Technical Program
Morning Session I (09:00 - 10:30)
Session A1: Signal Processing / Robotics (EE - 01)
Session B1: Communications / Networking (EE - 04)
Session C1: Biomedical / Waves (EE - 05)
Poster Session #1 (10:30 - 11:30)
Morning Session II (11:30 - 12:45)
Session B2: Nanotechnology / Photonics (EE - 04)
Session C2: Electronics / Waves (EE - 05)
Afternoon Session (14:00 - 15:30)
Session B3: Nanotechnology / Waves (EE - 04)
Session C3: Electronics / Biomedical (EE - 05)
Poster Session #2 (15:30 - 16:30)
Morning Session I
Session A1: Signal Processing / Robotics
09:00 - 10:30 (EE 01)
Session Chair: Alexander Suhre
Session Chair: Alexander Suhre
A1.1 Investigation on the Reliability of Earthquake Prediction Based on Ionospheric
Electron Content Variation
Ali Alp Akyol, Orhan Arıkan
Ali Alp Akyol, Orhan Arıkan
A1.2 Experimental Validation of a Feed-Forward Predictor for
Spring-Loaded Inverted Pendulum Template
İsmail Uyanık, Uluç Saranlı, Ömer Morgül
İsmail Uyanık, Uluç Saranlı, Ömer Morgül
A1.3 Automated Evaluation of Physical Therapy Exercises Using
Multi-Template Dynamic Time-Warping on Wearable Sensor Signals
Aras Yurtman, Billur Barshan
Aras Yurtman, Billur Barshan
A1.4 Analysis and Simulation of Walking for Paraplegics
Deniz Kerimoğlu, Uluç Saranlı, Ömer Morgül
Deniz Kerimoğlu, Uluç Saranlı, Ömer Morgül
A1.5 Sensor - Feature - Activity Relevance in
Human Activity Recognition with Motion Sensors
Oğuzcan Dobrucalı, Billur Barshan
Oğuzcan Dobrucalı, Billur Barshan
A1.6 S3D Dynamic Modeling of a Spherical Wheeled Self-Balancing Mobile Robot
Ali Nail İnal, U. Saranlı, Ö. Morgül
Ali Nail İnal, U. Saranlı, Ö. Morgül
Session B1: Communications / Networking
09:00 - 10:30 (EE 04)
Session Chair: Ayça Özçelikkale Hünerli
Session Chair: Ayça Özçelikkale Hünerli
B1.1 Energy-optimum Throughput in CSMA-based Wireless Networks
Mehmet Köseoğlu, Ezhan Karasan
Mehmet Köseoğlu, Ezhan Karasan
B1.2 Polar Encoder & Decoder Implementation Architectures
Alptekin Pamuk, Erdal Arıkan
Alptekin Pamuk, Erdal Arıkan
B1.3 Running Multiple Instances of the Distributed Coordination
Function for Air-time Fairness in Multi-Rate WLANs
Mehmet Akif Yazıcı, Nail Akar
Mehmet Akif Yazıcı, Nail Akar
B1.4 Optimal Detector Randomization in Cognitive Radio Receivers
in the Presence of Imperfect Sensing Decisions
Ahmet Dündar Sezer, Sinan Gezici, Mustafa Cenk Gürsoy
Ahmet Dündar Sezer, Sinan Gezici, Mustafa Cenk Gürsoy
B1.5 Regenerator Placement in Future Flex Grid Optical Networks
Alper Kahya, Ezhan Karaşan
Alper Kahya, Ezhan Karaşan
B1.6 Total Throughput Optimal Wireless Cellular Scheduling Under
Air-Time Constraints
Volkan Dinç, Nail Akar
Volkan Dinç, Nail Akar
Session C1: Biomedical / Waves
09:00 - 10:30 (EE 05)
Session Chair: Volkan Açıkel
Session Chair: Volkan Açıkel
C1.1 Flexible Sub-wavelength Self-Resonant Thin-film Structures for MRI
