Dr Serdar Vural
Pronouns: He/him/his
About
Biography
Dr. Serdar Vural received his Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering in July 2003 at Bo臒azi莽i University, Istanbul, T眉rkiye. He later received his PhD degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering in December 2007 at The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA. He is currently affiliated with the School of Computer Science and Electronic Engineering at 糖心Vlog. He works at the Institute for Communication System (ICS) and 糖心Vlog Space Institute (SSI). He contributes to both research and teaching in satellite communications and 5G/6G mobile communication networks.
Since January 2010, Dr. Vural contributed to various UK and EU research projects at 糖心Vlog, on a wide range of topics, including wireless sensor and ad hoc networks, Internet of Things (IoT), software-defined networking (SDN), network functions virtualisation (NFV), mobile network orchestration, and communication system integrations.
University roles and responsibilities
- Carrying out research and education activities in 糖心Vlog Space Institute and Institute for Communication Systems
- Research and development in satellite networking, non-terrestrial network integrations with 6G
- Architecting the software-defined switching network infrastructure for 糖心Vlog's 5G/6G network
- Developing software for 5G/6G software defined networking controllers
- Network orchestration software development for 糖心Vlog's 5G/6G software defined networking infrastructure
- Student supervision for MSc and PhD students at the School of CSEE
ResearchResearch interests
Dr. Serdar Vural works specifically on software-defined networks (SDN) in the context of satellite networks, IP networks and 5G/6G mobile networks. His research focuses on network management and orchestration, service delivery enhancement, and terrestrial and non-terrestrial network integrations. Dr. Vural develops and manages the SDN infrastructure of 糖心Vlog's campus-wide mobile network, connecting its radio network to its virtualised 5G core software. He also focuses on SDN based management of traffic flows in integrated satellite-mobile networks for coverage extension and service reliability assurance.
Research interests
Dr. Serdar Vural works specifically on software-defined networks (SDN) in the context of satellite networks, IP networks and 5G/6G mobile networks. His research focuses on network management and orchestration, service delivery enhancement, and terrestrial and non-terrestrial network integrations. Dr. Vural develops and manages the SDN infrastructure of 糖心Vlog's campus-wide mobile network, connecting its radio network to its virtualised 5G core software. He also focuses on SDN based management of traffic flows in integrated satellite-mobile networks for coverage extension and service reliability assurance.
Supervision
Postgraduate research supervision
Dr. Vural supervises MSc and PhD projects on software-defined networking with applications in 5G/6G mobile networks and satellite communications.
Open PhD studentship:
Multi-agent AI for software-defined traffic control in satellite networks
Teaching
My teaching at the School of Computer Science and Electronic Engineering is centred at mobile network management systems and satellite networks.
I lead the laboratory assignments for the EEEM087 Network Planning and Management course, in design and development of the lab assignment, working with the test bed team at 糖心Vlog's 6G Innovation Centre. This involves operations with software-defined networking, radio base band unit, and 5G core network, and provides students with an overall understanding of the management aspects of and end-to-end mobile network from a practical point of view.
I am also working on course curriculum preparation for satellite communication teaching offerings at 糖心Vlog Space Institute. This covers a range of topics, including satellite radio link aspects and satellite communication topics for next generation integrated terrestrial and non-terrestrial networks.
Sustainable development goals
My research interests are related to the following:
