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Graduate Courses

EE535 Communication Theory
Detection theory: binary M-ary hypothesis testing. Estimation theory. Representation of stochastic processes: Karhunen-Loeve expansion. Detection and estimation of signal parameters in white and colored noise. Estimation of continuous waveforms. Optimum linear realizable processor: Wiener-Hopf equation and its solution.
EE536 Digital Communication Systems
Baseband pulse transmission. Modulation of digital signals: ASK, FSK, PSK, OAM, OPSK, MSK systems. Equalizers. Carrier and bit synchronization.

EE538 Telecommunication Networks
Overview of existing analog and digital telephone networks. Review of voice digitization, digital transmission and multiplexing. Digital switching. Network synchronization. Control and management. Fundamentals of fiber optic transmission systems. Data and integrated services digital networks (ISDN). Traffic analysis.

EE637 Digital Radio Communications
Characterization of fading multipath channels. Digital signalling over frequency selective and nonselective fading channels.Diversity techniques. Coded waveforms for fading channels. Direct sequence spread spectrum signals. Frequency hopping spread spectrum signals. Synchronization of spread spectrum signals. Some applications.

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Undergraduate Courses

EE 435 Telecommunications I

Amplitude and angle modulation techniques: Amplitude Modulation, Double Side Band, Single Side Band, Vestigial Side Band,Quadrature Amplitude Modulation, Frequency Modulation, Pulse Modulation. Phase-locked loops. Superheterodyne recievers.Frequency division multiplexing. Television. Noise in CW systems.

EE 436 Telecommunications II

Pulse modulation: Sampling process, pulse-amplitude modulation, time-division multiplexing, quantization, pulse-codemodulation. Line codes. Baseband pulse transmission. Digital passband transmission. Introduction to information theory and error control coding.

EE 430 Digital Signal Processing

 Discrete-time signals and systems. Discrete Fourier transform. Sampling and reconstruction. Linear time-invariant systems. Structures for discrete-time systems. Filter design techniques. Fast Fourier Transform methods. Fourier analysis of signals using discrete Fourier transform. Optimal filtering and linear prediction.

EE 306 Signals and Systems II

 Correlation of signals. Energy and power spectral densities. Hilbert transform. Principles of modulation. Stochastic processes: Characterization, correlation functions, stationarity, ergodicity, power spectral density, Transmission of random signals through linear systems. Special stochastic processes. Noise.
 

EE 412 Nonlinear Electronics for Communications

 Nonlinear controlled sources: piecewise linear, square-law, exponential and differential pair characteristics. Low level amplitude modulation and analog multiplication. Narrowband transformer like coupling networks. Nonlinear loading of tuned circuits. Tuned large signal transistor amplifiers and frequency multipliers. Sinusoidal oscillators. Frequency mixers and converters.

EE 312 Digital Electronics

 Large signal transistor models. TTL, MOS and CMOS logic gates: Inverters, input and output circuits, NAND and NOR gates; static and dynamic analyses. Regenerative circuits: Astable, monostable, bistable multivibrators and Schmitt triggers. Introduction to VLSI. Static and dynamic memories: RAM, ROM, EPROM, EEPROM, etc. A/D and D/A converters.

EE 443 Computational Methods in Electrical Engineering

 Numerical errors and their estimation. Aproximation and interpolation. Roots of equations. Solutions of linear and nonlinear simultaneous equations. Numerical differentiation and integration. Solution of ordinary and partial differential equations. Introduction to statistical methods.

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Supervised Ph.D. Theses (finished)
 

  • Kadri Hacıoğlu, A Study on the Multi-Pulse LPC Analysis and a Novel Multi-Pulse Speech Coder, Nov. 1990.
  • Mehmet Ali Tuğay, A Study on Artificial Neural Networks and Two New Training Algorithms, May 1991.
  • Arzu Tuncay Koç, Direction Finding with a Uniform Circular Array via Single Snapshot Processing, Jan. 1996.
  • Mustafa Koşaroğlu, Correlation Smoothing for DOA Tracking, Subspace Tracking by Jacobi Method and their Performances in Conjunction with MUSIC Algorithm, Sept. 1996.
  • Berna Ünal, Design and Development of a New Spreading Scheme  for S-CDMA Cellular Mobile Systems, Jun. 1997.
  • Alime Yanartaş Özyıldırım, Antenna Diversity and Beamforming for CDMA Mobile Systems, Sept. 1999.
  • Bahadır Canpolat, Performance Analysis of Adaptive Loading OFDM under Rayleigh Fading with Diversity Combining, Sept 2001.

