SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS: 

* Pursued Master of Science Degree in Electrical Engineering

* Big experience in system engineering, architectural design, RF & microwave design, modelling and simulation

* Gained high knowledge of Communication Technologies (5G, 4.5G/LTE, TADIL – Link 16, PMP), EW (Electronic Warfare) Systems and Radar Systems

* Experienced in project planning, team management and work breakdown structure determination

* Specialized in analysis, definition, specification, validation and verification of system and subsystem requirements

EDUCATION:

M.Sc.                          HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY

Electrical & Electronics Engineering

Thesis:                        EFFECTS of ROCKET EXHAUST PLUME to COMMUNICATION LINKS in TELEMETRY BAND

B.Sc.                           HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY

Electrical & Electronics Engineering

Project:                       RADAR CROSS-SECTION ANALYSIS of an AIRCRAFT by USING GENETIC ALGORITHM APPROACH USING SuperNEC

High School               MERSIN SCIENCES HIGH SCHOOL

WORK EXPERIENCE:

2017 – …        ULAK HABERLEŞME A.Ş.

Design and R&D Director (Dec. 2020 - …)

RAN System Engineering Manager (Sept. 2017 - Dec. 2020)

R&D Manager (Proxy)

* Responsible for 5G Base Station (gNB) development process

• Determination of the development process
• Market and forecast research
• Analysis of the 5G use cases
• Analysis of the feature set for the gNB
• Determination of the roadmap
• 3GPP technical specification analysis
  • TS 33.501, TS 33.502, TS 37.340, TS 38.201, TS 38.202, TS 38.300, TS 38.321, TR 38.801, TR 38.814, TR 38.816
• Determination of the system requirements
• Functional split option evaluations
• 5G gNB deployment scenarios evaluations
• Design of the architecture
• Managing the system level Matlab modeling of the layers
• Evaluation and the determination of the interfaces
• Chipset evaluation for PHY layer
• Evaluation of the BBU hardware
• Channel estimation algorithms evaluation
• Scheduler analysis for MAC layer
• Review of the software and hardware designs
• Evaluation of the test scenarios according to
• Coordination of the universities’ studies with the technical teams
• RIC (Radio Intelligence Controller) architecture design
• ONF coordination for the SD-RAN Project

* Technical coordination with the UUYM5G Project partners

• Integration of the BBU and RRU according to O-RAN interfaces
• Integration of the 5G Base Station with the Core Network in accordance with the NSA architecture
• Member of the solution architects’ team
• RF requirement analysis for the RRU
• Precoding based beamforming modelling
• Coordination of the MNOs’ (Mobile Network Operators) activities

* Responsible for the V2X (Vehicle to Everything) Communication Studies

• Literature analysis
• Evaluation of the use cases
• Determination of the architecture
• Intel OpenVINO and CERA platform evaluation
• Coordination with with TOGG, ISUZU and Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure

* 4.5G Base Station Development Activities

• System Architect
• Project manager for a while
• Trade off analysis and feature-set evaluation
• Coordination of the new hardware platform development process

* Describing the GaN (Gallium Nitrate) PA (power amplifier) development project with partners (KUVV and NERO Defense Industries)

* Making site surveys and project management for Kayı Project

* Preparation of the RFP documents for ÇINAR and DIOT Projects

* Determination of the system engineering and project management processes

2015 – 2017    TÜBİTAK BİLGEM İLTAREN

Chief Researcher

* Lead the modelling and simulation team

* Managed an EW & Radar Simulation Project

* Worked for developing a software tool for radar coverage, radar interception, EW detection, and interference analysis

* Developed the ray tracing algorithms for different atmospheric conditions (including duct) by determination of refractivity profiles

* Developed the empirical and deterministic analysis by using Fourier Split Step method

* Implemented the ITU propagation models (P.368, P.373, P.525, P.529, P.530, P.676, P.833, P.838, P.839, P.840, P.1546)

* Led the Aircraft / Store Integration Work Package

* Designed a system for Pod and MIDS terminal integration

* Determined the content of the Link 16 messages

* Coordinated the aircraft and store compatibility analysis and tests in accordance with Mil-Hdbk-1763

* Coordinated the aircraft and store EMI/EMC (ElectroMagnetic Interference/Compatibility) interaction analysis and tests in accordance with Mil-Std-464

2011 – 2015    STM A.Ş.

