Dr. Osman Yağan

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Biography

Osman Yağan is a Research Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) at Carnegie Mellon University. He joined the faculty in August 2013, following his role as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at CyLab, Carnegie Mellon. Prior to this, he was a visiting Postdoctoral Scholar at Arizona State University in Fall 2011. He received his Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Maryland in 2011 and his B.S. in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from Middle East Technical University in 2007. His research interests focus on modeling, design, and performance evaluation of engineering systems, with a particular emphasis on communication systems and networks. His specific research topics include wireless communications, security, random graphs, social information networks, and cyber-physical systems. Osman is a Senior Member of IEEE and has served on the Technical Program Committee for various international conferences including IEEE Globecom, PIMRC, ICC, and WiOpt.

Research Interests

Requirements for Carnegie Mellon University

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.5
GRE General
Verbal
Required:158
Quantitative
Required:149
Analytical Writing
Required:4
Overall
Required:4
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree in Psychology or related field Research experience/publications
Application Checklist
  • Online application
  • Statement of Purpose
  • Three letters of recommendation
  • Transcripts
  • GRE scores (optional but reported in profile)
  • English Proficiency (TOEFL/IELTS/Duolingo)
Specialization Notes

Admission is extremely competitive with no strict GPA cut-offs; holistic review is used.