{"id":55,"date":"2026-09-24T19:53:29","date_gmt":"2026-09-24T19:53:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/duman.bilkent.edu.tr\/?page_id=55"},"modified":"2026-09-25T01:18:43","modified_gmt":"2026-09-25T01:18:43","slug":"research","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/duman.bilkent.edu.tr\/?page_id=55","title":{"rendered":"Projects"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Current Projects<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>ERC Advanced Grant, TRANCIDS: Transmission over Channels with Insertions and Deletions<\/strong><br>Sponsor:&nbsp;European Commission;&nbsp;  Period: October 2022 &#8211; September 2027.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Study of Machine Learning Based Source Compression Architecture<\/strong>, co-PI.<br>Sponsor:&nbsp;Huawei;&nbsp;  Period: November 2023 &#8211; October 2026 (Phase II).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Sustainable Computing and Communication at the Edge (SONATA).<\/strong> Sole PI for the Turkiye portion.<br>Sponsor:&nbsp; EU CHIST-ERA Program, Turkish partner funding from TUBITAK;&nbsp;  Period: April 2022 &#8211; March 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Completed at Bilkent University<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Study of Machine Learning Based Source Compression Architecture<\/strong>, co-PI.<br>Sponsor:&nbsp;Huawei;&nbsp;  Period: September 2020 &#8211; September 2023 (Phase I)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Massive Access Solutions for Next Generation Wireless Communication Systems<\/strong><br>Sponsor:&nbsp;T\u00dcB\u0130TAK;&nbsp;Period:&nbsp;July 2020 &#8211; July 2023<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>5G Platform Development<\/strong><br>Sponsor:&nbsp;ASELSAN;&nbsp;Period:&nbsp;June 2018 &#8211; June 2021<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Coding and Modulation for Interference Channels<\/strong><br>Sponsor:&nbsp;T\u00dcB\u0130TAK;&nbsp;Period:&nbsp;April 2015 &#8211; April 2018<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Coding for Multi-User Channels for Next-Generation Wireless Networks<\/strong><br>Sponsor:&nbsp;European Commission Marie Curie CIG;&nbsp;Period:&nbsp;April 2013 &#8211; March 2017<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Code Design and Signaling for Physical Layer Security<\/strong><br>Sponsor:&nbsp;T\u00dcB\u0130TAK;&nbsp;Period:&nbsp;September 2013 &#8211; August 2016<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Enabling Interference Tolerant Wireless Communication Networks: Principles of Synchronization, Channel Estimation, and Coding<\/strong><br>Sponsor:&nbsp;Qatar Foundation National Priorities Research Program;&nbsp;Period:&nbsp;May 2012 &#8211; May 2015<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Enabling Cooperative Diversity Techniques for Underwater Acoustic Communications<\/strong><br>Sponsor:&nbsp;Qatar Foundation National Priorities Research Program;&nbsp;Period:&nbsp;December 2010 &#8211; November 2013<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Completed at Arizona State University (1999-2015)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>A Novel Underwater Acoustic Communications Paradigm Exploiting Biological Sounds<\/strong><br>Sponsor:&nbsp;US National Science Foundation;&nbsp;Period:&nbsp;May 2011 &#8211; April 2015<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Advancing State of the Art of Coding\/Modulation for Wireless Networks<\/strong><br>Sponsor:&nbsp;US National Science Foundation;&nbsp;Period:&nbsp;August 2011 &#8211; July 2015<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Insertion\/Deletion Channels: Achievable Information Rates and Coding<\/strong><br>Sponsor:&nbsp;US National Science Foundation;&nbsp;Period:&nbsp;September 2008 &#8211; August 2012<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>MURI: Capacity and Transmitter Receiver Design for UWA Channels<\/strong><br>Sponsor:&nbsp;US Office of Naval Research;&nbsp;Period:&nbsp;May 2007 &#8211; September 2012<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Bit Patterned Media Recording with Insertion\/Deletion and Other Non-Idealities<\/strong><br>Sponsor:&nbsp;Seagate Research, LLC;&nbsp;Period:&nbsp;August 2007 &#8211; August 2009<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Superposition Coding Using LDPC Codes<\/strong><br>Sponsor:&nbsp;US Air Force Labs (with Leaf Networks);&nbsp;Period:&nbsp;March 2009 &#8211; November 2009<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>STTR: MIMO Signaling for Underwater Acoustic Communications (Phase I and II)<\/strong><br>Sponsor:&nbsp;US Office of Naval Research (with Heat, Light and Sound Research, Inc.);&nbsp;Period:&nbsp;August 2005 &#8211; July 2008<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Multi-rate Coding Designs for Ka-band Channels<\/strong><br>Sponsor:&nbsp;Jet Propulsion Laboratories (SURP Program);&nbsp;Period:&nbsp;August 2007 &#8211; August 2008<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Channel Modeling, Signal Processing and Coding for Bit Patterned Recording Media<\/strong><br>Sponsor:&nbsp;Seagate Research, LLC;&nbsp;Period:&nbsp;August 2005 &#8211; October 2007<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>MIMO Systems for Underwater Acoustic Communications<\/strong><br>Sponsor:&nbsp;US Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR);&nbsp;Period:&nbsp;February 2004 &#8211; October 2006<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Combined Research Curriculum Development in Signal Processing for Communications<\/strong><br>Sponsor:&nbsp;US National Science Foundation;&nbsp;Period:&nbsp;September 2004 &#8211; August 2006<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>NSF CAREER: Coding for Wireless Communications<\/strong><br>Sponsor:&nbsp;US National Science Foundation;&nbsp;Period:&nbsp;May 2000 &#8211; April 2005<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>US-UAE Cooperative Research: Space-Time Coding with Antenna Selection<\/strong><br>Sponsor:&nbsp;US National Science Foundation;&nbsp;Period:&nbsp;August 2002 &#8211; July 2005<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Coding and Capacity for Magnetic Recording Channels<\/strong><br>Sponsor:&nbsp;Seagate Research, LLC;&nbsp;Period:&nbsp;September 2000 &#8211; December 2005<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>PAR Reduction for Single and Multi-Antenna Systems<\/strong><br>Sponsor:&nbsp;Connection One Center (at Arizona State Univ.);&nbsp;Period:&nbsp;August 2003 &#8211; July 2004<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>On-line Undergraduate Laboratories in Signal and Image Processing, Communications &amp; Controls<\/strong><br>Sponsor:&nbsp;US National Science Foundation;&nbsp;Period:&nbsp;January 2001 &#8211; January 2004<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>A Complete Wireless Communication System for the Next Generation Information Technology<\/strong><br>Sponsor:&nbsp;Arizona State University &#8211; IT 301 Initiative;&nbsp;Period:&nbsp;May 2002 &#8211; May 2003<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Smart Antennas for Future Wireless Communication Networks<\/strong><br>Sponsor:&nbsp;US National Science Foundation;&nbsp;Period:&nbsp;October 1999 &#8211; September 2001<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Turbo Codes for Magnetic Recording Channels<\/strong><br>Sponsor:&nbsp;Arizona State Univ (OVPR);&nbsp;Period:&nbsp;January 1999 &#8211; January 2000<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Current Projects ERC Advanced Grant, TRANCIDS: Transmission over Channels with Insertions and DeletionsSponsor:&nbsp;European Commission;&nbsp; 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