CURRICULUM VITAE

 

 

1.         Name Surname          :           Soydan Redif

2.      Date of Birth              :           1 November 1972

3.      Title                             :           Assistant Professor

4.      Education:

Degree

Field

University

Year

Bachelor            (1st Class Hons.)

Electronic Engineering

Middlesex University, London, U.K.

1998

Doctorate

Electrical and Electronic Engineering

University of Southampton, U.K.

2006

5.           Academic Titles

Title

Department

University

Year/ Period

Research Scientist

Advanced Signal Processing Group

Defence Evaluation and Research Agency (DERA) / QinetiQ

Sep 1998 – Apr 2006

Dr.

(Technical Leader)

Advanced Signal Processing Group

Defence Evaluation and Research Agency (DERA) / QinetiQ

Jan 2006 – Jul 2007

Assist. Prof. Dr.

Electrical and Electronic Engineering 

Near East University

Aug 2008 – Sep 2011

Assist. Prof. Dr.

Electrical and Electronic Engineering

European University of Lefke

Sep 2011 –

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.      Graduate Theses Supervised

6.1.   MSc theses

6.2.   PhD theses

 

7.      Publications

7.1   International Journals (SCI & SCI-E)

7.1.1     S. Redif, J. G. McWhirter and S. Weiss, “Design of FIR paraunitary filter banks for subband coding using a polynomial eigenvalue decomposition,” IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing, doi:10.1109/TSP.2011.2163065, 2011, in press.

7.1.2     S. Biricik, O. C. Ozerdem, S. Redif and M. O. I. Khamil, “An improved hybrid active power filter topology for distorted grid voltages,” submitted to International Review of Electrical Engineering, 2011.

7.1.3     J. G. McWhirter, P. D. Baxter, T. Cooper, S. Redif and J. Foster, “An EVD algorithm for para-Hermitian polynomial matrices,” IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing, vol. 55, no. 5, pp. 2158–2169, May 2007.

7.1.4     S. Weiss, S. Redif, T. Cooper, C. Liu, P. D. Baxter and J. G. McWhirter, “Paraunitary oversampled filter bank design for channel coding,” EURASIP Journal on Applied Signal Processing, vol. 2006, Article ID 31346, 2006.

7.2   International Conferences / Publications in Proceedings

7.2.1         S. Redif, J. G. McWhirter and S. Weiss, “An approximate polynomial matrix eigenvalue decomposition algorithm for para-Hermitian matrices,” IEEE 11th International Symposium on Signal Processing and Information technology, (ISSPIT-2011), Bilbao, Spain, 2011.

7.2.2         S. Biricik, O. C.Ozerdem, S. Redif and M. O. I. Khamil, “Performance improvement of active power filters based on p-q and d-q control methods under non-ideal supply voltage conditions,” in Proc. 7th International Conference on Electrical and Electronic Engineering (ELECO-2011), Bursa, Turkey, Dec 2011.

7.2.3         S. Redif, J. G. McWhirter and S. Weiss, “Orthonormal subband coder design using polynomial eigenvalue decomposition,” in Proc EURASIP European Signal Processing Conference (EUSIPCO 2010), Aalborg, Denmark, Aug. 2010. Ranked as a Top Paper in EUSIPCO-2010.

7.2.4         S. Redif and U. Fahrioglu, “Foetal ECG extraction using broadband signal subspace decomposition,” IEEE 10th Mediterranean Microwave Symposium, Cyprus, Aug. 2010.

7.2.5         S. Redif and J. G. McWhirter, “Orthonormal subband coder design using polynomial eigenvalue decomposition,” in Proc IEEE International Symposium on Communications, Control and Signal Processing (ISCCSP-2010), Cyprus, Limassol, Mar. 2010.

7.2.6         C. L. Koh, S. Redif and S. Weiss, “Broadband GSC beamformer with spatial and temporal decorrelation,” EURASIP European Signal Processing Conf., Glasgow, Scotland, Aug. 2009.

7.2.7         S. Redif, J. G. McWhirter, T. Cooper and S. Weiss, “Comparison of broadband subspace decomposition algorithms,” in Proc. EURASIP European Signal Processing Conference (EUSIPCO-2007), Poznan, Poland, Aug. 2007.

7.2.8         S. Redif, J. G. McWhirter and P. D. Baxter, “Robust broadband adaptive beamforming via polynomial matrix eigenvalue decomposition ,” in Proc. IMA International Conference on Mathematics in Communications, Cirencester, U.K., Dec. 2006.

7.2.9         S. Redif, J. G. McWhirter, “Robust broadband adaptive beamforming via polynomial eigenvalues,” in Proc. IEEE/MTS OCEANS Conference (OCEANS-2006), Boston, MA, USA, pp. 1–6, Sep. 2006.

7.2.10 J. G. McWhirter, P. D. Baxter, T. Cooper and S. Redif, “A novel technique for broadband subspace decomposition,” in Proc. EURASIP European Signal Processing Conference (EUSIPCO-2006), Florence, Italy, Sep. 2006.

7.2.11 P. D. Baxter, S. Redif, J. G. McWhirter, “Robust broadband adaptive beamforming using polynomial matrix eigenvalue decomposition,” IMA Int. Conf. on Mathematics in Signal Processing, Cirencester, 2006.

7.2.12 C. Liu, S. Weiss, S. Redif, T. Cooper, L. Lampe and J.G. McWhirter, “Channel coding for power line communication based on oversampled filter banks,” in Proc. IEEE International Symposium on Power-Line Communications and its Applications (ISPLC-2005), Vancouver, CA, pp. 246–249, Apr. 2005.

