STAR 2020-2021 Committee:
Mert Ankaralı (chair: Prof. İlkay Ulusoy)
Special thanks to IEEE METU Student Branch and Erdem Sezgin for their kind help with various organizational matters.
| Advisor | Reserach/Project Title |
| Murat Göl | Implementation of a distribution system analysis tool |
| Development of microgrid monitoring interface | |
| Fatih Kamışlı | Development of Deep Learning Based Algorithms for Image/Video Compression/Processing |
| Software/Hardware Implementation of Image/Video Compression Algorithms | |
| Serdar Kocaman | Numerical Simulations for Performance Improvements of Infrared Photodetectors |
| Tunable Birefringent Filters and Modulators for Photonic Integrated Circuits | |
| Applications of Cavity Quantum Electrodynamics in Photonic Crystal Structures (double major in Physics is required) | |
| Ali Ozgur Yılmaz | 3D MIMO Precoding for 5G and after |
| 1-bit FMCW Radar Signal Processing | |
| 1-bit Multi-User Massive MIMO | |
| Engin Tuncer | Liveness detection in video |
| Cigarette smoking person detection | |
| Comparison of source localization methods | |
| Real-time direction-of-arrival estimation | |
| Time synchronization of two computers | |
| Emine Bostancı | Effects of Electric Machine Characteristics on Electric Vehicle Performance |
| Performance Analysis of Synchronous Reluctance Machines with Fractional Slot Distributed Winding Structure | |
| Magnetic Shield Design for a 50 W Wireless Power Transfer System | |
| Lale Alatan | Pattern reconfigurable antenna design with RF-MEMS switches |
| M. Mert Ankaralı | Design, Analysis, and Control of Locomotion in Robotic and Biological Systems |
| Requirement: Having a good understanding of major topics in EE302 | |
| Selçuk Yerci | Setting up electroluminescence imaging system – we will measure the uniformity of our homemade organic LEDs |
| Thermal evaporation of salts and organic materials – tooling of evaporation systems, deposition rate, base pressure, vacuum systems | |
| Steady State Photo-carrier Grating Method – measurement of mobility of semiconductors | |
| Terahertz spectroscopy characterization of metal oxides – measurement of mobility of semiconductors | |
| Optical simulation of solar cells | |
| Electrical simulation of solar cells | |
| Fabrication of organic solar cells and LEDs | |
| For detailed requirements see http://app.mnt.metu.edu.tr/open-positions/undergraduate-students/ | |
| Ozan Keysan | Development of Motor Drive Controller and Data Acquisition System for 2.4MW METU Wind Tunnel |
| Commissioning of Photovoltaic Integrated Electric Car Charger in METU EEE Car-park | |
| Development of a Calorimeter for High Efficiency Power Electronics Loss Measurements | |
| Design of a integrated printed circuit board motor | |
| Erol Şahin | Ground Inspection Robot Design and Simulation. A mobile robot platform that can take close-up shots moving a camera affixed on a robotic manipulator will be modeled and simulated in ROS/Gazebo simulation environment. |
| S. Figen Öktem | Compressive spectral imaging: mathematical models, algorithms, and optical experiments |
| Three-dimensional image reconstruction for near-field radar imaging | |
| Deep neural networks for solving inverse problems in imaging | |
| Requirement: For any of the above topics, strong interest and background in math, algorithms, or optics | |
| Elif Uysal | Developing an age-aware mode for the MQTT protocol for IoT applications |
| Simulation of a novel Semantic Scheduler for networked control systems | |
| Extension of Google’s BBR protocol | |
| Physical and link layer design for the 5G URLLC mode | |
| Note: In each of these topics, the STAR student will work as part of a team, including at least one graduate student | |
| Gözde Bozdağı Akar | Ternary-Networks implementation on an embeded platform |
| Multi-domain superresolution | |
| Clustering using Generative Adversarial networks for remote sensing | |
| Clutter Removal in GPR | |
| Buried object classification with 3D GPR data | |
| İlkay Ulusoy & M. Mert Ankaralı | COVID Watch Robot: The goal of this project is to build a robotic system which continuously patrols EEMB corridors and watches if people act according to the health regulations regarding the Covid-19 pandemic. The robot should safely navigate and search the corridors, understand if people inside the building comply with social distancing metrics, and detect people without masks. If the robot detects a person (or people) who do not comply with Covid-19 related regulations, it should warn the person and report the issue to the department. |
| For detailed requirements see https://blog.metu.edu.tr/mertan/ieee-star-program/ | |