Project Highlights

• The Mersin and Eymir Ecosystem Monitoring and LoRaWAN Sensor Network Installation was completed.
• The patent application titled Mini Slotted Random Access Protocol With An Age Threshold was accepted.
• A successful field implementation was carried out at TU Delft Architectural Engineering & Technology (AE&T) as part of the Noise-Reducing Digital Twin activities.
• The Goal-Oriented Networks for Sustainable Machine-Type Communication (GÖREV) Project was launched under the TÜBİTAK BİDEB 2247-A National Outstanding Researchers Program.
• The team joined the TRANSPONDER Project within transnational biodiversity and ecosystem assessment approaches for lakes and pond ecosystems across Europe.
• METU Institute of Marine Sciences joined the C-BLUES Project.
• The Multi-Ontology AI-Based Facility Digital Twin (MOAF-DiT) Project is being carried out.
• The team joined the TRANSMIT Project.
• An integrated decision support system for solar energy systems and electric vehicle fleets was developed.

 

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Publications and Outputs by Work Package

P1 – Fresh Data, Internet of Things, and Goal-Oriented Communications

• Goal-Oriented Networks for Sustainable Machine-Type Communication (GÖREV) Project is being carried out under the TÜBİTAK BİDEB 2247-A National Outstanding Researchers Program.
• M. Burak Aydar, Sajjad Baghaee, Keyvan Firuzi, Elif Uysal, Görkem Yıldırım, "GridAI: Edge AI Smart Grid Fault Detection with Goal-Oriented Communication," ACM MobiSys Workshops '26, pp. 269–274, 2026.
• Sajjad Baghaee, Muhammed Burak Aydar, Görkem Yıldırım, Keyvan Firuzi, Alper Acartürk, Elif Uysal, Ayça Hande Erkün Osunluk, Mustafa Çelikpençe, Faik Delibalta, Fatih Kaymak, "AoI-Driven IoT Fault Detection for Smart Grids," IEEE 33rd Signal Processing and Communications Applications Conference (SIU), pp. 1–4, 2025.
• M. Metin, S. Özcan, A. B. Yıldırım, S. Baghaee, E. Uysal, A. H. E. Osunluk, "Duty Cycle Compatible Fresh Data Transmission with LoRa," IEEE 33rd Signal Processing and Communications Applications Conference (SIU), 2025.
• S. Baghaee, E. Uysal, "A3L-FEC-FSFB: Age-Aware Application Layer Forward Error Correction with Fixed Sampling Rate and Fixed Block-length," IEEE 32nd Signal Processing and Communications Applications Conference (SIU), 2024.
• A. Balcı, B. Saatçi, E. Atak, E. Uysal, "Implementation of an AoI-Aware Wi-Fi Network," IEEE 32nd Signal Processing and Communications Applications Conference (SIU), 2024.
• O. T. Yavaşcan, U. Gürbüz, M. Ahmetoğlu, E. Uysal, O. Gençay, A. Balcı, "DCCTA: Age of Information in Slotted ALOHA under Duty Cycle Constraints," International Conference on Computing, Networking and Communications (ICNC), 2024.
• O. Gençay, A. Balcı, E. T. Ceran, E. Uysal, "Ensuring a Semantically Effective IoT Network Through Blockchain with Delayed Feedback," International Conference on Computing, Networking and Communications (ICNC), 2024.
• Çağrı Arı, Md Kamran Chowdhury Shisher, Elif Uysal, Yin Sun, "Goal-Oriented Communications for Remote Inference under Two-Way Delay with Memory," IEEE International Symposium on Information Theory (ISIT), pp. 1179–1184, 2024.
• O. T. Yavaşcan, M. Ahmetoğlu, E. Uysal, "MuMiSTA: An Age-Aware Reservation-Based Random Access Policy," 2023 WiOpt MOSC Workshop, Singapore, 2023.
• T. Kartal, O. Kaya, E. Uysal, "Resource Allocation in the Finite Blocklength Regime under PAoI and Delay Violation Constraints," RAWNET Workshop, co-located with WiOpt 2023, Singapore, 2023.
• M. Ayık, E. T. Ceran, E. Uysal, "Optimization of AoII and QAoII in Multi-User Links," IEEE INFOCOM, 2023.
• S. Baghaee, E. Uysal, "A3L-FEC: Age-Aware Application Layer Forward Error Correction Flow Control," arXiv preprint arXiv:2410.05852, 2024.
• O. T. Yavaşcan, S. Çıtır, E. Uysal, "Optimal Sampling under Cost for Remote Estimation of the Wiener Process over a Channel with Delay," arXiv preprint arXiv:2407.21181, 2024.
• M. Ahmetoğlu, O. T. Yavaşcan, E. Uysal, "Mini Slotted Random Access Protocol With An Age Threshold," U.S. Patent Application No. 18/684,694, 2024.
• Alper Alioğlu, Baran Tan Bacınoğlu, Elif Uysal, Mahdi Shakiba Herfeh, "An Age-Aware Forward Error Correction Based Method for Adjusting the Transmission Rate," PCT Publication No. WO2025174341A2, 2025.

