Biography
I received my Ph.D. degree from the James Watt School of Engineering, University of Glasgow, UK, and obtained my B.Sc. (in Electrical and Electronics Engineering) and M.Sc. (in Electronics and Communication Engineering) from Eskisehir Osmangazi University, Turkiye and Ankara Yildirim Beyazit University, Turkiye, in 2013 and 2016, respectively.
Currently, I’m working as a Visiting Professor/Post-Doctoral Fellow at Carleton University, Canada and an Assistant Professor of Telecommunications for Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt University, Turkiye, where I previously worked as a Lecturer between 2020 and 2021, and as a Research Assistant between 2013 and 2016. My current research interest is sustainability in non-terrestrial networks (NTN)-assisted wireless communication networks.
I have authored/co-authored 40+ journal & conference papers as well as book chapters published at top-tier venues. We have received Workshop Best Paper Award in IEEE WCNC 2019.
I have been serving as guest editor, research topic editor, an academic reviewer for various high-class journals and conferences. We have also organized a workshop at IEEE-WCNC 2023, titled "AI-Enabled Network Orchestration: Design Challenges and Opportunities for 6G Networks."
I have also delivered several seminars, talks, and keynote speeches that helped me sharing experience with people from distintive backgrounds.
I am happily married and have one lovely kid.
Education
2016 - 2020
2016 - 2020Doctorate
University of Glasgow, Science and Engineering Graduate School, Electronics and Electrical Engineering, United Kingdom
2013 - 2016
2013 - 2016Postgraduate
Ankara Yildirim Beyazit University, Mühendislik ve Doğa Bilimleri Fakültesi, Elektronik ve Haberleşme Mühendisliği, Turkey
2007 - 2013
2007 - 2013Undergraduate
Eskisehir Osmangazi University, Mühendislik-Mimarlık Fakültesi, Elektrik Elektronik Mühendisliği Bölümü, Turkey
Foreign Languages
C2 Mastery
C2 MasteryEnglish
Research Areas
Wireless Communication
Telecommunication Applications
Neural Networks
Academic Positions
2023 - Continues
2023 - ContinuesResearcher
Carleton University, Faculty of Engineering and Design, Systems and Computer Engineering
2021 - Continues
2021 - ContinuesAssistant Professor
Ankara Yildirim Beyazit University, Mühendislik ve Doğa Bilimleri Fakültesi, Elektrik-Elektronik Mühendisliği
2020 - 2021
2020 - 2021Lecturer
Ankara Yildirim Beyazit University, Mühendislik ve Doğa Bilimleri Fakültesi, Elektrik-Elektronik Mühendisliği
2013 - 2016
2013 - 2016Research Assistant
Ankara Yildirim Beyazit University, Mühendislik ve Doğa Bilimleri Fakültesi, Elektrik-Elektronik Mühendisliği
Managerial Experience
2022 - 2023
2022 - 2023Deputy Head of Department
Ankara Yildirim Beyazit University, Mühendislik ve Doğa Bilimleri Fakültesi, Elektrik-Elektronik Mühendisliği
Courses
Postgraduate
Postgraduate
NON-TERRESTRIAL COMMUNICATION NETWORKS
Artificial Intelligence in Security Studies
Artificial Intelligence and Security
Tactical Wireless Communications and 5G Networks
Wireless Communications
Machine Learning for Wireless Communication Networks
Undergraduate
Undergraduate
Coding Theory
INTRODUCTION TO ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING
Analog Electronics Laboratory
Mobile Communications
Analog Electronics
Introduction to Electronics
Electronic
Materials Science for Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Introduction to Electronics Laboratory
Principles of Electrical and Electronics Engineering
Supervised Theses
2023
2023Postgraduate
FOREST FIRE DETECTION SCHEME USING MACHINELEARNING ALGORITHMS AND WIRELESS SENSORNETWORKS
Öztürk M. (Advisor)
A.MAKINE(Student)
Journal articles indexed in SCI, SSCI, and AHCI
2025
2025Integrating Terrestrial and Non-Terrestrial Networks for Sustainable 6G Operations: A Latency-Aware Multi-Tier Cell-Switching Approach
ÖZTÜRK M., Salamatmoghadasi M., Yanikomeroglu H.
