Smart Connected Vehicles Innovation (SCVI) Centre & Next Generation Communications and Computing Networks (NEXTCON) Lab

Director: Dr. Burak Kantarci, Full Professor, School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, University of Ottawa

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Research @ NEXTCON is funded by (includes current and previous supports)

QUALCOMM Inc (through Wireless Internet of Things Lab at Clarkson)

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NEXTCON Lab & SCVI CENTRE DIRECTOR
Dr. Burak Kantarci Founding Director, NEXTCON Lab & SCVI Centre
SENIOR RESEARCH ASSOCIATES
Dr. Murat Simsek Research Associate & Laboratory Coordinator		Dr. Wail Mardini Research Associate			Peter MacKinnon Collaboration with Synergy Technology Management
POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWS
Dr. Omer Melih Gul PhD: Middle East Technical University		Dr. TuerxunWali
GRADUATE STUDENTS
Liu Jinxin (Ph.D – Elec. Computer Engineering) Research Topic: AI-based security BSc: Jinlin University, China	Zhiyan Chen (Ph.D, Elec. and Comp. Eng.) Research Topic: Cybersecurity in IoT MSc: Shanghai University, China BSc: Shanghai University, China		Ahmed Omara (Ph.D – Elec. and Comp. Eng.) Research Topic: TBD on Smart microgrids and connected vehicles MSc: University of Ottawa, Canada BSc: Arab Academy for Science, Technology & Maritime Transport Egypt	Bin Xiao (Ph.D in Computer Science) TBD on Deep learning and vision MSc: National Chiao Tung University, Taiwan BSc: Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, China
Didem Cicek (Ph.D, Digital Transformation and Innovation) Research Topic: New business models for mobile crowdsensing BSc: Bogazici University, Turkey	Ceren Comert (Ph.D, Electrical and Computer Engineering) Research Topic: Security by Design for Autonomous Vehicles BSc, MSc: TOBB University of Economics and Technology, Turkey		Andressa Vergütz (Ph.D Computer Science-Visiting Student Researcher) Research Topic: Cybersecurity for IoT networks Home Institution: Federal University of Paraná, Brazil (Ph.D) MSc: Federal University of Paraná, Brazil	Nahid Parvaresh (Master- Computer Science) Research Topic: TBD on ML Testing MSc: Azad University, Iran BSc: Azad University, Iran
Johan Fernandes (Master of Computer Science) Research Topic: AI & Deep Neural Networks BSc: University of Windsor, Canada	Yakup Akkaya (Master- Electrical and Computer Engineering) Research Topic: AI& Deep Neural Networks BSc: Istanbul Technical University, Turkey		Yu Shen (Master – Electrical and Computer Engineering) Research Topic: ML in massive IoT BSc: Jilin University, China	Samhita Kuili (Master – Electrical and Computer Engineering) Research Topic: Security in Connected and Autonomous Vehicles BSc: Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology, Bhubaneswar, India
Arda Onsu (Master of Computer Science) Research Topic: Connected and Autonomous Vehicles, Platooning BSc: Yeditepe University, Turkey	Oliver Benning (Master, Computer Science) Research Topic: UAV-Assisted Communications BSc: University of Ottawa, Canada		Claire Zhang (Master, System Science) Research Topic: Poilicy-Aware Autonomous Vehicles BSc: York University, Canada	Mohsen Shahbazi (Master, Electrical and Computer Eng.) Research Topic: Sensor fusion in Connected and Autonomous Vehicles BSc: Azad University, Iran
Cem Mumtaz Eris (Master of Computer Science) Co-supervised with Prof. Sema Oktug (primary supervisor) at I.T.U Research Topic: Wireless Communication Impacts on Federated Learning Models BSc: Istanbul Technical University (I.T.U), Turkey.