P2 – Smart Transportation and Vehicle System Architecture

• System Architecture
• Scenario Documents
• OBU-HMI Interface Document
• Scenario Software Sequence Diagrams – ongoing
• Scenario Software Activity Diagrams – ongoing

P3 – LiFi, Visible Light Communications, and Energy-Neutral IoT

• Roozbeh Bonakdar, M. Emin Akbulut, Çağatay Edemen, Onur Keskin, Onur Kaya, Murat Uysal, "Visible Light Communication With Solar Cell Receiver For Indoor IoT Applications," IEEE 32nd Signal Processing and Communications Applications Conference, Tarsus University, Mersin, 2024.
• Farshad Miramirkhani, Tuncer Baykas, Mohammed Elamassie, Murat Uysal, "IEEE 802.11BB Reference Channel Models for Light Communications," IEEE Communications Standards Magazine, 2023.
• Reza Bayat Rizi, Farshad Miramirkhani, Amir R. Forouzan, Mohamad Farzan Sabahi, Lida Kouhalvandi, "Machine Learning-Driven Adaptive Modulation for VLC-Enabled Medical Body Sensor Networks," Iranian Journal of Electrical and Electronic Engineering.
• Ahmed Hany Dalloul, Farshad Miramirkhani, Lida Kouhalvandi, Ladislau Matekovits, "Enabling 6G: Machine Learning Approach for Channel Parameter Estimation in VLC-based Medical Body Sensor Network," Sensors, 2025.

P4 – Cybersecurity and Edge-Cloud-IoT Infrastructures

• ARISE Project: an AI-based cybersecurity approach for continuous monitoring, assessment, and mitigation of cyber threats affecting edge, cloud, and IoT platforms within Europe’s interconnected digital ecosystem. Horizon 2020. Under evaluation.

P5 – Autonomous Systems, Micro-Mobility, and Navigation

• MANTIS – Advanced Driving Assistance and Precision Positioning System for Micro-Mobility. Accepted, project ongoing.
• Remote Control and Fleet Management System for Autonomous Vehicles and Swarms. Evaluation process completed, awaiting results.
• Advanced Navigation Support and Safety System for Civil Maritime Vessels. Pre-evaluation process ongoing.
• AI-Assisted Mobile Wide Area Surveillance System. Pre-evaluation process ongoing.
• K. K. Şahin, A. E. Balcı, E. Özkan, "Random Matrix Extended Target Tracking for Trajectory-Aligned and Drifting Targets," IET Radar, Sonar & Navigation, 2024.

P6 – Artificial Intelligence, Software Quality, Transportation, and Electric Vehicles