IEEE Network
, 2025 (SCI-Expanded)
2025
2025Strategic Demand-Planning in Wireless Networks: Can Generative-AI Save Spectrum and Energy?
Ciloglu B., Koc G. B., Shamsabadi A. A., ÖZTÜRK M., Yanikomeroglu H.
IEEE Communications Magazine
, 2025 (SCI-Expanded)
2025
2025A Secured Energy Saving with Federated Assisted Modified Actor-Critic Framework for 6G Networks
Abubakar A. I., Mollel M. S., ÖZTÜRK M., Ramzan N.
IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology
, 2025 (SCI-Expanded)
2024
2024Cell Switching in HAPS-Aided Networking: How the Obscurity of Traffic Loads Affects the Decision
Ciloglu B., Koc G. B., ÖZTÜRK M., Yanikomeroglu H.
IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology
, vol.73, no.11, pp.17782-17787, 2024 (SCI-Expanded)
2023
2023Coverage and throughput analysis of an energy efficient UAV base station positioning scheme
Abubakar A. I., Mollel M. S., Onireti O., Öztürk M., Ahmad I., Asad S. M., et al.
Computer Networks
, vol.232, 2023 (SCI-Expanded)
2023
2023A Survey on Energy Optimization Techniques in UAV-Based Cellular Networks: From Conventional to Machine Learning Approaches
Abubakar A. I., Ahmad I., Omeke K. G., Öztürk M., Öztürk C., Abdel-Salam A. M., et al.
Drones
, vol.7, no.3, 2023 (SCI-Expanded)
2022
2022Context-Aware Wireless Connectivity and Processing Unit Optimization for IoT Networks
Öztürk M., Abubakar A. I., Rais R. N. B., Jaber M., Hussain S., Imran M. A.
IEEE Internet of Things Journal
, vol.9, no.17, pp.16028-16043, 2022 (SCI-Expanded)
2022
2022A lightweight cell switching and traffic offloading scheme for energy optimization in ultra-dense heterogeneous networks
Abubakar A. I., Mollel M. S., Öztürk M., Hussain S., Imran M. A.
Physical Communication
, vol.52, 2022 (SCI-Expanded)
2022
2022Revenue Maximization through Cell Switching and Spectrum Leasing in 5G HetNets
Abubakar A. I., Öztürk C., Ozturk M., Mollel M. S., Asad S. M., Hassan N. U., et al.
IEEE Access
, vol.10, pp.48301-48317, 2022 (SCI-Expanded)
2021
2021Energy Optimization in Ultra-Dense Radio Access Networks via Traffic-Aware Cell Switching
ÖZTÜRK M., Abubakar A. I., Nadas J. P. B., Rais R. N. B., Hussain S., Imran M. A.
IEEE Transactions on Green Communications and Networking
, vol.5, no.2, pp.832-845, 2021 (SCI-Expanded)
2021
2021DEKCS: A Dynamic Clustering Protocol to Prolong Underwater Sensor Networks
Omeke K. G., Mollel M. S., Ozturk M., Ansari S., Zhang L., Abbasi Q. H., et al.
IEEE Sensors Journal
, vol.21, no.7, pp.9457-9464, 2021 (SCI-Expanded)
2021
2021A Survey of Machine Learning Applications to Handover Management in 5G and Beyond
Mollel M. S., Abubakar A. I., Ozturk M., Kaijage S., Kisangiri M., Hussain S., et al.
IEEE Access
, vol.9, 2021 (SCI-Expanded)
2020
2020Intelligent handover decision scheme using double deep reinforcement learning
Mollel M. S., Abubakar A. I., Ozturk M., Kaijage S., Kisangiri M., Zoha A., et al.
Physical Communication
, vol.42, 2020 (SCI-Expanded)
2020
2020Non-Invasive Hydration Level Estimation in Human Body Using Galvanic Skin Response
Rizwan A., Abu Ali N., Zoha A., Ozturk M., Alomainy A., Imran M. A., et al.
IEEE Sensors Journal
, vol.20, no.9, pp.4891-4900, 2020 (SCI-Expanded)
2019
2019A novel deep learning driven, low-cost mobility prediction approach for 5G cellular networks: The case of the Control/Data Separation Architecture (CDSA)
Ozturk M., Gogate M., Onireti O., Adeel A., Hussain A., Imran M. A.
