We are pleased to announce that a senior researcher from Thales, France, will soon join CNG through the prestigious TÜBİTAK 2232 Programme, further strengthening our research in space communications.
Category: News 2026
GO SPACE Concept and Vision Paper to Appear in IEEE Communications Magazine
The GO SPACE concept and vision paper, “Goal-Oriented Communications for Interplanetary and Non-Terrestrial Networks,” by Elif Uysal and Aimin Li, is to appear in IEEE Communications Magazine. The paper introduces a goal-oriented networking framework for interplanetary and non-terrestrial networks, focusing Read More …
Prof. Elif Uysal and Dr. Aimin Li Presented at IEEE ISIT 2026
Prof. Elif Uysal and Dr. Aimin Li participated in IEEE ISIT 2026, held in Guangzhou, China, where they presented the paper “Taming the Heavy Tail: Age-Optimal Preemption.” ISIT 2026 (In the second picture, Gallager’s students posing next to his picture)
Prof. Dr. Elif Uysal Participated in a Plenary Panel on 6G Architecture at the EuCNC & 6G Summit 2026
As part of this plenary discussion, Prof. Uysal joined experts from leading organizations across industry and standardization to discuss the major enablers and challenges shaping future 6G architectures.
Prof. Elif Uysal Delivered an Invited Talk at MOSC 2026
Prof. Elif Uysal delivered an invited talk at MOSC 2026 titled “On Sampling, Routing, and Preemption to Control Age of Information in Networks.”
Prof. Dr. Elif Uysal to Join Plenary Panel at the EuCNC & 6G Summit 2026:
Prof. Dr. Elif Uysal will join the plenary panel “Architectural Transformation towards 6G: Standardization Landscape, Enablers and Challenges” at the EuCNC & 6G Summit 2026 on 4 June 2026, between 14:30 and 16:00 in the Auditorium. The panel will focus Read More …
BKA Awards Recognition for METU Research Group on Communication Networks Members
We are proud to see METU Research Group on Communication Networks members; Burak Karasakal, Yiğit İnce, and Artun Özsoy recognized among the awardees for the Spring Semester of the 2024–2025 Academic Year and the Fall Semester of the 2025–2026 Academic Read More …
Prof. Elif Uysal to Deliver an Invited Talk at MOSC 2026
We are pleased to announce that Prof. Elif Uysal will give an invited talk at MOSC 2026 titled “On Sampling, Routing, and Preemption to Control Age of Information in Networks.” Abstract In goal-oriented networking, the usefulness of delivered information is Read More …
New Publications at CNG
We are happy to share three recent publication achievements from CNG. Congratulations to Yiğit İnce on the acceptance of his first paper, “Random Access with Delayed Feedback: Stability, Delay, and Age of Information,” at ICC 2026 WS-11: Workshop on Massive Read More …
IEEE INFOCOM 2026 Test of Time Paper Award
“Update or Wait: How to Keep Your Data Fresh”, co-authored by Yin Sun, Elif Uysal, Roy Yates, C. Emre Koksal, and Ness B. Shroff, has been selected to receive the IEEE INFOCOM 2026 Test of Time Paper Award. Originally published Read More …