Dr. MEHMET BAÞARAN

 

6G Senior Researcher

TURKCELL

6GEN Lab. | Next-Generation R&D | Network Technologies

 

 

 

 

 


Contact                                                                                                      

Address

Turkcell Küçükyalý Plaza (Genel Müdürlük)

Aydýnevler Mahallesi, Ýnönü Caddesi, No:20,

Küçükyalý Ofispark B Blok, 34854, Maltepe / ÝSTANBUL

 

E-mail

mehmet.basaran@turkcell.com.tr

mehmetbasaran@itu.edu.tr

 


 

Work Experience                                                                                               

02/2023 – ...

 

6G Senior Researcher

Turkcell

6GEN Lab, Next-Generation R&D, Network Technologies

www.turkcell.com.tr, http://www.turkcellteknoloji.com.tr/language/en/

 

Job Role: Research & Development in 6G End-to-End (E2E) Wireless Communications

-        EU Project Applications for 6G SNS Calls

-        PHY-layer Enabling Technologies for 6G

-        Protocol Designs for 6G on Upper Layers

-        Open Radio Access Networks (O-RAN) Technologies

-        6G Use Cases focusing on Intelligent Network Management for Successful Network Recovery

 

04/2021 – 01/2023

 

 

 

5G Research Professional

Siemens San. ve Tic. A.S.

5G Research Team, Technology and Innovation Dept., Siemens Advanta Turkiye

https://www.siemens-advanta.com/

 

Job Role: Research & Development in 5G E2E Wireless Communications

-        Open Radio Access Networks (O-RAN) Technologies

-        Ultra-Reliable and Low-Latency Communications in Private Industrial Networks

-        Time Sensitive Networks in Private 5G Industrial Communications

-        Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning/Deep Learning Implementation on Near- and Non-Real Time RAN Intelligent Controllers (RIC)

-        Emulation of 5G E2E Communication Stack through real COTS hardware

-        Democratization of 5G E2E through open-source software

 

11/2020 - ...

Part-Time Post Doc. Researcher

http://wens.re.kr/members/postdoc-part

Member of “Wireless and Emerging Network System (WENS) Lab.” in Kumoh National Institute of Technology, Korea

Collaboration with Prof. Soo Young Shin

http://wens.re.kr/members/professor

 

05/2018 - ...

Member of “Information and Communications Research Group (ICRG)” at Informatics Institute, ÝTÜ

icrg.itu.edu.tr

 

05/2018 – 03/2021

 

 

 

 

R&D Operations Manager

Vodafone Telekomunikasyon A.S.

ÝTÜ Vodafone Future Lab, Informatics Institute, Istanbul Technical University

https://www.vodafone.com.tr/VodafoneBusiness/itu-lab.php

02/2010 - 03/2018         

Research Assistant

Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, Istanbul Technical University

https://ehb.itu.edu.tr/en

 

01/2017 - 09/2017         

Visiting Researcher

Institute for Communication Technologies and Embedded Systems (ICE), RWTH Aachen University

Room: 407, Tel: +49-27984, 52074, Aachen, Germany

Research Area: FET EU H2020 Project: Phoenix (Ultra Low-Power Wireless Sensor Networks)

Advisor: Prof. Gerd ASCHEID

https://www.ice.rwth-aachen.de

 

 

Teaching Experience                                                                                           

09/2019 – 09/2020

Invited Lecturer

UZB 451E Spacecraft Communications, Fall 2019 & Spring 2020 (CRN: 13653 & 21716)

Faculty of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Istanbul Technical University

https://uubf.itu.edu.tr/en

 

 


Projects                                                                                                    

01/2021 – 07/2023

 

Senior Researcher at TÜBÝTAK 1001 project under grant no. 120E307.

Ultra-connectivity for 6G wireless communications:

UAV and intelligent reflective surface enabled heterogeneous network design

Principal Executive: Prof. Lutfiye Durak-Ata (ITU)

Senior Researchers: Dr. Sultan Aldirmaz-Colak (Kocaeli Univ.), Dr. Mustafa Namdar (Kutahya Dumlupinar Univ.),

              Dr. Arif Basgumus (Bursa Uludað University), Dr. Mehmet Akif Yazici (ITU), Dr. Mehmet Basaran (Turkcell) 

Contributions:

3 journal papers

1 international conference paper

2 national conference papers

[J10], [J12], [J13]

[IC13]

[NC11] & [NC12]

 

All Publications Summary of the Project:

 

6 journal papers

3 international conference papers

3 national conference papers

 

Details: https://icrg.itu.edu.tr/projects/

 

 

01/2017 - 09/2017

 

Visiting Researcher at FET EU H2020 Project under grant no. 665347.

