Funda Akleman Yapar

Prof. Dr. Funda Akleman Yapar is a faculty member at the Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, Istanbul Technical University, holding the Professor rank. She currently serves as Vice Dean (2023–2026) and previously held administrative roles including Deputy Head of Department (2020–2023). Her academic career spans 25 years at the same institution, starting as a Research Assistant in 1997.

• PhD in Electronics and Communication Engineering (1998–2002), Istanbul Technical University

Her research focuses on electromagnetic engineering, microwave technologies, and antenna systems, with recent work on:

• 6G high-altitude platform antenna design
• Microwave metamaterials for solar cells
• Waveguide filter synthesis via inverse problems
• Radio propagation analysis in solar-affected stratospheric channels

She has 50+ research outputs, including journal articles and conference papers, and leads projects like Three-Dimensional Radio Wave Propagation Analysis on Perfect Conductor Rough and Smooth Terrain (2014–2020). Her methodological expertise includes finite-difference time-domain (FDTD), parabolic equation (PE) modeling, and generalized scattering matrix techniques.