo, A. Sahin, T.J. Tillman, H. Arslan, R.D. Gitlin, "In Vivo Wireless Communication Channels", in Proc. IEEE 13th Annual Wireless and Microwave Technology Conference (WAMICON), pp. 1-5, Cocoa Beach, FL, U.S.A, 16-17 April 2012.
Patents
- A. Sahin and H. Arslan, "Edge Windowing & Asymmetrical Windowing Function for Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple (OFDM) Based Systems", USF Ref. No. 11A037, 2011.
- A. Sahin, I. Guvenc, and H. Arslan "Inter-carrier Interference Management in Dedicated Channel Femtocell Networks", Patent US 20110312317, July, 2011.
- E. Guvenkaya, A. Sahin, and H. Arslan " Interference Identification with Interference Spectrogram and Frequency Domain Eye Diagram for Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) Based Systems", USF Ref. No. 12A053.
Thesis/Dissertation
- A. Sahin, "Towards Interference-Immune and Channel-Aware Multicarrier Schemes: Filters, Lattices, and Interference Issues", Ph.D. Dissertation, University of South Florida, December, 2013.
- A. Sahin, "2.4 GHz LC-VCO Design Based on Active Inductors", M.S. thesis, Istanbul Technical University, June, 2008.
- A. Sahin, "PC Based Data Acqusition System", B.S. thesis (Telecommunications), Istanbul Technical University, June, 2006.
- A. Sahin, "Multi-standart PLL Design", B.S. thesis (Electronics), Istanbul Technical University, June, 2005.
Collabrations and Additional Metarials:
Proposals
- NSF EARS Award Number: 1247503 - Novel Beam Steering Apertures and Waveforms for High Capacity Broadband Wireless Nodes (Dr. Mohammod Ali, PI, University of South Carolina (USC), Dr. Huseyin Arslan, Co-PI, University of South Florida (USF), and Dr. Akhter Ahmed, Co-PI, Benedict College)
Supporting Documents
- "Relationships Between Important Distributions in Communication Channels", Alphan Sahin, 2012
Measurements
- "RF Propagation Characteristics over Sea", Alphan Sahin, Bryce Hotalen, Kyle Chapman, Stephanie Kiley, Huseyin Arslan, Tom Weller, 2012
- "The impact of the St. Pete Times Forum Tesla Coil on Wireless Communication Systems", Alphan Sahin, Huseyin Arslan, Tom Weller, 2012