Özlem DURMAZ INCEL Ph.D. Computer Science, University of Twente, NL *** Moved to Galatasaray University ***

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Contact Information

• Mailing adress: Boğaziçi University, Department of Computer Engineering, 34342 Bebek - Istanbul - Turkey
• Visiting adress: Boğaziçi University, Kandilli Campus, TAM Bldg., TAM-B2-20 Çengelköy - Istanbul - Turkey
• Phone: +90 216 5163529, +90 212 3597125
• Fax:+ +90 216 516 3479
• Email: ozlem.durmaz “at” boun.edu.tr

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Education

• Phd. Department of Computer Science, University of Twente, March 2009
• M.Sc., Computer Engineering Department, Yeditepe University , January 2005
• B.Sc., Computer Engineering Department, Yeditepe University , July 2002
• H.S. Diploma, Golcuk Ihsaniye Anadolu Lisesi, June 1998

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Courses

• CMPE 58C: Wireless Sensor Networks
• CMPE 477: Wireless and Mobile Computing

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Research

• Interests
• Mobile Phone Sensing,
• Networked Embedded Sensing Systems
• Wireless Ad hoc & Sensor Networks
• ICT for Ambient Assisted Living
• Pervasive Computing

• Publications

o Theses

1. Ozlem Durmaz Incel, Multi-Channel WSNs: Protocols, Design and Evaluation, Ph.D. Thesis, University of Twente, March 2009.
2. Ozlem Durmaz, Reliable Data Delivery in Wireless Sensor Networks (REWISE), M.Sc. Thesis, Yeditepe University, January 2005.

o Book Chapters

1. Ozlem Durmaz Incel, Amitabha Ghosh, and Bhaskar Krishnamachari, Scheduling Algorithms for Tree-Based Data Collection in Wireless Sensor Networks, Book Chapter: Theoretical Aspects of Distributed Computing in Sensor Networks, Springer, January 2011.
2. A. Tuysuz Erman and Ö. Durmaz Incel, Medium Access Control and Routing Protocols for Industrial Wireless Sensor Networks, Book Chapter: “Industrial Wireless Sensor Networks: Applications, Protocols, Standards, and Products,” to be published by CRC Press, 2012.

o Journals

1. (accepted) O. Durmaz Incel, M. Kose, C. Ersoy A Review and Taxonomy of Activity Recognition on Mobile Phones, submitted to the Springer BioNanoScience Journal, Special Issue on Personal Health Systems for Well-being and Lifestyle Change, October 2012
2. Ozlem Durmaz Incel, Amitabha Ghosh, Bhaskar Krishnamachari, and Krishnakant Chintalapudi, Fast Data Collection in Tree-Based Wireless Sensor Networks, IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing, vol. 11, no. 1, pp. 86-99, Jan. 2012, doi:10.1109/TMC.2011.22.
3. Amitabha Ghosh, Ozlem Durmaz Incel, V. S. Anil Kumar, and Bhaskar Krishnamachari, Multi-Channel Scheduling and Spanning Trees: Throughput-Delay Trade-off for Fast Data Collection in Sensor Networks, IEEE/ACM Transactions on Networking, Volume: 19 Issue:6, pp. 1731 - 1744, Dec. 2011.
4. M. Aykut Yigitel, Ozlem Durmaz Incel and Cem Ersoy, Design and Implementation of a QoS-aware MAC Protocol for Wireless Multimedia Sensor Networks, volume 34, issue 16, pp. 1991-2001, Elsevier Computer Communications, October 2011.
5. Ozlem Durmaz Incel, A Survey on Multi-Channel Communication in Wireless Sensor Networks, vol. 55, issue 13, pp. 3081-3099, Elsevier Computer Networks, September 2011.
6. M. Aykut Yigitel, Ozlem Durmaz Incel and Cem Ersoy, QoS-Aware MAC Protocols for Wireless Sensor Networks: A Survey, Elsevier Computer Networks, Volume 55, Issue 8, June 2011.
7. Ozlem Durmaz Incel, Lodewijk van Hoesel, Pierre Jansen and Paul Havinga, MC-LMAC: A Multi-Channel MAC Protocol for Wireless Sensor Networks, Elsevier Ad Hoc Networks Journal, Volume 9, Issue 1, January 2011, Pages 73-94.
8. S. Baydere, Y. Safkan, O. Durmaz, Lifetime Analysis of Reliable Wireless Sensor Networks, IEICE Transactions on Communications, vol. E88-B , nr. 6 pages 2465-2472, 2006.
9. (submitted) H. Ertan, H. Alemdar, O. Durmaz Incel, C. Ersoy, Identifying Human Behavior in Smart Homes with Multiple Residents Using Ambient Sensors submitted to IEEE Pervasive Computing Magazine, October 2012.
10. (submitted) Cagatay Sonmez, Sinan Isik, Yunus Donmez, Ozlem Durmaz Incel, Cem Ersoy, Fuzzy Based Congestion Control for Wireless Multimedia Sensor Networks, submitted to Elsevier Computer Communications, January 2013.
11. (submitted) M. Torun, Ö. Durmaz Incel, T. van Kasteren, C. Ersoy, Complexity versus Hierarchy: Acceptable Graphical User Interface Design for Elderly, submitted to Journal of Ambient Intelligence and Smart Environments, January 2013.
12. (submitted) A. Yigitel, O. Durmaz Incel, Cem Ersoy, Green Dynamic Base Station Planning with Power Adaptation for Wireless Cellular Networks, submitted to Elsevier Computer Communications, February 2013.
13. (submitted) M. Kose, Ö. Durmaz Incel, C. Ersoy, Performance Evaluation of Classification Methods for Online Activity Recognition on Smart Phones, submitted to Elsevier Journal on Pervasive and Mobile Computing, January 2013.

