List of Publications

International Journal Papers

• M. Can, M. C. Ilter, I. Altunbas, H. -C. Yang and M. Valkama, "Data-Oriented NOMA for Semi-Grant-Free Hybrid Satellite Terrestrial Networks," in IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, vol. 25, pp. 2574-2588, Jan. 2026. [link]
• M. Can, M. C. Ilter, I. Altunbas and M. Valkama, "Data-Oriented Uplink RSMA Systems: Performance Analysis and Design Insight," in IEEE Transactions on Communications, vol. 73, no. 8, pp. 6639-6654, Aug. 2025. [link]
• M. Can and I. Altunbas, “Performance analysis of rate-splitting multiple access in intelligent reflecting surface-assisted uplink hybrid satellite-terrestrial networks,” International Journal of Communication Systems, vol. 37, no. 17, p. e5917, 2024. [link]
• M. Can and I. Altunbas, "Channel-Dependent Power Allocation and Decoding Order for RSMA-Based Uplink Satellite Networks," in IEEE Wireless Communications Letters, vol. 13, no. 10, pp. 2822-2826, Oct. 2024. [link]
• M. Can and I. Altunbas, "Joint Transmit and Receive Antenna Selection in MIMO-NOMA-Based Uplink Satellite Networks," in IEEE Sensors Journal, vol. 24, no. 15, pp. 24841-24850, Aug. 2024. [link]
• M. Can, M. C. Ilter and I. Altunbas, "Data-Oriented Downlink RSMA Systems," in IEEE Communications Letters, vol. 27, no. 10, pp. 2812-2816, Oct. 2023. [link]
• M. Can and I. Altunbas, "Outage Probability Analysis of Rate-Splitting Multiple-Access-Based Hybrid Satellite–Terrestrial Relay Network With Relay Selection," in IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems, vol. 59, no. 5, pp. 6508-6517, Oct. 2023. [link]
• A. Kaplan, M. Can, I. Altunbas, G. K. Kurt and D. Kucukyavuz, "Comparative Performance Evaluation of LDPC Coded OFDM-IM Under Jamming Attack," in IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, vol. 72, no. 5, pp. 6209-6224, May 2023. [link]
• M. Can, I. Altunbas and E. Basar, "MBM-Aided Uplink Cooperative NOMA With Hardware Impairments and Imperfect CSI," in IEEE Communications Letters, vol. 25, no. 6, pp. 1830-1834, June 2021. [link]
• M. Can, I. Altunbaş, and E. Basar, “NOMA-based downlink relaying with media-based modulation,” Physical Communication, vol. 41, Aug. 2020. [link]

National Journal Papers

• M. Can and İ. Altunbaş, “Hibrit uydu-hava-kara ağlarında hız bölmeli çoklu erişim tabanlı FSO/RF iletim”, NÖHÜ Mühendislik Bilimleri Dergisi, vol. 13, no. 2, pp. 460–466, 2024. [link]

International Conference Papers

• M. Can, M. C. Ilter, I. Altunbas, and M. Valkama, "Data-Oriented Transmission Under Jamming Attack," 2025 IEEE 36th International Symposium on Personal, Indoor and Mobile Radio Communications (PIMRC), İstanbul, Turkiye, 2025, pp. 1-6. [link]
• M. Can, M. C. Ilter, I. Altunbas, H. -C. Yang, and M. Valkama, "Data-Oriented Perspective on Hybrid Satellite-Terrestrial Uplink Communication," 2025 IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC), Montreal, Canada, 2025, pp. 1237-1242. [link]
• M. Can, M. C. Ilter, I. Altunbas and M. Valkama, "Towards 6G Data-Oriented Uplink RSMA Systems: Delay-Outage Ratio Analysis," 2024 IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference (WCNC), Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 2024, pp. 01-06. [link]
• M. Can and İ. Altunbaş, "Rate-Splitting Multiple Access-Based Uplink Satellite Networks with Receive Antenna Selection," 2023 IEEE International Black Sea Conference on Communications and Networking (BlackSeaCom), Istanbul, Turkiye, 2023, pp. 208-213. [link]
• A. B. Büyükşar, M. Can and İ. Altunbaş, "Error Performance Analysis of Distributed Spatial Modulation System with UAV Relays," 2021 IEEE International Conference on Telecommunications and Photonics (ICTP), Dhaka, Bangladesh, 2021, pp. 1-4. [link]
• A. B. Büyükşar, M. Can and İ. Altunbaş, "Distributed Spatial Modulation for Unmanned Aerial Vehicle-Base Station to Ground Cooperative Communication," 2021 29th Telecommunications Forum (TELFOR), Belgrade, Serbia, 2021, pp. 1-4. [link]
• A. Kaplan, M. Can, I. Altunbas, G. K. Kurt and D. Kucukyavuz, "LDPC Coded OFDM-IM Performance Evaluation Under Jamming Attack," 2020 International Conference on Information and Communication Technology Convergence (ICTC), Jeju, Korea (South), 2020, pp. 69-74 (This paper received "Excellent Paper Award"). [link]

National Conference Papers

• E. S. Ahrazoğlu, M. Can, E. Erdoğan and İ. Altunbaş, "Outage Probability Analysis of Dual-Hop Multi-HAPS THz Satellite Communication Systems," 2023 31st Signal Processing and Communications Applications Conference (SIU), Istanbul, Turkiye, 2023, pp. 1-4 (This paper received "IEEE Best Paper Award"). [link]
• A. B. Büyükşar, M. Can and İ. Altunbaş, "Physical Layer Security Improvement of NOMA-Based UAV-Aided Terrestrial Networks via Cooperative User Selection," 2022 30th Signal Processing and Communications Applications Conference (SIU), Safranbolu, Turkey, 2022, pp. 1-4. [link]
• M. Can and İ. Altunbaş, "NOMA-Based Two-Way MBM," 2021 29th Signal Processing and Communications Applications Conference (SIU), Istanbul, Turkey, 2021, pp. 1-4. [link]
• M. Can, İ. Altunbaş and E. Başar, "Media-Based Modulation Assisted Non-Orthogonal Multiple Access," 2019 27th Signal Processing and Communications Applications Conference (SIU), Sivas, Turkey, 2019, pp. 1-4. [link]