Organising Committee

Program Committee Chairs
Name Role Affiliation Phone/Email
M. Yunus Dönmez Co-chair Ericsson Turkey, Boğaziçi University yunus.donmez (at) ericsson.com, yunus.donmez (at) boun.edu.tr
yunusdonmez Mehmet Yunus Dönmez received the BS degree in mathematics and the MS and PhD degrees in computer engineering from Bogazici University, Istanbul, Turkey, in 1999, 2003, and 2011, respectively. He has been currently working as a master researcher in Ericsson., Istanbul, since 2013. He worked as a Research Assistant in the Department of Mathematics, Bogazici University, from 1999 to 2011, and as a Postdoctoral Researcher in the Department of Computer Engineering in the same university, from 2011 to 2013. His research interests include design and analysis of QoS-aware cross-layer algorithms/protocols for wireless ad hoc and sensor networks, performance evaluation in computer networks, mission critical wireless sensor networks.
Ertan Onur Co-chair Middle East Technical University, Turkey eronur (at) metu.edu.tr
eonur_photo-4-232x300 Ertan Onur received the BSc degree in computer engineering from Ege University, Izmir, Turkey in 1997, and the MSc and PhD degrees in computer engineering from Bogazici University, Istanbul, Turkey in 2001 and 2007, respectively. After obtaining his PhD degree, he worked as an assistant professor at Delft University of Technology, the Netherlands. From 2014 on, he is an associate professor at Middle East Technical University, Turkey.  He was the editor/convenor of the Personal Networks Group of Ecma International Standardization Body. Dr. Onur’s research interests are in the area of computer and wireless networks and their security. He is the founder of the Wireless Systems, Networks and Cybersecurity (WINS) laboratory at METU. Dr. Onur is a member of IEEE and ACM.
Ilker Demirkol TPC chair Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya, Spain ilker.demirkol (at) entel.upc.edu
ilker Ilker Demirkol, IEEE Senior Member, is a Research Professor (Ramon y Cajal) in Network Engineering Department at the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain, where his research currently has the focus on network algorithmics, 5G transport networks and Internet of Things. He received BSc., MSc., and PhD. degrees in computer engineering from the Bogazici University, Istanbul, Turkey. Over the years, he has worked in a number of research laboratories and corporations in Europe and USA. He has coauthored more than 50 ACM/IEEE journal and conference papers, including the recipient of Best Paper Award in IEEE ICC’13 in AHSN symposium. He is currently a member of the IEEE COMMAG Editorial Board and has been actively participating in IEEE conferences, e.g., as IEEE CCNC’15 Demo Chair and IEEE CCNC’17-GCCN TPC Chair.
Marcelo M. Carvalho Publicity Chair University of Brasília, Brazil mmcarvalho (at) ene.unb.br
  Marcelo M. Carvalho received his Ph.D. degree in Computer Engineering from the University of California Santa Cruz (UCSC) (2006). Previously, he received his M.Sc. Degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from both the University of California Santa Barbara (UCSB) (2003) and the State University of Campinas (Unicamp) (1998), and his B.Sc. degree in Electrical Engineering from the Federal University of Pernambuco (UFPE) (1995). Currently, he is a Professor Adjunto in the Department of Electrical Engineering at the University of Brasília (UnB), Brazil. Before joining UnB, he was a Professor Adjunto in the Institute of Science and Technology at the Federal University of São Paulo (Unifesp), Brazil. Marcelo M. Carvalho has served in the program technical committee of many conferences, including IEEE ICC, IEEE Globecom, IEEE VTC, IEEE CCNC, IEEE Online GreenComm, IEEE Wireless Days, and IEEE IWCMC, among others, and he has served as the General Co-Chair of IEEE MASS 2016 and IEEE CARTOON 2014. His research interests are in wireless networks, mobile computing, and multimedia transmission. He is a member of the IEEE and ACM societies.