Berker Pekoz

Dr. Berker Peköz is an assistant professor in the Department of Computer, Electrical and Software Engineering. His research focuses on the design, verification and testing of secure, explainable and resilient AI-driven cyber-physical systems. His expertise includes computing, sensing, communications, localization, positioning, navigation and timing for next-generation non-terrestrial networks.

Dr. Peköz earned a Bachelor of Science in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from Middle East Technical University in Ankara, Türkiye, where he specialized in signal processing for microprocessor-based biomedical imaging systems. He earned both a Master of Science and a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the University of South Florida. His graduate research focused on secure multicarrier mobile communication systems, including 5G networks, with an emphasis on statistical signal processing, estimation and time-series analysis. His doctoral research introduced adaptive MIMO waveform design techniques to support spectrum sharing between ultra-reliable low-latency vehicular networks and massive machine-type communications.

Before joining Embry-Riddle, Dr. Peköz was a senior wireless DSP/ASIC systems engineer in Qualcomm Technologies' Wireless Research and Development division, where he developed digital signal processing implementations for receiver systems supporting second-generation femtocell modem platforms and created automated verification tools that improved system resilience, performance and hardware efficiency.

He later served as a senior communication systems engineer at CesiumAstro Space and Defense Systems, leading the development of advanced wireless communication algorithms and contributing to satellite communications technologies, including alternative positioning, navigation and timing payload concepts.

At Embry-Riddle, Dr. Peköz advises the Embry-Riddle 3-D Printing student organization and Spectrum Control, Testing, and Research in Electronic Warfare (SPECTRE). He also serves as the department representative for the Embry-Riddle Open and Accessible Textbook Initiative.

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Selected Journal Articles

[J7] Y. Mustafa, B. Peköz, and S. Köse, “Reed-Muller error-correction code encoder for SFQ-to-CMOS interface circuits,” IEEE Trans. Appl. Supercond., vol. 36, no. 5, pp. 1-6, Aug. 2026, Art no. 1300906, doi: 10.1109/TASC.2026.3664826.

[J6] M. Karabacak, B. Peköz, G. Mumcu, and H. Arslan, “Arraymetrics: Authentication through chaotic antenna array geometries,” IEEE Commun. Lett., vol. 25, no. 6, pp. 1801–1804, Jun. 2021, issn: 2373-7891. doi: 10.1109/LCOMM.2021.3063049.

[J5] B. Peköz, M. Hafez, S. Köse, and H. Arslan, “Reducing precoder/channel mismatch and enhancing secrecy in practical MIMO systems using artificial signals,” IEEE Commun. Lett., vol. 24, no. 6, pp. 1347–1350, Jun. 2020, issn: 2373-7891. doi: 10.1109/LCOMM.2020. 2978058.

[J4] B. Peköz, Z. E. Ankaralı, S. Köse, and H. Arslan, “Non-redundant OFDM receiver windowing for 5G frames & beyond,” IEEE Trans. Veh. Technol., vol. 69, no. 1, pp. 676–684, Jan. 2020. doi: 10.1109/TVT.2019.2953233.

[J3] B. Peköz, S. Köse, and H. Arslan, “Extensionless adaptive transmitter and receiver windowing of beyond 5G frames,” IEEE Trans. Veh. Technol., vol. 69, no. 2, pp. 1888–1902, Feb. 2020. doi: 10.1109/TVT.2019.2961915.

[J2] A. F. Demir, B. Peköz, S. Köse, and H. Arslan, “Innovative telecommunications training through flexible radio platforms,” IEEE Commun. Mag., vol. 57, no. 11, pp. 27–33, Nov. 2019. doi: 10.1109/MCOM.001.1900245.

[J1] Z. E. Ankaralı, B. Peköz, and H. Arslan, “Flexible radio access beyond 5G: A future projection on waveform, numerology & frame design principles,” IEEE Access, vol. 5, no. 1, pp. 18 295–18 309, Mar. 2017, issn: 2169-3536. doi: 10.1109/ACCESS.2017.2684783.

Selected Proceedings and Presentations

[C11] T. J. Neubert, L. Niure Kandel, and B. Peköz, “Threat-oriented digital twinning for security evaluation of autonomous platforms,” in 2026 56th Annu. IEEE/IFIP Int. Conf. Dependable Syst. Netw. Wkshps. (DSN-W), Charlotte, NC, Jun. 2026, pp. 64–69. doi:10.1109/DSN-W70714.2026.00030.

[C10] C. Gaikwad, F. Senra, A. Lovell, H. Peng, B. Pekoz, and T. Yang, “Simulation results of spaceborne SSA using a comprehensive passive radar model,” in AIAA SCITECH 2026 Forum, Orlando, FL, Jan. 2026, p. 1074. doi: 10.2514/6.2026-1074.

[C9] K. Gharami, H. Aluvihare, S. S. Moni, B. Peköz, "Clone What You Can't Steal: Black-Box LLM Replication via Logit Leakage and Distillation," in Proc. 7th IEEE Int. Conf. Trust, Privacy and Security in Intell. Syst. Appl. (IEEE TPS-ISA 2025), Pittsburgh, PA, Nov. 2025, pp. 140-147, doi: 10.1109/TPS-ISA67132.2025.00024.

