Sennur Ulukus

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Associate Professor
Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering (joint with ISR)
University of Maryland at College Park

BIOGRAPHY
Sennur Ulukus received the B.S. and M.S. degrees in electrical and electronics engineering from Bilkent University, Ankara, Turkey, in 1991 and 1993, respectively, and the Ph.D. degree in electrical and computer engineering from Rutgers University, NJ, in 1998. During her Ph.D. studies, she was with the Wireless Information Network Laboratory (WINLAB), Rutgers University. From 1998 to 2001, she was a Senior Technical Staff Member at AT&T Labs-Research in NJ. In 2001, she joined the University of Maryland at College Park, where she is currently an Associate Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, with a joint appointment at the Institute for Systems Research (ISR). Her research interests are in wireless communication theory and networking, network information theory for wireless networks, signal processing for wireless communications and security for multi-user wireless communications.

Sennur Ulukus is a recipient of the 2005 NSF CAREER Award, and a co-recipient of the 2003 IEEE Marconi Prize Paper Award in Wireless Communications. She serves/served as an Associate Editor for the IEEE Transactions on Information Theory since 2007, as an Associate Editor for the IEEE Transactions on Communications between 2003-2007, as a Guest Editor for the IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications in 2006-2008, as the co-chair of the Communication Theory Symposium at the 2007 IEEE Global Telecommunications Conference, as the co-chair of the Medium Access Control (MAC) Track at the 2008 IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference, and as the Secretary of the IEEE Communication Theory Technical Committee (CTTC) since 2007.

RECENT TALKS
Correlation and Cooperation in Wireless Communications, WINLAB, Rutgers University, March 2007; PSU, September 2007; University of Waterloo, December 2007; Hughes Networks Systems, March 2008.
Power Control for User Cooperation, ECEGSA Faculty Seminar Series, UMD, November 2005.
Wireless Communications in Fading Multi-user MIMO and CDMA Channels: Optimum Power Control and Optimality of Beamforming, Hughes Networks Systems, October 2005.
Optimum Resource Allocation and Signalling Schemes in Fading CDMA Channels, PSU, March 2004; UMIACS/LTS Seminar, UMD, March 2004.
Interference Avoidance for Wireless Communications, ECEGSA Faculty Seminar Series, UMD, April 2002.

TEACHING
Spring 2008: ENEE 720: Wireless Communication Theory
Past Courses

GRADUATE STUDENTS
Ersen Ekrem
Wei Kang
Ravi Tandon
Jing Yang
Raef Youssef

FORMER GRADUATE STUDENTS
Onur Kaya, Assistant Professor, Işık University, Istanbul, Turkey.
Nan Liu, Postdoctoral Scholar, Stanford University.
Alkan Soysal, Assistant Professor, Bahçeşehir University, Istanbul, Turkey.
Shabnam Shafiee, Biomedical Engineer, Perinatronics Medical Systems.

ONLINE STUDENT THESES

BOOK CHAPTER

  1. D. Popescu, S. Ulukus, C. Rose, R. D. Yates, Interference Avoidance, In Advances in Multiuser Detection, M. Honig, Ed., J. Wiley and Sons, Inc., 2007.

JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS

  1. A. Soysal and S. Ulukus, Joint Channel Estimation and Resource Allocation for MIMO Systems-Part II: Multi-user and Numerical Analysis, IEEE Trans. on Wireless Communications, submitted January 2008.
  2. A. Soysal and S. Ulukus, Joint Channel Estimation and Resource Allocation for MIMO Systems-Part I: Single-user Analysis, IEEE Trans. on Wireless Communications, submitted January 2008.
  3. W. Kang and S. Ulukus, A New Achievability Scheme for the Relay Channel, IEEE Trans. on Information Theory, submitted October 2007.
  4. S. Shafiee, N. Liu and S. Ulukus, Towards the Secrecy Capacity of the Gaussian MIMO Wire-tap Channel: The 2-2-1 Channel, IEEE Trans. on Information Theory, submitted September 2007.
  5. W. Kang and S. Ulukus, A New Data Processing Inequality and Its Applications in Distributed Source and Channel Coding, IEEE Trans. on Information Theory, submitted November 2006.
  6. N. Liu and S. Ulukus, The Capacity Region of a Class of Discrete Degraded Interference Channels, IEEE Trans. on Information Theory, submitted October 2006.
  7. S. Shafiee and S. Ulukus, Mutual Information Games  in Multi-user Channels with Correlated Jamming, IEEE Trans. on Information Theory, submitted October 2005.
  8. A. Soysal and S. Ulukus, Optimality of Beamforming in Fading MIMO Multiple Access Channels, IEEE Trans. on Communications, to appear.
  9. N. Liu and S. Ulukus, Scaling Laws for Dense Gaussian Sensor Networks and the Order Optimality of Separation, IEEE Trans. on Information Theory, 53(10):3654-3676, October 2007.
  10. A. Soysal and S. Ulukus, Optimum Power Allocation for Single-User MIMO and Multi-User MIMO-MAC with Partial CSI, IEEE Jour. on Selected Areas in Communications, 25(7):1402-1412, September 2007.
  11. O. Kaya and S. Ulukus, Power Control for Fading Cooperative Multiple Access Channels, IEEE Trans. on Wireless Communications, 6(8):2915-2923, August 2007.
  12. O. Kaya and S. Ulukus, Achieving the Capacity Region Boundary of Fading CDMA Channels via Generalized Iterative Waterfilling, IEEE Trans. on Wireless Communications, 5(11):3215-3223, November 2006.
  13. N. Liu and S. Ulukus, Capacity Region and Optimum Power Control Strategies for Fading Gaussian Multiple Access Channels with Common Data, IEEE Trans. on Communications, 54(10):1815-1826, October 2006.
  14. J. Luo, S. Ulukus and A. Ephremides, Optimal Sequences and Sum Capacity of Symbol Asynchronous CDMA Systems, IEEE Trans. on Information Theory, 51(8):2760-2769, August 2005.
  15. J. Luo, S. Ulukus and A. Ephremides, Standard and Quasi-standard Stochastic Power Control Algorithms, IEEE Trans. on Information Theory, 51(7):2612-2624, July 2005.
  16. O. Kaya and S. Ulukus, Ergodic Sum Capacity Maximization for CDMA: Optimum Resource Allocation, IEEE Trans. on Information Theory, 51(5):1831-1836, May 2005.
  17. S. Ulukus and A. Yener, Iterative Transmitter and Receiver Optimization for CDMA Networks, IEEE Trans. on Wireless Communications, 3(6):1879-1884, November 2004.
  18. O. Kaya and S. Ulukus, Optimum Power Control for CDMA with Deterministic Sequences in Fading Channels, IEEE Trans. on Information Theory, 50(10):2449-2458, October 2004.
  19. S. Ulukus and R. D. Yates, User Capacity of Asynchronous CDMA Systems with Matched Filter Receivers and Optimum Signature Sequences, IEEE Trans. on Information Theory, 50(5):903-909, May 2004.
  20. A. Yener, R. D. Yates and S. Ulukus, Combined Multiuser Detection and Beamforming for CDMA Systems: Filter Structures, IEEE Trans. on Vehicular Technology, 51(5):1087-1095, September 2002.
  21. C. Rose, S. Ulukus and R. D. Yates, Wireless Systems and Interference Avoidance, IEEE Trans. on Wireless Communications, 1(3):415-428, July 2002. (2003 IEEE Marconi Prize Paper Award in Wireless Communications)