7.2.13 S. Redif and T. Cooper, “Paraunitary filter bank design via a polynomial singular value decomposition,” in Proc. IEEE International Conf. on Acoustics, Speech and Signal Processing (ICASSP-2005), Philadelphia, PA, vol. 4, pp. 613–616, Mar. 2005.

7.2.14 S. Redif and I.K. Proudler, “A novel algorithm for single channel signal separation of communications signals”, in Proc. IMA International Conference on Mathematics in Communications, Lancaster University, Dec. 2002.

7.3   Project Reports (U.K., Peer Reviewed)

7.3.1      S. Redif and S. D. Hayward, “Analysis of broadband DoA estimators for Low Cost Unattended Ground Sensors,” Restricted, QinetiQ/D&TS, 31 pages, 2007

7.3.2      S. Redif, S. D. Hayward and M. Cole, “Techniques for low cost unattended ground sensors,” Confidential, QinetiQ/D&TS, 30 pages, 2007

7.3.3      S. Redif, J. G. McWhirter and T. Cooper, “Development of a broadband adaptive beamformer based on the SBR2 algorithm,” Classified, QinetiQ/D&TS, 49 pages, 2006

7.3.4      J. G. McWhirter, S. Redif and T. Cooper, “Broadband adaptive sensor arrays,” Restricted, QinetiQ/D&TS, 47 pages, 2005

7.3.5      S. Redif and T. Cooper, “Development of the sequential best rotation algorithm,” Restricted, QinetiQ, 40 pages, 2003

7.3.6      S. Redif and I. K. Proudler, “A novel co-channel interference cancellation algorithm for single channel communications,” Confidential, DERA, 15 pages, 2003

7.3.7      S. Redif and I. K. Proudler, “CDMA signal detection using a prewhitening technique with the MUSIC algorithm,” Restricted, DERA, 14 pages, 2001.

7.4   Theses

7.4.1     S. Redif, Polynomial Matrix Decompositions and Paraunitary Filter Banks, Ph.D. Thesis, University of Southampton, ECS, Southampton, U.K., 2006

7.4.2     S. Redif, Algorithms for Broadband Subspace Decomposition, 9-month (M.Phil.) report, University of Southampton, ECS, Southampton, U.K., 2004.

8        Projects Directed and Participated

8.1   Technical Lead –MoD Research Acquisition Organisation (RAO) project: High-performance processing for low-cost unattended ground sensors, Jan 2006 – Jul 2007

8.2   Technical Coordinator and Key Researcher on MoD Corporate Research Programme (CRP): Advanced signal processing, Feb 2004 – Jan 2006

8.3   Consultant – Signal Processing Specialist on MoD feasibility study, Sep 2006

8.4   Key Researcher on MoD Corporate Research Programme (CRP): Broadband advanced sensor arrays, 2002 – 2005

8.5   Key Researcher on MoD Applied Research Programme (ARP): Communications, information and signal processing, 2000 – 2003

8.6   Consultant on MoD feasibility study, 2002

8.7   Researcher on MoD Applied Research Programme (ARP): Satellite Comms, 1998 – 2000.

9        Administrative Designations

9.1   Technical Leader, QinetiQ Ltd, 2006-2007

9.2   Technical Coordinator, QinetiQ Ltd, 2005-2007

9.3   Administrative Work

9.3.1     Project planning, risk assessment, coordination and monitoring, 2006 – 2007

9.3.2     Project task allocation and coordination, 2004 – 2006

9.3.3     Project management, risk assessment, organisation, recording minutes, 2002-2005

9.3.4     Liaison between QinetiQ’s intellectual property (IP) department and industry for the preparation of a non-disclosure agreements (NDA), 2002-2004.

10   Membership in Scholarly Institutions

10.1   Senior Member, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (SMIEEE), 2011

10.2   Chartered Engineer (CEng) & Member, Institution of Eng. and Technology (MIET), 2005

10.3   Chartered Mathematician (CMath) and Member, Institute of Maths and its Apps., 2005

10.4   Member of the European Association of Signal Processing (MEMBER EURASIP), 2010

10.5   Scholarly Activities

10.5.1 TPC member for European Signal Processing Conference (EUSIPCO), 2008–present

10.5.2 Reviewer for the IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC), 2010–present

10.5.3 Reviewer for the International Journal of Adaptive Control and Signal Processing (JACSP), 2008–2011

10.5.4 Research collaborations in the U.K.: University of Strathclyde, Cardiff University, University of Southampton, Loughborough University, QinetiQ Ltd.

11   Awards and grants

11.1   Paper ranked among Top papers, EUSIPCO-2010

11.2   Awarded project funding of Ł96,000 for a research programme, RAO U.K. MoD, 2006

11.3   Received the EURASIP Group Technical Achievement Award, 2003

11.4   Recipient of the I.E.E. Prize for Outstanding Academic Achievement, 1998

11.5   Won 1st and 2nd prizes in the Prince of Wales’s Young Artists’ Award for oil painting out of 80,000 entries, 1982.

12   Fill the table below for the courses you have taught over the last two academic years

Academic Year

Term

Course Name

Hours/week

Number of Students

Theore-tical

Applied

2011

Fall

Selected Topics in Comms

3

0

2

Modelling Control Systems

3

0

2

Principles of Comms

3

0

5

Analogue Comms

3

0

16

Control Systems

3

0

50

Digital Circuits I

2

2

20

Spring

Signals and Systems

4

2

42

Linear Control Systems

4

2

38

Digital Signal Processing (DSP)

4

2

6

 

 

Control Systems

3

0

45

 

 

Electronics II

3

2

50

2010

Fall

Advanced DSP

4

2

3

Signals and Systems

4

2

49

Linear Control Systems

4

2

54

Spring

Signals and Systems

4

2

42

Linear Control Systems

4

2

38

 

 

Computer Applications

4

2

26