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Dr. Yajuan Liu<\/strong> (7\/2024 – present)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Yajuan Liu received the B.S. degree in mathematics and applied mathematics from Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou, China, in 2018, and the Ph.D. degree from Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu, China, in 2024. She is currently a Post-Doctoral Fellow at Bilkent university, Ankara, Turkey. Her research interests include coding for distributed storage and DNA storage. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

IEEEXplore: https:\/\/ieeexplore.ieee.org\/author\/37089475124<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Dr. Qiyi Yao<\/strong> (10\/2025 – present)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Qiyi Yao received his B.Eng. degree in Computer Science and Technology from the Sun Yat-sen University in 2020 and his Ph.D. degree in Cyber Science and Technology (Cyberspace Security) from the University of Science and Technology of China in 2025. He is now a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Bilkent University, working with Tolga M. Duman. His research interests lie at the intersection of the theoretical and applied domains of computer science, particularly in steganography, coding theory, and DNA-based data storage systems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Dr. Solmaz Manouchehri<\/strong> (10\/2025 – present)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Solmaz Manouchehri received the B.Sc. degree in electrical engineering from Shariati Technical and Vocational College, Tehran, Iran, in 2012, the M.Sc. degree in electrical engineering from Yazd University, Yazd, Iran, in 2016, and the Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from Shiraz University of Technology, Shiraz, Iran, in 2024. She is currently a Postdoctoral Fellow at Bilkent University in Ankara, Turkey. Her research interests focus on the application of coding theory and machine learning techniques to solve critical challenges in DNA data storage and wireless communication\u00a0systems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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\u00d6mer Pepeo\u011flu<\/strong> (2\/2025 – present)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u00d6mer Pepeo\u011flu received a B.Sc. degree in electronics and communication engineering from Istanbul Technical University in 2020 and an M.Sc. degree in communications engineering from the Technical University of Munich in 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He is currently pursuing a doctoral degree in electrical and electronics engineering at Bilkent University under the supervision of Prof. Tolga M. Duman and working as a software engineer in the Communication and Information Technologies Division of ASELSAN. His research interests include information theory, coding theory, and their applications to communications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


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M.S. Students<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Emrah Canbaz<\/strong> (2\/2024 – present)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Emrah Canbaz graduated with high honors in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from TOBB University of Economics and Technology in 2022. Following his graduation, he served as a waveform design engineer at ASELSAN, where he gained significant experience in communication systems. Currently, he is pursuing a master\u2019s degree at Bilkent University, under the supervision of Prof. Tolga Mete Duman, while continuing his work at ASELSAN. His current research interests focus on physical layer wireless communication systems, with a particular emphasis on OFDM and SC waveforms, as well as advanced studies in 5G and 6G technologies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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\u00d6mer Faruk Keskin<\/strong> (6\/2024 – present)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u00d6mer Faruk Keskin received his B.S. degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from Bilkent University in June 2024. He is currently pursuing an M.S. degree in Bilkent University under the supervision of Prof. Tolga M. Duman. His research focuses on energy-efficient computation-in-memory using memristors and federated learning in the context of wireless communications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Samet Senai I\u015f\u0131k<\/strong> (6\/2024 – present)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Samet Senai I\u015f\u0131k received his B.S. degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from Bilkent University, Ankara, Turkey, in June 2024 with highest honors. He is currently pursuing an M.S. degree at Bilkent University under the supervision of Prof. Tolga M. Duman and Prof. Orhan Ar\u0131kan. His current research interests are semantic communications and its possible applications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Linkedin: https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/samet-senai-isik\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Mustafa \u0130lyas \u00c7al\u0131\u015fkan<\/strong> (6\/2024 – present)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Mustafa \u0130lyas \u00c7al\u0131\u015fkan received his B.S. degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from Bilkent University in June 2024. He is currently pursuing an M.S. degree at Bilkent University under the supervision of Prof. Tolga M. Duman and Prof. Orhan Ar\u0131kan. His research interests encompass Semantic Communications,  Information Theory, and their diverse applications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Bahad\u0131r \u00d6zt\u00fcrk<\/strong> (7\/2025 – present)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Bahad\u0131r \u00d6zt\u00fcrk received his B.S. degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from Bilkent University in June 2025. He is currently pursuing an M.S. degree at Bilkent University under the supervision of Prof. Tolga M. Duman. His current research interests include information theory, coding theory, statistical signal processing, machine learning, and their applications to communication systems and DNA data storage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


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Emir Ergin<\/strong> (9\/2025 – present)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Emir Ergin received his B.S. degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from Bilkent University in June 2025. He is currently pursuing an M.S. degree in the same department under the supervision of Prof. Tolga M. Duman. His research interests include coding theory and machine learning applications in communication systems, with a particular focus on DNA data storage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Efe Eser<\/strong> (9\/2025 – present)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Efe Eser received a B.S. degree in Electronics and Communication Engineering from Istanbul Technical University in June 2025. He is currently pursuing an M.S. degree at Electrical and Electronics Engineering at Bilkent University under the supervision of Prof. Tolga M. Duman. His current research interests include information theory, coding theory, and their applications for IDS channels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Sel\u00e7uk Vural<\/strong> (9\/2025 – present)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Sel\u00e7uk Vural received his B.S. degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from Bilkent University in June 2025. He is currently pursuing an M.S. degree in the same department under the supervision of Prof. Tolga M. Duman. His research interests include information theory and coding theory, with a particular focus on insertion\u2013deletion (IDS) channels, as well as applications of machine learning in next-generation (6G) communication systems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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