  22. A. Yener, R. D. Yates and S. Ulukus, CDMA Multiuser Detection: A Nonlinear Programming Approach, IEEE Trans. on Communications, 50(6):1016-1024, June 2002.
  23. A. Yener, R. D. Yates and S. Ulukus, Interference Management for CDMA Systems through Power Control, Multiuser Detection and Beamforming, IEEE Trans. on Communications, 49(7):1227-1239, July 2001.
  24. S. Ulukus and R. D. Yates, Iterative Construction of Optimum Signature Sequence Sets in Synchronous CDMA Systems, IEEE Trans. on Information Theory, 47(5):1989-1998, July 2001.
  25. S. Ulukus and R. D. Yates, Adaptive Power Control and MMSE Interference Suppression, ACM Wireless Networks, 4(6):489-496, November 1998.
  26. S. Ulukus and R. D. Yates, A Blind Adaptive Decorrelating Detector for CDMA Systems, IEEE Jour. on Selected Areas in Communications, 16(8):1530-1541, October 1998.
  27. S. Ulukus and R. D. Yates, Stochastic Power Control for Cellular Radio Systems, IEEE Trans. on Communications, 46(6):784-798, June 1998.
  28. S. Ulukus and R. D. Yates, Optimum Multiuser Detection is Tractable for Synchronous CDMA Systems Using M-sequences, IEEE Communication Letters, 2(4):89-91, April 1998.
  29. A. E. Cetin, O. N. Gerek and S. Ulukus, Image Coding Using Block Wavelet Transform, IEEE  Trans. Circuits and Systems for Video Technology,  3(6):433-435, December 1993.
CONFERENCE PUBLICATIONS
  1. E. Ekrem and S. Ulukus, Secrecy in Cooperative Relay Broadcast Channels, IEEE International Symposium on Information Theory, Toronto, Canada, July 2008.
  2. J. Yang and S. Ulukus, Delay-minimal Transmission for Energy Constrained Wireless Communications, IEEE International Conference on Communications, Beijing, China, May 2008.
  3. A. Soysal, S. Ulukus and C. Clancy,  Channel Estimation and Adaptive M-QAM in Cognitive Radio Links, IEEE International Conference on Communications, Beijing, China, May 2008.
  4. E. Ekrem and S. Ulukus, Effects of Cooperation on the Secrecy of Multiple Access Channels with Generalized Feedback, Conference on Information Sciences and Systems, Princeton, NJ, March 2008.
  5. A. Soysal and S. Ulukus, Optimizing the Rate of a Correlated MIMO Link Jointly over Channel Estimation and Data Transmission Parameters, Conference on Information Sciences and Systems, Princeton, NJ, March 2008.
  6. S. Shafiee, N. Liu and S. Ulukus, Secrecy Capacity of the 2-2-1 Gaussian MIMO Wire-tap Channel, 3rd International Symposium on Communications, Control and Signal Processing,  St. Julians, Malta, March 2008.
  7. R. Tandon and S. Ulukus, On Dependence Balance Bounds for Two Way Channels, 41st Asilomar Conference on Signals, Systems and Computers, Pacific Grove, CA, November 2007.
  8. W. Kang and S. Ulukus, A New Coding Scheme for the Relay Channel, IEEE Information Theory Workshop, Lake Tahoe, CA, September 2007.
  9. S. Shafiee and S. Ulukus, Achievable Rates in Gaussian MISO Channels with Secrecy Constraints, IEEE International Symposium on Information Theory, Nice, France, June 2007.
  10. A. Soysal and S. Ulukus, Optimum Power Allocation in Fading MIMO Multiple Access Channels with Partial CSI at the Transmitters, 40th Asilomar Conference on Signals, Systems and Computers, Pacific Grove, CA, October 2006.
  11. N. Liu and S. Ulukus, The Capacity Region of a Class of Discrete Degraded Interference Channels, 44th Annual Allerton Conference on Communications, Control and Computing, Monticello, IL, September 2006.
  12. N. Liu and S. Ulukus, Optimal Distortion-Power Tradeoffs in Gaussian Sensor Networks, IEEE International Symposium on Information Theory, Seattle, WA, July 2006.
  13. W. Kang and S. Ulukus, An Outer Bound for the Multi-Terminal Rate-Distortion Region, IEEE International Symposium on Information Theory, Seattle, WA, July 2006.
