Ph. D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering (2001-2005)
University of Illinois at Urbana, Champaign
Dissertation: ‘‘Fair and Efficient Scheduling for Wireless Networks’’
M.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering (1999-2001)
University of Illinois at Urbana, Champaign
Thesis: ‘‘Throughput-Optimal Scheduling over Gaussian Broadcast Channels’’
B.S. in Electrical and Electronics Engineering (1994-1999)
Bogazici University, Istanbul, Turkey
Specialization: Communications and Signal Processing
Academic Appointments
Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering (2018-Present)
The Ohio State University
Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering (2013-2018)
The Ohio State University
Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering (2007-2013)
The Ohio State University
Postdoctoral Associate in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (2005-2007)
Laboratory of Information and Decision Systems (LIDS)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
Other Research Positions
Summer Intern in the Wireless Communications Group (Summer 2004)
Bell Laboratories, Lucent Technologies, Murray Hill
Summer Intern in the DSL Modem Group (Summer 1998)
Lucent Technologies, Holmdel.
Awards & Recognitions
Co-author of IEEE WiOpt Best Paper Award (2018)
For his joint work with Altug Karakurt and C. Emre Koksal on ‘‘Quick Discovery of Mobile Devices in the Many-User Regime - Carrier Sensing or Simultaneous Detection?’’
Co-author of IEEE WiOpt Best Paper Award (2017)
For his joint work with Irem Koprulu-Eryilmaz on ‘‘Discounted-Rate Utility Maximization (DRUM): A Framework for Delay-Sensitive Fair Resource Allocation’’
Co-author of IEEE Infocom Conference Best Paper Award (2016)
For his joint work with Jia Liu, Ness B. Shroff, E. Bentley on ‘‘Heavy-Ball: A New Approach to Tame Delay and Convergence in Wireless Network Optimization’’
Lumley Research Award (2015)
In Recognition of Outstanding Research Accomplishments
Co-author of IEEE WiOpt Conference Best Student Paper (2012)