Sayim Gökyar, Emre Ünal, Akbar Alipour, Ergin Atalar, Hilmi Volkan Demir
Sayim Gökyar, Emre Ünal, Akbar Alipour, Ergin Atalar, Hilmi Volkan Demir
C1.2 PShear Wave Imaging by using B1 gradients
Esra Turk, Yusuf Ziya Ider, Arif Sanli Ergun, Ergin Atalar
Esra Turk, Yusuf Ziya Ider, Arif Sanli Ergun, Ergin Atalar
C1.3 Microwave Imaging of Three-Dimensional Conducting Objects Using the Level
Set Method
Aslan Etminan, Levent Gürel
Aslan Etminan, Levent Gürel
C1.4 Interactive Real Time Inductively Coupled Catheter Coil Tracking Using a Transmit Array System
Ugur Yilmaz, Li Pan, Ergin Atalar
Ugur Yilmaz, Li Pan, Ergin Atalar
C1.5 MLFMA Solutions of Large-Scale Electromagnetics Problems with Combined
MPI/OpenMP Parallelization
Mahdi Kazempour, Levent Gürel
Mahdi Kazempour, Levent Gürel
C1.6 Decoupling of Transmit and Receive Coils: Application to MRI with
CEA (Concurrent Excitation and Acquisition)
Ali Çağlar Özen, Ergin Atalar
Ali Çağlar Özen, Ergin Atalar
Poster Session I
Poster Session I: Communications / Networking / Biomedical
10:30 - 11:30
P1.1 Active Contour Based Elliptical Region Detection
for Food Inspection Applications
Onur Yorulmaz, A. Enis Çetin
Onur Yorulmaz, A. Enis Çetin
P1.2 Bandwidth Selection for Kernel Density Estimation
Using Fourier Domain Constraints
Alexander Suhre, Orhan Arıkan, A. Enis Çetin
Alexander Suhre, Orhan Arıkan, A. Enis Çetin
P1.3 Fourier Scattering Coefficients for Image Feature Extraction
Serdar Çakır, A. Enis Cetin
Serdar Çakır, A. Enis Cetin
P1.4 Signal Processing Aspects of Vector Diffraction and Holography
Onur Külçe, Levent Onural
Onur Külçe, Levent Onural
P1.5 3D Electron Density Estimation In The Ionosphere Using IRI-Plas Model and GPS Measurements
Hakan Tuna, Orhan Arıkan, Feza Arıkan
Hakan Tuna, Orhan Arıkan, Feza Arıkan
P1.6 A class of Linearly Time-Varying Systems and Their Relationship to Fractional Fourier Domain Filtering
Utkan Onur Candoğan, Utku Ozan Candoğan, Haldun M. Özaktaş
Utkan Onur Candoğan, Utku Ozan Candoğan, Haldun M. Özaktaş
P1.7 Throughput Analysis of TCP/AQM Networks
Gökhan Çalış, Nail Akar
Gökhan Çalış, Nail Akar
P1.8 Successive Cancellation Decoding of Polar Codesfor the Two-User Binary-Input MAC
Saygun Önay, Erdal Arıkan
Saygun Önay, Erdal Arıkan
P1.9 Optimal Stochastic Signaling on the Downlink of a
Multiuser DS-CDMA System
Mehmet Emin Tutay, Sinan Gezici, Orhan Arıkan
Mehmet Emin Tutay, Sinan Gezici, Orhan Arıkan
P1.10 Control of a One-Legged Hopping Robot through a Body Attached Spring-Loaded Inverted Pendulum Model
Güneş Bayır, Ömer Morgül, Uluç Saranlı
Güneş Bayır, Ömer Morgül, Uluç Saranlı
P1.11 Nonlinear Friction Modeling, Identification and Compensation
Çınar Yeşil, Ömer Morgül
Çınar Yeşil, Ömer Morgül
P1.12 FEM based Simulation Tool for the Optimum Capacitance Calculation of MRI RF Birdcage Coils
Necip Gürler, Yusuf Ziya İder
