ABOUT US
Welcome to Broadband Communication and Network Automation Research Group (BCRG) official web site. Our research focuses include:
- DIGITAL TWIN SYSTEMS
- AI-ENABLED AUTONOMOUS NETWORKS
- REAL-TIME COMMUNICATION
- NEXT GENERATION EDGE IOT SYSTEMS
- WIRELESS DISTRIBUTED NETWORKS
BCRG has 9 active members including 2 Postdoctoral Researchers, 4 PhDs, 1 Researcher and 2 BSc students.
Supervisor
Berk Canberk, PhD
b[DOT]canberk[AT]napier[DOT]ac[DOT].uk, canberk[AT]itu[DOT]edu[DOT]tr, canberk[AT]northeastern[DOT]edu
Professor
School of Computing, Engineering, and The Built Environment | Edinburgh Napier University
Adjunct Professor
Artificial Intelligence and Data Engineering | Istanbul Technical University
Electrical and Computer Engineering Department | Northeastern University
Academic Director
Research and Innovations | BTS Group
Research Theme Leader
The Centre for Mind, Creativity and Environment Research | Edinburgh Napier University
The Centre for Cybersecurity, IoT and Cyber-Physical Systems | Edinburgh Napier University
He is a Professor in the School of Computing, Engineering and The Built Environment at Edinburgh Napier University. He is also an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Artificial Intelligence and Data Engineering at Istanbul Technical University (ITU), Turkey and the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at Northeastern University, Boston-USA. Also, Between January 2016 – July 2016, he was a Visiting Associate Professor in the School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at Queen’s University Belfast (QUB), UK. He was a Visiting Assistant Professor in the Department of Electronic and Communication Engineering at Tampere University of Technology, Finland, between June 2015 – September 2015.
Dr. Canberk is a Senior Member of the IEEE, Member of the ACM and Member of the IET. He serves as an Editor in IEEE Transactions in Vehicular Technology, Elsevier Computer Networks and Elsevier Computer Communications Journal. He is a Board Member / Observer of the IEEE 1900.5 Cognitive Radio for Dynamic Spectrum Access and IEEE Tactile Internet Standardization Working Groups. He is a group member of Internet Research Task Force’s Network Management Research Group (IRTF NMRG). He has been involved in several international conferences as technical program co-chair, symposium chair, demo/poster chair, regional chair, publicity chair, tutorial chair, and TPC member.
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RECOGNITION
B. Canberk gave an invited talk titled ‘Real-Time Digital Twin System in 6G Era’ at Koc University & Is Bank Artificial Intelligence Center, February 2024.
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K. Duran has received the Best Postgraduate Research Paper Award of 2023 from Edinburgh Napier University for her recent study ‘Digital Twin Enriched Green Topology Discovery for Next Generation Core Networks’ published in IEEE Transactions on Green Communications and Networking, February 2024.
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B. Canberk served as an External Panel Member for project evaluations in the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada, January 2024.
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B. Canberk served as a Panelist in Georgia I2Q – Innovation, Inclusion and Quality Competitive Innovation Fund (CIF), January 2024.
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B. Canberk is the Digital Twin Track TPC Co-Chair of the IEEE World Forum on Internet of Things (IEEE WF-IoT), 2024.
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B. Canberk is the Edge/Cloud Computing and Networking Track TPC Co-Chair of the IEEE Consumer Communications & Networking Conference (IEEE CCNC), 2024.
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B. Canberk gave a Digital Twin Expert Talk at ACCIONA, Spain, December 2023. link
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AWARD
L.V. Cakir, K. Duran, Y. Yigit, E. Ak, B. Canberk received the 2023 Honorary Mention Award with their work ‘Sustainable and Breathable Buildings: Proof of Concept Digital Twin for Improved Indoor Air Quality and Energy-Efficient Ventilation’ in the IEEE Communications Society Student Competition on the Communications Technology Changing the World, November 2023. link
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