Ferdi Kara

78 papers B 2C 1Journal 63Unranked 12
YearRankTypeTitle / Venue / Authors
2026 J jnl
HAPS-RIS-assisted IoT Networks for Disaster Recovery and Emergency Response: Architecture, Application Scenarios, and Open Challenges.
CoRR
Bilal Karaman, Ilhan Bastürk, Engin Zeydan, Ferdi Kara, Esra Aycan Beyazit, Sezai Taskin, Halim Yanikomeroglu
2026 J jnl
Solutions for Sustainable and Resilient Communication Infrastructure in Disaster Relief and Management Scenarios.
IEEE Commun. Surv. Tutorials
Bilal Karaman, Ilhan Bastürk, Sezai Taskin, Engin Zeydan, Ferdi Kara, Esra Aycan Beyazit, Miguel Camelo, Emil Björnson, Halim Yanikomeroglu
2025 J jnl
A Multi-Layer Non-Terrestrial Networks Architecture for 6G and Beyond Under Realistic Conditions and With Practical Limitations.
IEEE Internet Things Mag.
Faical Khennoufa, Khelil Abdellatif, Halim Yanikomeroglu, Metin Öztürk, Taissir Y. Elganimi, Ferdi Kara, Khaled M. Rabie
2025 J jnl
Enabling 6G Performance in the Upper Mid-Band by Transitioning From Massive to Gigantic MIMO.
IEEE Open J. Commun. Soc.
Emil Björnson, Ferdi Kara, Nikolaos Kolomvakis, Alva Kosasih, Parisa Ramezani, Murat Babek Salman
2025 B conf
Multi-Layer Network Formation Through HAPS Base Station and Transmissive RIS-Equipped UAV.
WCNC
Faical Khennoufa, Khelil Abdellatif, Halim Yanikomeroglu, Metin Öztürk, Taissir Y. Elganimi, Ferdi Kara, Khaled M. Rabie
2025 B conf
On the Trade-Off Between Sum-Rate and Energy Efficiency through the Convergence of HAPS and Active RIS Technologies.
PIMRC
Bilal Karaman, Ilhan Bastürk, Ferdi Kara, Metin Öztürk, Sezai Taskin, Halim Yanikomeroglu
2025 J jnl
On the Trade-Off Between Sum-Rate and Energy Efficiency through the Convergence of HAPS and Active RIS Technologies.
CoRR
Bilal Karaman, Ilhan Bastürk, Ferdi Kara, Metin Öztürk, Sezai Taskin, Halim Yanikomeroglu
2025 J jnl
On-Demand HAPS-Assisted Communication System for Public Safety in Emergency and Disaster Response.
IEEE Commun. Mag.
Bilal Karaman, Ilhan Bastürk, Ferdi Kara, Engin Zeydan, Esra Aycan Beyazit, Sezai Taskin, Emil Björnson, Halim Yanikomeroglu
2025 J jnl
On-Demand HAPS-Assisted Communication System for Public Safety in Emergency and Disaster Response.
CoRR
Bilal Karaman, Ilhan Bastürk, Ferdi Kara, Engin Zeydan, Esra Aycan Beyazit, Sezai Taskin, Emil Björnson, Halim Yanikomeroglu
2024 J jnl
Can We Benefit from Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces in Upper Mid-Band 6G Networks? A Critical Look for Promising Use Cases.
CoRR
Ferdi Kara, Özlem Tugfe Demir, Emil Björnson
2024 J jnl
Enabling 6G Performance in the Upper Mid-Band Through Gigantic MIMO.
CoRR
Emil Björnson, Ferdi Kara, Nikolaos Kolomvakis, Alva Kosasih, Parisa Ramezani, Murat Babek Salman
2024 J jnl
Enhancing Resiliency of Integrated Space-Air Ground-Sea Networks with Renewable Energies: A Use Case After the 2023 Türkiye Earthquake.
IEEE Commun. Mag.
Bilal Karaman, Ilhan Bastürk, Sezai Taskin, Ferdi Kara, Engin Zeydan, Halim Yanikomeroglu
2024 J jnl
Enhancing Resiliency of Integrated Space-Air-Ground-Sea Networks with Renewable Energies: A Use Case After the 2023 Türkiye Earthquake.
CoRR
Bilal Karaman, Ilhan Bastürk, Sezai Taskin, Ferdi Kara, Engin Zeydan, Halim Yanikomeroglu
2024 J jnl
Error Performance Analysis of UAV-Mounted RIS for NOMA Systems With Practical Constraints.
IEEE Commun. Lett.
Faical Khennoufa, Khelil Abdellatif, Ferdi Kara, Halim Yanikomeroglu, Khaled M. Rabie, Taissir Y. Elganimi, Beddiaf Safia
2024 J jnl
Solutions for Sustainable and Resilient Communication Infrastructure in Disaster Relief and Management Scenarios.