  14. N. Liu and S. Ulukus, Optimal Distortion-Power Tradeoffs in Sensor Networks: Gauss-Markov Random Processes, IEEE International Conference on Communications, Istanbul, Turkey, June 2006.
  15. W. Kang and S. Ulukus, An Outer Bound for Multiple Access Channels with Correlated Sources, Conference on Information Sciences and Systems, Princeton, NJ, March 2006.
  16. W. Kang and S. Ulukus, A Single-letter Upper Bound for the Sum Rate of Multiple Access Channels with Correlated Sources, 39th Asilomar Conference on Signals, Systems and Computers, Pacific Grove, CA, October 2005. 
  17. S. Shafiee and S. Ulukus, Capacity of Multiple Access Channels with Correlated Jamming, IEEE Military Communication Conference, Atlantic City, NJ, October 2005.
  18. O. Kaya and S. Ulukus, Power Control for Fading Multiple Access Channels with User Cooperation, IEEE International Conference on Wireless Networks, Communications, and Mobile Computing, Maui, Hawaii, June 2005.
  19. A. Soysal and S. Ulukus, Asymptotic Optimality of Beamforming in Multi-user MIMO-MAC with No or Partial CSI at the Transmitters, IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference, Stockholm, Sweden, May 2005.
  20. A. Soysal and S. Ulukus, Transmit Directions and Optimality of Beamforming in MIMO-MAC with Partial CSI at the Transmitters, Conference on Information Sciences and Systems, Baltimore, MD, March 2005.
  21. S. Shafiee and S. Ulukus, Correlated Jamming in Multiple Access Channels, Conference on Information Sciences and Systems, Baltimore, MD, March 2005.
  22. J. Luo, S. Ulukus and A. Ephremides, Optimal Sequences that Maximize the Information Theoretic Sum Capacity of Symbol Asynchronous CDMA Systems, IEEE Global Communications Conference, Dallas, TX, November 2004.
  23. N. Liu and S. Ulukus, On the Capacity Region of the Gaussian Z-channel, IEEE Global Communications Conference, Dallas, TX, November 2004.
  24. N. Liu and S. Ulukus, Ergodic Capacity Region of Fading Gaussian Multiple Access Channels with Common Data, 42nd Annual Allerton Conference on Communications, Control and Computing, Monticello, IL, September 2004.
  25. O. Kaya and S. Ulukus, Capacity Region of Power Controlled Fading CDMA: Transmit Strategies and Convexity Issues, IEEE International Symposium on Information Theory, Chicago, IL, June 2004.
  26. O. Kaya and S. Ulukus, Power Control and Achievable Rates for Fading CDMA: Generalized Iterative Waterfilling, Conference on Information Sciences and Systems, Princeton, NJ, March 2004.
  27. O. Kaya and S. Ulukus, Jointly Optimal Power and Signature Sequence Allocation for Fading CDMA, IEEE Global Communications Conference, San Francisco, CA, December 2003.
  28. J. Luo, S. Ulukus and A. Ephremides, Probability One Convergence in Joint Stochastic Power Control and Blind MMSE Interference Suppression, Conference on Information Sciences and Systems, Baltimore, MD, March 2003.
  29. O. Kaya and S. Ulukus, Optimum Power Control for Fading CDMA with Deterministic Sequences, 40th Annual Allerton Conference on Communications, Control and Computing, Monticello, IL, October 2002.
  30. S. Ulukus and A. Yener, Iterative Transmitter and Receiver Optimization for Synchronous CDMA Systems, IEEE International Symposium on Information Theory, Lausanne, Switzerland, June 2002.
  31. S. Ulukus and A. Yener, Iterative Joint Optimization of CDMA Signature Sequences and Receiver Filters, Conference on Information Sciences and Systems, Princeton, NJ, March 2002.
  32. S. Ulukus and R. D. Yates, Signature Sequence Optimization in Asynchronous CDMA Systems, IEEE International Conference on Communications,  Helsinki, Finland, June 2001.
  33. J. I. Concha and S. Ulukus, Optimization of CDMA Signature Sequences in Multipath Channels, IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference, Rhodes, Greece, May 2001.