Neurocomputing
, vol.358, pp.479-489, 2019 (SCI-Expanded)
2019
2019Novel QoS-Aware Proactive Spectrum Access Techniques for Cognitive Radio Using Machine Learning
Ozturk M., Akram M., Hussain S., Imran M. A.
IEEE Access
, vol.7, pp.70811-70827, 2019 (SCI-Expanded)
2018
2018Energy-Aware Smart Connectivity for IoT Networks: Enabling Smart Ports
Ozturk M., Jaber M., Imran M. A.
Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing
, vol.2018, 2018 (SCI-Expanded)
Articles Published in Other Journals
2021
2021Multi-objective uav positioning mechanism for sustainable wireless connectivity in environments with forbidden flying zones
ATLI İ., ÖZTÜRK M., Valastro G. C., Asghar M. Z.
Algorithms
, vol.14, no.11, 2021 (ESCI)
2020
2020Mobility Management-Based Autonomous Energy-Aware Framework Using Machine Learning Approach in Dense Mobile Networks
Asad S. M., Ansari S., Öztürk M., Rais R. N. B., Dashtipour K., Hussain S., et al.
Signals
, vol.1, no.2, pp.170-187, 2020 (Peer-Reviewed Journal)
2020
2020The Role of Artificial Intelligence Driven 5G Networks in COVID-19 Outbreak: Opportunities, Challenges, and Future Outlook
Abubakar A. I., Omeke K. G., Öztürk M., Hussain S., Imran M. A.
Frontiers in Communications and Networks
, vol.1, pp.4, 2020 (Peer-Reviewed Journal)
Papers Presented at Peer-Reviewed Scientific Conferences
2024
2024Multi-Tier Non-Terrestrial Networking for Disaster Communications: A Layered Clustering Approach Afet Haberleşmesi İçin Çok Katmanlı Karasal Olmayan Ağlanma: Katmanlı Kümeleme Yaklaşımı
ÖZTÜRK M., Çiloğlu B., Koç G. B., Yanikomeroglu H.
32nd IEEE Conference on Signal Processing and Communications Applications, SIU 2024, Mersin, Turkey, 15 - 18 May 2024, (Full Text)
2024
2024A Lightweight Machine Learning Approach for Delay-Aware Cell-Switching in 6G HAPS Networks
Koç G. B., Çiloǧlu B., ÖZTÜRK M., Yanikomeroglu H.
59th Annual IEEE International Conference on Communications Workshops, ICC Workshops 2024, Colorado, United States Of America, 9 - 13 June 2024, pp.1517-1522, (Full Text)
2023
2023Enabling Smart Port Connectivity via UAV-IRS Assisted Relaying
Cagan A. T., Kaymak O., ERSOY Ö., ÖZTÜRK M.
2023 Innovations in Intelligent Systems and Applications Conference, ASYU 2023, Sivas, Turkey, 11 - 13 October 2023, (Full Text)
2023
2023HAPS-Enabled Sustainability Provision in Cellular Networks Through Cell-Switching
Koc G. B., Ciloglu B., ÖZTÜRK M., Yanikomeroglu H.
2023 IEEE International Black Sea Conference on Communications and Networking, BlackSeaCom 2023, İstanbul, Turkey, 4 - 07 July 2023, pp.294-299, (Full Text)
2021
2021Reinforcement Learning Based Mobility Load Balancing with the Cell Individual Offset
Asghari M. Z., ÖZTÜRK M., Hamalainen J.
93rd IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference, VTC 2021-Spring, Virtual, Online, 25 - 28 April 2021, (Full Text)
2020
2020Load-Aware cell switching in ultra-dense networks: An artificial neural network approach
Abubakar A. I., Ozturk M., Rais R. N. B., Hussain S., Imran M. A.
2020 International Conference on UK-China Emerging Technologies, UCET 2020, Glasgow, United Kingdom, 20 - 21 August 2020, (Full Text)
2020
2020Clustering based UAV base station positioning for enhanced network capacity
Ozturk M., Nadas J. P. B., Klaine P. H. V., Hussain S., Imran M. A.
2019 International Conference on Advances in the Emerging Computing Technologies, AECT 2019, AlMadinah, AlManawarrah, Saudi Arabia, 10 February 2020, (Full Text)
2019
2019Reinforcement Learning driven Energy Efficient Mobile Communication and Applications
Asad S. M., Ozturk M., Bin Rais R. N., Zoha A., Hussain S., Abbasi Q. H., et al.