[C8] A. S. Okatan, M. I. Akbaş, L. N. Kandel, and B. Peköz, "Seed-Induced Uniqueness in Transformer Models: Subspace Alignment Governs Subliminal Transfer," in Proc. 2025 Cyber Awareness and Research Symp. (IEEE CARS 2025), Grand Forks, ND, Oct. 2025, pp. 1-6. doi: 10.1109/CARS67163.2025.11337559.

[C7] A. S. Okatan, M. I. Akbaş, L. N. Kandel, and B. Peköz, "Keys in the weights: Transformer authentication using model-bound latent representations," in Proc. 2025 Cyber Awareness and Research Symp. (IEEE CARS 2025), Grand Forks, ND, Oct. 2025, pp. 1-6. doi: 10.1109/CARS67163.2025.11337776.

[C6] O. Maute, B. Roberts, and B. Peköz, “RadAround: A field-expedient direction finder for contested IoT sensing & EM situational awareness,” in Proc. 2025 IEEE Mil. Commun. Conf. (MILCOM), Los Angeles, CA: IEEE, Oct. 2025, pp. 1–6. doi: 10.1109/MILCOM64451. 2025.11310632.

[C5] Y. Mustafa, B. Peköz, and S. Köse, “Lightweight Error-Correction Code Encoders in Superconducting Electronic Systems,” in Proc. IEEE Int. Syst.-on-Chip Conf. (SOCC), Dubai, UAE, Sep. 2025, pp. 1-5. doi: 10.1109/SOCC66126.2025.11235429

[C4] Y. Mustafa, B. Peköz, and S. Köse, "Lightweight Error-Correction Code Encoder for Single Flux Quantum (SFQ)-to-CMOS Interface Circuits," in Proc. 17th European Conf. Appl. Supercond. (EUCAS2025), Porto, PT, Sep. 2025. doi: 10.13140/RG.2.2.22275.98083

[C3] Panelist, “R&D activities on acceleration of interworking between terrestrial and non-terrestrial networks for beyond 5G-based society,” Workshop at the 26th Int. Symp. Wireless Pers. Multimedia Commun. (WPMC2023), Tampa, FL, Nov. 21, 2023.

[C2] B. Peköz, S. Köse, and H. Arslan, “Adaptive windowing of insufficient CP for joint minimization of ISI and ACI beyond 5G,” in Proc. 2017 IEEE 28th Annu. Int. Symp. Personal, Indoor, and Mobile Radio Commun., Montreal, QC: IEEE, Oct. 2017, pp. 1–5. doi: 10.1109/PIMRC.2017.8292389.

[C1] M. Elkourdi, B. Peköz, E. Güvenkaya, and H. Arslan, “Waveform design principles for 5G and beyond,” in Proc. 2016 IEEE 17th Annu. Wireless and Microwave Technol. Conf., Clearwater, FL: IEEE, Apr. 2016, pp. 1–6. doi: 10.1109/WAMICON.2016.7483859.

Patents

[P8] M. Karabacak, B. Pekoz, G. Mumcu, and H. Arslan, “Systems and methods for authentication using antenna array geometries,” U.S. Patent 12,621,164, May 5, 2026.

[P7] B. Pekoz, S. Kose, and H. Arslan, “System and method for extensionless adaptive transmitter and receiver windowing,” U.S. Patent 11,050,449, Jun. 29, 2021.

[P6] B. Pekoz, Z. E. Ankaralı, S. Kose, and H. Arslan, “OFDM reception under high adjacent channel interference while preserving frame structure,” U.S. Patent 10,547,489, Jan. 28, 2020.

[P5] B. Pekoz, M. Hafez, S. Kose, and H. Arslan, “Using artificial signals to maximize capacity and secrecy of multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) communication,” U.S. Patent 10,644,771, May 5, 2020.

[P4] B. Pekoz, M. Hafez, S. Kose, and H. Arslan, “Using artificial signals to maximize capacity and secrecy of multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) communication,” U.S. Patent 10,516,452, Dec. 24, 2019.

[P3] B. Pekoz, S. Kose, and H. Arslan, “Combined minimization of intersymbol interference (ISI) and adjacent channel interference (ACI),” U.S. Patent 10,476,705, Nov. 12, 2019.

[P2] B. Pekoz, S. Kose, and H. Arslan, “Combined minimization of intersymbol interference (ISI) and adjacent channel interference (ACI),” U.S. Patent 10,348,530, Jul. 9, 2019.

[P1] B. Pekoz, S. Kose, and H. Arslan, “Network-aware adjacent channel interference rejection and out of band emission suppression,” U.S. Patent 10,511,338, Dec. 17, 2019.

Book Chapters

[B1] B. Peköz, S. Köse, and H. Arslan, “Flexibility through hybrid waveforms,” in Flexible and Cognitive Radio Access Technologies for 5G and Beyond, H. Arslan and E. Başar, Eds., Institution of Engineering and Technology, Oct. 22, 2020, ch. 4, pp. 99–142, isbn: 9781839530807. doi: 10.1049/pbte092e_ch4.