Ph.D. Candidate in Electrical and Computer Engineering, UC San Diego, USA (Present)

Center for Magnetic Recording Research, Star Group

Advisors:  Prof. Paul H. Siegel 

	Prof. Jack Keil Wolf

M.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering, UC San Diego, USA (2007)

Center for Magnetic Recording Research, Star Group

Advisors:  Prof. Paul H. Siegel 

	Prof. Jack Keil Wolf

B.S. in Mathematics, Istanbul Technical University, Turkey (2004)

Thesis: A wavelet collocation method (WCM) for evolution equations with energy conservation property.

Advisor: Prof. Husnu Ata Erbay

B.S. in Electronics & Comm. Eng., Istanbul Technical University, Turkey (2003)

Graduation Project: Radar Absorbing Materials, From Theory to Design.

Advisor: Prof. Ercan Topuz

Publications:

1. S. Karakulak, P. H. Siegel, J. K. Wolf, and H. N. Bertram, "A New Read Head Model for Patterned Media Storage," 

TMRC, May 2007, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.

2 . S. Karakulak, P. H. Siegel, J. K. Wolf, and H. N. Bertram, "A New Read Channel Model for Patterned Media Storage,"

IEEE Trans. Magn., vol. 44, no. 1, pp. 193-197, Jan. 2008. 

3. S. Karakulak, P. H. Siegel, J. K. Wolf, and H. N. Bertram, "Equalization and detection for patterned media recording,"

Intermag, May 2008, Madrid, Spain.

4. S. Karakulak, P. H. Siegel, J. K. Wolf, and H. N. Bertram, "Joint-track equalization and detection for patterned media recording,"

submitted to IEEE Trans. Magn..

5. S.Karakulak, P. H. Siegel, and J. K. Wolf, "A parametric study of inter-track interference in bit patterned media recording." 

under preparation.

Experience:

Qualcomm Incorporated, Intern, USA, (2007)

Radio Istanbul Technical University; Student assistant

Electric and Electronics Faculty, Turkey (2001-2004)

TUBITAK (Turkish Scientific and Technical Research Council),

Turkey; Intern; studied on Electromagnetic Interference (EMI),

Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC), Radar Absorbing Materials, Turkey

(2002)

Haytek, Intern; Network Communication, Turkey (2001)

Awards and Honors:

Fellowship from ECE dept. of UCSD, 2004-2005

Istanbul Technical University, graduation from university with the 2nd highest GPA (2003)

SIEMENS Excellence Award (2003)

Programming:

C, Matlab, Java

Platforms:

Windows, Unix

Personal:

Born in Istanbul, TURKIYE, 08-08-1982

Language Knowledge

Turkish (native), English (fluent), German (beginner), Spanish (advanced beginner :) )