Ferit Ozan Akgül
PhD Student
Center for Wireless Information Network Studies (CWINS)
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE)
Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI)
100 Institute Road
Worcester, MA 01609
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EDUCATION
Ph.D. Candidate
Center for Wireless Information Network Studies (CWINS)
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Worcester, MA 01609, USA
M.Sc. Wireless Communication Laboratory (KWCL) Koc University Sariyer 34450, Istanbul, Turkey
Thesis Title: "Statistical QoS Assurances for Wireless Packet Data and Integration Methodologies for 3G/WLAN"
B.Sc. Middle East Technical University 06531, 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 indoor systems
PUBLICATIONS
Journals
- 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.
- M. Kanaan, M. Heidari, F. Akgul. Pahlavan, "Technical Aspects of Localization in Indoor Wireless Networks", Bechtel Telecommunications Technical Journal, Vol. 4, No. 3, December 2006.
- Ferit O. Akgul and M. Oguz Sunay, "QoS-Aware Scheduling for 3G Wireless Packet Data Systems," accepted for publication in Journal of Internet Engineering, 2006.
- 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,'' accepted for publication in Wireless Personal Communications, Springer, 2006.
Conferences
- F. O. Akgul, K. Pahlavan, "AOA Assisted NLOS Error Mitigation for TOA-based Indoor Positioning Systems", IEEE MILCOM, Orlando, FL, 29-31 Oct. 2007.
- 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.
- 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.
- M. Heidari, F. Akgul, N. Alsindi, K. Pahlavan, "Neural Network Assisted Identification of the Absence of Direct Path in Indoor Localization", IEEE GLOBECOM 2007, Washington, DC, 26-30 Nov. 2007.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Ahmad Hatami, Kaveh Pahlavan, Mohammad Heidari, Ferit Akgul, “A Comparison between RSS, and TOA Based Positioning Systems in WLAN / WPAN”, IEEE WCNC, Las Vegas, NV, USA, April 3-6, 2006.
- Ferit O. Akgul and M. Oguz Sunay, " Energy Efficient Utilization of IEEE 802.11 Hot Spots in 3G Wireless Packet Data Networks," accepted for publication in Springer Lecture Notes in Computer Science, 2006.
- 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.
- Ferit O. Akgul and M. Oguz Sunay “Efficient Resource Allocation for Statistical QoS Assurances in HDR Based Wireless Packet Data”, IEEE PIMRC Conference, Barcelona, Spain, September 5-8, 2004.
Presentations
- 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.