{"id":5425,"date":"2024-02-21T16:57:01","date_gmt":"2024-02-21T15:57:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/snt-en\/blog\/people\/mert-bayraktar\/"},"modified":"2026-03-06T06:32:13","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T05:32:13","slug":"mert-bayraktar","status":"publish","type":"people","link":"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/snt-en\/people\/mert-bayraktar\/","title":{"rendered":"Mert BAYRAKTAR"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n<div class=\"person-template\">\n    <div class=\"wp-block-unilux-people-person-hero wp-block-unilux-blocks-hero\">\n            <section id=\"hero-page\" class=\"section py-0\">\n            <div class=\"max-w-screen-3xl mx-auto wp-block-unilux-blocks-hero\">\n                <div class=\"hero hero--overflow-none\">\n                    <header class=\"hero__header\">\n                        <div class=\"hero__container\">\n                            <span class=\"hero__title__subject\">\n                                Our People                            <\/span>\n                            <h1>\n                                Dr.                                Mert                                BAYRAKTAR                            <\/h1>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/header>\n                    <div class=\"hero__visual\">\n                        <img\n                                class=\"object-cover w-full h-full\"\n                                src=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/en\/person-image\/NTAwNjc5MjFfX01lcnQgQkFZUkFLVEFS\"\n                                srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/en\/person-image\/NTAwNjc5MjFfX01lcnQgQkFZUkFLVEFS--thumbnail 150w,https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/en\/person-image\/NTAwNjc5MjFfX01lcnQgQkFZUkFLVEFS--medium 300w,https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/en\/person-image\/NTAwNjc5MjFfX01lcnQgQkFZUkFLVEFS--medium_large 768w,https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/en\/person-image\/NTAwNjc5MjFfX01lcnQgQkFZUkFLVEFS--large 1024w,https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/en\/person-image\/NTAwNjc5MjFfX01lcnQgQkFZUkFLVEFS--1536x1536 1536w,https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/en\/person-image\/NTAwNjc5MjFfX01lcnQgQkFZUkFLVEFS--2048x2048 2048w\"\n                                loading=\"lazy\"\n                                alt=\"\">\n                    <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"hero__body\">\n                        <div class=\"hero__container\">\n                            <p>Research scientist<\/p>\n                            <h2 class=\"text-h6\">\n                                Contact                            <\/h2>\n                            <ul>\n                                                                <li>\n                                    <div class=\"icon-info icon-contact\">\n                                        <svg\n                                            aria-hidden=\"true\"\n                                            focusable=\"false\"\n                                            class=\"\n                                                icon\n                                                icon-outline\n                                                icon--primary\n                                                icon--secondary\n                                            \">\n\n                                            <use\n                                                xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/themes\/unilux-theme\/assets\/images\/icons\/icons-outline.svg#icon--email\">\n                                            <\/use>\n                                        <\/svg>\n                                        <div class=\"icon-info__body\">\n                                            &#109;&#101;rt.b&#097;yra&#107;&#116;ar&#064;&#117;ni&#046;l&#117;                                        <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/li>\n                                                                                            <\/ul>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/section>\n    <\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-wrapper tabs-pre-heading\">\n    \n\n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-wrapper container xl:max-w-screen-xl\">\n    \n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-unilux-blocks-heading\"        id=\"details\"\n    >\nDetails<\/h2>\n\n    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-wrapper container xl:max-w-screen-xl\">\n    \n\n<div id=\"tab-nav\" class=\"tab-nav\">\n    <button\n        type=\"button\"\n        class=\"button-toggle btn btn--white w-full\"\n        aria-expanded=\"false\"\n        aria-controls=\"tab-nav__listing\"\n        title=\"The selected tab is CONTENT OF THE CURRENT LABEL\"\n    >\n        <span class=\"btn__name mr-auto\">Profile<\/span>\n        <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"icon icon-outline icon--xs\">\n            <use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/themes\/unilux-theme\/assets\/images\/icons\/icons-outline.svg#icon--arrow-down\" \/>\n        <\/svg>\n    <\/button>\n    <ul\n        id=\"tab-nav__listing\"\n        class=\"tab-nav__listing nav manual\"\n        role=\"tablist\"\n        aria-label=\"About me\"\n    >\n                <li role=\"presentation\" class=\"tab-nav__item\" key={button.id}>\n            <button\n                type=\"button\"\n                id=\"tab-profile-tab-50067921\"\n                data-bs-toggle=\"tab\"\n                data-bs-target=\"#tabpanel-profile-tab-50067921\"\n                role=\"tab\"\n                aria-controls=\"tabpanel-profile-tab-50067921\"\n                aria-selected=\"false\"\n                aria-current=\"false\"\n                class=\"tab-nav__button\"\n                tabIndex=\"-1\"\n            >\n                <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"icon icon-outline icon--xs\">\n                    <use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/themes\/unilux-theme\/assets\/images\/icons\/icons-outline.svg#icon--arrow-right\" \/>\n                <\/svg>\n                <span class=\"tab-nav__name\">Profile<\/span>\n            <\/button>\n        <\/li>\n                <li role=\"presentation\" class=\"tab-nav__item\" key={button.id}>\n            <button\n                type=\"button\"\n                id=\"tab-cv-tab-50067921\"\n                data-bs-toggle=\"tab\"\n                data-bs-target=\"#tabpanel-cv-tab-50067921\"\n                role=\"tab\"\n                aria-controls=\"tabpanel-cv-tab-50067921\"\n                aria-selected=\"false\"\n                aria-current=\"false\"\n                class=\"tab-nav__button\"\n                tabIndex=\"-1\"\n            >\n                <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"icon icon-outline icon--xs\">\n                    <use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/themes\/unilux-theme\/assets\/images\/icons\/icons-outline.svg#icon--arrow-right\" \/>\n                <\/svg>\n                <span class=\"tab-nav__name\">CV<\/span>\n            <\/button>\n        <\/li>\n            <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tab-content\">\n    <section\n    id=\"tabpanel-profile-tab-50067921\"\n    aria-labelledby=\"tab-profile-tab-50067921\"\n    class=\"tab-panel fade hidden is-hidden\"\n>\n    <div class=\"wp-block-unilux-people-person-details\">\n    \n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-unilux-blocks-heading\"        id=\"functions\"\n    >\nFunctions<\/h3>\n\n<p>Research scientist<\/p>\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-unilux-blocks-heading\"        id=\"in-detail\"\n    >\nIn detail<\/h3>\n<div class=\"customer-spacer-b-md\">\n    <ul class=\"list-highlighted\">\n            <li class=\"list-highlighted__item\">\n        <header class=\"list-highlighted__header\">\n            <h4 class=\"title\">\n                <strong>\n                    Organisation                <\/strong>\n            <\/h4>\n        <\/header>\n        <div class=\"list-highlighted__body\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/snt-en\/\" title=\"Interdisciplinary Centre for Security, Reliability and Trust\">Interdisciplinary Centre for Security, Reliability and Trust<\/a>        <\/div>\n    <\/li>\n    <li class=\"list-highlighted__item\">\n        <header class=\"list-highlighted__header\">\n            <h4 class=\"title\">\n                <strong>\n                    Department                <\/strong>\n            <\/h4>\n        <\/header>\n        <div class=\"list-highlighted__body\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/snt-en\/research-groups\/SIGCOM\/\" title=\"SigCom\">SigCom<\/a>        <\/div>\n    <\/li>\n    <li class=\"list-highlighted__item\">\n        <header class=\"list-highlighted__header\">\n            <h4 class=\"title\">\n                <strong>\n                    Postal address                <\/strong>\n            <\/h4>\n        <\/header>\n        <div class=\"list-highlighted__body\">\n            Interdisciplinary Centre for Security, Reliability and Trust<br>29, boulevard JF Kennedy<br>L-1855 LUXEMBOURG        <\/div>\n    <\/li>\n    <li class=\"list-highlighted__item\">\n        <header class=\"list-highlighted__header\">\n            <h4 class=\"title\">\n                <strong>\n                    Campus office                <\/strong>\n            <\/h4>\n        <\/header>\n        <div class=\"list-highlighted__body\">\n            JFK, E03 304        <\/div>\n    <\/li>\n    <li class=\"list-highlighted__item\">\n        <header class=\"list-highlighted__header\">\n            <h4 class=\"title\">\n                <strong>\n                    Contact details                <\/strong>\n            <\/h4>\n        <\/header>\n        <div class=\"list-highlighted__body\">\n                            <div class=\"icon-info icon-list-item\">\n                    <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"\n                        class=\"icon icon-outline icon--primary icon--secondary\">\n                        <use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/themes\/unilux-theme\/assets\/images\/icons\/icons-outline.svg#icon--email\"><\/use>\n                    <\/svg>\n                    <div class=\"icon-info__body\">\n                        &#109;e&#114;t&#046;b&#097;&#121;ra&#107;tar&#064;&#117;&#110;i.