Hüseyin Uğur Yıldız

Students

Graduate theses
8
Undergraduate projects
40+
Recommendation letters
50+

Prospective graduate students

I am interested in supervising highly motivated M.Sc. and Ph.D. students working at the intersection of operations research, mathematical optimization, and machine learning for next-generation networked systems, including wireless, underwater, and aerial communication networks.

  • Operations Research
  • Network Optimization
  • Machine Learning
  • Reinforcement Learning
  • Wireless Sensor Networks
  • Underwater Acoustic Networks
  • Internet of Things
  • UAV Networks
Write to me Research program

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  • CV — education, projects, publications if any
  • Transcript — undergraduate, and graduate if applicable
  • Research statement — a concise note on your interests

Ph.D. supervision

Network lifetime optimization in underwater wireless sensor networks with variable k-connectivity
Tantur Karagul, C. (2025) · TOBB University of Economics and Technology · Co-advisor YÖK record
Analysis of the trade-off between network lifetime and k-connectivity in wireless sensor networks
Cobanlar, M. (2022) · TOBB University of Economics and Technology · Co-advisor YÖK record

M.Sc. supervision

Joint optimization of node deployment and k-connectivity in underwater acoustic sensor networks for seismic monitoring
Geleri, S. · TED University · Advisor In progress
Design of a novel optimization framework for the analysis of the impact of critical nodes on network lifetime of underwater acoustic sensor networks utilizing private key cryptography
Un, B. E. (2021) · TOBB University of Economics and Technology · Co-advisor YÖK record
Number of depleted nodes–based network lifetime maximization in underwater wireless sensor networks
Aydin, C. (2021) · TOBB University of Economics and Technology · Co-advisor
Modeling the tradeoff between eavesdropping and network lifetime through a mixed integer programming approach in underwater acoustic sensor networks
Ozmen, A. (2021) · TOBB University of Economics and Technology · Co-advisor YÖK record
Eavesdropping potential in wireless sensor networks and modeling and analysis of network life time recovery
Karakurt, Y. (2018) · TOBB University of Economics and Technology · Co-advisor YÖK record
Optimal transmission power level sets for lifetime maximization in wireless sensor networks
Tantur, C. (2017) · TOBB University of Economics and Technology · Co-advisor YÖK record