Dr Serdar Vural
Pronouns: He/him/his
About
Biography
Dr. Serdar Vural received his Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering in July 2003 at Boğaziçi University, Istanbul, Türkiye. He later received his PhD degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering in December 2007 at The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA. He is currently affiliated with the School of Computer Science and Electronic Engineering at University of Surrey. He works at the Institute for Communication System (ICS) and Surrey Space Institute (SSI). He contributes to both research and teaching in satellite communications and 5G/6G mobile communication networks.
Since January 2010, Dr. Vural contributed to various UK and EU research projects at University of Surrey, on a wide range of topics, including wireless sensor and ad hoc networks, Internet of Things (IoT), software-defined networking (SDN), network functions virtualisation (NFV), mobile network orchestration, and communication system integrations.
University roles and responsibilities
- Carrying out research and education activities in Surrey Space Institute and Institute for Communication Systems
- Research and development in satellite networking, non-terrestrial network integrations with 6G
- Architecting the software-defined switching network infrastructure for Surrey's 5G/6G network
- Developing software for 5G/6G software defined networking controllers
- Network orchestration software development for Surrey's 5G/6G software defined networking infrastructure
- Student supervision for MSc and PhD students at the School of CSEE
Supervision
Postgraduate research supervision
Dr. Vural supervises MSc and PhD projects on software-defined networking with applications in 5G/6G mobile networks and satellite communications.
Open PhD studentship:
Multi-agent AI for software-defined traffic control in satellite networks
Teaching
Dr. Vural currently participates in the following teaching activities:
- Lab assignment and student supervision in EEEM087, Network Planning and Management course.
- Course curriculum preparation for satellite communication teaching offerings at Surrey Space Institute.
Sustainable development goals
My research interests are related to the following: