Murat ÜÇÜncÜ

Biography

Dr. Murat ÜÇÜNCÜ was born in 1958 in Tonya/Trabzon. He graduated from Kuleli Military High School ranking first among the class of 1976 and from Military Academy (from Electronic Engineering Department as Communication Lieutenant) ranking first among the class of 1980. He was admitted to BoÄŸaziçi University Electrical and Electronic Engineering Department as transfer student in 1980. He received his bachelor’s degree in Electrical and Electronic Engineering in 1983, master’s degree in 1985 and PhD in 1989 from this university. He served as an academic member of Military Academy between 1986-1987 and as project engineer in Presidency of Communication, Electronic and Information Systems of General Staff (MEBS) about communication projects (Turkish Armed Forces Integrated Communicaion System TAFICS, Tactical Field Communication Systems, VHF FM Frequency Hopping Radio etc.) in 1987-1991. Between January 1992 - March 1995 he was on duty in NATO Headquarters (Brussels) as system engineer for the Battlefield Information Collection and Exploitation Systems (BICES) project. Between March 1995 - August 1998 he served as Command Control Information Systems project officer in Presidency of Communication, Electronic and Information Systems of General Staff (MEBS) and between August 1998 - August 2006 he was Communication, Electronic and Information Systems Branch Officer. In August 2006 with the rank of colonel he was appointed as the Head of Presidency of Communication, Electronic and Information Systems of General Staff. He was promoted to Brigadier General in August 2007 and fulfilled his duty until he was sent to retirement with the decisions of the Supreme Military Council in 2012. Dr. Murat ÜÇÜNCÜ, who has been giving undergraduate, graduate and doctoral lectures in universities on the subjects Communication Systems, Estimation Theory, Automatic Control, Circuit Theory, Signals and Systems as a part-time lecturer, has 23 articles / papers / books in total published / presented in national / international journals and conferences. Dr. Murat ÜÇÜNCÜ, who was elected as a Member of Board of Directors with the resolution of Board of Directors on May 23, 2013, has served as the Vice Chairman of Board of Directors during March 2014-March 2017, and his Board Membership has been extended for another year on 15 March 2017. Dr. Murat ÜÇÜNCÜ, who is married and has one child, can speak advanced level of English and intermediate level of German, French and Russian.

Research Interest

Engineering