WCSP Team

Information regarding the WCSP Group and its members can be found in and through this page. A brief list of details about any person on the page can be found on a pop-up window which can simply be activated by pointing the mouse cursor over the name of interest. If available, personal web pages can be visited by clicking the name of interest, as well.

Quick List: | Advisor | Ph.D. Students | Alumni | Visiting Scholars |

Faculty Advisor:

Dr. Hüseyin Arslan
Professor, IEEE Fellow

Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas; 1998
M.Sc. in Electrical Engineering from Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas; 1994
B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering from Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey; 1992

Ph.D. Students:

Şinasi Çetinkaya Research Area: User-cell association, Ultra-dense Heterogeneous Networks (UDHNs), massive MIMO, mmWave. [scetinkaya[at]mail.usf.edu]	Mehmet Mert Şahin Research Area: PHY/MAC Layers of Multiple Access Multicarrier Systems. [mehmetmert@usf.edu]
Mehmet Yazgan Research Area: Wireless Communication [myazgan@usf.edu]	Thomas Ranstrom Research Area: Wireless Communication [jranstrom@usf.edu]

Alumni:

Ph.D.:

Murat Karabacak Research Area: OFDM/A, SC-FDMA, Doppler Effect, Signal identification, Signal processing. [ murat[at]mail.usf.edu]	Ali Fatih Demir Spring 2020 Research Area: PHY/MAC algorithm design, wireless body area networks (WBANs), Brain-Computer Interfaces. [afdemir at mail.usf.edu]	Berker Peköz Spring 2020 Sr. Wireless DSP/ASIC Systems Engineer @ Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. Research Area: Waveform Processing [pekoz at usf.edu]	Mohammed Hafez Fall 2019 5G Wireless & Emerging Technologies Developer @ Intel, Inc. Research Area: PHY Layer Security, Multiple Antenna Techniques, Multicarrier Systems, Non-Orthogonal Multiple Access. [mhafez at mail.usf.edu]
Z. Esat Ankaralı Fall 2017 Staff Communications Systems Eng. @ MaxLinear, Inc. Research Area: Wireless In-body Communication, Multicarrier Systems, PHY-Security [ zekeriyya AT mail.usf.edu]	M. Harun Yılmaz Spring 2017 Electronics Engineer @ National Telecommunications and Information Administration Research Area: Game Theory, Cognitive Heterogenous Networks, Interference Mitigation, PHY Layer Security, Resource Allocation. [ myilmaz AT mail.usf.edu]	Ertuğrul Güvenkaya Fall 2015 Staff Communications Systems Eng. @ MaxLinear, Inc. Research Area: OFDM/A, Cognitive Radio, Doppler Effect [ ertugrul AT mail.usf.edu]	Anas Tom Spring 2015 Senior Systems Engineer @ Qualcomm, Inc. Research Area: OFDM, Cognitive Radio [ atom AT mail.usf.edu]
Sadia Ahmed Fall 2014 Research Area: Underwater Acoustic Communication (UAC), Ultra Wideband (UWB) Communications, Cognitive Radio Applications. [ahmed3@mail.usf.edu]	Bahadır Çelebi Fall 2014 @ Intel, Inc. Research Area: Cognitive Radio [ bahadircelebi AT gmail.com]	Alphan Şahin Fall 2013 Asistant Professor at University of South Carolina Research Area: [ alphan AT mail.usf.edu]	Ali Görçin VP @ TUBITAK, BILGEM & Asst. Professor @ Yildiz Technical University Research Area: Cognitive Radio, Spectrum Sensing, Signal Identification. [agorcin at mail.usf.edu]
M. Cenk Ertürk Fall 2012 @ Amazon Research Area: WiMAX, Networking [mustafacenkerturk@ yahoo.com]	Sabih Güzelgöz Spring 2011 Wireless Communication Systems Eng. @ Cavium, Inc. Research Area: Wireless Comm., Smart Grid, Power Line Comm., OFDM, Impulsive Noise. [sguzelgo[at]mail.usf.edu]	Mustafa E. Şahin Fall 2009 Staff Engineer @ Qualcomm, Inc. Research Area: OFDMA-based Co-channel Femtocells, Co-channel Interference Cancellation in OFDMA, MIMO Implementation in WiMAX Systems, Spectrum Sensing in Cognitive Radios. [msahin AT mail.usf.edu]	Serhan Yarkan Fall 2009 Asst. Professor @ Istanbul Commerce University Research Area: Cognitive and Software-Defined Radio. [syarkan@mail.usf.edu]
Hisham Mahmoud Spring 2009 Cellular Power Eng. @ Apple, Inc. Research Area: Channel Coding, Turbo codes, Interference Cancellation in OFDM Systems, Cognitive Radio, channel estimation. Advisor: Dr. Huseyin Arslan [hmahmoud@eng.usf.edu] www.eng.usf.edu/~hmahmoud	Hasari Çelebi Summer 2008 Assoc. Professor @ Gebze Technical University Research Area: Location Awareness in Cognitive Wireless Networks, High-Precision UWB Ranging and Positioning, Software Defined Radio Architectures, UWB Transceiver Structures Advisor: Dr. Huseyin Arslan [hcelebi AT mail.usf.edu]	Tevfik Yücek Summer 2007 @ Qualcomm Research Area: Signal processing for multicarrier communications and Cognitive radio. Advisor: Dr. Huseyin Arslan [yucek@eng.usf.edu] Web: www.eng.usf.edu/~yucek	İsmail Güvenc Spring 2006 Professor @ North Carolina State University Research Area: UWB Ranging, Channel Estimation, Multiple Accessing and Multiuser Detection in UWB Systems, Adaptive Transceiver Design for UWB Networks Advisor: Dr. Huseyin Arslan
M. Kemal Özdemir Spring 2005 Asst. Professor @ Istanbul Medipol University Research Area: Channel Estimation for MIMO-OFDM Systems, Spatial correlation in MIMO systems, Mutual coupling effect, Channel modelling Advisor: Dr. Ercument Arvas and Dr. Huseyin Arslan	Jiang Liu Fall 2005 Dissertation Title: Practical Behavioral Modeling Technique of Power Amplifiers Based on Advanced Loadpull Measurements Advisor: Dr. Larry Dunleavy and Dr. Huseyin Arslan

