Professional Activities

Editorial Board

1. Editor of IEEE Transactions on Communications.

2. Editor of IEEE Transactions on Cognitive Communications and Networking.

Conference/Workshop/Session Organization 

• 1. Serving as Track Chair of IEEE MILCOM 2025 Track on Networking Protocols and Performance.

  2. Organizing ACM Workshop on Wireless Security and Machine Learning (WiseML)  in conjunction with the ACM Conference on Security and Privacy in Wireless and Mobile Networks (WiSec), 2025.

  3. Organized ACM Workshop on Machine Learning for NextG Networks  in conjunction with ACM MOBICOM 2024.

  4. Organized IEEE Workshop on Emerging Topics in Machine Learning for 6G Communication Systems  in conjunction with IEEE PIMRC 2024.

  5. Organized ACM Workshop on Wireless Security and Machine Learning (WiseML)  in conjunction with the ACM Conference on Security and Privacy in Wireless and Mobile Networks (WiSec), 2024.

  6. Served as Track Chair of IEEE MILCOM 2024 Track on Networking Protocols and Performance.

  7. Organized ACM Workshop on Wireless Security and Machine Learning (WiseML)  in conjunction with the ACM Conference on Security and Privacy in Wireless and Mobile Networks (WiSec), 2023.

  8. Served in the Organizing Committee as the Workshops Chair at IEEE Military Communications Conference (MILCOM), 2022. 

  9. Organized ACM Workshop on Wireless Security and Machine Learning (WiseML)  in conjunction with the ACM Conference on Security and Privacy in Wireless and Mobile Networks (WiSec), 2022.

  10. Track Chair of IEEE MILCOM 2021 Track on Architectures, Applications, and System of Systems Perspectives. https://milcom2021.milcom.org/committees/technical-track-co-chairs 

  11. Organized ACM Workshop on Wireless Security and Machine Learning (WiseML)  in conjunction with the ACM Conference on Security and Privacy in Wireless and Mobile Networks (WiSec), 2021. https://sites.nyuad.nyu.edu/wisec21/wiseml2021 

  12. Organized ACM Workshop on Wireless Security and Machine Learning (WiseML)  in conjunction with the ACM Conference on Security and Privacy in Wireless and Mobile Networks (WiSec), 2020.  https://wisec2020.ins.jku.at/wiseml2020 

  13. Organized IEEE GlobalSIP 2019 Symposium on Machine Learning for Wireless Communications, Networking, and Security. http://2019.ieeeglobalsip.org/pages/machine-learning-wireless-communications-networking-and-security

  14. Served as Track Chair of IEEE MILCOM 2019 Track on System Perspectives. 

  15. Organized ACM Workshop on Wireless Security and Machine Learning (WiseML)  in conjunction with the ACM Conference on Security and Privacy in Wireless and Mobile Networks (WiSec), 2019. https://wisec19.fiu.edu/workshops-wiseml

  16. Organized an invited paper session on Machine Learning for Wireless Systems at IEEE International Workshop on Machine Learning for Signal Processing (MLSP), 2019.

  17. Organized and chaired IEEE Workshop on Cognitive Radio and Electromagnetic Spectrum Security (CRESS) in conjunction with IEEE Conference on Communications and Network Security (CNS), 2016. http://cns2016.ieee-cns.org/workshop/2nd-workshop-cognitive-radio-and-electromagnetic-spectrum-security-cress

  18. Served as the Industrial Panel Keynote Chair at IEEE GLOBECOM, 2016.  

  19. Served as the Track Co-Chair for "MAC and Cross-Layer Design Track" at IEEE International Symposium on Personal, Indoor and Mobile Radio Communications (PIMRC), 2014.

  20. Organized and chaired IEEE Workshop Cognitive Radio Architectures for Broadband (CRAB), in conjunction with IEEE International Conference on Network Protocols (ICNP), 2014.

  21. Organized and chaired IEEE Workshop on Cognitive Radio and Electromagnetic Spectrum Security (CRESS) in conjunction with 2014 IEEE Conference on Communications and Network Security (CNS), 2014. http://ecewp.ece.wpi.edu/wordpress/wireless/events/cress/.

  22. Organized and chaired ACM Workshop Cognitive Radio Architectures for Broadband (CRAB) in conjunction with ACM MobiCom 2013.

  23. Served as a member of the Organizing Committee for the Second Annual School of Information Theory, August 2009, Northwestern University, IL.

  24. Organized a special session on ``Network Coding for Wireless Networks" in The Fourth International Wireless Internet Conference, WICON, 2008.

Tutorial Organization

1. Tutorial on "Machine Learning for Security and Security for Machine Learning in Spectrum Operations" at IEEE International Symposium on Dynamic Spectrum Access Networks, 2024.

2. Tutorial on "Machine Learning Security in NextG Communications Systems," at IEEE Future Networks World Forum, 2023. 

3. Tutorial on "Deep Learning in Wireless Security and Privacy for Next-Generation Communication Systems " at IEEE Global communications Conference (GLOBECOM), 2021.

4. Tutorial on "Cognitive Radio Network Design and Software-defined Radio Programming for Tactical Network Communications" at IEEE Military Communications Conference (MILCOM), 2017.

5. Tutorial on "MIMO Communications for Tactical Networks" at IEEE Military Communications Conference (MILCOM), 2017.

6. Tutorial on "Cognitive Radio Network Design and Software-defined Radio Programming for Tactical Network Communications" at IEEE Military Communications Conference (MILCOM), 2016.