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Supervised M.S. Theses (finished)

    There are over 60 theses supervised, only the most recent ones are listed:

  • Ayşe Öznur Özdemir, Performance Evaluation of a Distributed TDMA Rescheduling Procedure for Mobile Packet Radio Networks, Jun. 1998.
  • Cenk Toker, Performance Analysis of a New Synchronization Method for DSSS Radios, 1999.
  • Selva Muratoğlu, A Novel Approach for the Design of Pulse Shaping Filters, Sept. 1999.
  • Selma Dökmen, Performance Evaluation of Super-Packet and Reservation Protocols for Packet Radio Networks, Dec. 1999.
  • Ali Rıza Güvenlik, Clustering Techniques for Emitter Identification in Electronic Warfare, Dec. 1999 (co-supervised by Prof. Dr. Fatih Canatan).
  • Tolga İpek, Performance Evaluation of Routing and Forwarding Algorithms for Packet Radio Networks,  Feb. 2000 (co-supervised by Prof. Dr. Fatih Canatan).
  • Serkan Özgün, Adaptive Antenna Array for DECT System, Dec. 2000.
  • Cihan Öney, Performance  Evaluation of a Centralized Packet Reservation Multiple Acces Protocol for Local Wireless Communications, Dec. 2000.
  • Işıl Yazgan, Cyclostationarity Based Signal Detection and Direction Finding Using Time Difference of Arrival Method, Dec. 2000.
  • Çağdaş Enis Doyuran, New Pulse Shapes for CPM Signals, July 2001.
  • Ayşegül Dersan, Passive Radar Localization by TDOA Measurements, Sept. 2001.
  • Ülkü Çilek, Decision Directed Adaptive Filtering for Interference Suppression, Sept. 2001.
  • Şükrü Serkan Sevim, Multi-h Continuous Phase Modulation (CPM) System Optimization with Multi-Bit Duration, Dec. 2001.
  • Hüzeyin Anıktar,  A Study on Subcarrier Synchronization in OFDM Systems, Sept. 2002.
  • Öznur Ateş, A Survey on Modulation Recognition, Dec. 2002.
  • Metin Şengül, Implementation of the MUSIC Algorithm on a Multiprocessor Architecture, Dec. 2002 (co-supervised by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Gözde Bozdağı Akar).
  • Adil Kürşat Ergüt, Time Synchronization in OFDM, Dec. 2002.
  • Serdar Sezginer, Symbol Synchronization for MSK Signals Based on Matched Filtering, Sept. 2003.
  • Seval Özaydın, Optimization of Array Geometry for Direction Finding, Dec. 2003 (co-supervised by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Sencer Koç).
  • Ayfer Özgür, Performance of a Transmit Delay Scheme in Digital Simulcast Environment, July 2004.
  • Hasan Mercan, Nonuniform Pulse Repetition Interval Optimization for Pulse Doppler Radars, Dec. 2004.
  • Aylin Susar, OFDM PAPR Reduction with Linear Coding and Codeword Modification, Aug. 2005.
  • Onur Aktop, Optimization of Doppler Processing Using Bank of Matched Filters, Sept. 2005.
  • İlker Gürel, Channel Estimation for OFDM Systems, Nov. 2005 (co-supervised by Asst. Prof. Dr. Arzu Tuncay Koç).
  • Yaşar Barış Yetkil, Design of an FM-CW Radar Altimeter, Dec. 2005 (co-supervised by Asst. Prof. Dr Şimşek Demir).

 

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