&#108;&#117;                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            \n            \n            \n                    <\/div>\n    <\/li>\n    <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: inline-block\" class=\"wp-block-unilux-people-person-details\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-primary\">\n    <a class=\"wp-block-button__link\" href=\"https:\/\/orbilu.uni.lu\/profile?uid=50067921\" target=\"_blank\">Publications on ORBilu<\/a>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section\n    id=\"tabpanel-cv-tab-50067921\"\n    aria-labelledby=\"tab-cv-tab-50067921\"\n    class=\"tab-panel fade hidden is-hidden\"\n>\n    \n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-wrapper \">\n        <p> <strong>Mert Bayraktar<\/strong>  received his PhD degree in Electronic and Communication Engineering at \u00c7ankaya University (Turkey) in 2019. His research interests are free space optics and visible light communication, beam propagation and scintillation in turbulent medium using simulation and analytical methods. Mert joined the Signal Processing &#038; Satellite Communications research group, SIGCOM, headed by Prof. Symeon Chatzinotas and he will be reporting to Dr. Juan Carlos Merlano Duncan.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":44,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","meta":{"featured_image_focal_point":[],"show_featured_caption":false,"ulux_newsletter_groups":"","uluxPostTitle":"","uluxPrePostTitle":"","_trash_the_other_posts":false,"_price":"","_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_header":"","_tribe_default_ticket_provider":"","_tribe_ticket_capacity":"0","_ticket_start_date":"","_ticket_end_date":"","_tribe_ticket_show_description":"","_tribe_ticket_show_not_going":false,"_tribe_ticket_use_global_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_global_stock_level":"","_global_stock_mode":"","_global_stock_cap":"","_tribe_rsvp_for_event":"","_tribe_ticket_going_count":"","_tribe_ticket_not_going_count":"","_tribe_tickets_list":"[]","_tribe_ticket_has_attendee_info_fields":false,"person_selector_id":"50067921","person_selector_name":"Mert BAYRAKTAR","person_migrated":true,"person_general_position_description":"Research scientist (Interdisciplinary Centre for Security, Reliability and Trust - SigCom)"},"authorship":[44],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v22.3 (Yoast SEO v22.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Mert BAYRAKTAR - SnT - University of Luxembourg I Uni.lu<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Research scientist Mert Bayraktar received his PhD degree in Electronic and Communication Engineering at \u00c7ankaya University (Turkey) in 2019. His research\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/snt-en\/people\/mert-bayraktar\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Mert BAYRAKTAR\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Research scientist\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/snt-en\/people\/mert-bayraktar\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"SnT EN\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-03-06T05:32:13+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/en\/person-image\/NTAwNjc5MjFfX01lcnQgQkFZUkFLVEFS\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"2560\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"2560\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/snt-en\/people\/mert-bayraktar\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/snt-en\/people\/mert-bayraktar\/\",\"name\":\"Mert BAYRAKTAR - SnT - University of Luxembourg I Uni.lu\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/snt-en\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2024-02-21T15:57:01+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-03-06T05:32:13+00:00\",\"description\":\"Research scientist Mert Bayraktar received his PhD degree in Electronic and Communication Engineering at \u00c7ankaya University (Turkey) in 2019. His research\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/snt-en\/people\/mert-bayraktar\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/snt-en\/people\/mert-bayraktar\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/snt-en\/people\/mert-bayraktar\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/en\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Interdisciplinary Centre for Security, Reliability and Trust (SnT)\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/snt-en\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"Mert BAYRAKTAR\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/snt-en\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/snt-en\/\",\"name\":\"SnT\",\"description\":\"Interdisciplinary Centre for Security, Reliability and Trust I Uni.lu\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/snt-en\/#organization\"},\"alternateName\":\"Interdisciplinary Centre for Security, Reliability and Trust I University of Luxembourg\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/snt-en\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/snt-en\/#organization\",\"name\":\"SnT - University of Luxembourg I Uni.lu\",\"alternateName\":\"Interdisciplinary Centre for Security, Reliability and Trust\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/snt-en\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/snt-en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/03\/03112604\/SNT_SM-Profile_1600x1600px-scaled.