Tapir Lab. @ TEKNOFEST 2023 Digital Technologies in Industry Competition – Advanced Category

Tapir Lab. has completed the final competition of Digital Technologies in Industry Competition – Advanced Category in TEKNOFEST 2023. The fundamental objective of the Digital Technologies in Industry Competition is developing autonomous mobile robots that can transport materials between two pre-determined points by following lines, updating planned route in real time by sensing changes in the environment, and warning the operators in case of an emergency. These are the characteristics of mobile robots used in manufacturing facilities and warehouses. After a long preparation phase, Tapir Lab. has participated in the competition with the TapirBot v2.0 which is developed considering the obligations and requirements of the competition.

Tapir Lab. congratulates all the contestants and wishes them success!

Tapir Lab. @Urban Rail Systems and Railways Workshop organized by the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure

Upon the invitation of the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure, Tapir Lab. presented the studies conducted on signaling and communications at the Urban Rail Systems and Railways Workshop organized by the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure on November 22nd, 2022.

TapirCast v3.1 is ON AIR!

TapirCast v3.1 is on air! We are proud to announce that host and guests are represented by a virtual character and their mouth shapes are synchronized as they talk. This audio visualization is developed using Tapir Lab.’s Lip-Sync method which is publicly available on the official GitHub page of Tapir Lab. You can watch the first episode of TapirCast v3.1 below. (in Turkish)

Tapir Lab. received best paper award @BalkanCom’22!

Tapir Lab. proudly announce that the best paper award in Fifth International Balkan Conference on Communications and Networking (BalkanCom 2022) is given to Tapir Lab. member Sezer Can Tokgöz, who is currently carrying out his research @Qualcomm, for his work entitled “On the Physical Layer Security of Maximal-Ratio Combining Over Weibull Fading Channels”. Tapir Lab. wish him success in the future!

Tapir Lab. @BalkanCom 2022!

Tapir Lab. members, Dr. Sezer Can Tokgöz presented the paper entitled “On the Physical Layer Security of Maximal-Ratio Combining Over Weibull Fading Channels” and Halil Said Cankurtaran presented the paper entitled “Statistical Modeling of Sand and Dust Storm Attenuation” at the Fifth International Balkan Conference on Communications and Networking (BalkanCom 2022) which is co-sponsored by IEEE ComSoc.

Tapir @ top IEEE conferences, again!

Tapir Lab. member Sezer Can Tokgöz will present a new study entitled “Physical Layer Security of Hybrid FSO-mmWave Commutations in presence of Correlated Wiretap Channels” at the IEEE International Conference on Communications 2021 (ICC’21) which is one of the top IEEE conferences. This study was performed in collaboration with Texas A&M University, where Sezer Can Tokgöz currently pursuing his PhD.

Tapir Lab. @IEEE Turkey Section Science Awards 2019 Ceremony

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 Tapir Lab.’s Director 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

Tapir Lab. @IEEE Region 8 Virtual SYP Congress – Day 13

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.