Talk of Prof. Halim Yanikomeroglu






Halim Yanikomeroglu



Potentials of Near-Space: More than Rural and Remote Coverage




Biography

Halim Yanikomeroglu is a Chancellor’s Professor in the Department of Systems and Computer Engineering at Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada. His research interests cover many aspects of wireless communications and networks including non-terrestrial networks (NTN). He gives 20-25 invited seminars, keynotes, panel talks, and tutorials every year. His extensive collaborative research with industry resulted in 40 granted patents. Dr. Yanikomeroglu is a Fellow of IEEE, Engineering Institute of Canada (EIC), Canadian Academy of Engineering (CAE), and Asia-Pacific Artificial Intelligence Association (AAIA). He is a Distinguished Speaker for IEEE Communications Society and IEEE Vehicular Technology Society, and an Expert Panelist of the Council of Canadian Academies (CCA|CAC). Dr. Yanikomeroglu is currently serving as the Chair of the Steering Committee of IEEE’s flagship wireless event, Wireless Communications and Networking Conference (WCNC). He is a member of a number of IEEE committees and councils. He has also served in the editorial boards of various IEEE periodicals. Dr. Yanikomeroglu received several awards for his research, teaching, and service. He holds a PhD degree in electrical and computer Engineering from University of Toronto.