Curriculum Vitae
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Ph.D., Electrical and Computer Engineering
2021 – 2026 (Expected)
University of California, Santa Barbara
Advisor: Prof. Upamanyu Madhow · M.S. awarded June 2024
B.Sc., Electrical and Electronics Engineering — Summa cum laude
2015 – 2021
Koç University, Istanbul, Turkey
B.A., Philosophy
2015 – 2021
Koç University, Istanbul, Turkey · Class rank: 2nd
Publications
C. Cebeci, O. D. Noroozi, U. Madhow, "Beamspace Dimensionality Reduction for Massive MU-MIMO: Geometric Insights and Information-Theoretic Limits," submitted for publication, 2025. arXiv
A. Haddad, O. D. Noroozi, C. Cebeci, M. J. W. Rodwell, U. Madhow, "Scaling Wideband Hybrid Beamforming for sub-THz Communication," 59th Asilomar Conf., 2025 (Invited). arXiv
C. Cebeci, O. D. Noroozi, U. Madhow, "Scaling mmWave MU-MIMO: Information-Theoretic Guidance Using Real-World Data," 58th Asilomar Conf., pp. 1620–1624, 2024.
J. Han, C. Cebeci, W. Tang, Z. Zhang, U. Madhow, "Tiled Beamspace Processing for Scaling mmWave Massive MU-MIMO," IEEE VTC2024-Fall, pp. 1–6, 2024.
C. Cebeci, U. Madhow, "A Fourier Analysis of Digital Beamforming with Severely Quantized mmWave Arrays," 57th Asilomar Conf., pp. 433–437, 2023.
Experience
Graduate Student Researcher & SRC Research Scholar
Sep 2022 – Present
Wireless Communication and Sensornets Laboratory (WCSL), UC Santa Barbara
Intern — ASELSAN (Defense Industries)
Jun – Aug 2020
Power and Control Systems Electronics Design, Ankara, Turkey
Intern — NETAS (Telecom & Networking)
Jun – Aug 2018
Innovation Department, Istanbul, Turkey
Teaching
Advanced Topics in Wireless Systems
Winter 2026
Digital Communication Fundamentals
Fall 2025
Probability and Statistics
Spring 2022
Discrete-Time Signal Analysis and Processing
Winter 2022
Skills
Programming: MATLAB, Python (NumPy, PyTorch, TensorFlow), C, C++, CUDA, Git
Tools: NVIDIA Sionna, Simulink, Linux, HPC clusters
Areas: Massive MIMO, hybrid beamforming, OFDM, channel estimation, deep learning (CNN, RNN, Transformer)
Tools: NVIDIA Sionna, Simulink, Linux, HPC clusters
Areas: Massive MIMO, hybrid beamforming, OFDM, channel estimation, deep learning (CNN, RNN, Transformer)
Awards & Honors
Semiconductor Research Corporation (SRC) Research Scholar
2022 – Present
Government Scholar — Top 100 in national university entrance exam
2015 – 2021
Semahat–Nusret Arsel High Honor Scholar, Koç University
2015 – 2021
Vehbi Koç Scholar (4 semesters)
2016 – 2021
Ranked 89th / 1.5 million in national university entrance exam
2015
Service
Professional Committee Chair — Womxn in Science & Engineering (WiSE)
2023 – 2024
UC Santa Barbara