  34. A. Yener and S. Ulukus, On the Fading Channel Performance of Temporal-Spatial Filters for CDMA, IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference, Rhodes, Greece, May 2001.
  35. S. Ulukus, E. Biglieri and M. Z. Win, Optimum Modulation and Multicode Formats in CDMA Systems with Multiuser Receivers, IEEE Infocom, Anchorage, AK, April 2001.
  36. S. Ulukus and R. D. Yates, Optimum Signature Sequence Sets for Asynchronous CDMA Systems, 38th Annual Allerton Conference on Communications, Control and Computing, Monticello, IL, October 2000.
  37. A. Yener, R. D. Yates and S. Ulukus, Combined Temporal and Spatial Filter Structures for CDMA Systems, IEEE Vehicular Technoloy Conference, Boston, MA, September 2000.
  38. S. Ulukus and L. J. Greenstein, Throughput Maximization in CDMA Uplinks Using Adaptive Spreading and Power Control, IEEE Sixth International Symposium on Spread Spectrum Techniques and Applications, Parsippany, NJ, September 2000.
  39. C. Rose, S. Ulukus and R. D. Yates, Interference Avoidance for Wireless Systems, IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference, Tokyo, Japan, May 2000.
  40. A. Yener, R. D. Yates and S. Ulukus, A Nonlinear Programming Aprroach to CDMA Multiuser Detection, 33rd Asilomar Conference on Signals, Systems and Computers, Pacific Grove, CA, October 1999.
  41. A. Yener, R. D. Yates and S. Ulukus, Joint Power Control, Multiuser Detection and Beamforming for CDMA Systems, IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference, Houston, TX, May 1999.
  42. S. Ulukus and R. D. Yates, Iterative Signature Adaptation for Capacity Maximization of CDMA Systems, 36th Annual Allerton Conference on Communications, Control and Computing, Monticello, IL, September 1998.
  43. S. Ulukus and G. P. Pollini, Handover Delay in Cellular Wireless Systems, IEEE International Conference on Communications, Atlanta, GA, June 1998.
  44. S. Ulukus and R. D. Yates, A Blind Adaptive Decorrelating Detector for CDMA Systems, IEEE Global Telecommunications Conference, Phoenix, AZ, November 1997.
  45. S. Ulukus and R. D. Yates, Adaptive Power Control with MMSE Multiuser Detectors, IEEE International Conference on Communications, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, June 1997.
  46. S. Ulukus and R. D. Yates, Adaptive Power Control with SIR Maximizing Multiuser Detectors, Conference on Information Sciences and Systems, Baltimore, MD, March 1997.
  47. S. Ulukus and R. D. Yates, Power Control Using Stochastic Measurements, 34th Annual Allerton Conference on Communications, Control and Computing, Monticello, IL, October 1996.
  48. S. Ulukus, L. Onural and A. E. Cetin, VLBR Codec Based on Adaptive Nonlinear Prediction and VQ, COST211ter European Workshop on New Techniques for Coding of Video Signals at Very Low Bit Rates, Hannover, Germany, December 1993.
  49. S. Ulukus, L. Onural and A. E. Cetin, Comparison of the Performances of Two Different Prediction Methods in an Adaptive Prediction and Vector Quantization Based Very Low Bit Rate Video Coder/Decoder Pair, First National Signal Processing and Applications Conference, Istanbul, Turkey April 1993.
  50. A. E. Cetin, S. Ulukus and O. N. Gerek, Signal Recovery from Block Wavelet Transform, International Conference on Wavelets and Applications, Toulouse, France, June 1992.
Ph.D. THESIS
S. Ulukus, Power Control, Multiuser Detection and Interference Avoidance in CDMA Systems, Dept. of ECE, Rutgers University, July 1998.

CONTACT
Address:  Sennur Ulukus
                 Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering
                 University of Maryland
                 College Park, MD 20742

Phone:     (301) 405 4909
Fax :        (301) 314 9281

Email:     ulukus AT umd DOT edu