Fatih Efe Bilgen

PhD Student, University of Cambridge, UK

Fatih Efe Bilgen

Fatih Efe Bilgen is a Ph.D. candidate in Engineering at the University of Cambridge, where he works under the supervision of Prof. Ozgur B. Akan. He received his B.Sc. in Electrical and Electronics Engineering, alongside a dual degree in Mathematics, from Koç University, Istanbul, Türkiye, in June 2024, and his M.S. degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from the same institution in July 2025. His research focuses on advancing next-generation communication technologies, with particular interests in quantum communication and networking, plant and environmental bio-communication, and wireless communications.


Research Interests

  • Quantum Communication
  • Quantum Networking
  • Plant and Environmental Bio-Communication
  • Wireless Communication


Journal Papers

  1. F. E. Bilgen and O. B. Akan, “Continuous Blood Monitoring with Particle-based Integrated Sensing and Communication (ISAC),” IEEE Nanotechnology Magazine (Early Access), 2026. doi: 10.1109/MNANO.2026.3706272.
  2. D. Aktas, B. E. Ortlek, M. Civas, E. Baradari, A. B. Kilic, F. E. Bilgen, A. S. Okcu, M. Whitfield, O. Cetinkaya, and O. B. Akan, “Odor-Based Molecular Communications: State-of-the-Art, Vision, Challenges, and Frontier Directions,” IEEE Communications Surveys & Tutorials, vol. 27, no. 4, pp. 2658–2692, Aug. 2025. doi: 10.1109/COMST.2024.3487472.
  3. F. E. Bilgen, A. B. Kilic, and O. B. Akan, “Odor Perceptual Shift Keying (OPSK) for Odor-Based Molecular Communication,” IEEE Transactions on Molecular, Biological, and Multi-Scale Communications, vol. 11, no. 1, pp. 1–12, Mar. 2025. doi: 10.1109/TMBMC.2024.3460708.


Conference Papers

  1. F. E. Bilgen, A. S. Okcu, O. T. Baydas, and O. B. Akan, “Internet of Intelligent Reflecting Surfaces (IoIRS),” to appear in Proc. IEEE International Symposium on Personal, Indoor, and Mobile Radio Communications (PIMRC), Singapore, Sep. 2026.
  2. F. E. Bilgen and O. B. Akan, “Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Symbiosis for Energy Harvesting in the Internet of Plants,” in Proc. ACM NanoCom 2024, Milan, Italy, Oct. 2024. doi: 10.1145/3686015.3689365.


Workshops / Poster Presentations

  1. A. B. Kilic, F. E. Bilgen, and O. B. Akan, “Channel Modeling and Experimental Validation of Odor-Based Molecular Communication Systems,” in 10th International Workshop on Molecular Communications, Istanbul, Türkiye, Apr. 2026.


Book Chapters

  1. A. B. Kilic, F. E. Bilgen, and O. B. Akan, “Precision Farming with the Internet of Everything,” to appear in Precision Technologies for Digital Agriculture: IoT, Big Data, Crop Modeling, and AI for Agricultural Excellence, Edited by Shushil Kumar Himanshu, Hemendra Kumar, Santosh S. Palmate, 2026.


Submitted Papers

  1. A. B. Kilic, F. E. Bilgen, A. Z. Babar, and O. B. Akan, “Sustainable and Precision Agriculture with the Internet of Everything (IoE),” submitted to Computers and Electronics in Agriculture, July 2026.
  2. A. B. Kilic, F. E. Bilgen, and O. B. Akan, “Channel Modeling and Experimental Validation of Odor-Based Molecular Communication Systems,” submitted to IEEE Transactions on Molecular, Biological, and Multi-Scale Communications, Apr. 2026.


Theses

  1. F. E. Bilgen, “Perceptual Shift Keying: A Novel Modulation Technique for Odor-Based Molecular Communication,” M.Sc. Thesis, Koç University, Istanbul, Türkiye, June 2025.


Teaching Activities

  • Demonstrator, 1P3: Digital Circuits and Information Processing, University of Cambridge, Lent 2026
  • Demonstrator, 3B2: Integrated Digital Electronics, University of Cambridge, Lent 2026
  • Undergraduate Supervisor, 3B2: Integrated Digital Electronics, University of Cambridge, Lent 2026
  • Teaching Assistant, Electrical and Electronics Engineering Design 1, Koç University, Spring 2025
  • Teaching Assistant, Systems, Control & Communications, Koç University, Fall 2024
  • Teaching Assistant, Signals and Systems, Koç University, Fall 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024