OPTWiCOM Research Group is directed by Dr. Farshad Miramirkhani under the Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, ISIK University, and conducts fundamental and applied research on the physical layer aspects of Optical Wireless Communications. Current research projects address the physical layer design of indoor, vehicular, and underwater visible light communications. We cordially invite you to visit our webpage and check our publications for more information on our research activities. If your plans bring you to Istanbul, please visit us on campus! The research interests of OPTWiCOM are optical wireless communication with a particular emphasis on channel modeling and characterization. Current research topics are listed in the following:

• Optical Wireless Communications

• Indoor VLC-based IoT with Light Energy Harvesting

• VLC-based Medical Body Sensor Networks

• Indoor Visible Light Communications

• Vehicular Visible Light Communications

• Underwater Visible Light Communications

• Infrared Communications

Position Openings: We are always looking for talented Master/Ph.D. students to join our research group. 

How Does Graduate Funding Work? Monthly stipends for full-time graduate student members of our research group will be supported either by our research grants or the Graduate School of Sciences and Engineering. Additionally, for all funded full-time graduate students in thesis programs, ISIK University also graciously provides a full tuition waiver, free housing, private health insurance, and monthly prepaid cards for lunches.