o Conference Proceedings

1. Mustafa Torun, Tim van Kasteren, Ozlem Durmaz Incel, Cem Ersoy, Complexity versus Page Hierarchy of a GUI for Elderly Homecare Applications, accepted to the 13th International Conference on Computers Helping People with Special Needs, July 2012.
2. Halil Ertan, Hande Alemdar, Ozlem Durmaz Incel, Cem Ersoy, Designing A Wireless Sensing System for Continuous Behavior and Health Monitoring accepted to the 6th International Workshop on Ubiquitous Health and Wellness (UbiHealth 2012), June 2012.
3. (Invited Paper) Cagatay Sonmez, Sinan Isik, Mehmet Yunus Donmez, Ozlem Durmaz Incel, Cem Ersoy, SUIT: A Cross Layer Image Transport Protocol with Fuzzy Logic Based Congestion Control for Wireless Multimedia Sensor Networks, accepted to IFIP NTMS 2012 - Mobility & Wireless Networks track, May 2012.
4. Mustafa Kose, Ozlem Durmaz Incel, Cem Ersoy, Online Human Activity Recognition on Smart Phones, accepted to the Workshop on Mobile Sensing: From Smartphones and Wearables to Big Data (colocated with IPSN 2012), April 2012.
5. (Turkish) Mustafa Kose, Ozlem Durmaz Incel, Cem Ersoy, Performance Evaluation of Classification Methods for Online Activity Recognition on Smart Phones, accepted to 20th Signal Processing and Communication Applications Symposium, April 2012.
6. (Turkish) Bilgin Kosucu, Ozlem Durmaz Incel, Cem Ersoy, Recruitment Selection Strategies for Crowdsourced Sensing, accepted to 20th Signal Processing and Communication Applications Symposium, April 2012 (special session on Ambient Intelligence Technologies and Social Signal Processing).
7. (Turkish) Halil Ertan, Hande Alemdar, Ozlem Durmaz Incel, Cem Ersoy, A Smart Couch Design for Improving the Quality of Life of the Patients with Cognitive Diseases, accepted to 20th Signal Processing and Communication Applications Symposium, (special session on Assistive Technologies based on Signal Processing for Handicapped People and Patients, 2012.
8. Gokhan Remzi Yavuz, Mustafa Eray Kocak, Gokberk Ergun, Hande Ozgur Alemdar, Hulya Yalcin, Ozlem Durmaz Incel, Cem Ersoy, A Smartphone Based Fall Detector with Online Location Support, To appear in Proc. of First International Workshop on Sensing for App Phones (PhoneSense'10), Zurich, Switzerland, November 2010.
9. M. Aykut Yigitel, Ozlem Durmaz Incel and Cem Ersoy, Diff-MAC: A QoS-Aware MAC Protocol with differentiated services and hybrid prioritization for Wireless Multimedia Sensor Networks, To appear in Proceedings of the 6th International Symposium on QoS and Security for Wireless and Mobile Networks, Q2SWinet 2010, October 2010.
10. (Turkish) Hande Alemdar, Yunus Emre Kara, M. Ozan Özen, Remzi Yavuz, Özlem Durmaz Incel, Lale Akarun, Cem Ersoy, Ortam Destekli Yasam Uygulamaları için Gürbüz Düsme Sezme Yöntemi, 18.Sinyal İşleme ve İletişim Uygulamaları Kurultayı, Diyarbakır, Nisan 2010.
11. Hande Özgür Alemdar, Gökhan Remzi Yavuz, Mustafa Ozan Özen, Yunus Emre Kara, Özlem Durmaz Incel, Lale Akarun, Cem Ersoy, Demo Abstract: Multi-modal Fall Detection within the WeCare Framework, in Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Information Processing in Sensor Networks, IPSN 2010, April 2010 (demo paper).
12. Ozlem Durmaz Incel, Hande Alemdar and Cem Ersoy, Multi-Modal Wireless Sensor Networks for Ambient Assisted Living, The AALIANCE European Conference on AAL (poster paper), March 2010.