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M.Sc.:

Z. Esad Ankaralı Fall 2013 Ph.D Student at USF Thesis: M. Sc. Thesis Advisor: Dr. Huseyin Arslan	Ertuğrul Güvenkaya Spring 2013 Ph.D Student at USF Thesis: M. Sc. Thesis Advisor: Dr. Huseyin Arslan	Hazar Aki Spring 2011 Thesis: M. Sc. Thesis Advisor: Dr. Huseyin Arslan	Hasan B. Çelebi Spring 2010 TUBITAK Thesis: M. Sc. Thesis Advisor: Dr. Huseyin Arslan	İbrahim Demirdöğen Spring 2010 Thesis: M. Sc. Thesis Advisor: Dr. Huseyin Arslan
Evren Terzi Summer 2009 Thesis: M. Sc. Thesis Advisor: Dr. Huseyin Arslan	Omar Zakaria Summer 2009 Thesis: M. Sc. Thesis Advisor: Dr. Huseyin Arslan	Julio Costa Summer 2008 Sprint Nextel Thesis: M. Sc. Thesis Advisor: Dr. Huseyin Arslan	Geralynn Burke Spring 2006 Harris Corp. Thesis: M. Sc. Project Advisor: Dr. Huseyin Arslan	Quenton Bonds Spring 2006 Ph. D. student at USF Thesis: M. Sc. Project Advisor: Dr. Tom Weller and Dr. Huseyin Arslan
Mustafa E. Şahin Spring 2006 Ph. D. student at USF Thesis: M. Sc. Thesis Advisor: Dr. Huseyin Arslan	Nigel Brown Spring 2005 Motorola Inc. Thesis: M. Sc. Project Advisor: Dr. Huseyin Arslan	Sharath Reddy Spring 2004 Thesis: M. Sc. Thesis Advisor: Dr. Huseyin Arslan	Anthony Webster Spring 2004 Thesis: M. Sc. Thesis Advisor: Dr. Larry Dunleavy and Dr. Huseyin Arslan	Tevfik Yücek Fall 2003 Obtained Ph. D. degree from USF Systems engineer in Atheros Wireless Thesis: M. Sc. Thesis Advisor: Dr. Huseyin Arslan

Visiting Research Scholars:

Past:

Dr. Yasin Kabalcı Ömer Halisdemir University, Turkey Duration: Sep. 2017 - Aug. 2018 Research Area: PLC Systems, Smart Grids, 5G Communication Systems	Dr. Selman Kulaç Duzce University, Turkey Duration: Aug. 2014-Aug. 2015 Research Area: Cooperative Communication, Wireless in-Body Communication	Dr. Hüseyin Koçak Afyon Kocatepe University, Turkey Duration: Aug. 2013-Aug. 2014 Research Area: Social effects of wireless technology	Dr. Arif Ankaralı Necmettin Erbakan University, Turkey Duration: Aug. 2012- Feb. 2013 Research Area: Wireless sensor actuator networks (WSANs), Robotics and Controls.	Dr. Bilal Babayiğit Erciyes University, Turkey Duration: Dec. 2009- Dec. 2010 Research Area: Communication networks.
Murat Karabacak Istanbul University, Turkey Duration: Dec. 2009- Jun. 2010 Research Area: Signal identification, Signal processing. Advisor: Hakan Ali Cirpan	Sultan Aldırmaz Yildiz Technical University, Turkey Duration: Feb. 2009- Aug. 2009 Research Area: Cognitive Radio, OFDM, time-frequency analysis. Advisor: Lutfiye Durak [sultanaldirmaz AT gmail DOT com]	Aslı Birol Yildiz Technical University, Turkey Feb. 2009- Aug. 2009 Research Area: Cooperative communications, space time coding. [aslibir AT gmail DOT com]	Bahattin Karakaya Istanbul University, Turkey Nov. 2008- Mar. 2009 Research Area: MIMO-OFDM, channel estimation, WiMAX. Advisor: Hakan Ali Cirpan [bahattink AT gmail DOT com]	Ercüment Zorlu Senior researcher at Tubitak-UEKAE, Turkey Feb. 2009-Mar. 2009 Research Area: Software defined radio, Public safety commun., MIMO, OFDM, DSP in telecommun. [ercument AT uekae DOT tubitak DOT gov DOT tr]
A. Çağatay Talay Research Assistant in Istanbul Technical University, Turkey Mar. 2008-Dec. 2008 Research Area: Wireless networks, cognitive radio, cross-layer design Advisor: Dr. Turgay D. Altilar [ctalay AT itu.edu.tr]	Dr. Celal Çeken Associate Professor in Kocaeli University, Turkey Mar. 2008-Aug. 2008 Research Area: Cognitive radio and vertical hand-off [cceken AT {kou.edu.tr, gmail.com}]	Sibel Tombaz Istanbul University, Turkey Mar. 2008-Oct. 2008 Research Area: MIMO-OFDM, LTE (Long Term Evolution). Advisor: Hakan Ali Cirpan [sibeltombaz AT gmail DOT com]	Azime Can Istanbul University, Turkey Mar. 2008-Aug. 2008 Research Area: Bayesian Statistics and Applications, Statistical Inference, Cognitive Radio. Advisor: Hakan Ali Cirpan [azime DOT can AT gmail DOT com]	Şener Dikmeşe Kocaeli University, Turkey Mar. 2007-Aug. 2007 Research Area: Signal Processing, Smart Antenna Systems, 3G, DSP, FPGA, Software Defined Radio Implementation, OFDM. Advisors: Hasan Dincer and Adnan Kavak [sener DOT dikmese AT kou DOT edu DOT tr]