• A. H. Ayubi, F. Taşkın, O. Çağlar, S. Aşık, C. Bağlum, U. Yayan, "Evaluation of Deep Neural Network Quality by CleanAI Coverage Metrics Library," 2023 International Conference on Innovations in Intelligent Systems and Applications (INISTA), Hammamet, Tunisia, pp. 1–6, 2023.
• Yıldız, Ö. A., Sarıçiçek, İ., Özkan, K., & Yazıcı, A., "Routing with Pickup and Delivery via Deep Reinforcement Learning," IEEE 32nd Signal Processing and Communications Applications Conference (SIU), pp. 1–4, 2024.
• Kahraman, S., Güneş, İ., Kırca, Y. S., Özkan, M., & Yazıcı, A., "Online Route Analyzer (ORA): Runtime Verification Service for Routing Optimization of Electric Vehicles," IEEE 32nd Signal Processing and Communications Applications Conference (SIU), pp. 1–4, 2024.
• Taş, M. B. H., Özkan, K., Sarıçiçek, İ., & Yazıcı, A., "Traffic Light Control with Policy Gradient-Based Reinforcement Learning," IEEE 32nd Signal Processing and Communications Applications Conference (SIU), pp. 1–4, 2024.
• Sevim, E., Dalgıç, U. E., Yılmaz, M., Çınar, E., & Yazıcı, A., "Optimization of Charging Prediction in Electric Vehicle Fleets: An Integrated Approach with EdgeAI and Data Flow Pipelines," IEEE 32nd Signal Processing and Communications Applications Conference (SIU), pp. 1–4, 2024.
• Çetiner, G., Bağlum, C., Yayan, U., & Yazıcı, A., "White Box Testing Module for Evaluation of Transformers-Based DNNs," Innovations in Intelligent Systems and Applications Conference (ASYU), 2024.
• Yılmaz, M., Kanber, B., Kırca, Y. S., Kahraman, S., Özkan, K., Yayan, U., Sarıçiçek, İ., Çınar, E., Özkan, E., Yazıcı, A., "Implementation of IoT-Based Communication System for Electric Vehicle Fleets," IEEE 33rd Signal Processing and Communications Applications Conference (SIU), 2025.
• Yılmaz, M., Çınar, E., & Yazıcı, A., "Autonomous Battery Management Systems in Electric Vehicles: A Literature Review," EMO Scientific Journal, vol. 14, no. 2, pp. 7–22, 2024.
• Çetiner, G., Yayan, U., & Yazıcı, A., "Mutation Based White Box Testing of Deep Neural Networks," IEEE Access, vol. 12, pp. 160156–160174, 2024.
• M. Yılmaz, E. Çınar, A. Yazıcı, "A Transformer-Based Model for State of Charge Estimation of Electric Vehicle Batteries," IEEE Access, vol. 13, pp. 33035–33048, 2025.
• Taş, M. B. H., Özkan, K., Sarıçiçek, İ., & Yazıcı, A., "Transportation Mode Selection Using Reinforcement Learning in Simulation of Urban Mobility," Applied Sciences, vol. 15, no. 2, art. no. 806, 2025.
• Aslan Yıldız, Ö., Sarıçiçek, İ., & Yazıcı, A., "A Reinforcement Learning-Based Solution for the Capacitated Electric Vehicle Routing Problem from the Last-Mile Delivery Perspective," Applied Sciences, vol. 15, no. 3, art. no. 1068, 2025.
• Yılmaz, M. F., Çınar, E., & Yazıcı, A., "Federated Learning-Based State of Charge Estimation in Electric Vehicles Using Federated Adaptive Client Momentum," IEEE Access, vol. 13, pp. 72128–72141, 2025.

P7 – Smart Grids and Distribution Systems

• Küçükaslan, Ö. A., Göl, M., "Solar Energy Production Estimation in Distribution Networks with Limited Number of Measurements," IEEE 32nd Signal Processing and Communications Applications Conference, Tarsus University, Mersin, 2024.
• Küçükaslan, Ö. A., Sevim, M., Göl, M., "Charging Scheduling for Electric Bus Fleets Considering Service Continuity," IEEE PowerTech Kiel Conference, Kiel University, 2025.
• Küçükaslan, Ö. A., Gül, T., Göl, M., "Preprocessing Distribution Network Topology for Improved Performance of Network Reconfiguration," ISGT Europe, Zagreb University, Dubrovnik, 2024.