Necip Gürler, Yusuf Ziya İder
P1.13 Fast Magnetic Resonance Electrical Impedance Tomography (MREIT) using
Spin-Echo Echoplanar Imaging (SEPI) Pulse Sequences
Fatih Süleyman Hafalır, Yusuf Ziya İder
Fatih Süleyman Hafalır, Yusuf Ziya İder
P1.14 Polynomial Fitting Based Calculation of Laplacian of the Measured Magnetic
Field in MREIT and MREPT
Ömer Faruk Oran, Yusuf Ziya İder
Ömer Faruk Oran, Yusuf Ziya İder
P1.15 Simulation of Shear Wave Propagation in Brain
Cemre Arıyürek, Ergin Atalar
Cemre Arıyürek, Ergin Atalar
P1.16 Early Diagnosis of Acute Coronary Syndromes with Automatic ST/T Analysis Program
Merve Begüm Terzi, Mehmet Dedeoğlu, Orhan Arıkan
Merve Begüm Terzi, Mehmet Dedeoğlu, Orhan Arıkan
P1.17 Complexity-Performance Trade-off of the MAP Decoder for Insertion/Deletion Channels
Barış Tokel, Defne Aktaş
Barış Tokel, Defne Aktaş
P1.18 Scalar Diffraction Field from Curved Surfaces by Using Linear and Local Signal Decomposition Methods
Erdem Şahin, Levent Onural
Erdem Şahin, Levent Onural
P1.19 Implementation and Control of an Open Source Quadrotor Platform
Ekrem Bilgehan Uyar, İsmail Uyanık, Ömer Morgül
Ekrem Bilgehan Uyar, İsmail Uyanık, Ömer Morgül
P1.20 A New Architecture for MRI Power Amplifiers: Array of On-Coil, Digital Power Amplifiers
Sinan Hersek, Bülent Şen, Ergin Atalar
Sinan Hersek, Bülent Şen, Ergin Atalar
Morning Session II
Session A2: Control / Signal Processing
11:30 - 12:45 (EE 01)
Session Chair: Erdem Şahin
Session Chair: Erdem Şahin
A2.1 Control of monopod running through tunable damping
Görkem Secer, Uluç Saranlı, Ömer Morgül
Görkem Secer, Uluç Saranlı, Ömer Morgül
A2.2 On Smith Predictor-Based Controller Design for
Systems with Integral Action and Time Delay
Uğur Taşdelen, Hitay Özbay
Uğur Taşdelen, Hitay Özbay
A2.3 Classification of Fonts and Calligraphy Styles Based on Complex Wavelet
Transform
Alican Bozkurt, Pınar Duygulu Şahin, A. Enis Çetin
Alican Bozkurt, Pınar Duygulu Şahin, A. Enis Çetin
A2.4 Phase Only Beam Synthesis by Semidefinite Relaxations with Rank Refinement
Yaşar Kemal Alp, Orhan Arıkan
Yaşar Kemal Alp, Orhan Arıkan
A2.5 Modeling Swarming Motion Based on Game Theory and Artificial Potentials
Aykut Yıldız, A. Bülent Özgüler
Aykut Yıldız, A. Bülent Özgüler
Session B2: Nanotechnology / Photonics
11:30 - 12:45 (EE 04)
Session Chair: Sayım Gökyar
Session Chair: Sayım Gökyar
B2.1 Plasmonically Enhanced Hot Electron Based Photovoltaic Device
Fatih B. Atar, Enes Battal, Levent E. Aygün, Bihter Dağlar, Mehmet Bayındır, Ali K. Okyay
Fatih B. Atar, Enes Battal, Levent E. Aygün, Bihter Dağlar, Mehmet Bayındır, Ali K. Okyay
B2.2 Color converting nanophosphors of semiconductor quantum dots for highefficiency high-quality LED lighting
Talha Erdem, Hilmi Volkan Demir
Talha Erdem, Hilmi Volkan Demir
B2.3 Active Control of Photoresponse in ZnO Based Thin Film Transistors
