1.  EDUCATIONAL RECORD

• Ph.D.    Electrical Engineering,    December 1990

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
The Johns Hopkins University,  Baltimore, MD

• M.S.E.    Electrical Engineering,    May 1987

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
The Johns Hopkins University,  Baltimore, MD

• B.S.    Electrical Engineering,    July 1985

Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering
Bogazici University,  Istanbul, Turkey

• Assistant Professor

Electrical and Computer Engineering Department
Cleveland State University,    September 1992 - present
 
• Associate Research Scientist

Electrical and Computer Engineering Department
The Johns Hopkins University,    October 1991 - June 1992
 
• Post-Doctoral Fellow

Electrical and Computer Engineering Department
The Johns Hopkins University,    December 1990 - September 1991
 
• Instructor

Continuing Professional Programs
The Johns Hopkins University,    1986 - 1991
 
• Research Assistant

Electrical and Computer Engineering Department
The Johns Hopkins University,    1987 - 1990
 
• Teaching Assistant

Electrical and Computer Engineering Department
The Johns Hopkins University,    1985 - 1986
 
• Laboratory Assistant

Applied Optics Laboratory,  Electrical and Computer Engineering Department
The Johns Hopkins University,    Summer 1986
 
• Engineer in Training

Philips Eindhoven and Eindhoven Technical University
Eindhoven,  The Netherlands,    Summer 1984
 
• Engineer in Training

PTT Research Laboratories
Istanbul,  Turkey,    Summer 1983

3.1. Research Interests

Communication theory, in particular, robust communications under arbitrary interference, and multiple-access communications.  Applications involving coding and spread-spectrum systems.  Communication networks and information theory.

3.2.1. Journal Publications

1. "An Asymptotically Optimal Random Modem and Detector for Robust Communication," B. Hughes and M. Hizlan, IEEE Transactions on Information Theory, Vol. IT-36, pp. 810-821, July 1990.
2. "On the Optimality of Direct-Sequence for Arbitrary Interference Rejection," M. Hizlan and B. Hughes, IEEE Transactions on Communications, Vol. COM-39, pp. 1193-1196, August 1991.
3. "Determinate-State Convolutional Codes," O. Collins and M. Hizlan, IEEE Transactions  on Communications, Vol. COM-41, pp. 1785-1794, December 1993.
4. "Worst-Case Error Probability of a Spread-Spectrum System in Energy-Limited Interference," M. Hizlan and B. Hughes, submitted to IEEE Transactions on Communications, accepted for publication, January 1996.
5. "Worst-Case Performance of Asynchronous Spread-Spectrum Multiple-Access," M. Hizlan and B. Hughes, submitted to IEE Proceedings - Communications, November 1996.
6. "A Worst-Case Analysis of Direct-Sequence Spread-Spectrum in Multipath Channels," M. Hizlan and X. Liu, submitted to Journal of The Franklin Institute, March 1997.

1. "Worst-Case Performance of Direct-Sequence Modulated Codes on Channels with Unknown Interference," M. Hizlan and B. Hughes, Twenty-Third Annual Conference on Information Sciences and Systems, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, March 22-24, 1989.
2. "On the Optimality of Direct-Sequence for Arbitrary Interference Rejection," M. Hizlan and B. Hughes, Twenty-Seventh Annual Allerton Conference on Communication, Control and Computing, Monticello, IL, September 27-29, 1989.
3. "A Worst-Case Analysis of Direct-Sequence Spread-Spectrum in Multipath Channels," M. Hizlan and X. Liu, ICT ‘96 International Conference on Telecommunications, Vol. 1, pp. 385-391,  Istanbul, Turkey, April 13-17, 1996.
4. "Coded Direct-Sequence Spread-Spectrum in Power-Limited Channels," M. Hizlan and B. Hughes, ICT ‘96 International Conference on Telecommunications, Vol. 1, pp. 373-378,  Istanbul, Turkey, April 13-17, 1996.

1. "A Survey of Communication Link Simulators," M. Hizlan and B. Hughes, Prepared for U.S. Army Ballistic Research Laboratory, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD, Technical Report No. 89-19, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, The Johns Hopkins University, November 1989.
2. "Nova Telemetry DB v1.2 Technical Manual," M. Hizlan, prepared for Navy Satellite Operations Center, Point Mugu, CA, May 1992.

 

4.1. Courses Taught

4.1.1. Assistant Professor,  Cleveland State University,   1992-present

•  ELE 314, Electric Circuits II,    Spring 1995
•  ELE 317, Transform Analysis,    Fall 1995
•  ELE 319, Electronics I Laboratory,    Spring 1993, 1996
•  ELE 320, Electronics II Laboratory,    Fall 1994, Summer 1995
•  ELE 325, Electronics I,    Spring 1993
•  ELE 327, Electronics III,    Summer 1993
•  ELE 385, Digital Systems,    Spring 1995, Fall 1996
•  ELE 452, Digital Communications,    Winter 1993, 1995, 1996
•  ELE 455, Communication Systems Laboratory,    Fall 1994, 1995, 1996, Summer 1995, Winter 1995
•  ELE 486, Digital Systems Laboratory,    Spring 1994
•  ELE 494, Senior Design in Communications,    Winter, Spring 1997
•  ELE 515, Stochastic Processes and Applications,    Winter 1993, 1994
•  ELE 615, Stochastic Processes and Applications,    Winter 1995, 1996, 1997
•  ELE 652, Communication Theory,    Spring 1996, 1997
•  ELE 653, Digital Communications,    Fall 1994
•  ELE 654, Advanced Digital Communications,    Fall 1992
•  ELE 656, Information Theory,    Fall 1993
•  ESC 315, EE Concepts and Applications,    Summer 1994, 1995, 1996

•  Digital Design,    Spring 1992
•  Introduction to Control Systems,    Fall 1991

•  Introduction to Communications,    Summer 1988
•  Digital Design,    Spring 1988
•  Engineering Mathematics,    Spring 1987
•  Digital Systems and Signals,    Fall 1986

5.1. Departmental Service

5.1.1. Departmental Committees

•  Undergraduate Program Committee,    1993 - present
•  Committee on Basic Computer Courses in EE Curriculum,    1994
•  Chair Search Advisory Committee,    1997

•  William Thesling,    5/1993
•  Maissah Saoud,    7/1993
•  Brian Frantz,    6/1994
•  Sachin Bhatmuley,    7/1994
•  Vivek Shivananda,    8/1994
•  Dong Wu,    8/1994
•  Neel Parikh,    12/1994
•  Xuedong Liu,    3/1995
•  Weili Long,    3/1996
•  George Takla,    7/1996
•  Xiaoyi Gao,    TBA

•  William Thesling,    7/1995
•  David Molyneaux,    11/1996

•  Departmental Faculty Secretary,    1992, 1993, 1995
•  Academic Advisor,    1993 - present

•  Engineering College Undergraduate Affairs Committee,    1995 - present

                                                                        (Chair)     1996 - present
•  Engineering College ESC 151 Committee,     1995 - present

•  Session Chair

 ICT 96 International Conference on Telecommunications
 Istanbul, Turkey,    April 1996
•  Reviewer

 ICT 96 International Conference on Telecommunications
 Istanbul, Turkey,    1995 - 1996
•  Reviewer

 IEE Proceedings - Communications,    1997 - present
•  Advisor,

 HKN, Electrical Engineering Honor Society,    1996 - present

•  Member of the IEEE Communications Society
•  Member of the IEEE Information Theory Society
•  Member of HKN, Electrical Engineering Honor Society

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