Fatih Efe Bilgen

First-year 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. Akan. He completed his B.Sc. in Electrical and Electronics Engineering with a dual degree in Mathematics from Koç University, Istanbul, Turkey, in June 2024, followed by an M.S. degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering in July 2025 from the same institution. His research focuses on advancing the Internet of Everything through innovative, bio-inspired approaches. This includes specialized work in areas such as Odor-based Molecular Communication (OMC), Internet of Plants, and Integrated Sensing and Communication (ISAC).


Research Interests

  • Odor-based Molecular Communication
  • Internet of Plants
  • Integrated Sensing and Communication (ISAC)


Publications

  1. F. E. Bilgen, A. B. Kilic, 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, March 2025.
  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, doi: 10.1109/COMST.2024.3487472, 2024.
  3. F. E. Bilgen, O. B. Akan, “Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Symbiosis for Energy Harvesting in the Internet of Plants,” in Proc. ACM NanoCom 2024, Milan, Italy, October 2024.


Submitted Papers