Zeynep Özbilgin
Graduate Research Assistant
Affiliation: NYU Abu Dhabi
Education: BSc Medipol University, MSc Ozyegin University
Research Websites: Communication Theory and Technologies (CT&T) Research Lab
Research Areas: Communication theory; Wireless communications; Optical communications
Zeynep Özbilgin received a BSc degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from Istanbul Medipol University, Turkey, in 2022. She completed an MSc degree in Electrical Engineering at Özyeğin University, where she worked as a graduate researcher in the Communication Theory & Technologies (CT&T) Laboratory, focusing on physical-layer modeling of optical wireless systems. She is currently pursuing a PhD degree in Electrical Engineering at New York University, and serves as a Graduate Research Assistant in the NYU Abu Dhabi Communication Theory and Technologies (CT&T) Research Lab, contributing to research efforts supporting next-generation wireless and optical communication technologies.
Özbilgin's research spans coherent visible light communication (VLC), coherent optical communication theory, and advanced wireless systems. Key topics include receiver design under hardware impairments, PLL-based carrier recovery, timing synchronization, and the integration of machine-learning-aided methods for physical-layer transceiver design. At NYUAD, she engages in collaborative efforts bridging theory and practice, supporting innovation for 6G and beyond.
Özbilgin’s publication record includes contributions to both optical wireless communication and computational imaging. Her recent works include “Effect of Phase Noise on the Performance of Coherent Visible Light Communication Systems” (IEEE Transactions on Communications, 2025), “An Integrated Top-Stage Incubator and Lens-Free Holographic Imaging System for Culture Monitoring Applications” (SPIE Unconventional Optical Imaging III, 2022).