Ferit Ozan Akgul

Education

Ph.D. Center for Wireless Information Network Studies (CWINS) Worcester Polytechnic Institute Worcester, MA 01609, USA

Thesis Title: "Modeling the Behavior of Multipath Components Pertinent to Indoor Geolocation"

M.Sc. Wireless Communication Laboratory (KWCL) Koc University Sariyer 34450, Istanbul, Turkey

Thesis Title: "Efficient Resource Allocation Statistical QoS Assurances for Wireless Packet Data and Integration Methodologies for 3G/WLAN"

B.Sc. Middle East Technical University 06800, Ankara, Turkey

Research Interests

High Speed Wireless Data Systems

• 3G cellular systems
• Resource management
• QoS support for wireless packet data
• Cellular and WLAN integration methodologies
• Ad-Hoc routing mechanisms

Accurate Indoor Positioning

• Wireless channel modeling
• TOA, AOA, RSS Indoor Geolocation
• Statistical characterization of RF propagation for indoor geolocation systems

Patents

US-2014036701-A1 Mobile Access Point Detection

US-2014222562-A1 Location based dynamic coupons

US-9491680-B2 Assistance data cell selection based on interference estimates in a wireless communications system

US-2014029468-A1 Adaptive Access Point Database Management

US-2014155090-A1 Provision of positioning data based on device capability

US-2014329538-A1 Methods and apparatuses for characterizing and affecting mobile device location accuracy and/or uncertainty

US-2015330795-A1 Method to Dynamically Adjust Assistance Data for Improved Indoor Positioning Performance

US-9467869-B2 Cell coverage assignment

US-2015237465-A1 Method and apparatus to switch between network-based and mobile-based positioning modes

Publications

Book Chapter

[1] F. Askarzadeh, Y. Ye, U. I. Khan, F. O. Akgul, K. Pahlavan, S. N. Makarov, “Computational Methods for Localization”, in Position Location - Theory, Practice and Advances: A Handbook for Engineers and Academics. Seyed A. Zekavat, Michael Buehrer Eds. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley, 2012, ch. 5, pp.137-174.

[2] (Invited) F. O. Akgul, M Heidari, N. Alsindi, K. Pahlavan, "Overview of RF Location Sensing Techniques and Algorithms for WSNs", in Localization Algorithms and Strategies for Wireless Sensor Networks. G. Mao, B. Fidan Eds. Hershey: IGI Global, 2009, pp.54-95.

Journal

[3] F. O. Akgul, K. Pahlavan, “A Model for Spatial Behavior of Multipath Components Pertinent to Indoor Geolocation Using Ray Optics”, International Journal of Wireless Information Networks, Sep. 2013.

[4] K. Pahlavan, F. Akgul, Y. Ye, T. Morgan, F. A.-Shabdiz, M. Heidari, C. Steger, “Taking Positioning Indoors: Wi-Fi Localization and GNSS”, InsideGNSS, vol. 5, no. 3, May, 2010.

[5] F. O. Akgul, K. Pahlavan, “A Novel Statistical AOA Model Pertinent to Indoor Geolocation”, Journal of Geographic Information System, vol.2, no.1, pp.45-48, January, 2010.

[6] F. O. Akgul, K. Pahlavan, “A Model for Spatial Behavior of Multipath Components Pertinent to Indoor Geolocation Using Ray Optics”, Submitted to IEEE Vehicular Transactions.

[7] F. O. Akgul, K. Pahlavan, “A New Spatial Path Persistency Model for TOA-based Indoor Geolocation”, IEEE Communication Letters, vol.13, no.4, March 2009.

[8] Heidari, M., Akgul, F. O., and Pahlavan, K., "Identification of the Absence of Direct Path in ToA-Based Indoor Localization Systems", International Journal of Wireless Information Networks, Volume 15, Numbers 3-4, pp. 117-127, December 2008.

[9] K. Pahlavan, F. Akgul, M. Heidari, H. Hatami, J. Elwell and R. Tingley, "Indoor Geolocation in the Absence of Direct Path", IEEE Wireless Magazine, Vol. 13, Issue 6, December 2006.

[10] (Invited) M. Kanaan, M. Heidari, F. Akgul. Pahlavan, "Technical Aspects of Localization in Indoor Wireless Networks", Bechtel Telecommunications Technical Journal, Vol. 4, No. 3, Dec. 2006.

[11] Ferit O. Akgul and M. Oguz Sunay, "QoS-Aware Scheduling for 3G Wireless Packet Data Systems," Journal of Internet Engineering, vol. 1, no. 1, pp. 24-30, January 2007.