P8 – Smart Buildings, HVAC, Energy Efficiency, and Urban Energy

• Ulaş Filiz, Sajjad Baghaee, Mubeen Ahmad Fayyaz, İlkay Ulusoy, "Analysis of Meta-Reinforcement Learning on Transfer Learning for HVAC Control," IEEE 34th Signal Processing and Communications Applications Conference (SIU), 2026.
• İlkim Canlı Akyol, Yusuf Meriç Karadağ, Şevval Uçar, İsmail Talaz, Fatma Ece Gürsoy, İpek Gürsel Dino, Sinan Kalkan, "Transfer Learning and Parameter-Efficient Fine-Tuning for Heating Energy Consumption Prediction Using Urban Building Energy Models (UBEM)," Advanced Engineering Informatics, vol. 68, art. no. 103576, 2025.
• Mehmet Burak Hekimoğlu, Sajjad Baghaee, Asiye İrem Büyüker, İlkay Ulusoy, "IoT-Based Multi-Speed HVAC Control: Simulation Results and Testbed Development," IEEE 33rd Signal Processing and Communications Applications Conference (SIU), 2025.
• Mehmet Burak Hekimoğlu, Sajjad Baghaee, Ulaş Filiz, İlkay Ulusoy, Klaus Werner Schmidt, "Accelerating Reinforcement Learning for HVAC Systems Using an LSTM-Based Surrogate Simulator," IEEE 33rd Signal Processing and Communications Applications Conference (SIU), 2025.
• Utku Kırnapcı, Mehmet Burak Hekimoğlu, Sajjad Baghaee, İlkay Ulusoy, "Ontology-Driven Smart Building Semantics: An EnergyPlus-SAREF Approach," IEEE 33rd Signal Processing and Communications Applications Conference (SIU), 2025.
• Mert Dönmez, Sajjad Baghaee, İlkay Ulusoy, "Benchmarking Deep Learning Models For Automated Waste Classification," IEEE 33rd Signal Processing and Communications Applications Conference (SIU), 2025.
• Ulaş Filiz, Mehmet Burak Hekimoğlu, Sajjad Baghaee, İlkay Ulusoy, "Analysis of Model-Agnostic Meta-Reinforcement Learning on Automated HVAC Control," IEEE 33rd Signal Processing and Communications Applications Conference (SIU), 2025.
• Ashhar Adnan, Sajjad Baghaee, İlkay Ulusoy, "Material Characterization Based on Capacitive and Dielectric Properties for Waste Recycling," IEEE 33rd Signal Processing and Communications Applications Conference (SIU), 2025.
• Halaçlı, E. G., Canlı, İ., İşeri, O. K., Yavuz, F., Akgül, Ç. M., Kalkan, S., & Dino, İ. G., "A Novel Graph Neural Network for Zone-Level Urban-Scale Building Energy Use Estimation," ACM BuildSys '23, Istanbul, Türkiye, 2023.
• İlkim Canlı, Şevval Uçar, Fatma Ece Gürsoy, Eren Gökberk Halaçlı, Orçun Koral İşeri, Feyza Yavuz, İpek Gürsel Dino, Sinan Kalkan, "Transfer Learning-Based Prediction of Heating Energy Consumption Using Urban Building Energy Models (UBEM)," 3D Geo-Info & EG-ICE, 2024.
• TRANSMIT Project, EU Clean Energy Transition in the Built Environment – TÜBİTAK 1071.
• LEGOFIT Project, Horizon Europe.

P9 – Digital Twins

• Field implementation at TU Delft: a field implementation was carried out at TU Delft Architectural Engineering & Technology (AE&T) as part of the Noise-Reducing Digital Twin activities.
• Multi-Ontology AI-Based Facility Digital Twin (MOAF-DiT), Eurostars-3 Call 6.
• Sajjad Baghaee, Yavuz Eren, "MipMap Digital Twin: A Scalable IoT-Based Framework for Smart Cities and Circular Economy," IEEE 33rd Signal Processing and Communications Applications Conference (SIU), 2025.