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/03\/03112604\/SNT_SM-Profile_1600x1600px-scaled.jpg\",\"width\":2560,\"height\":2560,\"caption\":\"SnT - University of Luxembourg I Uni.lu\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/snt-en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/school\/snt-lu\/\"]}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Mert BAYRAKTAR - SnT - University of Luxembourg I Uni.lu","description":"Research scientist Mert Bayraktar received his PhD degree in Electronic and Communication Engineering at \u00c7ankaya University (Turkey) in 2019. His research","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/snt-en\/people\/mert-bayraktar\/","og_locale":"en_GB","og_type":"article","og_title":"Mert BAYRAKTAR","og_description":"Research scientist","og_url":"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/snt-en\/people\/mert-bayraktar\/","og_site_name":"SnT EN","article_modified_time":"2026-03-06T05:32:13+00:00","og_image":[{"width":2560,"height":2560,"url":"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/en\/person-image\/NTAwNjc5MjFfX01lcnQgQkFZUkFLVEFS","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"twitter_card":"summary_large_image","schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/snt-en\/people\/mert-bayraktar\/","url":"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/snt-en\/people\/mert-bayraktar\/","name":"Mert BAYRAKTAR - SnT - University of Luxembourg I Uni.lu","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/snt-en\/#website"},"datePublished":"2024-02-21T15:57:01+00:00","dateModified":"2026-03-06T05:32:13+00:00","description":"Research scientist Mert Bayraktar received his PhD degree in Electronic and Communication Engineering at \u00c7ankaya University (Turkey) in 2019. His research","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/snt-en\/people\/mert-bayraktar\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-GB","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/snt-en\/people\/mert-bayraktar\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/snt-en\/people\/mert-bayraktar\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/en"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Interdisciplinary Centre for Security, Reliability and Trust (SnT)","item":"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/snt-en\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Mert BAYRAKTAR"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/snt-en\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/snt-en\/","name":"SnT","description":"Interdisciplinary Centre for Security, Reliability and Trust I Uni.lu","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/snt-en\/#organization"},"alternateName":"Interdisciplinary Centre for Security, Reliability and Trust I University of Luxembourg","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/snt-en\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-GB"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/snt-en\/#organization","name":"SnT - University of Luxembourg I Uni.lu","alternateName":"Interdisciplinary Centre for Security, Reliability and Trust","url":"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/snt-en\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/snt-en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/03\/03112604\/SNT_SM-Profile_1600x1600px-scaled.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/03\/03112604\/SNT_SM-Profile_1600x1600px-scaled.jpg","width":2560,"height":2560,"caption":"SnT - University of Luxembourg I Uni.lu"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/snt-en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/school\/snt-lu\/"]}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/snt-en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/people\/5425"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/snt-en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/people"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/snt-en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/people"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/snt-en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/44"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/snt-en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/people\/5425\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20965,"href":"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/snt-en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/people\/5425\/revisions\/20965"}],"wp:authorship":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/snt-en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/44"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/snt-en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5425"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}