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Curriculum Vitae

Education
Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, Boğaziçi University, İstanbul, Turkey, 1994-2000.
M.Eng. in Electrical Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, USA, 1992-1993.
B.S.E.E. in Electrical and Computer Engineering, Rice University, Houston, Texas, USA, 1988-1992.

Academic Appointments
Professor, Electrical and Electronic Engineering Dept., Eastern Mediterranean University, Gazimağusa, N. Cyprus, October 2012.
Associate Professor, Electrical and Electronic Engineering Dept., Eastern Mediterranean University, Gazimağusa, N. Cyprus, December 2006.
Assistant Professor, Electrical and Electronic Engineering Dept., Eastern Mediterranean University, Gazimağusa, N. Cyprus, 2000.

Work Experience
Rector, Eastern Mediterranean University, Gazimağusa, N. Cyprus, June 2020-September 2023.
Dean, Faculty of Engineering, Eastern Mediterranean University, Gazimağusa, N. Cyprus, May 2014-May 2020
Chairman, Electrical and Electronic Engineering Dept., Eastern Mediterranean University, Gazimağusa, N. Cyprus, June 2007-May 2014.
Vice Chairman, Electrical and Electronic Engineering Dept., Eastern Mediterranean University, Gazimağusa, N. Cyprus, Feb. 2003-June 2007.
Teaching Assistant, Işık University, İstanbul, Turkey, 1999-2000.
Teaching Assistant, Koç University, İstanbul, Turkey, 1995-1998.
Teaching Assistant, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, USA, 1992-1993.

Scholarships/Distinctions
Fahir İlkel Ph.D Scholarship, Boğaziçi University, İstanbul, Turkey (1999-2000).
President's Honor List, Rice University, Houston, Texas, USA (Spring 1990, Spring 1991).
CASP (Cyprus America Scholarship Program) scholarship, AMIDEAST, 1988-1992.

Professional Activities
NCAAA, National Commission for Academic Accreditation and Assessment, Panel Review Member, 2016.
MUDEK, Association for Evaluation and Accreditation of Engineering Programs, Program Evaluator, 2013.
Elected member, Inter-Universitary Coordination Board, N. Cyprus, 2013.
Paper reviewer for
ELSEVIER Signal Processing
ELSEVIER Digital Signal Processing
ETRI Journal
EURASIP Journal of Applied Signal Processing
EURASIP Journal of Wireless Communications and Networking
Hindawi Research Letters in Communications
IEE Proceedings on Vision, Image and Signal Processing
IEEE Communications Magazine
IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing
IEEE Transactions on Communications
IEEE Transactions on Information Theory
IEEE Communications Letters
The Computer Journal

Conference Organization
HONET_CNS 2013 High Performance Optical Networks - Communications and Network Security, Local Committee Chairman.
SİU 2013 Signal Processing and Communications Applications Conference, Technical Program Chairman.
ICSCCW 2009 International Conference on Soft Computing, Computing with Words and Perceptions in System Analysis, Decision and Control, Conference co-chairman.
SİU 2001 Signal Processing and Communications Applications Conference, Conference co-chairman.

Funded Research
TRNC Ministry of Education (MEKB Type B Project)
Project Title: Adaptive Filtering for Interference Cancellation
Project Identifier: MEKB-05-08
Start Date: 01/12/2008
Successfully completed.
Duration: 18 Months
Investigators: Prof. Dr. Osman Kükrer, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Aykut Hocanın and Ph.D. student Mohammad S. Ahmad
Total Amount: 10,000 USD

Professional Memberships
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), Senior Member
Communications Society
Signal Processing Society
Vehicular Technology Society
Association of Computing Machinery (ACM), Senior Member
Union of the Chambers of Cyprus Turkish Engineers and Architects
Chamber of Electrical Engineers, Member

Prof. Dr. Aykut Hocanın