Kaan Bür, Associate Professor

I am currently a project coordinator at Lund University. Prior to that, I have worked as a researcher on a number of projects at various European universities for five years. I have a Ph.D. in computer engineering. My current research interests include autonomous communications, next generation mobile broadband networks, mobile and vehicular ad hoc networks, wireless mesh and sensor networks, and network performance optimisation. I am also interested in the communications aspects of cyber-physical systems and networked control systems.

Academic Background

Doctor of Philosophy in Computer Engineering, February 2006. Dissertation title "Quality-of-Service-Aware Multicast Routing for Multimedia Applications in Mobile Ad Hoc Networks". Advisor Prof. Cem Ersoy.

• Ph.D. in Computer Engineering, Boğaziçi University, İstanbul (2006)
• M.Sc. in Computer Engineering, Boğaziçi University, İstanbul (1998)
  
• B.Sc. in Control and Computer Engineering, İstanbul Technical University (1995)
  

Boğaziçi University, 1863, and İstanbul Technical University, 1773, are Turkey's most acknowledged academic institutions. Their computer engineering departments, both accredited by ABET and following the ACM/IEEE curriculum, accept only the top 1% of the Turkish high school graduates to their undergraduate programmes. 

Current Employment

• Lund University, Department of Electrical and Information Technology
  Project coordinator at Broadband Communications Group (June 2013 - present)
  

Previous Employment

• KTH, School of Information and Communication Technology
  Project leader [50%] at COS Radio Systems Laboratory (May 2016 - December 2017)
• Lund University, Department of Electrical and Information Technology
  Researcher at Broadband Communications Group (June 2009 - May 2013)

International Experience

• University College London, Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering
  Research Associate at Communications and Information Systems Group (February 2008 - May 2009)
• Berlin Technical University, Faculty of Electronics Engineering and Computer Science
  Senior Researcher at Distributed Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (September 2006 - October 2007)
• Boğaziçi University, Department of Computer Engineering
  Postdoctoral researcher at Satellite Networks Research Laboratory (February 2006 - July 2006)
  

Research Grants

• Co-applicant and grant holder of the CELTIC Next project "Achieving 5G service Assurance in the Residential Domain," funded by
  VINNOVA. Grant amount 9 000 000 SEK. (2020-2023)
• Co-applicant and grant holder of the continuation project "Cross-layer Design of VANETs for Traffic Safety," funded by
  Excellence Center at Linköping-Lund in Information Technology (ELLIIT). Grant amount 654 000 SEK. (2012-2013)
• Co-applicant and grant holder of the project "Cross-layer Design of Automotive Traffic Safety Applications," funded by
  Excellence Center at Linköping-Lund in Information Technology (ELLIIT). Grant amount 435 000 SEK. (2010-2011)
• Grant holder of a postdoctoral research position with the project "Vehicular Communication Systems" funded by
  Faculty of Engineering (LTH), Lund University. Grant amount 1 100 000 SEK. (2009-2011)

Project Management

• A5GARD (2020, CELTIC Next, funded by VINNOVA)
• FU5ION (2018, CELTIC Next)
• H-OPTO (2016, CELTIC Next, funded by VINNOVA)
• ICARUS (2016 - 2017, EIT Digital) 
• Royal Gardens (2016, EIT Digital)
• Energy-efficient Xhaul (2015, EIT Digital)

Teaching Activities

• Kommunikationssystem och nätverk (ETSF15)
  Course head (2019 - ...)
• Teknikhistoria (EITA05)
  Course head (2016 - ...)
• Konsumentelektronik (EITA45, ETI125)
  Course head (2013 - 2017)
• Internet Technology and Applications (EITF25)
  Primary lecturer (2013, 2015) responsible for lectures and exams
• Internet Protocols (ETSF05, ETSF10)
  Primary lecturer (2011, 2012), responsible for course planning, lectures, exercises, quizzes and exams
  Assistant lecturer (2010), responsible for design and supervision of TCP laboratory
  Mixed undergraduate and graduate level
• Kommunikationssystem (EITA55, ETS130)
  Project coordinator (2021)
  Course head (2020)
  Assistant lecturer (2011, 2012), responsible for exercises and/or supervision of term papers
  Undergraduate level
• Datorkommunikation (EITF45, ETS052)
  Project coordinator (2018 - 2020)
  Assistant lecturer (2012), responsible for exercises
  Undergraduate level
• Simulation (ETS061)
  Assistant lecturer (2010, 2011, 2012), responsible for supervision of home assignments and term projects
  Graduate level

Select Academic Assignments

• Research Council Expert for:
  H2020 - European Commission, since 2019
  EPSRC - Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (UK), since 2011
  
• Technical Programme Committee Member of:
  ISCIS, International Symposium on Computer and Information Sciences (2007, 2008)
  MobilWare, International Conference on Mobile Wireless Middleware (2008)
  E2Nets, ICC Workshop on Energy Efficiency in Ad Hoc Networks (2010, 2011, 2012, 2013)
  PIMRC, IEEE International Symposium on Personal, Indoor and Mobile Radio Communications (2012)
  
• Local Organisation Committee Member of:
  ISCN, International Symposium on Computer Networks (2006)
  German-Turkish Science, Technology and Research Cooperation Workshop (2006)
• Session Chair for:
  ISCC, IEEE International Symposium on Computers and Communications (2012)

Earlier Professional Career

• R&D Engineer, Information Technologies Department, Arçelik A.S. (2002-2004)
• R&D Engineer, Digital Technologies Department, Beko Elektronik A.S. (1999-2002)
• I.T. Engineer, Information Technologies Department, Beko Elektronik A.S. (1995-1999)

Beko and Arçelik are owned by Koç Holding, Turkey's largest enterprise and a Fortune Global 500 company. They produce electronic consumer goods and household appliances. They export large quantities of their production under the Beko brand to more than 100 countries around the world, including many EU members.