Levent E. Aygun, Feyza B. Oruc, Fatih B. Atar, Ali K. Okyay
Levent E. Aygun, Feyza B. Oruc, Fatih B. Atar, Ali K. Okyay
B2.4 Excitonic energy transfer dynamics in the hybrid nanocomposites of
semiconductor nanocrystals
Burak Guzelturk, Pedro Ludwig Hernandez Martinez, Donus Tuncel, Hilmi Volkan Demir
Burak Guzelturk, Pedro Ludwig Hernandez Martinez, Donus Tuncel, Hilmi Volkan Demir
B2.5 Performance Enhancement of Silicon-Germanium Multi-Quantum Well
Infrared Photodetectors Using Plasmonic Structures
Yunus Emre Kesim, Abdullah Gök, Ali Cahit Köşger, Ali Kemal Okyay
Yunus Emre Kesim, Abdullah Gök, Ali Cahit Köşger, Ali Kemal Okyay
Session C2: Electronics / Waves
11:30 - 12:45 (EE 05)
Session Chair: Aslı Ünlügedik
Session Chair: Aslı Ünlügedik
C2.1 Analysis of Slotted Sectoral Waveguides Embedded in Cylindrically Stratified Media Using Closed-Form Green's Function Representations
Mert Kalfa, Vakur Behçet Ertürk
Mert Kalfa, Vakur Behçet Ertürk
C2.2 Non-Foster Impedance Matching of Electrically Small Antennas
Şeyma Canik, Ayhan Altıntaş, Vakur B. Ertürk
Şeyma Canik, Ayhan Altıntaş, Vakur B. Ertürk
C2.3 Out-of-core Implementation of the Parallel Multilevel Fast Multipole Algorithm
Levent Gürel, Barışcan Karaosmanoğlu
Levent Gürel, Barışcan Karaosmanoğlu
C2.4 Design of a Multi-Octave Band GaN-HEMT MMIC Amplifier
Gülesin Eren, Özlem Şen, Ekmel Özbay
Gülesin Eren, Özlem Şen, Ekmel Özbay
C2.5 Electrically tunable 1-octave 10W Power Amplifier
Sinan Alemdar, Abdullah Atalar
Sinan Alemdar, Abdullah Atalar
Afternoon Session
Session A3: Signal Processing / Communications
14:00 - 15:30 (EE 01)
Session Chair: Mehmet Köseoğlu
Session Chair: Mehmet Köseoğlu
A3.1 Lossless Polar Compression of q-ary Discrete Memoryless Sources
Semih Çaycı, Orhan Arıkan
Semih Çaycı, Orhan Arıkan
A3.2 Optimal Stochastic Parameter Design for Estimation Problems
Hamza Soğancı, Sinan Gezici
Hamza Soğancı, Sinan Gezici
A3.3 Distributed Transmission Based on Inference on Graphs for Cooperative Base Stations
Burak Şekerlisoy, Defne Aktaş
Burak Şekerlisoy, Defne Aktaş
A3.4 Multi-Sensor Based Ambient Assisted Living System
Ahmet Yazar, A. Enis Çetin
Ahmet Yazar, A. Enis Çetin
A3.5 Noise Enhanced Detection in Restricted Neyman-Pearson Framework
Şan Gültekin, Suat Bayram, Sinan Gezici
Şan Gültekin, Suat Bayram, Sinan Gezici
A3.6 Image Feature Extraction Algorithm based on Compressive Sensing
Osman Günay, A. Enis Çetin
Osman Günay, A. Enis Çetin
Session B3: Nanotechnology / Waves
14:00 - 15:30 (EE 04)
Session Chair: Can Uran
Session Chair: Can Uran
B3.1 Three-dimensional nanoplasmonic surfaces
with strong out-of-plane electric field enhancement
Kıvanç Güngör, Emre Ünal, Hilmi Volkan Demir
Kıvanç Güngör, Emre Ünal, Hilmi Volkan Demir
B3.2 AN ELECTROMAGNETIC MODEL FOR A PERFORMANCED ENHANCED PLANAR SCHOTTKY DIODE FOR TERAHERTZ APPLICATION
Amir Ghobadi, K. Topallı, N. Bıyıklı, A. K. Okyay
