Alphan Şahin

E-mail: [my first name - lowercase]@mail.usf.edu

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Publications:

Journal Papers

  1. A. Sahin, E. Bala, I. Guvenc, and H. Arslan, “Partially Overlapping Tones for Uncoordinated Networks”, 2013.
  2. A. Sahin and H. Arslan, “How many equalizer taps are required for multicarrier schemes?”, submitted to IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, 2013.
  3. 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.
  4. 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
  5. A. Sahin and H. Arslan, “Edge Windowing for OFDM Based Systems”, IEEE Comm. Letters, Vol. 15, Issue 11, pp. 1208-1211, Sep. 2011.
  6. 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.
  7. 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

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. A. Sahin and H. Arslan, "The Impact of Scheduling on Edge Windowing," in Proc. IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM), Houston, TX, Dec. 2011.
  5. 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
  6. 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.
  7. 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)
  8. 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

  1. A. Sahin and H. Arslan, "Edge Windowing & Asymmetrical Windowing Function for Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple (OFDM) Based Systems", USF Ref. No. 11A037, 2011.
  2. A. Sahin, I. Guvenc, and H. Arslan "Inter-carrier Interference Management in Dedicated Channel Femtocell Networks", Patent US 20110312317, July, 2011.
  3. 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

  1. A. Sahin, "Towards Interference-Immune and Channel-Aware Multicarrier Schemes: Filters, Lattices, and Interference Issues", Ph.D. Dissertation, University of South Florida, December, 2013.
  2. A. Sahin, "2.4 GHz LC-VCO Design Based on Active Inductors", M.S. thesis, Istanbul Technical University, June, 2008.
  3. A. Sahin, "PC Based Data Acqusition System", B.S. thesis (Telecommunications), Istanbul Technical University, June, 2006.
  4. A. Sahin, "Multi-standart PLL Design", B.S. thesis (Electronics), Istanbul Technical University, June, 2005.

Collabrations and Additional Metarials:

Proposals

  1. 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

  1. "Relationships Between Important Distributions in Communication Channels", Alphan Sahin, 2012

Measurements

  1. "RF Propagation Characteristics over Sea", Alphan Sahin, Bryce Hotalen, Kyle Chapman, Stephanie Kiley, Huseyin Arslan, Tom Weller, 2012

  2. "The impact of the St. Pete Times Forum Tesla Coil on Wireless Communication Systems", Alphan Sahin, Huseyin Arslan, Tom Weller, 2012