7. Tutorial on "MIMO Communications for Tactical Networks" at IEEE Military Communications Conference (MILCOM), 2016.

8. Tutorial on "Network Science: Bringing Social Networks to Communication Practice" at IEEE Military Communications Conference (MILCOM), 2015.

9. Tutorial on "Cognitive Radio Design and Software-defined Radio Implementation for Tactical Networks" at  IEEE Military Communications Conference (MILCOM), 2015.

10. Tutorial on "Cognitive and Multi-user MIMO Wireless Radio Implementation and Testbed" at  IEEE Military Communications Conference (MILCOM), 2014.

11. Tutorial on "Design and Deployment of a Cognitive Wireless Network over Software-defined Radio Testbed" at 2014 Virginia Tech Symposium and Summer School on Wireless Communications. 

Selected/Invited Talks

1. Panel "Role of AI in 6G Open and Programmable RAN" at Next-generation Open and Programmable Radio Access Networks (NG-OPERA) Workshop of IEEE INFOCOM, 2024.

2. "5G and Beyond Communications Security with Adversarial Machine Learning," IEEE 5G Workshop on First Responder and Tactical Networks, 2021.

3. "Deep Learning for Beam Optimization in 5G and Beyond," IEEE Future Network Massive MIMO Workshop, 2021.

4. "5G Radio Access Network (RAN) Slicing with Deep Reinforcement Learning," IEEE Future Network Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Workshop, 2021.

5. "Machine Learning for Wireless Communications and Security in 5G and Beyond," IEEE Washington Tech Talk Series, 2021.

6. "Machine Learning for Wireless Communications and Security," (JTO) Workshop: Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, and Neural Networks for Directed Energy, 2021. 

7. "Adversarial Machine Learning for Wireless Security in 5G and Beyond" IEEE ComSoc TCCN Sec-IG Seminar, 2021.

8. "Security Aspects of 5G Radio Access Network Slicing with Adversarial Machine Learning," IEEE Future Network Security: Challenges & Opportunities Workshop, 2021.

9. Panel at IEEE Future Network Security: Challenges & Opportunities Workshop, 2021.

10. "Adversarial Machine Learning for 5G Security", Workshop on 5G Technologies for First Responder and Tactical Networks, 2020. 

11. IEEE Communication Society Panel on AI/ML for 5G Network and Spectrum Security, 2020.

12. "Adversarial Machine Learning and Wireless Security for 5G and Beyond," George Washington University Cyber Security and Privacy Research Institute (CSPRI) Seminar, 2020.

13. IEEE DySPAN panel on "Trusting Machine Learning and AI in Wireless," 2019.

14. `"DeepRadio: Deep Learning for Wireless Communications," ARL/NRL Mobile Network Modeling Technical Interchange, 2019.

15. "Beyond Detecting Bots in Social Networks: A Path to Next-Generation Social Media Analytics," 50th Annual Conference on Information Sciences and Systems (CISS), Princeton University, 2016.

16. "High Fidelity Synthesis of Dynamic Social Networks using Measurement-based Calibration", DARPA Review Meetings, 2011-2015.

17. "Multi-Layer Social and Communication Networks: Model, Design and Implementation," Army Research Lab (ARL), 2015.

18. "High Fidelity Synthesis of Dynamic Social Networks using Measurement-based Calibration", Army Research Lab (ARL), 2013

19. "Towards realistic evaluation of airborne networks", Airborne Networks Conference, 2012. 

20. "Rethinking Wireless Networks with Network Coding - Overhead and Stability Challenges," CommNets Seminar, Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Southern California (USC), 2011. 

Technical Program Committee (TPC) Member

TPC member for conferences including IEEE INFOCOM, IEEE ICC, IEEE GLOBECOM, IEEE PIMRC, IEEE WCNC, IEEE MILCOM, IEEE VTC, IEEE DySPAN, WICON, Gamesec, among others. 

Journal Reviewer 

Reviewer for journals including IEEE Trans. Wireless Communications, IEEE Trans. Information Theory, IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications, IEEE Trans. Networking, IEEE Trans. Communications, IEEE Trans. Mobile Computing, IEEE Trans. Vehicular Technology, IEEE Communications Letters, IEEE Trans. Aerospace and Electronic Systems, IEEE Trans. Network and Service Management, IEEE Transactions on Machine Learning in Communications and Networking, IEEE Communications Magazine, Journal of Wireless Networks, Journal of Ad Hoc Networks, Journal on Wireless Communications and Networking, Journal of Communications and Networks, Journal on Pervasive and Mobile Computing, EURASIP Journal on Wireless Communications and Networking, among others.

Awards

1. Received the Best Paper Award at IEEE Symposium on Technologies for Homeland Security, 2018 for the paper ``Active Deep Learning Attacks under Strict Rate Limitations for Online API Calls".

2. Selected as Distinguished Member of the 2022 INFOCOM Technical Program Committee.

3. Selected as Distinguished Member of the 2021 INFOCOM Technical Program Committee.

4. Received top reviewer award from IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, 2011.

5. Cited as exemplary reviewer, IEEE Communications Letters, 2011.

6. Full-time graduate research assistantship awarded by University of Maryland.

7. Selected as graduate teaching fellow at University of Maryland.

8. Graduated with rank 1 in Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Bogazici University, Turkey.