BROADBAND COMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH GROUP (BCRG)

Dr. Canberk is the director of the Broadband Communications Research Group (BCRG) in the Department of Computer Engineering, Istanbul Technical University.

BCRG has 11 active members including 6 PhD, 2 MS and 3 BS students.

The research work in BCRG has been founded by Turkish Telecom (TT), Turkish Ministry of Science-Industry and Technology, Royal Academy of Engineering (UK) NEWTON Research Collaboration, Istanbul Chamber of Industry (ISO), Istanbul Technical University Department of Scientic Research Projects (ITU- BAP) and TUBITAK (The Scientic and Technological Research Council of Turkey).


BCRG research focuses include:

Software Defined Networking (SDN)
  • Adaptive Data Plane Design using Online Spatial Attributes
  • Mobility Isolation in OpenFlow Switches using Cellular Automata Modeling
  • Openflow Testbed Design using Rasperry Pi Kits
  • Offloading Models considering Wireless Channel Noises and Quality of Service (QoS) of Mobile Users
  • Heap-based and Queuing Theoretic Control Plane Design Heuristics
  • Priced-Timed Automata based Traffic Models in SDN Controller Design
  • Grade of Service (GoS) based Adaptive Flow Management using Erlang-B and C Analytics
  • Multi-Dimensional SDN Capacity Optimization
  • nxn Level Markov-Chain based Network Virtualization
  • Statistical Analysis and Modelling of Mobile OpenFlow Switch Activities
  • Queuing Theoretic approaches for Traffic Flow Modeling
  • 1/f and n-level Markovian Processes Modelling of Virtualized Data in SDN

5G and LTE Networks Performance Analysis and Modeling, including Self-Organazing Networks (SON), Femtocells and Smallcells

  • Stochastic Analysis and Modeling for Uplink Communications in Femtocells Deployments
  • Convex Topology Optimization and Modelling in HetNets
  • Cross-Channel Interference Management using Spatial and Temporal Correlation Analytics
  • High Mobility Challenges
  • Spatial Estimation for Handover Management in Challenging Femtocell Deployments
  • Green Communications in Self-Organizing Networks (SON)
  • Energy-Efficiency in Internet of Things
  • Traffic-aware QoS Provisioning and Admission Control in OFDMA Hybrid Small cells
  • Energy-Efficient Topology Deployment using Voronoi Optimization
  • Immune Inspired Green Auto-Configuration Model for Self-Organizing Networks

Active BCRG Members

PhD Students:
  • Tuğçe Bilen (2017-Present)
  • Elham Dehghan (2016-Present)
  • Mehmet Ariman (2016-Present)
  • Elif Bozkaya (2015-Present)
  • Müge Erel Özçevik (2015-Present)
  • Yusuf Özçevik (2015-Present)
MS. Students:
  • Mertkan Akkoç (2017-Present)
  • Zemre Arslan (2016-Present)
BS Students:
  • Ezgi Durmazpınar (2018-Present)
  • Cihangir Ümithan Göktolga (2018-Present)
  • Elif Ak (2016-Present)




BCRG Alumni
  • Gökhan Seçinti (PhD, 2017)
  • Tuğçe Bilen (MS, 2017)
  • Kübra Ayvaz (MS, 2017)
  • Elham Dehghan (MS, 2016)
  • Mehmet Ariman (MS, 2016)
  • Elif Bozkaya (MS, 2015)
  • Müge Erel (MS, 2015)
  • Yusuf Özçevik (MS, 2015)
  • Özgür Umut Akgül (MS, 2014)
  • Tuğrul Murat Mutlu (MS, 2014)

  • Kutay Hekimoğlu (BS, 2016)
  • Rabiya Hozar (BS, 2016)
  • Irem Ertürk (BS, 2016)
  • Emre Teoman (BS, 2016)
  • Tuğçe Bilen (BS, 2015)
  • Kübra Ayvaz (BS, 2014)
  • Bahadır Bal (BS, 2014)
  • Ercan Kurtarangil (BS, 2014)
  • Eren Ahmetoglu (BS, 2014)
  • Arda Alemdaroglu (BS, 2013)
  • Hüseyin Ardıç (BS, 2013)
  • Zemre Arslan (BS, 2013)
  • Muratcan Camcı (BS, 2013)
  • Emine Dağ (BS, 2013)
  • Müge Erel (BS, 2013)
  • Yusuf Özçevik (BS, 2013)