Phoenix: Adaptive sampling strategies for ultra-low power wireless sensor networks

Contributions:

1 international conference paper

[IC7]

 

 

10/2014 - 09/2016

 

Scholarship Researcher at TÜBÝTAK 3001 project under grant no. 114E298.

Compressed sensing based approaches for the design of energy efficient communication systems

Contributions:

2 journal papers

4 international conference papers

2 national conference & workshop papers

[J2] & [J3]

[IC2], [IC3], [IC4], [IC5]

[NC2] & [NW2]

 

 

09/2010 - 07/2011

 

 

Scholarship Researcher at TÜBÝTAK 1001 project under grant no. 108E054.

Development of advanced signal processing algorithms for physical layer of Super 3G mobile communication systems

Contributions:

1 journal paper

1 international conference paper

1 national conference paper

[J1]

[IC1]

[NC1]

                

 

Education                                                                                                    

PhD

 

Electronics and Communication Engineering, Istanbul Technical University

MSc

 

Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Istanbul University

BSc 

 

Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Istanbul University

 

 


Main Research Interests                                                                                         

Intelligent Autonomous Network Design Considerations for 6G,

Signal Processing for Communications,

Machine Learning & Deep Learning Applications.

 

 

Awards                                                                                                      

Best PhD Thesis Award

2018

Thesis Title: Energy Efficient Approaches for Spectrum Sensing and Channel Estimation

Advisor: Prof. Hakan Ali ÇIRPAN (ÝTÜ) & Co-Advisor: Assoc. Prof. Serhat ERKÜÇÜK (Kadir Has Univ.)

 

News Links:

@ICRG : Official webpage of our research group, ÝTÜ

@EHB:    Official webpage of Dept. of Electronics and Communication Eng., ÝTÜ (News Date: 26.06.2019)

@THAL: Official webpage of Wireless Communication Research Lab., ÝTÜ

 

Championship in “Knowledge and General Culture Competition” 2002

Among High Schools of Sisli District in Istanbul

I and my dear friends (Faik Turkman and Gokhan Dumlupinar) representing Sisli Kurtulus High School (Sisli Kurtulus Lisesi) were ranked first in the Sisli district in “Knowledge and General Culture Competition (2002)”. 

 

 


Publications                                                                                                   

 

Google Scholar Link:

https://scholar.google.com.tr/citations?user=V2fxkBwAAAAJ&hl=tr

 

ResearchGate Link:

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Mehmet-Basaran-2

 

 

JOURNAL PAPERS :

[J15]: A. Hatipoglu, M.A. Yazici, M. Basaran, M. Ardanuc, L. Durak-Ata, “Handover management in beyond 5G HetNet topologies with unbalanced user distribution,” Digital Communications and Networks (under second minor review, submitted on 16 Nov. 2023).

[J14]: A. Kabaci, M. Basaran, H.A. Cirpan, “Low-complex AI-empowered receiver for spatial media-based modulation MIMO systems,” IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, (Early Access, available as of 15 Sep. 2023, DOI: 10.1109/TVT.2023.3316109). [IEEE_TVT] [ResearchGate]

[J13]: M. Ardanuc, M. Basaran, Y. Hmamouche, L. Durak-Ata, H. Yanikomeroglu, “Energy efficiency analysis in heterogeneous networks: A stochastic geometry perspective,” IEEE Open Journal of Vehicular Technology, vol. 4, pp. 438-443, 2023. [IEEE_OJVT] [ResearchGate]

[J12]: H. Maleki, M. Basaran, L. Durak-Ata, “Handover-enabled dynamic computation offloading for vehicular edge computing networks,” IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, vol. 72, no. 7, pp. 9394-9405, 2023. [IEEE TVT] [ResearchGate]

[J11]: B. Atan, M. Basaran, N. Calik, S. Tedik-Basaran, G. Akkuzu, L. Durak-Ata, “AI-empowered fast task execution decision for delay-sensitive IoT applications in edge computing networks,” IEEE Access, vol. 11, pp. 1324-1334, 2023. [IEEE_ACCESS] [ResearchGate]

[J10]: [IEEE COMSOC BEST READINGS, TOPIC: PLS for 6G] H. Alakoca, M. Namdar, S. Aldirmaz-Colak, M. Basaran, A. Basgumus, L. Durak-Ata, H. Yanikomeroglu, “Metasurface manipulation attacks: Potential security threats of RIS-aided 6G communications,” IEEE Communications Magazine, vol. 61, no. 1, pp. 24-30, 2023. [IEEE COMMAG] [ResearchGate]

