Aytaç Arıkan

I was born in Istanbul in 2002. I hold a B.Sc. in Aeronautical Engineering from Istanbul Technical University (2024), where I graduated second in my faculty and a B.Sc. in Electronics and Communication Engineering as part of ITU's double major program.. I am currently pursuing a M.Sc. in Defence Technologies

My research, conducted at the ITU Aerospace Research Center under the supervision of Asst. Prof. Ramazan Yeniçeri, focuses on RF navigation systems, space technologies, software defined radios, and algorithm engineering.

Beyond the lab, I'm an amateur photographer, traveller, and game developer with a longstanding curiosity for pure mathematics, history, and philosophy.

Education

Istanbul Technical University

February 2025 – Present

Defence Technologies M.Sc.

GPA: 3.50/4.0

Thesis: Not yet determined

Istanbul Technical University

September 2021 – July 2025

Electronics and Communication Engineering B.Sc.

GPA: 3.50/4.0

Double Major Program
Graduation Project: FMCW Radar Design and Implementation with Software Defined Radios

Istanbul Technical University

September 2020 – July 2024

Aeronautical Engineering B.Sc.

GPA: 3.61/4.0

Graduated with the 2nd highest GPA in the Faculty of Aeronautics and Astronautics.
Graduation Project: Modeling of a Multi-Constellation GNSS Receiver on Simulink

Work Experience

Research Assistant

October 2025 – Present

Istanbul Technical University — Aeronautical Engineering Department

Teaching Assistant: UCK203E – Circuits, Signals and Systems (Fall 2025, Spring 2026); MUK211E – Strength of Materials (Fall 2025); UZB438E – Robotic Control Systems (Spring 2026).
Graduation Project Mentor: Lunar Navigation Satellite System (LNSS) Orbit Design and Analysis (2025–2026). Official Advisor: Asst. Prof. Ramazan Yeniçeri.

Researcher

September 2023 – Present

ITU Aerospace Research Center

Lunar navigation satellite system constellation design and orbit optimization.
Machine Learning Assisted Data Association Algorithms for multi-target tracking (ATAKAN project).
Doppler-based navigation research.
FMCW Radar Design and Software Defined Radio development.
Modeling of a Multi-Constellation GNSS Receiver on Simulink.
FPGA and SoC implementation.

Software Design Engineer

January 2025 – February 2025

NETAŞ

Navigation Solutions Department.

Internships

Digital Design Engineering Intern

August 2023 – September 2023

TÜBİTAK BİLGEM

Design and verification of a 5-stage pipelined superscalar RISC-V 32I processor with SystemVerilog and Vivado.

Electronic Hardware Design Engineering Intern

July 2023 – August 2023

Roketsan

RS485 – USB – UART 3-way data converter PCB design with Altium Designer.

Avionics Engineering Intern

August 2022 – September 2022

myTECHNIC MRO

Routine maintenance of Ni-Cd and Lead-Acid batteries, Emergency Locator Transmitters, and Flight Data Recorders of Airbus aircraft.
Work packet preparation for aircraft maintenance using product manuals.