19th IEEE International Symposium on Signal Processing and Information Technology, ISSPIT 2019, Ajman, United Arab Emirates, 10 - 12 December 2019, (Full Text)
2019
2019Flexible SDN/NFV-based SON testbed for 5G mobile networks
Patané G. M. M., Valastro G. C., Sambo Y. A., Ozturk M., Hussain S., Imran M. A., et al.
23rd IEEE/ACM International Symposium on Distributed Simulation and Real Time Applications, DS-RT 2019, Cosenza, Italy, 8 - 09 October 2019, (Full Text)
2019
2019Motion sensor-based small cell sleep scheduling for 5G networks
Sambo Y. A., Valastro G. C., Patane G. M. M., Ozturk M., Hussain S., Imran M. A., et al.
24th IEEE International Workshop on Computer Aided Modeling and Design of Communication Links and Networks, CAMAD 2019, Limassol, Cyprus (Gkry), 11 - 13 September 2019, (Full Text)
2019
2019Q-learning assisted energy-aware traffic offloading and cell switching in heterogeneous networks
Abubakar A. I., Ozturk M., Hussain S., Imran M. A.
24th IEEE International Workshop on Computer Aided Modeling and Design of Communication Links and Networks, CAMAD 2019, Limassol, Cyprus (Gkry), 11 - 13 September 2019, (Full Text)
2019
2019Coverage Analysis for Indoor-Outdoor Coexistence for Millimetre-Wave Communication
Turkmen A., Mollel M. S., Ozturk M., Yao S., Zhang L., Ghannam R., et al.
2019 UK/China Emerging Technologies, UCET 2019, Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom, 21 - 22 August 2019, (Full Text)
2019
2019Spectrum Cost Optimization for Cognitive Radio Transmission over TV White Spaces using Artificial Neural Networks
Ozturk M., Abubakar A. I., Hassan N. U., Hussain S., Imran M. A., Yuen C.
2019 UK/China Emerging Technologies, UCET 2019, Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom, 21 - 22 August 2019, (Full Text)
2019
2019Handover Management in Dense Networks with Coverage Prediction from Sparse Networks
Mollel M., Ozturk M., Kisangiri M., Kaijage S., Onireti O., Imran M. A., et al.
2019 IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference Workshop, WCNCW 2019, Marrakech, Morocco, 15 - 18 April 2019, (Full Text)
2018
2018An Intuitionistic fuzzy TOPSIS and DEA approach to evaluate retail sector performance
YILDIZBAŞI A., ERDEBİLLİ B., Öztürk M.
DEA40: International Conference on Data Envelopment Analysis, 16 - 18 April 2018, (Full Text)
2018
2018A TOPSIS with Intuitionistic Fuzzy Sets and DEA Approach to Evaluate Retail Industry Performance Ability
ERDEBİLLİ B., YILDIZBAŞI A., ÖZTÜRK M.
DEA40: International Conference of Data Envelopment Analysis, United Kingdom, 16 - 18 April 2018, pp.23-27, (Full Text)
2018
2018Introducing a novel minimum accuracy concept for predictive mobility management schemes
Ozturk M., Klaine P. V., Imran M. A.
2018 IEEE International Conference on Communications Workshops, ICC Workshops 2018, Missouri, United States Of America, 20 - 24 May 2018, pp.1-6, (Full Text)
2017
20173D transition matrix solution for a path dependency problem of markov chains-based prediction in cellular networks
Ozturk M., Klaine P. V., Imran M. A.
86th IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference, VTC Fall 2017, Toronto, Canada, 24 - 27 September 2017, pp.1-5, (Full Text)
2017
2017Improvement on the performance of predictive handover management by setting a threshold
Ozturk M., Klaine P. V., Imran M. A.