Amir Ghobadi, K. Topallı, N. Bıyıklı, A. K. Okyay
B3.3 Novel Optical Nanoantenna Designs of Comb-shaped Plasmonic Architectures
for Increased Field Localization in NIR and MIR
Veli Tayfun Kilic, Vakur B. Erturk, Hilmi Volkan Demir
Veli Tayfun Kilic, Vakur B. Erturk, Hilmi Volkan Demir
B3.4 Scattering From Impedance Objects at the Edge of a Perfectly Conducting
Wedge
Behnam Ghassemiparvin, Ayhan Altintas
Behnam Ghassemiparvin, Ayhan Altintas
B3.5 Memory Reduction by Parallelizing MLFMA Data Structures
Mert Hidayetoğlu, Levent Gürel
Mert Hidayetoğlu, Levent Gürel
B3.6 Strongly asymmetric electromagnetic field distribution in chirped photonic crystal waveguides
Ahmet Emin Akosman, Done Erbas, Hamza Kurt, Ekmel Ozbay
Ahmet Emin Akosman, Done Erbas, Hamza Kurt, Ekmel Ozbay
Session C3: Electronics / Biomedical
14:00 - 15:30 (EE 05)
Session Chair: Elif Aydoğdu
Session Chair: Elif Aydoğdu
C3.1 16-17.5 GHz 40 dBm PHEMT MMIC Power Amplifier
Ahmet Değirmenci, Abdullah Atalar
Ahmet Değirmenci, Abdullah Atalar
C3.2 Low Phase Noise Voltage Controlled Oscillator (VCO) Design at 10GHz
Sinan Osmanoğlu, Tarık Reyhan, Ekmel Özbay
Sinan Osmanoğlu, Tarık Reyhan, Ekmel Özbay
C3.3 Non-thermal Material and Tissue Processing with 100 MHz and 500 MHz Repetition Rate Bursts
Can Kerse, Hamit Kalaycıoğlu, Ömer F.İlday, Ergin Atalar
Can Kerse, Hamit Kalaycıoğlu, Ömer F.İlday, Ergin Atalar
C3.4 Design of a Multi-Octave Band GaN-HEMT MMIC Amplifier
Volkan Acikel, Ergin Atalar
Volkan Acikel, Ergin Atalar
C3.5 Broadband Directivity Enhancement of Microstrip Coupled Line Couplers
Vahdettin Tas, Abdullah Atalar
Vahdettin Tas, Abdullah Atalar
C3.6 Mutual Radiation Impedance of Various Elements
M. Oğuzhan Saçma, H. Köymen
M. Oğuzhan Saçma, H. Köymen
Poster Session II
Poster Session II: Nanotechnology / Photonics / Waves / Electronics
15:30 - 16:30
P2.1 Arrays of Suspended Plasmonic Nanodiscs
Can Uran, Hilmi Volkan Demir
Can Uran, Hilmi Volkan Demir
P2.2 Macrocrystals of Nanocrystal Emitters for LED Lighting
I.Akcalı, H. Akcalı, T.Erdem, H.V.Demir
I.Akcalı, H. Akcalı, T.Erdem, H.V.Demir
P2.3 Nonradiative Energy Transfer of Nanocrystal Embedded Macrocrystals
Halil AKCALI, Ibrahim AKCALI, Talha ERDEM, Hilmi Volkan DEMİR
Halil AKCALI, Ibrahim AKCALI, Talha ERDEM, Hilmi Volkan DEMİR
P2.4 Implementation of Digital Detection Scheme for FOG
Serdar Ogut, Ekmel Ozbay, Orhan Aytur
Serdar Ogut, Ekmel Ozbay, Orhan Aytur
P2.5 Enhanced Transmission by Surface Manipulation of a Metallic Aperture
Levent Sahin, Aziz Karasahin, Ekmel Ozbay
Levent Sahin, Aziz Karasahin, Ekmel Ozbay
P2.6 Substrate Integrated Waveguide Based Filter and Power Divider Structures
Sinan Kurudere, Vakur B. Ertürk
Sinan Kurudere, Vakur B. Ertürk
P2.7 FEM Based Simulations of Low Frequency Magnetic Field in Sea Water
Fatih Emre Şimşek, Hayrettin Köymen, Yusuf Ziya İder
Fatih Emre Şimşek, Hayrettin Köymen, Yusuf Ziya İder
P2.8 Wireless RF Sensors for Structural Health Monitoring
Burak Özbey, Vakur B. Ertürk, H. Volkan Demir, Ayhan Altıntaş
Burak Özbey, Vakur B. Ertürk, H. Volkan Demir, Ayhan Altıntaş
P2.9 Electromagnetic Problems in Power Line Communications
Mümine Dönmez Karahan, Ayhan Altıntaş
Mümine Dönmez Karahan, Ayhan Altıntaş
P2.10 Equivalent Circuit-Based Analysis of Capacitive Micromachined Ultrasonic Transducer (CMUT) Cell Dynamics in Arrays
H. Kağan Oğuz, Abdullah Atalar, Hayrettin Köymen
H. Kağan Oğuz, Abdullah Atalar, Hayrettin Köymen
P2.11 Investigation of Cross-Coupling Effects in CMUTs for Improved Modeling and Novel Electromechanical Filters Based on CMUT Structures
Muhammed A. Acar, Hayrettin Köymen, Abdullah Atalar
Muhammed A. Acar, Hayrettin Köymen, Abdullah Atalar
P2.12 Mismatch Problems for Power Amplifiers
Akif Alperen Coşkun, Abdullah Atalar
Akif Alperen Coşkun, Abdullah Atalar
P2.13 Designing CMUT for Airborne Applications
Aslı Ünlügedik, Abdullah Atalar, H. Kağan Oğuz, Hayrettin Köymen
Aslı Ünlügedik, Abdullah Atalar, H. Kağan Oğuz, Hayrettin Köymen
P2.14 Lumped Element Model for CMUT in Uncollapsed and Collapsed Modes
Elif Aydogdu, Abdullah Atalar, Hayrettin Koymen
Elif Aydogdu, Abdullah Atalar, Hayrettin Koymen
P2.15 Electromagnetic Characterization of Inductors Used in Induction Heating Applications and Effect of Ferrite Utilization on Performance Enhancement
Erdal Gönendik, H. Volkan Demir
Erdal Gönendik, H. Volkan Demir
P2.16 Seeded Core Nanorods
Ahmet Fatih Cihan, Yusuf Kelestemur, Burak Guzelturk, Hilmi Volkan Demir
Ahmet Fatih Cihan, Yusuf Kelestemur, Burak Guzelturk, Hilmi Volkan Demir
P2.17Broadband quarter-wave plates at near-infrared using high-contrast gratings
Mehmet Mutlu, Ahmet E. Akosman, Gökhan Kurt, Mutlu Gökkavas, Ekmel Ozbay
Mehmet Mutlu, Ahmet E. Akosman, Gökhan Kurt, Mutlu Gökkavas, Ekmel Ozbay
P2.18 A Fully Integrated K-Band Power Amplifier Design Using Digital 0.18 µm CMOS Technology
Ceyhun Kelleci, Abdullah Atalar
Ceyhun Kelleci, Abdullah Atalar
P2.19 Design of a Low Phase Noise Dielectric Resonator Oscillator
Çağatay Ertürk Güngör, Tarık Reyhan
Çağatay Ertürk Güngör, Tarık Reyhan
P2.20Accelerating radiative decay lifetime of quantum dot emitters in the presence of gold nanoparticles
Onur Akın, Hilmi Volkan Demir
Onur Akın, Hilmi Volkan Demir
P2.21 Plasmonically Enhanced Silicon Based Schottky Photodetectors for Near Infrared Detection
Ali Cahit Köşger Levent Erdal Aygün, Fatih Bilge Atar, Taha Alper Yoğurt, Enes Battal, Ali Kemal Okyay
Ali Cahit Köşger Levent Erdal Aygün, Fatih Bilge Atar, Taha Alper Yoğurt, Enes Battal, Ali Kemal Okyay
P2.22 FPGA Based PWM & Driver Circuit Design For Underwater Static & Electromagnetic Field Generation
Taha Ufuk Taşcı, Hayrettin Köymen, Ziya İder
Taha Ufuk Taşcı, Hayrettin Köymen, Ziya İder