P10 – Anaerobic Digestion, Waste Management, and Nutrient Recovery

• Berkan Öden, Yasemin Dilşad Yılmazel, "Electrolyte-Aware Benchmarking of Anaerobic Digestion-Microbial Electrolysis Cells Treating Cattle Manure," Sustainable Chemistry and Pharmacy, vol. 51, art. no. 102433, 2026.
• İ. Yetik, S. N. Köse, M. C. Özdemir, Y. D. Yılmazel, "Recovery of Nutrients from Liquid Fraction of Digestate via Struvite Precipitation in a Fluidized Bed Reactor Using Waste-Derived Reagents," 13th International Conference on Sustainable Solid Waste Management (KOS 2026), Kos, Greece, 24–28 June 2026.
• Berkan Öden, Yasemin Dilşad Yılmazel, "The Impact of Electrolytes on Microbial Community Structure and Performance in Anaerobic Digestion-Microbial Electrolysis Cell (AD-MEC) Systems," 12th International Water Association Symposium on Waste Management Problems in Agro-Industries, Istanbul, Türkiye, 10–12 September 2025.
• Melek Özdemir, Sümeyye Nur Köse, Yasemin Dilşad Yılmazel Tokel, "Struvite Synthesis and Optimization in a Fluidized Bed Reactor Using Waste Magnesite Powder and Bone Meal," 36th National Chemistry Congress, Van, Türkiye, p. 123, 31 August–3 September 2025.
• Kutlar, F. E., Engin, I., & Yılmazel, Y. D., "Nutrient Recovery from Manure Digestate by Using Waste Magnesite Powder and Bone Meal as Sustainable Substitutes for Struvite Precipitation," Journal of Chemical Technology & Biotechnology, 2024.
• LEAD – Leveraging Anaerobic Digestion through Environmental Stresses, Horizon Europe MSCA Doctoral Network.
• Öden, B., & Yılmazel, Y. D., "The Effect of Phosphate Buffered Saline (PBS) on Anaerobic Digestion-Microbial Electrolysis Cell (AD-MEC) Integrated Systems," 3rd International World Water Day Conference, SRH University Heidelberg, Germany, 2023.
• Öden, B., & Yılmazel, Y. D., "The Effect of Buffers on Anaerobic Digestion-Microbial Electrolysis Cell Integration Systems Processing Cattle Manure," National Solid Waste Management Congress (UKAY), Ardahan University, Ardahan, Türkiye, 2023.
• Öden, B., Kutlar, F. E., Ghaderikia, A., Evren, B., Yılmazel, Y. D., "Harnessing Microbial Power: Fully Automated Bioelectrochemical System for Methane Production," 18th International Water Association World Conference on Anaerobic Digestion, Istanbul, Türkiye, 2024.
• Kutlar, F. E., Yılmazel, Y. D., "Methane and Hydrogen Production with Bioelectrochemical Anaerobic Digestion Using Stainless Steel Mesh Cathode," 18th International Water Association World Conference on Anaerobic Digestion, Istanbul, Türkiye, 2024.
• A. Ghaderikia, Y. D. Yılmazel, "Methane Recovery from Cattle Manure: Role of Granular Activated Carbon Amendment into Anaerobic Digestion-Microbial Electrolysis Cells (AD-MECs) Integrated Systems," ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, vol. 12, no. 4, pp. 1437–1445.
• Usage of Electrodes Prepared by the Electrostatic Flocculation Method for Hydrogen and Methane Production in Bioelectrochemical Processes Project, Research Universities Support Program, ADEP, March 2023.
• “Life Cycle and Feasibility Assessment of Next-Generation Biogas Production Technologies,” a British Council International Science Partnerships Fund Research Collaborations Grant application in collaboration with Brunel University London. Under evaluation.
• Berkan Öden, "Electrolyte Impact on Methane Production in Anaerobic Digestion-Microbial Electrolysis Cell (AD-MEC) Integrated Systems," Graduation Thesis.

P11 – Aquatic Ecology, Biodiversity, and Blue-Green Transformation

• Thirteen papers and two book chapters have been published by the METU Institute of Marine Sciences Aquatic Ecology Group and the METU Department of Biology Limnology Laboratory. Nine of these publications are in Q1 and Q2 journals.
• C-BLUES Project, Horizon Europe.
• TRANSPONDER Project, Biodiversa.
• Blue-Green Transformation, TÜBİTAK 1004. Under evaluation.
• The P1 and P11 teams jointly applied to the 2522 TÜBİTAK–Hungarian National Research, Development and Innovation Office (NRDIO) Bilateral Cooperation Call with the project titled “Turkish–Hungarian Limnological Information Platform – Co-developing Water Quality Monitoring Technologies to Track Carbon Emissions in Aquatic Environments under Agricultural Eutrophication and Water Stress.”

 

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Index by Publication Venue and Output Type

2026 Conferences

• ACM MobiSys Workshops '26: M. Burak Aydar, Sajjad Baghaee, Keyvan Firuzi, Elif Uysal, Görkem Yıldırım, "GridAI: Edge AI Smart Grid Fault Detection with Goal-Oriented Communication," pp. 269–274.
• IEEE SIU 2026: Ulaş Filiz, Sajjad Baghaee, Mubeen Ahmad Fayyaz, İlkay Ulusoy, "Analysis of Meta-Reinforcement Learning on Transfer Learning for HVAC Control."
• KOS 2026: İ. Yetik, S. N. Köse, M. C. Özdemir, Y. D. Yılmazel, "Recovery of Nutrients from Liquid Fraction of Digestate via Struvite Precipitation in a Fluidized Bed Reactor Using Waste-Derived Reagents."

