M. Ilhan Akbas

Title
Associate Professor, Associate Chair, and Program Coord.
Email
Department
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Dept
College
College of Engineering

Areas of Expertise

Complex Systems; Artificial Intelligence; Machine Learning; Cybersecurity; Modeling & Simulation; Digital Communications and Networking; Validation & Verification
M. Ilhan Akbas

Dr. M. Ilhan Akbas is an associate professor at the Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Department, director of the Flexible & Intelligent Complex Systems (FICS) Research Group, co-director of WIDE Lab, and a member of the leadership at the Center for Aerospace Resilient Systems (CARS) at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (ERAU). He has over 20 years of experience in machine learning, complex systems, modeling and simulation. He received his Ph.D. in Computer Engineering at the University of Central Florida (UCF), where he conducted research at the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Things Laboratory. His background also includes eight years of defense industry and enterprise-level software development experience. His research has secured funding through grants from agencies such as the National Science Foundation, Federal Aviation Administration, U.S. Air Force, Office of Naval Research, as well as industry, which also resulted in more than 30 journal and 80 conference publications in IEEE, ACM and AIAA venues. He is a senior member of IEEE, and a member of ACM, AIAA, SAE, International Alliance for Mobility Testing and Standardization, Complex Systems Society and Cyber Safety Commercial Aviation Team.

Research Areas: Complex Systems; Artificial Intelligence; Machine Learning; Cybersecurity; Modeling & Simulation; Digital Communications and Networking

Research Group Tools/Capabilities:

• Language: Python, Julia, Rust, Java, MATLAB

• Simulation (CPS): AirSim, Gazebo, SUMO, CARLA, LGSim, Scenic, AWSIM, Foretify

• Simulation (Agents/Network): NS-3, SNS-3, OMNet++, AnyLogic, NetLogo, Agents, Gudhi

• Model-Based Systems Engineering: Magicdraw, Capella

• Framework: cFS, Autoware, PolyVerif

• Hardware: Small Scale Autonomous Ground/Air Vehicles, Edge and AI computing platforms (e.g. NVIDIA Jetson Platforms, Raspberry Pi)

  • Ph.D. - Doctor of Philosophy in Computer Engineering, University of Central Florida
  • CPSC 490: Computer Sci Capstone Design I
  • CS 491: Computer Sci Capstone Dsgn II
  • CEEE 396: Coop Ed Electrical Engineering
  • EE 620: Digital Communications
  • CS 800: Dissertation
  • CEC 700: Graduate Thesis
  • SYS 700: Graduate Thesis
  • SFTW 450: Software Team Project I
  • SYS 418: Systms Eng Capstone Prjct II
  • SYSE 490: Systms Eng Capstone Proj I

  • CE 421 / CS 491 / EE 421 / SE 451 / SYS 418 "Senior Design II" 2020 - 2024 (Spring)

  • EE 620 "Digital Communications" 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 (Spring)

  • CE 420 / CS 490 / EE 420 / SE 450 / SYS 417 "Senior Design I" 2019 - 2024 (Fall)

  • SE 320 "Software Construction" 2019 - 2024(Fall)


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Senior Member of IEEE, ACM, AIAA, SAE