TÜBA Member Prof. Dr. Arslan Receives Honorary Professorship in China
Prof. Dr. Hüseyin Arslan, a Full Member of TÜBA and Dean of the Faculty of Engineering at Istanbul Medipol University, carried out academic work as part of the 2026 International Industry-University-Research Exchange Week event held in China and, in this context, was awarded the title of Honorary Professor by Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics (NUAA).
Prof. Dr. Arslan traveled to China for the event, organized by the Jiangsu Provincial Department of Education and Nanjing University, and visited the university at the invitation of Prof. Dr. Mohannad Furjan, an Honorary Member of TÜBA and a faculty member at NUAA. During his visit, Arslan delivered two academic presentations, offering insights on the future of wireless communication technologies, 5G and beyond systems, and the 6G vision. After discussing potential areas of academic collaboration with university administration and faculty members, Arslan was awarded the title of NUAA Honorary Professor in recognition of his academic work and scientific achievements. Prof. Dr. Arslan, whose academic work was introduced by Lai Jizhou, Director of the University's Internationalization Department, was presented with the Honorary Professorship Certificate by NUAA Vice Rector Pan Shilong, and was also awarded the university’s pin.
The 6G Vision and Next-Generation Wireless Communication Technologies
In his academic presentations at the university, Prof. Dr. Hüseyin Arslan assessed the development of next-generation wireless communication systems under the titles “Are We Ready for the 6G Vision? What’s Next?” and “Flexible and Cognitive Radio Access Technologies for 5G and Beyond.” In his presentations, he emphasized that 5G and subsequent technologies are not limited to merely offering higher communication speeds; they also bring with them fundamental requirements such as flexibility, adaptability, energy and spectrum efficiency, low latency, and high reliability.
Noting that with the proliferation of the Internet of Things (IoT), Industry 4.0, and cyber-physical systems, wireless technologies have begun to be used not only for communication but also in various other fields such as radar, wireless sensing, and radio environment monitoring, Arslan addressed the importance of flexible and cognitive radio access technologies in 5G and beyond systems. Stating that innovations, particularly at the physical layer and medium access control layer (PHY and MAC), will be decisive in the design of future communication infrastructures, he shared research opportunities and technical requirements related to the 6G vision with the participants. It was noted that TÜBA Honorary Member Prof. Dr. Mohannad Furjan, who made a significant contribution to organizing the visit, holds a distinguished position at NUAA due to his academic and administrative work and places special importance on developing academic collaborations with Türkiye.
