Author Biographies

Azam Isam Aladwani is an Assistant Lecturer in the Department of Chemical and Oil Industries Techniques Engineering at the College of Engineering Technology, Northern Technical University, Mosul, Iraq. He received his B.Sc. in Electronic Engineering from Mosul University in 2017 and his M.Sc. in Electronic and Communications Engineering from Istanbul Okan University in 2021. He is currently a Ph.D. candidate in Electrical and Electronic Engineering at Karabük University, Türkiye, where his research focuses on wireless communication, the Internet of Things (IoT), and wireless sensor networks (WSN). His teaching experience covers undergraduate programmes, with a strong emphasis on emerging technologies and their practical applications.
Tarik Adnan Almohamad (Member, IEEE) received his Ph.D. in Wireless and Mobile Systems from Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), where he was awarded the prestigious USM Fellowship. His doctoral research focused on signal parameter identification in wireless communication systems. He also holds an M.Sc. in Electronic Systems Design Engineering from USM, graduating as the top-ranked student, as well as a B.Sc. in Telecommunication Engineering from Ittihad Private University, Syria, where he earned top-performer awards. Dr. Almohamad began his academic career as a Teaching Assistant at Ittihad Private University, and he later contributed as a Research Assistant to various wireless communication projects at USM. He is currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering at Karabük University, Türkiye. He actively reviews for several top-tier IEEE journals and serves as an Associate Editor for the Journal of Electrical Engineering & Technology (JESTECH), which is published by Elsevier. His research interests include wireless communication systems, signal processing, and the application of artificial intelligence in telecommunications.
Abdullah Talha Sözer received his Ph.D. in Biomedical Signal Processing from Karabük University, Türkiye. His doctoral research focused on improving the performance of steady-state visually evoked potential (SSVEP)-based brain–computer interface (BCI) systems. He also holds an M.Sc. in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from Karabük University and a B.Sc. in Electronics Engineering from Uludağ University, Türkiye. He began his academic career as a Research Assistant at Karabük University, where he is currently serving as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering. He serves as a reviewer for several prestigious journals, including Computers in Biology and Medicine and Computational Intelligence and Neuroscience. His research interests include brain–computer interfaces, digital signal processing, and digital system design.
Dr. Ismail Rakip Karas is a Professor in the Computer Engineering Department and Head of the 3D-GeoInformatics Research Group at Karabük University, Türkiye. He received his B.Sc. from Selçuk University (1997), his M.Sc. from Gebze Institute of Technology (2001), and his Ph.D. in GIS and Remote Sensing from Yıldız Technical University (2007). In 2002, he took part in a GIS project at Oregon State University, USA. He was a Visiting Researcher at Universiti Teknologi Malaysia in 2010, 2011, and 2014, and he served as a Research Assistant at Gebze Institute of Technology from 2000–2009. Since 2009, he has taught undergraduate and postgraduate courses at Karabük University. From 2017 to 2019, he was a member of the Executive Committee of CAYDAG-TÜBİTAK. He has also held administrative roles, including Head of the Computer Science Division, Director of Safranbolu Vocational School, Dean of the Faculty of Fine Arts and Design, and Acting Dean of Architecture. Currently, he serves as Deputy Rector. Dr. Karas has authored over 100 publications, served on the editorial boards of several journals, and delivered keynote talks at international conferences. He has contributed to TÜBİTAK, EU, and other funded projects, receiving multiple recognitions for his research.
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