IEEE Signal Processing and Communications Applications Conference (SIU) – 2025

• M. Metin, S. Özcan, A. B. Yıldırım, S. Baghaee, E. Uysal, A. H. E. Osunluk, "Duty Cycle Compatible Fresh Data Transmission with LoRa."
• Yılmaz, M., Kanber, B., Kırca, Y. S., Kahraman, S., Özkan, K., Yayan, U., Sarıçiçek, İ., Çınar, E., Özkan, E., Yazıcı, A., "Implementation of IoT-Based Communication System for Electric Vehicle Fleets."
• Mehmet Burak Hekimoğlu, Sajjad Baghaee, Asiye İrem Büyüker, İlkay Ulusoy, "IoT-Based Multi-Speed HVAC Control: Simulation Results and Testbed Development."
• Mehmet Burak Hekimoğlu, Sajjad Baghaee, Ulaş Filiz, İlkay Ulusoy, Klaus Werner Schmidt, "Accelerating Reinforcement Learning for HVAC Systems Using an LSTM-Based Surrogate Simulator."
• Utku Kırnapcı, Mehmet Burak Hekimoğlu, Sajjad Baghaee, İlkay Ulusoy, "Ontology-Driven Smart Building Semantics: An EnergyPlus-SAREF Approach."
• Mert Dönmez, Sajjad Baghaee, İlkay Ulusoy, "Benchmarking Deep Learning Models For Automated Waste Classification."
• Ulaş Filiz, Mehmet Burak Hekimoğlu, Sajjad Baghaee, İlkay Ulusoy, "Analysis of Model-Agnostic Meta-Reinforcement Learning on Automated HVAC Control."
• Ashhar Adnan, Sajjad Baghaee, İlkay Ulusoy, "Material Characterization Based on Capacitive and Dielectric Properties for Waste Recycling."
• Sajjad Baghaee, Muhammed Burak Aydar, Görkem Yıldırım, Keyvan Firuzi, Alper Acartürk, Elif Uysal, Ayça Hande Erkün Osunluk, Mustafa Çelikpençe, Faik Delibalta, Fatih Kaymak, "AoI-Driven IoT Fault Detection for Smart Grids," pp. 1–4.
• Sajjad Baghaee, Yavuz Eren, "MipMap Digital Twin: A Scalable IoT-Based Framework for Smart Cities and Circular Economy."

Other Conferences in 2025

• IEEE PowerTech Kiel Conference: Küçükaslan, Ö. A., Sevim, M., Göl, M., "Charging Scheduling for Electric Bus Fleets Considering Service Continuity."
• IWA Waste Management Problems in Agro-Industries Symposium: Berkan Öden, Yasemin Dilşad Yılmazel, "The Impact of Electrolytes on Microbial Community Structure and Performance in Anaerobic Digestion-Microbial Electrolysis Cell (AD-MEC) Systems."
• 36th National Chemistry Congress: Melek Özdemir, Sümeyye Nur Köse, Yasemin Dilşad Yılmazel Tokel, "Struvite Synthesis and Optimization in a Fluidized Bed Reactor Using Waste Magnesite Powder and Bone Meal," p. 123.

IEEE Signal Processing and Communications Applications Conference (SIU) – 2024

• S. Baghaee, E. Uysal, "A3L-FEC-FSFB: Age-Aware Application Layer Forward Error Correction with Fixed Sampling Rate and Fixed Block-length."
• A. Balcı, B. Saatçi, E. Atak, E. Uysal, "Implementation of an AoI-Aware Wi-Fi Network."
• Yıldız, Ö. A., Sarıçiçek, İ., Özkan, K., & Yazıcı, A., "Routing with Pickup and Delivery via Deep Reinforcement Learning."
• Kahraman, S., Güneş, İ., Kırca, Y. S., Özkan, M., & Yazıcı, A., "Online Route Analyzer (ORA): Runtime Verification Service for Routing Optimization of Electric Vehicles."
• Taş, M. B. H., Özkan, K., Sarıçiçek, İ., & Yazıcı, A., "Traffic Light Control with Policy Gradient-Based Reinforcement Learning."
• Sevim, E., Dalgıç, U. E., Yılmaz, M., Çınar, E., & Yazıcı, A., "Optimization of Charging Prediction in Electric Vehicle Fleets: An Integrated Approach with EdgeAI and Data Flow Pipelines."
• Küçükaslan, Ö. A., Göl, M., "Solar Energy Production Estimation in Distribution Networks with Limited Number of Measurements."
• Roozbeh Bonakdar, M. Emin Akbulut, Çağatay Edemen, Onur Keskin, Onur Kaya, Murat Uysal, "Visible Light Communication With Solar Cell Receiver For Indoor IoT Applications."