CoRR
Bilal Karaman, Ilhan Bastürk, Sezai Taskin, Engin Zeydan, Ferdi Kara, Esra Aycan Beyazit, Miguel Camelo, Emil Björnson, Halim Yanikomeroglu
2023 J jnl
Bit-Interleaved Multiple Access: Improved Fairness, Reliability, and Latency for Massive IoT Networks.
CoRR
Ferdi Kara, Hakan Kaya, Halim Yanikomeroglu, Chan-Tong Lam, Benjamin K. Ng
2023 J jnl
Bit-Interleaved Multiple Access: Improved Fairness, Reliability, and Latency for Massive IoT Networks.
IEEE Internet Things J.
Ferdi Kara, Hakan Kaya, Halim Yanikomeroglu, Benjamin K. Ng, Chan-Tong Lam
2023 J jnl
Cooperative communication for future wireless network virtualization.
Phys. Commun.
Parameshachari B. D., Shahid Mumtaz, Ferdi Kara, Stefano Rinaldi
2023 J jnl
Hybrid Beamforming With Sub-Connected Structure for MmWave Massive Multi-User MIMO Relay Systems.
IEEE Trans. Green Commun. Netw.
Meng Han, Jianhe Du, Yang Zhang, Yuanzhi Chen, Xingwang Li, Khaled M. Rabie, Ferdi Kara
2023 J jnl
Impact of Hardware Impairment on the Uplink SIMO Cooperative NOMA With Selection Relay Under Imperfect CSI.
IEEE Access
Beddiaf Safia, Abdellatif Khelil, Faical Khennoufa, Ferdi Kara, Khaled M. Rabie, Xingwang Li, Hakan Kaya, Ahmet Emir, Halim Yanikomeroglu
2023 J jnl
Semi-Blind Joint Channel Estimation and Symbol Detection for RIS-Empowered Multiuser mmWave Systems.
IEEE Commun. Lett.
Jianhe Du, Xin Luo, Xingwang Li, Mingfu Zhu, Khaled M. Rabie, Ferdi Kara
2023 J jnl
Sustaining Dynamic Traffic in Dense Urban Areas with High Altitude Platform Stations (HAPS).
IEEE Commun. Mag.
Cihan Emre Kement, Ferdi Kara, Wael Jaafar, Halim Yanikomeroglu, Gamini Senarath, Ngoc-Dung Dào, Peiying Zhu
2023 J jnl
Wireless Powered Cooperative Communication Network for Dual-Hop Uplink NOMA With IQI and SIC Imperfections.
IEEE Access
Faical Khennoufa, Abdellatif Khelil, Beddiaf Safia, Ferdi Kara, Khaled M. Rabie, Hakan Kaya, Ahmet Emir, Salama Ikki, Halim Yanikomeroglu
2022 J jnl
A Hybrid Energy Harvesting Protocol for Cooperative NOMA: Error Performance Approach.
CoRR
Faical Khennoufa, Khelil Abdellatif, Ferdi Kara, Hakan Kaya, Xingwang Li, Khaled M. Rabie, Halim Yanikomeroglu
2022 J jnl
A Unified Performance Analysis of Cooperative NOMA With Practical Constraints: Hardware Impairment, Imperfect SIC and CSI.
IEEE Access
Beddiaf Safia, Abdellatif Khelil, Faical Khennoufa, Ferdi Kara, Hakan Kaya, Xingwang Li, Khaled M. Rabie, Halim Yanikomeroglu
2022 J jnl
Bit error rate evaluation of relay-aided cooperative NOMA with energy harvesting under imperfect SIC and CSI.
Phys. Commun.
Faical Khennoufa, Abdellatif Khelil, Ferdi Kara
2022 J jnl
Error Analysis of Cooperative NOMA with Practical Constraints: Hardware-Impairment, Imperfect SIC and CSI.
CoRR
Beddiaf Safia, Khelil Abdellatif, Faical Khennoufa, Ferdi Kara, Hakan Kaya, Xingwang Li, Khaled M. Rabie, Halim Yanikomeroglu
2022 J jnl
Error Performance Analysis of Multi-user Detection in Uplink-NOMA with Adaptive M-QAM.
CoRR
Hichem Semira, Ferdi Kara, Hakan Kaya, Halim Yanikomeroglu
2022 J jnl
Error Performance Analysis of Multiuser Detection in Uplink-NOMA With Adaptive M-QAM.
IEEE Wirel. Commun. Lett.
Hichem Semira, Ferdi Kara, Hakan Kaya, Halim Yanikomeroglu
2022 J jnl
Power-Time Channel Diversity (PTCD): A Novel Resource-Efficient Diversity Technique for 6G and Beyond.
