Dr. Kenan Büyükatak
Lecturer
Faculty of Computer Science and IT
kbuyukatak@umt.edu.al
SHORT BIO
EDUCATION
PUBLICATIONS LIST
SHORT BIO
Dr. Kenan Buyukatak is an academic and researcher in the field of Electrical and Electronics Engineering with extensive experience in digital communications, signal processing, embedded systems, and Internet of Things (IoT) applications. He received his Ph.D. from Istanbul Technical University, where his research focused on Turbo codes and two-dimensional image transmission systems. Throughout his academic career, Dr. Buyukatak has held various positions including lecturer, assistant professor, and head of department at several universities, contributing to teaching, research, and academic administration. He has published numerous articles in internationally indexed journals and conference proceedings and has supervised a significant number of master’s theses. His research interests include wireless communication systems, digital signal processing, intelligent and embedded systems, automation, and practical IoT-based solutions.
EDUCATION
- B.Sc. – Electronics and Communication Engineering, Istanbul Technical University, 1988
- M.Sc. – Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Middle East Technical University, 1999
- Ph.D. – Electronics and Communication Engineering, Istanbul Technical University, 2005
PUBLICATIONS LIST
Articles Published in International Peer-Reviewed Journals
- Buyukatak, K., Ucan, O. N., Gose, E., Osman, O., Kent, S. Adaptive Wiener-Turbo System and Adaptive Wiener-Turbo Systems with JPEG & Bit Plane Compressions, Journal of Electrical & Electronics Engineering, Vol. 7, No. 1, pp. 257–276, 2007.
- Ucan, O. N., Buyukatak, K., Gose, E., Osman, O., Odabasioglu, N. Performance of Multilevel-Turbo Codes with Blind/Non-Blind Equalization over WSSUS Multipath Channels, International Journal of Communication Systems, Vol. 19, No. 3, pp. 281–297, 2006. (SCI-Expanded)
- Gose, E., Buyukatak, K., Osman, O., Ucan, O. N. Image Transmission via Iterative Cellular-Turbo System, International Journal of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Vol. 4, No. 8, pp. 1236–1243, 2010.
- Gose, E., Pastaci, H., Ucan, O. N., Buyukatak, K., Osman, O. Performance of Transmit Diversity-Turbo Trellis Coded Modulation (TD-TTCM) over Genetically Estimated WSSUS MIMO Channels, Frequenz, Vol. 58, Nos. 11–12, pp. 249–255, 2004.
- Soliman, H. M., Benzaouia, A., El-Sheikhi, F. A., Buyukatak, K. Grid Frequency Stabilisation under Magnitude and Generation Rate Constraints, International Journal of Modelling, Identification and Control, Vol. 44, No. 2, pp. 172–180, 2024.
- Buyukatak, K., Kent, S., Ucan, O. N. Progressive Transmission and Correlated Compression of Turbo-Coded Images, ITU Journal/d, Vol. 5, No. 2, 2006.
- Buyukatak, K., Gose, E., Ucan, O. N., Kent, S., Osman, O. Channel Equalization and Noise Reduction Based on Turbo Codes, Recent Advances in Space Technologies (RAST), pp. 632–636, 2003.
- Gose, E., Buyukatak, K., Osman, O., Ucan, O. N., Pastaci, H. Performance of Turbo Decoding for Time-Varying Multipath Channels, Recent Advances in Space Technologies (RAST), pp. 646–651, 2003.
- Buyukatak, K., Kent, S., Ucan, O. N. Space Communication Performance of Progressive Turbo Coding, 2nd International Conference on Recent Advances in Space Technologies (RAST 2005), Istanbul, Turkey.
- Aydemir, M. E., Ilarslan, M., Duymaz, E., Buyukatak, K. Swarm Intelligence in Solution of Impedance Matching Problem in Satellite Transmitters, RAST 2011, pp. 436–440, DOI: 10.1109/RAST.2011.5966873.
- Buyukatak, K., Kargin, S., Kent, S. Performance of JPEG-Turbo System (J-TS) for Transmitting SAR Images Disturbed by AWGN Environment, European Conference on Synthetic Aperture Radar (EUSAR 2006), Dresden, Germany.
- Buyukatak, K., Ucan, O. N., Kargin, S., Kent, S., Gose, E. Adaptive Wiener-Turbo System and Its Application to Two-Dimensional Signal Transmission, Symposium on Advanced Technologies and Applications in Aviation (HITEK).
- Buyukatak, K. Transmission of Two-Dimensional Images for Turbo Codes, Institute of Natural Sciences, 2005.
- Yilmaz, A., Ucan, O. N., Seke, E., Buyukatak, K. Error Performance in Space-Time Communications Using Quasi-Newton and Genetic Algorithms, HITEK Symposium, pp. 419–426.
- Aydemir, M. E., Gose, E., Buyukatak, K. Design and Implementation of a Low-Cost Digital Altimeter, 5th Aviation Symposium, Kayseri, Turkey, pp. 176–179.
- Kargin, S., Buyukatak, K., Kartal, M., Kent, S., Gunel, T. An Optimization Approach for Target Localization in Synthetic Aperture Radar, IEEE SIU 2000, pp. 347–352.
- Buyukatak, K. Design and Fast Implementation of Cosine-Modulated Filter Banks, Chamber of Electrical Engineers of Turkey (EMO), 1999.
- Buyukatak, K. Fast Implementation of Cosine Modulated Filter Banks and the Design of Prototype Filters, Middle East Technical University, 1999.
- Cetin, B., Buyukatak, K. Implementation of a Smart Home System via the Internet of Things, IGSCONG’21 International Graduate Studies Congress, 2021.
- Buyukatak, K. Real-Time Visualization of ECG Data on Mobile Communication Devices via Cloud-Based Systems, IGSCONG’21 International Graduate Studies Congress, 2021.