Other Conferences in 2024

• International Conference on Computing, Networking and Communications (ICNC): O. Gençay, A. Balcı, E. T. Ceran, E. Uysal, "Ensuring a Semantically Effective IoT Network Through Blockchain with Delayed Feedback."
• International Conference on Computing, Networking and Communications (ICNC): O. T. Yavaşcan, U. Gürbüz, M. Ahmetoğlu, E. Uysal, O. Gençay, A. Balcı, "DCCTA: Age of Information in Slotted ALOHA under Duty Cycle Constraints."
• IEEE International Symposium on Information Theory (ISIT): Çağrı Arı, Md Kamran Chowdhury Shisher, Elif Uysal, Yin Sun, "Goal-Oriented Communications for Remote Inference under Two-Way Delay with Memory," pp. 1179–1184.
• 3D Geo-Info & EG-ICE: İlkim Canlı, Şevval Uçar, Fatma Ece Gürsoy, Eren Gökberk Halaçlı, Orçun Koral İşeri, Feyza Yavuz, İpek Gürsel Dino, Sinan Kalkan, "Transfer Learning-Based Prediction of Heating Energy Consumption Using Urban Building Energy Models (UBEM)."
• ISGT Europe: Küçükaslan, Ö. A., Gül, T., Göl, M., "Preprocessing Distribution Network Topology for Improved Performance of Network Reconfiguration."
• IWA World Conference on Anaerobic Digestion: Öden, B., Kutlar, F. E., Ghaderikia, A., Evren, B., Yılmazel, Y. D., "Harnessing Microbial Power: Fully Automated Bioelectrochemical System for Methane Production."
• IWA World Conference on Anaerobic Digestion: Kutlar, F. E., Yılmazel, Y. D., "Methane and Hydrogen Production with Bioelectrochemical Anaerobic Digestion Using Stainless Steel Mesh Cathode."
• ASYU: Çetiner, G., Bağlum, C., Yayan, U., & Yazıcı, A., "White Box Testing Module for Evaluation of Transformers-Based DNNs."

2023 Conferences

• WiOpt MOSC Workshop: O. T. Yavaşcan, M. Ahmetoğlu, E. Uysal, "MuMiSTA: An Age-Aware Reservation-Based Random Access Policy."
• RAWNET: T. Kartal, O. Kaya, E. Uysal, "Resource Allocation in the Finite Blocklength Regime under PAoI and Delay Violation Constraints."
• IEEE INFOCOM: M. Ayık, E. T. Ceran, E. Uysal, "Optimization of AoII and QAoII in Multi-User Links."
• INISTA: A. H. Ayubi, F. Taşkın, O. Çağlar, S. Aşık, C. Bağlum, U. Yayan, "Evaluation of Deep Neural Network Quality by CleanAI Coverage Metrics Library."
• ACM BuildSys: Halaçlı, E. G., Canlı, İ., İşeri, O. K., Yavuz, F., Akgül, Ç. M., Kalkan, S., & Dino, İ. G., "A Novel Graph Neural Network for Zone-Level Urban-Scale Building Energy Use Estimation."
• National Solid Waste Management Congress (UKAY): Öden, B., & Yılmazel, Y. D., "The Effect of Buffers on Anaerobic Digestion-Microbial Electrolysis Cell Integration Systems Processing Cattle Manure."
• International World Water Day Conference: Öden, B., & Yılmazel, Y. D., "The Effect of Phosphate Buffered Saline (PBS) on Anaerobic Digestion-Microbial Electrolysis Cell (AD-MEC) Integrated Systems."