[J9]: I. Azam, I.N. Apraz, M. Basaran, S.Y. Shin, “Spatial media-based modulation aided uplink MIMO-NOMA with imperfect CSI,” IEEE Systems Journal, vol. 17, no. 1, pp. 1610-1613, 2023. [IEEE SYST_J] [ResearchGate]

[J8]: M. Basaran, E. Basar, H.A. Cirpan, “High mobility enabled spatial and media‐based modulated orthogonal frequency division multiplexing systems for beyond 5G wireless communications,” International Journal of Communication Systems, vol. 35, no. 8, pp. e5114, 2022. [Wiley IJCS] [ResearchGate]

[J7]: A. Kabaci, M. Basaran, H.A. Cirpan, “Reference signal-aided channel estimation in spatial media-based modulation systems,” Physical Communication, vol. 47, pp. 101396, 2021. [ELSEVIER PHYCOM] [ResearchGate]

[J6]: A.B. Ozyurt, M. Basaran, M. Ardanuc, L. Durak-Ata, H. Yanikomeroglu, “Intracell frequency-band exiling for green wireless networks: Implementation, performance metrics, and use cases,” IEEE Vehicular Technology Magazine, vol. 16, no.2, pp. 31-39, 2021. [IEEE VTM] [ResearchGate]

[J5]: M. Basaran, M.C. Macit, H. Senol, S. Erkucuk, “Realistic channel estimation of IEEE 802.11af systems in TV white space,” IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, vol. 69, no. 10, pp. 11066-11076, 2020. [IEEE TVT] [ResearchGate]

[J4]: M. Babaei, U. Aygolu, M. Basaran, L. Durak-Ata, “BER performance of full-duplex cognitive radio network with nonlinear energy harvesting,” IEEE Transactions on Green Communications and Networking, vol. 4, no.2, pp. 448 – 460, 2020. [IEEE TGCN] [ResearchGate]

[J3]: M. Basaran, H. Senol, S. Erkucuk, H.A. Cirpan, “Channel estimation for TDS-OFDM systems in rapidly time-varying mobile channels,” IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, vol. 17, no. 12, pp. 8123-8135, 2018. [IEEE TWC] [ResearchGate]

[J2]: M. Basaran, S. Erkucuk, H.A. Cirpan, “Bayesian compressive sensing for primary user detection,” IET Signal Processing, vol. 10, iss. 5, pp. 514-523, 2016. [IET SP] [ResearchGate]

[J1]: M. Basaran, S. Erkucuk, H.A. Cirpan, “Compressive sensing for UWB channel estimation: on the sparsity assumption of UWB channels,” International Journal of Communication Systems, vol. 27, no. 11, pp. 3383-3398, 2014. [Wiley IJCS] [ResearchGate]

 

 

INVITED TALKS :

[IT1]: M. Basaran, “TURKCELL 6GEN LAB: Robotics use cases experience on the road to 6G,” one6Gsummit (one6G Assocaition): Empowering Vertical Digital Revolution Through Global 6G, 9-10 Nov. 2023, Munich, Germany.

 

 

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE PAPERS :

[IC14]: S. Aktas, B. Bilgin, M. Basaran, “AI/ML-empowered autonomous design, management, and orchestration for 6G resilient mobile networks: An operator experience on earthquake use case,” 27th Conf. Innovation in Clouds, Internet and Networks (ICIN’24), 1st workshop on 6G Network Use Cases and Verticals 2024, 11-14 Mar. 2024, Paris, France (submitted).

[IC13]: S. Aldirmaz-Colak, M. Basaran, N.A. Bastug, N. Calik, E. Basar, L. Durak-Ata, “Estimation of correlated channels in reconfigurable intelligent surfaces-enabled 6G networks,” IEEE Int. Black Sea Conf. Commun. and Netw. (BLACKSEA’23), 4-7 Jul. 2023, pp. 96-101, Istanbul, Turkey.

[IC12]: O.T. Basaran, M. Basaran, D. Turan, H.G. Bayrak, Y. Sabucu-Sandal, “Deep autoencoder design for RF anomaly detection in 5G O-RAN near-RT RIC via xApps,” IEEE Int. Conf. Commun. (ICC’23), 28 May - 01 Jun. 2023, pp. 549-555, Rome, Italy (hybrid conf., presented in person).

[IC11]: B. Atan, N. Calik, S. Tedik-Basaran, M. Basaran, L. Durak-Ata, “Learning-based fast decision for task execution in next generation wireless networks,” Int. Conf. Telecommun. (ICT’21), 1-3 Jun. 2021, London, United Kingdom (online conf., presented virtually).

