People

The people behind the circuits.

A research group connecting integrated-circuit design, high-frequency measurement, communication systems, and intelligent edge hardware.

Principal Investigator

Korkut Kaan Tokgöz

Faculty Member · Electronics Engineering

Faculty member at Sabancı University working on millimeter-wave and sub-terahertz integrated circuits, energy-efficient 6G wireless systems, sensors, Edge AI, and IoT hardware.

Postdoctoral Researchers

Didem Aydoğan

Postdoctoral Researcher · Wireless Communication/Signal Design

Didem Aydoğan is a postdoctoral researcher in Tokgöz Lab working on integrated sensing and communication (ISAC), sub-THz systems, and hardware-aware waveform design. Her research focuses on bridging signal processing and RF hardware constraints to develop robust and efficient next-generation wireless communication and sensing technologies.

PhD Candidates

Mahir Burak Usta

PhD Candidate in Electronics Engineering

Ph.D. candidate in Electronics Engineering at Sabancı University, working on noise modeling in millimeter-wave and sub-terahertz systems. His other interests include UAV-to-UAV communications and reconfigurable antenna arrays.

Saman Mokhtabadamri

PhD Candidate in Electronics Engineering

Saman Mokhtabadamri is an Electronics Engineering researcher specializing in RF, mm-wave, and sub-THz CMOS circuits. He is pursuing a dual-degree PhD at Sabancı University, Türkiye, and NYCU, Taiwan, focusing on mm-wave/sub-THz transceivers and PLLs for ultra-broadband wireless communications.

Mustafa Canıtez

PhD Candidate in Electronics Engineering

He started his PhD immediately after completing his B.Sc. in Electronics Engineering with a minor in Physics at Sabancı University in January 2026. In collaboration with imec, his research investigates signaling and interconnect approaches for next-generation digital circuits and computing architectures.

Şevval Oksay

PhD Candidate in Electronics Engineering

She is a Ph.D. student in Electronics Engineering at Sabancı University, Istanbul, Türkiye. Her research focuses on electromagnetics, RF/microwave and integrated circuit technologies, including amplifiers and antennas for advanced communication systems at sub-terahertz and terahertz frequencies.

Arman Yadolahi

PhD Candidate in Electronics Engineering

Arman Yadolahi is a Ph.D. student in Electronics Engineering at Sabancı University, working on microelectronics for the mm-wave, sub-THz, and THz spectrum.

Mitra Saboongar

PhD Candidate in Electronics Engineering

Mitra Saboongar is a telecommunications engineer and PhD candidate in Electronics Engineering at Sabancı University, working on wave analysis techniques for modeling electromagnetic field interactions.

Master's Students

Hasan Bartu Orhun

M.Sc. in Electronics Engineering

Hasan Bartu Orhun received his BSc in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from Bilkent University in 2024. He is currently pursuing an MSc in Sabanci University.

Arda Özgün

M.Sc. in Electronics Engineering

Arda Özgün is an M.Sc. student in Electronics Engineering at Sabancı University, specializing in integrated circuit design and SRAM-based processing-near-memory architectures. His research focuses on developing an energy-efficient SRAM macro with integrated multiply–accumulate computation for edge AI applications.

Ahmet Yelboğa

M.Sc. in Electronics Engineering

Ahmet Yelboğa received the B.S. degree in Electronics Engineering from Sabanci University in 2025, where he is currently pursuing the M.S. degree. His research interests include millimeter-wave and sub-terahertz CMOS circuits, focusing on energy-efficient designs such as modulators and non-coherent demodulators, as well as broadband and distributed CMOS circuits, including distributed amplifiers and distributed mixers.

Fatih Arda Zengin

M.Sc. in Manufacturing Engineering

Fatih Arda Zengin is an M.Sc. candidate in Manufacturing Engineering at Sabancı University with a background in Industrial Engineering. His research interests lie at the intersection of artificial intelligence, energy technologies, and advanced manufacturing.

Tuğberk Taha Yolcu

M.Sc. in Mechatronics Engineering

Tuğberk Taha Yolcu is a Mechatronics Engineer and M.Sc. researcher at Sabancı University specializing in MEMS design and semiconductor microfabrication. His research centers on cleanroom fabrication and device modeling, with a focus on Silicon PIN (S-PIN) diodes.

Ahmet Alperen Öznam

M.Sc. in Electronics Engineering

Ahmet Alperen Öznam completed a double major in EE and CS during his undergraduate studies and is currently working on mm-wave systems.

Sarp Yolcu

M.Sc. in Electronics Engineering

Sarp Yolcu is an M.Sc. student in Electronics Engineering at Sabancı University. His research focuses on RF and sub-THz CMOS circuit design.

Mete Sakallı

M.Sc. in Electronics Engineering

Mete Sakallı is currently pursuing a master's degree in Electronics Engineering at Sabancı University, working on digital IC design with a focus on RISC-V processor architectures, FPGA implementation, and hardware accelerators for machine learning. His research spans multi-ISA reconfigurable fabrics and low-power neural network accelerators for embedded systems.

Efe Korkmaz

M.Sc. in Electronics Engineering

Efe Korkmaz is an Electronics Engineering master's student at Sabanci University in Istanbul, working on SDRs and researching on ground penetrating radars along with synthetic aperture radars. His current research is SFCW ground penetrating radar aimed to locate earthquake victims under rubble.

Muhittin Hamza Hanedar

M.Sc. in Electronics Engineering

Muhittin Hamza Hanedar is an M.Sc. student in Electronics Engineering at Sabancı University, focusing on analog/mixed-signal and RF IC design.

Saim Egemen Yücel

M.Sc. in Material Science and Nano Technology

Saim Egemen Yücel is a physics engineering graduate from Ankara University, currently exploring quantum materials for Edge AI hardware. His work spans the design and fabrication of emerging materials for more efficient on-device computing.

Mervegül Gökçimen

M.Sc. in Electronics Engineering

M.Sc. student in Electronics Engineering at Sabancı University, with research interests in RF and mm-wave integrated circuit design.

Zeynep Akın

M.Sc. in Electronics Engineering

M.Sc. student in Electronics Engineering at Sabancı University, with research interests in analog/RF integrated circuit design.

Emirhan Cam

M.Sc. in Electronics Engineering

M.Sc. student in Electronics Engineering at Sabancı University, with research interests in analog/RF and mmWave integrated circuit design.

Alumni

Ömer Rasim Kınacı

M.Sc. Graduate · Electronics Engineering

Ömer Rasim Kınacı received B.Sc. and M.Sc. degrees in Electronics Engineering from Sabancı University, with current interests in sub-THz communication, mmWave RF system modeling, and quantum communications.

Kadirhan Kana

M.Sc. Graduate · Electronics Engineering

Kadirhan Kana received his M.Sc. degree in Electronics Engineering from Sabancı University. His research interests include FPGA-based neural network acceleration, fixed-point quantization, and embedded systems.

Mehmet Akif Özkaya

M.Sc. Graduate · Electronics Engineering

Mehmet Akif Özkaya holds a B.Sc. and an M.Sc. in Electronics Engineering from Sabancı University, where his graduate research at Tokgöz Lab focused on the design and fabrication of piezoresistive pressure sensors as part of a TUSAŞ project. He currently works as a Production Engineer at Turkuaz Seramik.

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