[12] Ferit O. Akgul and M. Oguz Sunay, "Enhancing 3G High Speed Wireless Data Performance through 3G-WLAN System Cooperation: A Cross-Network, Cross-Layer Approach,'' Wireless Personal Communications, Vol.43, No.1, pp. 89-106, Springer, October, 2007.

Conference

[13] K. Pahlavan, F. Akgul, Y. Ye, N. Bargshady, "Performance of Hybrid WiFi Localization for Cooperative Robotic Applications", Accepted to IEEE/ION Plans 2010.

[14] N. Bargshady, N. Alsindi, K. Pahlavan, Y. Ye, F. Akgul, " Bounds on performance of hybrid WiFi-UWB cooperative RF localization for robotic applications", IEEE PIMRC, Istanbul, Turkey, Sept. 2010.

[15] (Invited) F. Akgul, K. Pahlavan, “Location Awareness for Everyday Smart Computing”, ICT’09, Marrakech, Morocco, May 2009.

[16] Y. Ye, F. Akgul, K. Pahlavan, “Dynamic Behavior of UWB Channel Pertinent to Indoor Geolocation", IEEE ICUWB, Vancouver, CA, Sept. 2009.

[17] Y. Ye, F. Akgul, K. Pahlavan, “Effect of Bandwidth Multipath Parameters Pertinent to Indoor Geolocation", IEEE Wamicon, Clearwater, FL, April 2009.

[18] F. O. Akgul, K. Pahlavan, “A New Ray Optical Statistical Model for Multipath Characteristics Pertinent to Indoor Geolocation", IEEE WCNC, Budapest, Hungary, April 2009.

[19] F. O. Akgul, K. Pahlavan, "AOA Assisted NLOS Error Mitigation for TOA-based Indoor Positioning Systems", IEEE MILCOM, Orlando, FL, 29-31 Oct. 2007.

[20] F. O. Akgul, K. Pahlavan, "Path Persistency for High Precision Ranging in Different Building Architectures", 18th Annual IEEE International Symposium on Personal Indoor and Mobile Radio Communications (PIMRC07), Athens, Greece, 3-7 Sept. 2007.

[21] F. O. Akgul, K. Pahlavan, "High Precision Ranging using Temporal TDOA and Multipath Tracking in the Absence of Direct Path", ION GNSS 2007, Fort Worth, TX, 25-28 Sept. 2007.

[22] M. Heidari, F. Akgul, N. Alsindi, K. Pahlavan, "Neural Network Assisted Identification of the Absence of Direct Path in Indoor Localization", IEEE GLOBECOM, Washington, DC, 26-30 Nov. 2007.

[23] M. Heidari, F. Akgul, K. Pahlavan, "Identification of the Absence of Direct Path in Indoor Localization Systems", 18th Annual IEEE International Symposium on Personal Indoor and Mobile Radio Communications (PIMRC07), Athens, Greece, 3-7 Sept. 2007.

[24] M. Kanaan, F. O. Akgul, B. Alavi, K. Pahlavan, "A Study of the Effects of Reference Point Density on TOA-Based UWB Indoor Positioning Systems", 17th Annual IEEE International Symposium on Personal Indoor and Mobile Radio Communications (PIMRC06), Helsinki, Finland, 11-14 Sept. 2006.

[25] M. Kanaan, F. O. Akgul, B. Alavi, K. Pahlavan, "Performance Benchmarking of TOA-based UWB Indoor Geolocation Systems Using MSE Profiling", 64th Semiannual IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference, IEEE-VTC, fall 2006, Montréal, Canada, September 25-28, 2006.

[26] Ferit O. Akgul and M. Oguz Sunay, "Energy Efficient Utilization of IEEE 802.11 Hot Spots in 3G Wireless Packet Data Networks," Springer LNCS 4217, pp. 518-529, 2006.

[27] Ferit O. Akgul and M. Oguz Sunay, "Statistical QoS Assurances for High Speed Wireless Communication Systems," Springer Lecture Notes in Computer Science 3970, pp. 287-298, 2006.

[28] A. Hatami, K. Pahlavan, M. Heidari, F. Akgul, “A Comparison between RSS, and TOA Based Positioning Systems in WLAN / WPAN”, IEEE WCNC, Las Vegas, NV, USA, April 3-6, 2006.

[29] Ferit O. Akgul and M. Oguz Sunay, “Efficient Resource Allocation for Statistical QoS Assurances in HDR Based Wireless Packet Data”, IEEE PIMRC, Barcelona, Spain, September 5-8, 2004.

Presentation

[30] K. Pahlavan, F. O. Akgul, A. Levesque, "Localization Interface using WiFi", RFID Journal's 4th Annual Conference & Exhibition—MGM Grand Conference Center, Las Vegas, May 2006.