The Undergraduate Academic Conference (TUAC) by IEEE Turkey Section is an academic conference, which aims to encourage undergraduate students in engineering and natural sciences to document their projects in the form of an academic paper and obtain exceptional learning experience as well as career building opportunities. Additionally, TUAC aims to emulate conference experience for undergraduate level students and prepare undergrads by helping the participants develop research, paper writing, and presentation skills.
The conference was held online at the official YouTube Channel of IEEE Turkey Section on June 10-11, 2021. At the conference, participants have presented their papers in four different sessions which are planed after the lectures of the valuable guests. For more information, you can visit the official website of the conference [https://tuac.ieee.org.tr].
The widespread shift from traditional teaching to remote learning has dominated the minds of academic teachers, degree program directors, accreditation agencies, and university leadership. What does the future hold? What role will disruptive technologies such as AI, Machine Learning, and Big Data play in the digital transformation of teaching in our fields? ICU EE has attended the webinar to explore these issues and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Engineering Education.
Standards provide a common way to interchange data without any problem among different devices. Additionally, IEEE is one of the leading institutions in the standardization processes and has a special operating unit which is named IEEE Standards Association (IEEE SA). ICU EE has attended the following webinar hosted by IEEE and explored the important role technical standards play:
to bring innovation to market,
to escort technical development of products and solutions,
to set requirements for the manufacturing process, and
to harmonized solutions of innovation at the market.
The IEEE Turkey Section Science Awards 2019 Ceremony which was postponed to the end of 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic was held on October 3rd, 2020 at IEEE Turkey Section Official YouTube Channel. IEEE Turkey Section wanted to congratulate success and encourage scientists even under pandemic conditions. Additionally, the IEEE Turkey Section hosted two distinguished guests; IEEE President-Elect 2020 Susan Kathy Land and Awards Board Vice Chair Karen Panetta. After the presentations of guests, ten scientists have been awarded in Lifetime Achievement, Exemplary Service, Research Encouragement, and Dissertation categories. IEEE Turkey Section PDEA Coordinator and EE Department Head Assoc. Prof Serhan Yarkan has presented one of the Dissertation Awards to Dr. Hamideh Ramezani whose Dissertation is titled Communication Theoretical Foundations of Nervous System. You can watch the entire ceremony on the YouTube Channel of the IEEE Turkey Section. List of awards and awardees are also listed below.
Lifetime Achievement Award – Prof. Bülent Sankur
Exemplary Service Award – Prof. Engin Erzin
Research Encouragement Award – Assistant Prof. Ercüment Çiçek
Research Encouragement Award – Prof. Hazım Ekenel
Research Encouragement Award – Associate Prof. Sedat Nizamoğlu
Dissertation Award – Dr. M. Furkan Keskin
Dissertation Title: Visible Light Positioning Systems: Fundamental Limits, Algorithms and Resource Allocation Approaches
Dissertation Award – Dr. Hamideh Ramezani
Dissertation Title: Communication Theoretical Foundations of Nervous System
Dissertation Award – Assistant Prof. Semiha Tedik Başaran
Dissertation Title: Relaying Opportunities for Wireless Networks by Applying Network Coding
Dissertation Award – Dr. Hasan Uluşan
Dissertation Title: Ultra-Low Power Interface Electronics Design for Fully Implantable Cochlear Implants
Dissertation Award – Dr. Farshad Miramirkhani
Dissertation Title: Channel Modelling and Characterization for Visible Light Communications: Indoor Vehicular and Underwater Channels
The IEEE Region 8 Virtual Students and Young Professionals (vSYP) Congress took place from September 14th – 26th, 2020 virtually on Crowdcast. Last day of the Congress was hosted by IEEE Turkey Section and IEEE Turkey Section Vice-Chair Dr. Tunçer Baykaş, Treasurer Simay Akar, Student Activities Coordinator Dr. Murat Tümer, Young Professionals AG Ömer Melih Gül, and Professional Development and Educational Activities Coordinator Assoc. Prof. Serhan Yarkan have attended the Congress, and introduced the IEEE Turkey section, and some of the organizational activities. On the 13th day of the Congress, three different speakers have presented and one discussion panel has been organized. Additionally, SAC and YP have presented and announced awards won by members from Region 8.