Journal Articles

• Sustainable Chemistry and Pharmacy: Berkan Öden, Yasemin Dilşad Yılmazel, "Electrolyte-Aware Benchmarking of Anaerobic Digestion-Microbial Electrolysis Cells Treating Cattle Manure," vol. 51, art. no. 102433, 2026.
• Advanced Engineering Informatics: İlkim Canlı Akyol, Yusuf Meriç Karadağ, Şevval Uçar, İsmail Talaz, Fatma Ece Gürsoy, İpek Gürsel Dino, Sinan Kalkan, "Transfer Learning and Parameter-Efficient Fine-Tuning for Heating Energy Consumption Prediction Using Urban Building Energy Models (UBEM)," vol. 68, art. no. 103576, 2025.
• Journal of Chemical Technology & Biotechnology: Kutlar, F. E., Engin, I., & Yılmazel, Y. D., "Nutrient Recovery from Manure Digestate by Using Waste Magnesite Powder and Bone Meal as Sustainable Substitutes for Struvite Precipitation," 2024.
• ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering: A. Ghaderikia, Y. D. Yılmazel, "Methane Recovery from Cattle Manure: Role of Granular Activated Carbon Amendment into Anaerobic Digestion-Microbial Electrolysis Cells (AD-MECs) Integrated Systems."
• IEEE Access: Çetiner, G., Yayan, U., & Yazıcı, A., "Mutation Based White Box Testing of Deep Neural Networks," vol. 12, pp. 160156–160174, 2024.
• IEEE Access: M. Yılmaz, E. Çınar, A. Yazıcı, "A Transformer-Based Model for State of Charge Estimation of Electric Vehicle Batteries," vol. 13, pp. 33035–33048, 2025.
• IEEE Access: Yılmaz, M. F., Çınar, E., & Yazıcı, A., "Federated Learning-Based State of Charge Estimation in Electric Vehicles Using Federated Adaptive Client Momentum," vol. 13, pp. 72128–72141, 2025.
• Applied Sciences: Taş, M. B. H., Özkan, K., Sarıçiçek, İ., & Yazıcı, A., "Transportation Mode Selection Using Reinforcement Learning in Simulation of Urban Mobility," vol. 15, no. 2, art. no. 806, 2025.
• Applied Sciences: Aslan Yıldız, Ö., Sarıçiçek, İ., & Yazıcı, A., "A Reinforcement Learning-Based Solution for the Capacitated Electric Vehicle Routing Problem from the Last-Mile Delivery Perspective," vol. 15, no. 3, art. no. 1068, 2025.
• Sensors: Ahmed Hany Dalloul, Farshad Miramirkhani, Lida Kouhalvandi, Ladislau Matekovits, "Enabling 6G: Machine Learning Approach for Channel Parameter Estimation in VLC-Based Medical Body Sensor Network," 2025.
• Iranian Journal of Electrical and Electronic Engineering: Reza Bayat Rizi, Farshad Miramirkhani, Amir R. Forouzan, Mohamad Farzan Sabahi, Lida Kouhalvandi, "Machine Learning-Driven Adaptive Modulation for VLC-Enabled Medical Body Sensor Networks."
• IET Radar, Sonar & Navigation: K. K. Şahin, A. E. Balcı, E. Özkan, "Random Matrix Extended Target Tracking for Trajectory-Aligned and Drifting Targets," 2024.
• EMO Scientific Journal: Yılmaz, M., Çınar, E., & Yazıcı, A., "Autonomous Battery Management Systems in Electric Vehicles: A Literature Review," vol. 14, no. 2, pp. 7–22, 2024.
• IEEE Communications Standards Magazine: Farshad Miramirkhani, Tuncer Baykas, Mohammed Elamassie, Murat Uysal, "IEEE 802.11BB Reference Channel Models for Light Communications."

Patents

• M. Ahmetoğlu, O. T. Yavaşcan, E. Uysal, "Mini Slotted Random Access Protocol With An Age Threshold," U.S. Patent Application No. 18/684,694, 2024.
• Alper Alioğlu, Baran Tan Bacınoğlu, Elif Uysal, Mahdi Shakiba Herfeh, "An Age-Aware Forward Error Correction Based Method for Adjusting the Transmission Rate," PCT Publication No. WO2025174341A2, 2025.

Preprints, Theses, and Other Academic Outputs

• S. Baghaee, E. Uysal, "A3L-FEC: Age-Aware Application Layer Forward Error Correction Flow Control," arXiv:2410.05852, 2024.
• O. T. Yavaşcan, S. Çıtır, E. Uysal, "Optimal Sampling under Cost for Remote Estimation of the Wiener Process over a Channel with Delay," arXiv:2407.21181, 2024.
• Berkan Öden, "Electrolyte Impact on Methane Production in Anaerobic Digestion-Microbial Electrolysis Cell (AD-MEC) Integrated Systems," Graduation Thesis.
• Usage of Electrodes Prepared by the Electrostatic Flocculation Method for Hydrogen and Methane Production in Bioelectrochemical Processes, Research Universities Support Program, ADEP, 2023.