Applications

• Internet over satellite (IPoS)
• Voice over IP over satellite (VoIPoS)
• Digital audio broadcasting (DAB)
• MPEG2-coded three-dimensional television (3DTV)

Communication aspects

• Design of an integrated satellite network architecture
• Satellite-Terrestrial Networks Integration
• Dynamic spectrum access
• Cognitive radio networks
• Transport protocols over satellite networks
• Satellite beam scheduling
• On-board signal regeneration
• Adaptive modulation techniques
• Coding
• Error control and concealment
• Multiple access
• Traffic flow control and modelling
• Resource planning and management
• Quality of service
• Security

Theoretical issues

• Development of a satellite network with a new methodology of systems engineering
• Definition of performance-cost tradeoff criteria for the satisfaction of QoS requirements
• Disaster recovery of a system

Completed PhD. Thesis

• Ömer Korçak, Advisor: Dr. Fatih Alagöz, "Routing and Network Mobility Management in Next Generation Satellite Networks," May 2009.
• İlker Bekmezci, Advisor: Dr. Fatih Alagöz, "TDMA Based Wireless Sensor Networks for Military Monitoring Systems," September 2008.

PhD. topics of SATLAB members

• Fernaz Alimoglu, Dr. Emin Anarim, Dr. Cem Ersoy, Tracking Multiple Targets using Wireless Sensor Networks.
• Suzan Bayhan, Dr. Fatih Alagöz, Satellite Driven Spectrum Agility Concept in xG Networks.
• Ilker Bekmezci, Dr. Fatih Alagöz, A TDMA based MAC scheme for Wireless Sensor Networks.
• Didem Gozupek, Dr. Fatih Alagöz, Cognitive Scheduling in Wireless Networks.
• Gürkan Gür, Dr. Fatih Alagöz, Multimedia over Wireless Networks.
• Duygu Isler, Dr. Tuna Tugcu, Architecture and Connection Admissions for Cognitive Radio Networks.
• M. Sükrü Kuran, Dr. Tuna Tugcu, Wireless Mesh Networks.
• H. Birkan Yilmaz Dr. Tuna Tugcu, Cognitive Radio Networks.
• Bora Zeytinci, Dr. Emin Anarim, Dr. Cem Ersoy, Multiple Target Tracking in Wireless Sensor Networks.

MS. Thesis prepared by SATLAB members

• Onur Türkyılmaz, Fatih Alagöz, "Environment Aware Location Estimation in Cellular Networks," September 2007 [Abstract]
• Evren Önem, Ufuk Çağlayan, "Formal Security Analysis of a Secure On-demand Routing Protocol for Ad-hoc Networks Using Model Checking," February 2007 [Abstract]
• Birkan Yılmaz, Tuna Tuğcu, "Foundations Of Next Generation Wireless Systems," 2006 [Abstract]
• Suzan Bayhan, Fatih Alagoz, "VoIP Performance on Satellite IP Networks with On-Board Processing Capability," 2006 [Abstract]
• Ayşegül Tüysüz, Fatih Alagoz, "Handover Strategies in Beyond 3G Networks," June 2006 [Abstract]
• Meltem Yıldırım, Fatih Alagoz, "Handover in LEO Satellite Constellation," June 2006 [Abstract]
• Attila Altay Yavuz, Fatih Alagoz, "Syncryption and Elliptic Curves in Satellite Networks," June 2006 [Abstract]
• Serhat Eren Arslan, Prof. Emin Anarım, "An Irregular Clock-controlled Binary Stream Cipher with Nonlinear Feedback Shift Registers; The Safe Stream Cipher," June 2006 [Abstract]
• Gürkan Gür, Fatih Alagöz, "Error Concealment Methods for Images Using Watermarking," October 2005 [Abstract]