86th IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference, VTC Fall 2017, Toronto, Canada, 24 - 27 September 2017, pp.1-5, (Full Text)
Books
2023
2023Long distance power transmission
Öztürk M.
in: The Role of 6G and Beyond on the Road to Net-Zero Carbon, Muhammad Ali Imran,Ahmad Taha,Shuja Ansari,Muhammad Usman,Qammer H. Abbasi, Editor, The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET), London, pp.89-111, 2023
2020
2020Machine Learning for Decision Making in Healthcare
Rizwan A., Öztürk M., Abu Ali N., Zoha A., Abbasi Q. H., Imran M. A.
in: Engineering and Technology for Healthcare, Muhammad Ali Imran,Rami Ghannam,Qammer H. Abbasi, Editor, John Wiley & Sons, West Sussex, UK , London, pp.95-116, 2020
2020
2020Seamless Indoor/Outdoor Coverage in 5G
Imran M. A., Türkmen A., Öztürk M., Nadas J., Abbasi Q. H.
in: Wiley 5G Ref: The Essential 5G Reference Online, Rahim Tafazolli,Periklis Chatzimisios,Chin-Liang Wang, Editor, John Wiley & Sons, West Sussex, UK , London, pp.1-23, 2020
2020
2020Mobility Prediction Based Resource Management
Imran M. A., Öztürk M., Abubakar A. I., Klaine P. V., Hussain S., Abbasi Q. H.
in: Wiley 5G Ref: The Essential 5G Reference Online, Rahim Tafazolli,Periklis Chatzimisios,Chin-Liang Wang, Editor, John Wiley & Sons, West Sussex, UK , London, pp.1-18, 2020
2020
2020Cognitive radio spectrum sensing: from conventional approaches to machine-learning-based predictive techniques
Öztürk M., Abubakar A. I., Hussain S., Abbasi Q. H., Imran M. A.
in: Flexible and Cognitive Radio Access Technologies for 5G and Beyond, Hüseyin Arslan,Ertuğrul Başar, Editor, The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET), London, pp.481-512, 2020
2019
2019Life‐span Extension for Sensor Networks in the Industry
Öztürk M., Jaber M., Imran M. A.
in: Wireless Automation as an Enabler for the Next Industrial Revolution, Muhammad Ali Imran,Sajjad Hussain,Qammer H. Abbasi, Editor, John Wiley & Sons, West Sussex, UK , London, pp.19-45, 2019
Activities in Scientific Journals
2023 - 2024
2023 - 2024FRONTIERS IN COMMUNICATION
Special Issue Editor
2022 - 2023
2022 - 2023ELECTRONICS (Basel)
Special Issue Editor
Peer Reviews in Scientific Publications
December 2024
December 2024IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS
SCI Journal
December 2024
December 2024IEEE COMMUNICATIONS LETTERS
SCI Journal
September 2024
September 2024IEEE COMMUNICATIONS LETTERS
SCI Journal
May 2024
May 2024PHYSICAL COMMUNICATION
SCI Journal
May 2024
May 2024IEEE ACCESS
SCI Journal
September 2023
September 2023IEEE OPEN JOURNAL OF THE COMMUNICATIONS SOCIETY
Journal Indexed in ESCI
July 2023
July 2023IEEE JOURNAL ON SELECTED AREAS IN COMMUNICATIONS
SCI Journal
May 2023
May 2023IEEE WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS
SCI Journal
August 2022
August 2022IEEE COMMUNICATIONS LETTERS
Journal Indexed in SCI-E
June 2022
June 2022AD HOC NETWORKS
Journal Indexed in SCI-E
June 2022
June 2022IEEE Internet of Things Journal
SCI Journal
December 2020
December 2020IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON NETWORK AND SERVICE MANAGEMENT
Journal Indexed in SCI-E
November 2020
November 2020IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON VEHICULAR TECHNOLOGY
SCI Journal
June 2020
June 2020IEEE WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS LETTERS
National Scientific Refreed Journal
Scientific Project Refereeing
April 2020
April 2020Project Supported by Public Organizations in Other Countries
National Science Centre Poland , Poland
Awards
April 2019
April 2019Workshop Best Paper Award
Ieee Wireless Communication And Networking Conference (Wcnc)
Scholarships
2023 - Continues
2023 - ContinuesSustainable Design of Future Wireless Communication Networks
TUBITAK
2016 - 2020
2016 - 2020YLSY - PhD Scholarship
Ministry of Education
Citations
Total Citations (SCOPUS): 502
h-index (SCOPUS): 12
Jury Memberships
August-2022
August 2022Competition
Teknofest - T3 Foundation
September-2021
September 2021