13. Amitabha Ghosh, Ozlem Durmaz Incel, V. S. Anil Kumar, and Bhaskar Krishnamachari, Optimal Spanning Trees for Fast Data Collection in Sensor Networks, in Proceedings of Infocom '10 Student Workshop, March 2010.
14. Ozlem Durmaz Incel and Hande Alemdar, Pervasive Visual Sensor Networks for Elderly Care, in Proceedings of ISSNIP 2009, December 2009 (poster paper).
15. Amitabha Ghosh, Ozlem Durmaz Incel, V. S. Anil Kumar and Bhaskar Krishnamachari, Multi-Channel Scheduling Algorithms for Fast Aggregated Convergecast in Sensor Networks, in Proceedings of the 6th IEEE International Conference on Mobile Ad hoc Sensor Systems MASS, 2009.
16. O. Durmaz Incel and B. Krishnamachari, Enhancing the Data Collection Rate of Tree-Based Aggregation in Wireless Sensor Networks, in Proceedings of Fifth Annual IEEE Communications Society Conference on Sensor, Mesh and Ad Hoc Communications and Networks, SECON, San Francisco/USA, June 2008.
17. O. Durmaz Incel, P.G. Jansen, Characterization of Multi-Channel Interference, in Proceedings of the 6th Intl. Symposium on Modeling and Optimization in Mobile, Ad Hoc, and Wireless Networks, WiOpt 2008, Berlin/Germany, April 2008.
18. O. Durmaz Incel, P.G. Jansen, S. Dulman, S.J. Mullender, Capacity Analysis of Interfering Channels, in Proceedings of the 2nd ACM International Workshop on Performance Monitoring, Measurement, and Evaluation of Heterogeneous Wireless and Wired Networks, Crete/Greece, October 2007.
19. O. Durmaz Incel, S.J.Mullender, P.G. Jansen, S. Dulman, Measurements on the Efficiency of Overlapping Channels, in Proceedings of the Fourth Annual IEEE Communications Society Conference on Sensor, Mesh and Ad Hoc Communications and Networks SECON 2007, San Diego-USA, June 2007.
20. O. Durmaz Incel, S. Dulman, P.G. Jansen, S.J. Mullender, Multi-Channel Interference Measurements for Wireless Sensor Networks, in Proceedings of the 31st IEEE Conference on Local Computer Networks, LCN 2006, Florida/USA, November 2006.
21. O. Durmaz Incel, S. Dulman, P.G. Jansen, Multi-Channel Support for Dense Wireless Sensor Networks, Proceedings of the 1st European Conference on Smart Sensing and Context, EuroSSC 2006, Enschede/Netherlands, October 2006.
22. O.S.Kaya, O. Durmaz Incel, S. Dulman, R. Gemesi, P.G. Jansen and P.J.M. Havinga, Using TinyOS Components for the Design of an Adaptive Ubiquitous System, Proceedings of the International Workshop on Wireless Ad-Hoc Networks, London/UK, Iwwan 2005.
23. O. Durmaz, S. Baydere, Impact of Message Aggregation and Reliability on Sensor Network Lifetime, Proceedings of the Second International Workshop on Sensor and Actor Network Protocols and Applications, SANPA 2004, Boston/USA, 2004.
24. S. Baydere, M.A. Ergin, O. Durmaz, Constructing Wireless Sensor Networksvia Effective Topology Maintenance and Querying, Proceedings of the Third Annual Mediterranean Ad Hoc Networking Workshop Med-Hoc-Net 2004, Bodrum/Turkey, 2004.
25. (Turkish) O. Durmaz, S. Baydere, Cevresel Gozlem Uygulamalari icin Sorgusal Sensor Aglar, TBD 20. Bilisim Kurultayi, Istanbul, September 2003.
26. (Turkish) O. Durmaz, S. Baydere , Gezgin Tasarsiz Aglar icin bir Hizmet Erisim Mimarisi Basarim Degerlendirmesi, Bilisim Kurultayi, Istanbul, September 2002.

