Experience & Education
Research Experience
Mar. 2024–present
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Electrical and Computer Engineering, Northeastern University, Boston, USA
- High-rate channel coding: FDPC, PAC, and LDPC codes
- Quantum error correction and coding for quantum key distribution
- Advisor: Prof. Hessam Mahdavifar
Mar. 2023–Feb. 2024
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Electrical and Computer Engineering, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, USA
- Data compression and channel coding
- Reinforcement-learning-enhanced belief-propagation decoding of polar and quantum LDPC codes
- Sequential decoding of quantum convolutional codes
- Advisor: Prof. David G. M. Mitchell
2022–2023
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Bilkent University, Ankara, Turkey
- Massive-access solutions for next-generation wireless systems
- Iterative decoding for PAC codes
- Advisor: Prof. Tolga M. Duman
Education
2017–2022
Ph.D. in Electrical and Electronics Engineering
Bilkent University, Ankara, Turkey
Thesis: Performance and Computational Analysis of Polarization-Adjusted Convolutional Codes
Advisor: Prof. Erdal Arıkan
2011–2013
M.S. in Coding Theory
Tehran Polytechnic (Amirkabir University of Technology), Tehran, Iran
Thesis: Construction of Polar Codes for Capacity-Achieving of Channel
Advisor: Dr. Mohammad-Reza Sadeghi
Technical Skills
Programming: MATLAB, C++, C, and Python.
Machine learning: TensorFlow, PyTorch, Keras, NumPy, Pandas, scikit-learn, CNNs, RNNs, clustering, dimensionality reduction, and optimization methods.
Other areas: signal processing, telecommunications, cryptography, linear systems, data analysis, communication networks, and algorithm design.