[IC10]: A. Hatipoglu, M. Basaran, M.A. Yazici, L. Durak-Ata, “Handover-based load balancing algorithm for 5G and beyond heterogeneous networks,” IEEE Int. Congress Ultra Modern Telecommun. Control Syst. (ICUMT’20), 5-7 Oct. 2020, pp. 7-12, (online conf., presented virtually).

[IC9]: R.A. Samo, M. Basaran, S. Erkucuk, “Performance of combinational cooperative detection method under realistic conditions,” IEEE Int. Congress Ultra Modern Telecommun. Control Syst. (ICUMT’20), 5-7 Oct. 2020, pp. 73-77, (online conf., presented virtually).

[IC8]: J. Angjo, M.M. Tuncer, E. Akertek, H. Alakoca, M. Basaran, L. Durak-Ata, “On the channel estimation performance of NOMA systems: experimental implementation of real-time downlink NOMA-OFDM,” IEEE Int. Black Sea Conf. Commun. and Netw. (BLACKSEA’20), 26-29 May 2020, pp. 1-6, Odesa, Ukraine (online conf., presented virtually).

[IC7]: M. Basaran, S. Schlupkothen, G. Ascheid, “Adaptive sampling techniques for autonomous agents in wireless sensor networks,” IEEE Int. Symp. Pers., Indoor and Mobile Radio Commun. (PIMRC’19), 8-11 Sep. 2019, pp.1-6, Istanbul, Turkey.

[IC6]: A.B. Ozyurt, M. Basaran, L. Durak-Ata, “Impact of self-configuration on handover performance in green cellular networks,” IEEE Advances in Wireless and Optical Commun. (RTUWO’18), 15-16 Nov. 2018, pp. 194-197, Riga, Latvia.

[IC5]: M. Basaran, S. Erkucuk, H. Senol, H.A. Cirpan, “Effect of inter-block-interference-free region on compressed sensing based channel estimation in TDS-OFDM systems,” IEEE Int. Black Sea Conf. Commun. and Networking (BLACKSEA’16), 6-9 Jun. 2016, pp. 1-3, Varna, Bulgaria.

[IC4]: M. Basaran, S. Erkucuk, H.A. Cirpan, “Compressed sensing based approaches for the design of energy efficient communication systems,” Int. Matheon Conf. Compressed Sensing and its Applications (CSA’15), 7-11 Dec. 2015, Berlin, Germany.

[IC3]: M. Basaran, S. Erkucuk, H.A. Cirpan, “The effect of primary user bandwidth on Bayesian compressive sensing based spectrum sensing,” IEEE Int. Congress Ultra Modern Telecommun. Control Syst. (ICUMT’15), 6-8 Oct. 2015, pp. 35-39, Brno, Czech Republic.

[IC2]: M. Basaran, S. Erkucuk, H.A. Cirpan, “Achievable performance of Bayesian compressivesensing based spectrum sensing,” IEEE Int. Conf. Ultra-Wideband (ICUWB’14), 1-3 Sep. 2014, pp.86-90, Paris, France.

[IC1]: M. Basaran, S. Erkucuk, H.A. Cirpan, “The effect of channel models on compressed sensing based ultra-wideband channel estimation,” IEEE Int. Conf. Ultra-Wideband (ICUWB’11), 14-16 Sep. 2011, pp. 375 – 379, Bologna, Italy.

 

 


NATIONAL CONFERENCE PAPERS:

[NC12]: M.E. Kechagia, S. Aldirmaz-Colak, M. Basaran, L. Durak-Ata, “Sum-rate analysis in reconfigurable intelligent surface-aided UAV networks,” IEEE Signal Proc. Commun. Appl. Conf. (SIU’22), 16-18 May 2022, Karabuk, Turkey (in Turkish, hybrid conf., presented virtually).

[NC11]: A. Hashi, S. Aldirmaz-Colak, M. Basaran, L. Durak-Ata, “Channel estimation effect on sum-rate analysis of RIS-aided UAV-based MISO systems,” IEEE Signal Proc. Commun. Appl. Conf. (SIU’22), 16-18 May 2022, Karabuk, Turkey (in English, hybrid conf., presented virtually).

[NC10]: H. Maleki, M. Basaran, L. Durak-Ata, “Reinforcement learning-based decision-making for vehicular edge computing,” IEEE Signal Proc. Commun. Appl. Conf. (SIU’21), 9-11 Jun. 2021, (in English, online conf., presented virtually).

[NC9]: A. Kabaci, M. Basaran, H.A. Cirpan, “The effect of channel estimation error on the performance of spatial media-based modulation,” IEEE Signal Proc. Commun. Appl. Conf. (SIU’21), 9-11 Jun. 2021, (in Turkish, online conf., presented virtually).

[NC8]: S. Torun, M. Basaran, N. Calik, L. Durak-Ata, “Outage probability analysis of unsupervised deployed drone-cell swarms,” IEEE Signal Proc. Commun. Appl. Conf. (SIU’20), 5-7 Oct. 2020, Gaziantep, Turkey (in Turkish, online conf., presented virtually).

[NC7]: H. Maleki, M. Basaran, G. Ozdemir, L. Durak-Ata, “Lifetime enhancement in wireless sensor networks through a fuzzy logic-based tabu search algorithm,” IEEE Signal Proc. Commun. Appl. Conf. (SIU’20), 5-7 Oct. 2020, Gaziantep, Turkey (in English, online conf., presented virtually).

[NC6]: M. Ardanuc, M. Basaran, L. Durak-Ata, “Area spectral and network energy efficiency in heterogeneous networks using Matérn hard core-hole process,” IEEE Signal Proc. Commun. Appl. Conf. (SIU’20), 5-7 Oct. 2020, Gaziantep, Turkey (in Turkish, online conf., presented virtually).

[NC5]: A. Hatipoglu, M. Basaran, M.A. Yazici, L. Durak-Ata, “Handover-based cellular network healing in heavily-used routes,” IEEE Signal Proc. Commun. Appl. Conf. (SIU’20), 5-7 Oct. 2020, Gaziantep, Turkey (in Turkish, online conf., presented virtually).

[NC4]: A.A.A. Sheikh, M. Basaran, S. Erkucuk, “Orbital angular momentum based communication systems under atmospheric turbulence,” IEEE Signal Proc. Commun. Appl. Conf. (SIU’20), 5-7 Oct. 2020, Gaziantep, Turkey (in English, online conf., presented virtually).

[NC3]: M. Ardanuc, M. Basaran, L. Durak-Ata, “Energy efficient base station deployment in ultra dense heterogeneous networks via Poisson hole process,” IEEE Signal Proc. Commun. Appl. Conf. (SIU’19), 24-26 Apr. 2019, Sivas, Turkey (in Turkish).

[NC2]: S. Celik, M. Basaran, S. Erkucuk, H.A. Cirpan, “Comparison of compressed sensing based algorithms for sparse signal reconstruction,” IEEE Signal Proc. Commun. Appl. Conf. (SIU’16), 16-19 May 2016, pp. 1441-1444, Zonguldak, Turkey (in Turkish).

[NC1]: M. Basaran, S. Erkucuk, H.A. Cirpan, “The effect of channel resolution on compressed sensing based ultra-wideband channel estimation,” IEEE Signal Proc. Commun. Appl. Conf. (SIU’11), 20-22 Apr. 2011, pp. 367 – 370, Antalya, Turkey (in Turkish).

 

 

INTERNATIONAL NATIONAL POSTER PAPERS:

[IP1]: S. Aktas, B. Bilgin, M. Basaran, “Resilient mobile networks under earthquake: Next-Generation disaster management,” ETSI Artificial Intelligence (AI) Conference, 5-7 Feb. 2024, Sophia Antipolis, France (accepted).

 

 


NATIONAL POSTER PAPERS (in Turkish) :

[NP2]: E. Akertek, J. Angjo, M. Tuncer, H. Alakoca, M. Basaran, L. Durak-Ata, “Impact of channel estimation and channel quantization on downlink NOMA-OFDM,” IEEE Signal Proc. Commun. Appl. Conf. (SIU’20), 5-7 Oct. 2020, Gaziantep, Turkey (online conf., presented virtually).

[NP1]: S. Torun, M. Basaran, L. Durak-Ata, “Performance analysis of multi drone cell deployment with JT-CoMP,” IEEE Signal Proc. Commun. Appl. Conf. (SIU’19), 24-26 Apr. 2019, Sivas, Turkey.

 

 


NATIONAL WORKSHOP PAPERS (in Turkish) :

[NW2]: A.B. Ozyurt, M. Basaran, L. Durak-Ata, “Dynamic coverage area management in mobile networks,” Aselsan Communications Technologies Workshop (HBT’19), 18 Feb. 2019, Ankara, Turkey.

[NW1]: M. Basaran, S. Erkucuk, H.A. Cirpan, “Compressed sensing based spectrum sensing,” Aselsan Communications Technologies Workshop (HBT’13), 18-19 Nov. 2013, Ankara, Turkey.

                                                                                                            

 

 

 

 

 

Last update: 01-JAN-2024.