• Technical Reports
1. O. Durmaz Incel and A.Ghosh and B. Krishnamachari and K. Chintalapudi, Multi-Channel Scheduling for Fast Convergecast in Wireless Sensor Networks, USC-Ceng Technical Report CENG-2008-9, Los Angeles/USA, 2008.
2. O. Durmaz Incel, L. van Hoesel, P.G. Jansen and P.J.M. Havinga, Impact of Network Density on Bandwidth Resource Management in Wireless Sensor Networks, Technical Report TR-CTIT-05-43 Centre for Telematics and Information Technology, University of Twente, 2005.
3. Ozlem Durmaz Incel, Distributed Resource Allocation/Management in Wireless Sensor Networks, Technical Report, University of Twente, 2005.

• Group
• WiSe Research Group, BoUn, (2009 - )
• Pervasive Systems Group, UT (2005 - 2009)
• Autonomous Networks Research Group, USC (2007-2008)
• TNL ( The Network Laboratory ) , YU, (2001 – 2005)
• Projects

o Coordinated Projects:

1. WeCare WSN Enabled Home Care, funded by Bogazici University Research Fund (2010-2011), coordinated with Prof. Cem Ersoy.

2. Event-Based Tracking of Patients with Neuromotor Disabilities such as Epilepsy, funded by Bogazici University Research Fund (2010-2011), coordinated with Prof. Cem Ersoy.

o Participated Projects:

1. FireSense - Fire and Smoke Detection through a WSN and Estimation of Fire Propagation for the Protection of Cultural Heritage Sites and Wireless Multimedia Surveillance Networks, funding by European Commission FP7, 2009-2012 (as a Postdoctoral Researcher).

2. SmartSurroundings, funding by Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs, 2005-2009 (as a research assistant)

3. Embedded WiSeNts: Wireless Sensor Networks: Omnipresent Embedded Systems for Exploration and Control, funding by European Commission FP6, 2004-2005 (as a Research Assistant).

4. Service Discovery in Ad Hoc Networks, funding by the Scientific and Research Council of Turkey (Tubitak), 2002-2004 (as a research assistant).

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Work Info

o Postdoctoral Researcher and Part-Time Faculty, Bogazici University, Turkey (2009- )

Involved in the TAM project, and FP7 FireSense Project

Courses Taught: CMPE 477 – Wireless and Mobile Networks (Summer 2010),

CMPE58C – Wireless Sensor Networks (Spring 2012)

o Visiting Researcher, University of Southern California (2007-2008)

Research on Fast Data Collection in Wireless Sensor Networks for industrial applications

o Research Assistant, University of Twente, The Netherlands

Involved in the Smart Surroundings Project

o Teaching and Research Assistant at Yeditepe University, Turkey

Assisted Courses: Algorithms and Programming, Operating Systems Design, Computer Networks, Logic Design, Computer Organization