Consultant / Senior System Engineer

* Technical consultant at SSB R&D and Technology Management Department

* Planned the future works related to R&D activities

* Technical responsible for Kement Project, determined the AMC (Adaptive Modulation and Coding) schemes and operational concepts

* Gave consultancy about Ulak Project including 4G/LTE Base Station and Tetra Base Station development, determination of wide band waveform features

* Determined the MILAT (SDN (Software Defined Networks) controller development) Project technical requirements

* Evaluated the missile seeker algorithms

* Evaluated the tactical data link solutions for UAV Platforms

* Evaluated Mil-Std-461 and Mil-Std-810 test procedures for SAR (Synthetic Aperture Radar) Development Project

* Determined the specifications for GaN PA, SPDT (Single Pole Double Throw) and SP4T switches development project

* Determined the specifications for SiGe (Silisium Germanium) LNA (Low Noise Amplifier) development project

* Evaluated the algorithm for signature recognition by hyperspectral imaging sensors (SWIR, MWIR, LWIR Cameras)

* Prepared roadmaps for sensor systems and critical military technologies

* Evaluated the PMP (Point-to-MultiPoint) channel models

* Determined the technical requirements of Mildar-2 (Millimeter Wave Radar) Project

* Determined the wideband communication public safety network architecture

* Dealt with GenKur R&D meetings

2007 – 2011    METEKSAN SAVUNMA SANAYII A.Ş.

System Design Engineer (UMTAS RF VBB Project)

RF Design Engineer (Mildar Project)

* System engineering activities of UMTAS RF VBB Project

• Made link budget analysis and determined the system specifications like output power, antenna aperture size, (gain and beamwidth), waveform, modulation, and coding schemes
• Developed a Matlab based multipath communication scenario model considering platform (missile) speed and antenna angle changes
• Developed a model for estimation of channel parameters like received power strength, coherent time, doppler spread, delay spread according to the scenario variables
• Analyzed the atmospheric effects (rain, atmospheric gaseous, wet snow, cloud, and fog) to communication links
• Developed a CST (electromagnetic design tool) model to evaluate the interaction of rocket exhaust plume and radio waves
• Worked for determination of the message flows between the data link terminal and the platforms
• Made research about EMI/EMC requirements according to Mil-Std-461

* Made research on telemetry transmitter design according to Irig-106 Standard

* RF design activities of Mildar (Millimeter Wave Radar) Project

• Designed the 2nd IF (Intermediate Frequency) layer PLL (phase locked loop) based LO (local oscillator)
• Designed an RF filter for the LO output
• Designed a driver amplifier test board
• Used AWR for transmission line matching
• Evaluated the RF system parameters (noise figure, sensitivity, gain, P1dB, etc.) of the Rx/Tx chain by modeling with AWR

* Contributed to the NATO NIAG workshop about “Alternative TDLs for Aerospace C2” and made the PHY layers analysis of Link-16, Link-11, and WiMax systems

2005 – 2007    SELEX KOMÜNIKASYON A.Ş.

System Design Engineer

* Made system analysis for marine type military platforms

* Made system designs for LF, MF, HF, VHF, UHF bands military radio systems

* Evaluated the antennas for given platform types

* Made electromagnetic interaction analysis for the antenna and the platform

* Analyzed CASA CN-235 HF and V/UHF communication systems and made integration of a road antenna to the platform

* Answered to RFP documents issued by SSB (including Coast Guard Search and Rescue Boat, Afsudes, New Type Patrol Boat, IMSS-AddOn (Uzun Ufuk), 80 Class, New Type Submarine, Moship and Kuryed, MilGem, Rakas-Mukas, CN-235, MİTÜP)

PUBLICATIONS:

“C. Arslan, E. Yazgan, ‘Rocket Exhaust Plume Effects to Communication Links in Telemetry Band’, ELECO 2010”

“Mahmut Demirtaş, Furkan Aydın, Gülçin Tanış, Caner Arslan, ‘Indoor Coverage Analysis for Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Base Stations’, SIU  2019”

“Mehmet Can Büyükyavuz, Mahmut Demirtaş, Eray Kargı, Caner Arslan, ‘Narrow-Band IOT NPRACH Channel Coverage Analysis for Unmanned Air Vehicle Base Stations’ SIU 2020”

“Mahmut Demirtaş, Kerem Çağdaş Durmuş, Gülçin Tanış, Caner Arslan, Metin Balcı, ‘Downlink Indoor Coverage Analysis for Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Base Stations’, ASTESJ”

“Hüsne Şahan, Kerem Çağdaş Durmuş, Mahmut Demirtaş, Caner Arslan ‘Downlink Service Extension for UAV 5G Micro Base Stations through V2V Communications’, SIU 2021”

INTERESTS & ACHIEVEMENTS:

Mathematics (18th of High Schools Mathematics Olympics),

Chess (3rd of Hatay),

Table Tennis (5th of Mersin),

Volleyball (2nd of Mediterranean Region (2 times) – 1st of Hatay (2 times) – 2nd of Hacettepe University (3 times))