CoRR
Ferdi Kara, Hakan Kaya, Halim Yanikomeroglu
2022 J jnl
Power-Time Channel Diversity (PTCD): A Novel Resource-Efficient Diversity Technique for 6G and Beyond.
IEEE Wirel. Commun. Lett.
Ferdi Kara, Hakan Kaya, Halim Yanikomeroglu
2022 J jnl
Sustaining Dynamic Traffic in Dense Urban Areas with High Altitude Platform Stations (HAPS).
CoRR
Cihan Emre Kement, Ferdi Kara, Wael Jaafar, Halim Yanikomeroglu, Gamini Senarath, Ngoc-Dung Dào, Peiying Zhu
2021 J jnl
A Lightweight Machine Learning Assisted Power Optimization for Minimum Error in NOMA-CRS Over Nakagami-$m$ Channels.
IEEE Trans. Veh. Technol.
Ferdi Kara, Hakan Kaya, Halim Yanikomeroglu
2021 J jnl
A Lightweight Machine Learning Assisted Power Optimization for Minimum Error in NOMA-CRS over Nakagami-m channels.
CoRR
Ferdi Kara, Hakan Kaya, Halim Yanikomeroglu
2021 — conf
BER Performance Comparison of AF and DF Assisted Relay Selection Schemes in Cooperative NOMA Systems.
BlackSeaCom
Inci Umakoglu, Mustafa Namdar, Arif Basgumus, Ferdi Kara, Hakan Kaya, Halim Yanikomeroglu
2021 — conf
BER Performances of DF Assisted Relay Selection Algorithms in NOMA Systems.
SIU
Inci Umakoglu, Mustafa Namdar, Arif Basgumus, Ferdi Kara, Hakan Kaya
2021 J jnl
Deep Learning Empowered Semi-Blind Joint Detection in Cooperative NOMA.
IEEE Access
Ahmet Emir, Ferdi Kara, Hakan Kaya, Halim Yanikomeroglu
2021 J jnl
Deep learning-based flexible joint channel estimation and signal detection of multi-user OFDM-NOMA.
Phys. Commun.
Ahmet Emir, Ferdi Kara, Hakan Kaya, Xingwang Li
2021 J jnl
DeepMuD: Multi-User Detection for Uplink Grant-Free NOMA IoT Networks via Deep Learning.
IEEE Wirel. Commun. Lett.
Ahmet Emir, Ferdi Kara, Hakan Kaya, Halim Yanikomeroglu
2021 J jnl
DeepMuD: Multi-user Detection for Uplink Grant-Free NOMA IoT Networks via Deep Learning.
CoRR
Ahmet Emir, Ferdi Kara, Hakan Kaya, Halim Yanikomeroglu
2021 J jnl
Effective capacity analysis of reconfigurable intelligent surfaces aided NOMA network.
EURASIP J. Wirel. Commun. Netw.
Geng Li, Huiling Liu, Gaojian Huang, Xingwang Li, Bichu Raj, Ferdi Kara
2021 — conf
Error Performance of Uplink SIMO-NOMA with Joint Maximum-Likelihood and Adaptive M-PSK.
BlackSeaCom
Hichem Semira, Ferdi Kara
2021 J jnl
Error Performance of Uplink SIMO-NOMA with Joint Maximum-Likelihood and Adaptive M-PSK.
CoRR
Hichem Semira, Ferdi Kara
2021 J jnl
Error performance of cooperative relaying systems empowered by SWIPT and NOMA.
Phys. Commun.
Ferdi Kara
2021 J jnl
Multi-User Joint Maximum-Likelihood Detection in Uplink NOMA-IoT Networks: Removing the Error Floor.
IEEE Wirel. Commun. Lett.
Hichem Semira, Ferdi Kara, Hakan Kaya, Halim Yanikomeroglu
2021 J jnl
Multi-user Joint Maximum-Likelihood Detection in Uplink NOMA-IoT Networks: Removing the Error Floor.
CoRR
Hichem Semira, Ferdi Kara, Hakan Kaya, Halim Yanikomeroglu
2021 J jnl
On the outage performance of SWIPT-NOMA-CRS with imperfect SIC and CSI.
Turkish J. Electr. Eng. Comput. Sci.
Ferdi Kara
2020 — conf
Deep Learning Detectors with Pilot Interval Reduction in Uplink Non Orthogonal Multiple Access.
SIU
Ahmet Emir, Ferdi Kara, Hakan Kaya
2020 — conf
Error Analysis of Decode-Forward Cooperative Relaying NOMA Schemes over Nakagami-m Fading Channels.
SIU
Ferdi Kara, Hakan Kaya
2020 J jnl
Error Analysis of Decode-Forward Cooperative Relaying NOMA Schemes over Nakagami-m Fading Channels.
CoRR
Ferdi Kara, Hakan Kaya
2020 J jnl
Error Probability Analysis of NOMA-Based Diamond Relaying Network.
