Reha Civanlar

Reha Civanlar serves as Vice Rector and Founding Dean of the Faculty of Engineering at Ozyegin University, Istanbul, following a distinguished career spanning AT&T Labs-Research, Bell Labs, and DOCOMO USA Labs where he was Executive Vice President (2006-2008). His academic leadership extends to prior roles as Visiting Professor at Koc University (2002-2006) and research department head at major telecommunications laboratories.

His educational foundation includes:

• PhD in Electrical & Electronics Engineering, North Carolina State University (1984)
• MS in Electrical & Electronics Engineering, METU (1981)
• BS in Electrical & Electronics Engineering, METU (1976)

Dr. Civanlar's research focuses on computer networking and multimedia communications, with pioneering contributions to video compression, wireless systems, and Internet-based multimedia delivery. His work bridges theoretical innovation and practical implementation, particularly in scalable video coding and real-time communication systems.

Analysis of his 2015-2021 publications reveals sustained leadership in video conferencing technologies, noise reduction algorithms, and software-defined networking for wireless systems. Key thematic threads include content-adaptive video processing, multi-view video transmission for 3DTV applications, and optimization of multimedia delivery over heterogeneous networks.

His scientific recognition includes:

• IEEE ASSP Group's Best Paper Award (1985)
• Fulbright Scholar designation
• IEEE Fellow (2005)

Dr. Civanlar has directed major research initiatives including the Visual Communications Research Department at AT&T and DOCOMO's Computer Networks and Media Research Laboratory. He currently provides strategic guidance through advisory roles at Vidyo Inc. (USA) and Argela Teknolojileri AS (Turkey), while shaping academic direction as Vice Rector at Ozyegin University. His laboratory leadership has consistently produced industry-adopted innovations in multimedia communications standards.