The IEEE Turkey Student Branches and Young Professionals Congress takes place from August 20th – 23rd at IEEE Turkey Student Branches Youtube channel. On the first day of the Congress, IEEE SAC Chair Dr. Elisa Barney Smith, IEEE Turkey Section Chair Prof Dr. H. Fatih Uğurdağ, Vice-Chair Dr. Tunçer Baykaş, Treasurer Simay Akar, Student Activities Coordinator Dr. Murat Tümer and Professional Development and Educational Activities Coordinator Assoc. Prof. Serhan Yarkan have attended the Congress and delivered the opportunities, and expectations of the contemporary vision of IEEE and IEEE Turkey. Also, IEEE Turkey Student Branches Society Chairs of RAS, KÖK, and CS have presented their annual reports, and candidates of the new term have presented their plans.
Ticaret EE has published a new letter in prestigious IEEE COMSOC MMTC Communications – Frontiers. The publication and corresponding cite information could be found below.
Cite Information:
E.U. and Ozgur Alaca and Gamze Kirman and et. al., ‘On Some Issues Related to Statistical Modeling of Propagation Channels for Terahertz Band,’ IEEE COMSOC MMTC Communications – Frontiers, Vol.13, No.4, pp 8-11, July 2018.
Research carried out in EE Department was presented with three (3) papers in IEEE PIMRC 2019. All of the papers are presented in technical tracks one of which was chaired by, again, EE Department. The papers will be available at IEEE Xplore soon. The list of the papers presented could be found below:
– E. E., G. Cankaya, and et. al., “A Detection and Identification Method Based on Signal Power for Different Types of Electronic Jamming Attacks on GPS Signals,” has been accepted for publication in The IEEE 30th Annual International Symposium on Personal, Indoor and Mobile Radio Communications (PIMRC), September 8-11, 2019, Istanbul, Turkey.
– S. C. Tokgoz and et. al., “ACO-OFDM Transmission over Underwater Pipeline for VLC-based Systems,” has been accepted for publication in The IEEE 30th Annual International Symposium on Personal, Indoor and Mobile Radio Communications (PIMRC), September 8-11, 2019, Istanbul, Turkey.
– K. T., et. al., “Statistical Channel Modeling for Short Range Line-of-Sight Terahertz Communication” has been accepted for publication in The IEEE 30th Annual International Symposium on Personal, Indoor and Mobile Radio Communications (PIMRC), September 8-11, 2019, Istanbul, Turkey.
The IEEE 16th Multi-Conference on Signals Systems and Devices ( SSD’19 ) was hosted by Istanbul Commerce University and Tapir Lab. at Sütlüce, Istanbul, Turkey from 21st to 24th of March, 2019. During the conference 4 plenary sessions, 4 keynote lectures and 28 oral sessions was held.
SSD’19 multi-conference is organized to include 4 conferences covering different fundamental and applied aspects:
“Int. Conf. on Systems, Automation & Control” (SAC)
“Int. Conf. on Conference on Power Systems & Smart Energies” (PSE)
“Int. Conf. on Communication, Signal Processing & Information Technology” (CSP)
“Int. Conf. on Sensors, Circuits and Instrumentation Systems” (SCI)
SSD’19 secretariat has received 249 submissions from 28 countries: Algeria, Bahrain, Brazil, Canada, Egypt, France, Germany, India, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kuwait, Malaysia, Morocco, Oman, P.R. China, Pakistan, Qatar, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, USA. Each paper has been reviewed by at least two reviewers of the program committee which consisted of more than 100 scientists from more than 30 countries. Only 144 papers have been accepted.
SSD’19 was the largest conferece hosted by Istanbul Commerce University and organized by Tapir Lab. Specialists from different countries gathered together to discuss and present novalities in the field of signals, systems and devices. Also, SSD’19 provided the possibility of meeting with engineers and scientist to the students of Istanbul Commerce University.
Tapir Lab. took active part in various ways in SSD’19 including transportation, accommodation, organization handling, logistics, and gala dinner. SSD’19 has been a great success for Tapir Lab. as well!
Tapir Lab. thanks Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) for being a sponsor of SSD’19.