IEEE Trans. Veh. Technol.
Ferdi Kara, Hakan Kaya
2020 J jnl
Error Probability Analysis of NOMA-based Diamond Relaying Network.
CoRR
Ferdi Kara, Hakan Kaya
2020 — conf
Error Probability Analysis of Non-Orthogonal Multiple Access with Channel Estimation Errors.
BlackSeaCom
Ferdi Kara, Hakan Kaya
2020 J jnl
Error Probability Analysis of Non-Orthogonal Multiple Access with Channel Estimation Errors.
CoRR
Ferdi Kara, Hakan Kaya
2020 J jnl
Improved Error Performance in NOMA-based Diamond Relaying.
CoRR
Ferdi Kara, Hakan Kaya
2020 J jnl
Improved User Fairness in Decode-Forward Relaying Non-Orthogonal Multiple Access Schemes With Imperfect SIC and CSI.
IEEE Access
Ferdi Kara, Hakan Kaya
2020 J jnl
Improved User Fairness in Decode-Forward Relaying Non-orthogonal Multiple Access Schemes with Imperfect SIC.
CoRR
Ferdi Kara, Hakan Kaya
2020 J jnl
On the Outage Performance of SWIPT-NOMA-CRS with imperfect SIC and CSI.
CoRR
Ferdi Kara
2020 J jnl
Pilot Interval Reduction by Deep Learning Based Detectors in Uplink NOMA.
CoRR
Ahmet Emir, Ferdi Kara, Hakan Kaya
2020 J jnl
Threshold-Based Selective Cooperative NOMA: Capacity/Outage Analysis and a Joint Power Allocation-Threshold Selection Optimization.
IEEE Commun. Lett.
Ferdi Kara, Hakan Kaya
2020 — conf
Wireless Powered Cooperative Relaying Systems with Non-orthogonal Multiple Access.
BlackSeaCom
Ferdi Kara
2020 J jnl
Wireless Powered Cooperative Relaying Systems with Non-orthogonal Multiple Access.
CoRR
Ferdi Kara
2019 — conf
Deep Learning-Based Joint Symbol Detection for NOMA.
SIU
Ahmet Emir, Ferdi Kara, Hakan Kaya
2019 — conf
Error Analysis of Threshold Based Three-hop Device to Device (D2D) Communication Systems.
SIU
Emre Çakar, Ferdi Kara, Hakan Kaya
2019 J jnl
On the Error Performance of Cooperative-NOMA With Statistical CSIT.
IEEE Commun. Lett.
Ferdi Kara, Hakan Kaya
2019 J jnl
Performance Analysis of SSK-NOMA.
CoRR
Ferdi Kara, Hakan Kaya
2019 J jnl
Performance Analysis of SSK-NOMA.
IEEE Trans. Veh. Technol.
Ferdi Kara, Hakan Kaya
2019 — conf
Spatial Multiple Access (SMA): Enhancing performances of MIMO-NOMA systems.
TSP
Ferdi Kara, Hakan Kaya
2019 J jnl
Threshold-Based Selective Cooperative-NOMA.
IEEE Commun. Lett.
Ferdi Kara, Hakan Kaya
2019 J jnl
Threshold-based Selective Cooperative-NOMA.
CoRR
Ferdi Kara, Hakan Kaya
2018 J jnl
BER performances of downlink and uplink NOMA in the presence of SIC errors over fading channels.
IET Commun.
Ferdi Kara, Hakan Kaya
2018 — conf
Derivation of the closed-form BER expressions for DL-NOMA over Nakagami-m fading channels.
SIU
Ferdi Kara, Hakan Kaya
2018 J jnl
Derivation of the closed-form BER expressions for DL-NOMA over Nakagami-m fading channels.
CoRR
Ferdi Kara, Hakan Kaya
2018 J jnl
Effect of the Error Propagation on the Error Performance of Cooperative Communications with the Best Relay Selection Schemes.
CoRR
Ezgi Sanli, Ferdi Kara, Hakan Kaya
2018 — conf
Effect of the error propagation on the error performance of cooperative communications with the best relay selection schemes.
SIU
Ezgi Sanli, Ferdi Kara, Hakan Kaya
2018 J jnl
Prediction of the Optimal Threshold Value in DF Relay Selection Schemes Based on Artificial Neural Networks.
CoRR
Ferdi Kara, Hakan Kaya, Okan Erkaymaz, Ertan Öztürk
2018 J jnl
Spatial Multiple Access (SMA): Enhancing performances of MIMO-NOMA systems.
CoRR
Ferdi Kara, Hakan Kaya
2016 C conf
Prediction of the optimal threshold value in DF relay selection schemes based on artificial neural networks.
INISTA
Ferdi Kara, Hakan Kaya, Okan Erkaymaz, Ertan Öztürk