RADAR SYSTEMS · SIGNAL PROCESSING
From waveform and RF architecture to algorithms and field validation: I develop next-generation radar and sensing systems end to end.
ABOUT / DR. UTKU KUMBUL
Radar systems, sensing architectures, and signal processing connected from first principles to experimental proof.
01 / PROFILE
Dr. Utku Kumbul is a scientist specializing in radar systems and signal processing, bridging waveform design, RF architectures, algorithms, and experimental validation across automotive radar, UWB sensing, passive radar, and electronic warfare.
He has experience in end-to-end performance modelling, MIMO, interference mitigation, joint sensing and communications, ranging, and multidisciplinary system trade-offs.
02 / EDUCATION
Phase-Coded FMCW for Automotive Radars
TU Delft
CGPA 4.00/4.00; radar signal processing
TOBB ETU
Double major; 1st in department; CGPA 3.85/4.00
Atilim University
1st in university, faculty and department; CGPA 4.00/4.00
Atilim University
A multidisciplinary approach that brings analytical models, hardware realities, and measurement data into the same engineering decision.
Phase-coded FMCW, coherent simultaneous MIMO transmission, interference analysis, and robust radar architecture.
IR-UWB radar, joint sensing and communication, Bluetooth Channel Sounding, ranging, and indoor positioning.
System modelling, detection metrics, simulation, RF testing, system trade-offs, and experimental validation.
PC-FMCW MIMO
DOCTORAL RESEARCH · FMCW / MIMO
Waveform and receiver architectures that reduce mutual interference in automotive radar and enable coherent simultaneous MIMO transmission.
IR-UWB · 2025
INDOOR POSITIONING · 2025
Radar and signal processing experience across academia, deep technology, and defence projects at different scales.
TNO · The Hague
Radar-focused scientific role.
imec Netherlands · Eindhoven
UWB radar, joint sensing and communication, Bluetooth Channel Sounding, and indoor positioning systems.
TU Delft · Delft
Interference-resilient phase-coded FMCW waveforms, MIMO architectures, and experimental validation for automotive radar.
HAVELSAN EHSIM · Ankara
Passive radar signal processing, electronic board development, RF and antenna field testing, and ECM/ECCM analysis.
TOBB ETU · Ankara
Knowledge-aided multipath detection, Monte Carlo performance analysis, and teaching support in signal processing, electromagnetics, waves, and circuits.
2025 International Conference on Indoor Positioning and Indoor Navigation (IPIN)
2024 IEEE International Symposium on Joint Communications & Sensing
2024 IEEE International Symposium on Joint Communications & Sensing
2023 24th International Radar Symposium
IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques
IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems
IET Radar, Sonar & Navigation
IET Radar, Sonar & Navigation
US Patent Application US20230288533A1 · Co-inventor
MASTER'S THESIS SUPERVISION
Accurate Bluetooth Localization Using Phase-Based Approaches
TU/e - imec · Daily supervisorIndoor Localization through LiDAR Sensor Fusion
TU/e - imec · Daily supervisorCeiling-Mounted IR-UWB Radar System for Indoor People Counting
TU/e - imec · Daily supervisorHuman Tracking and Activity Recognition Using Multiple Ceiling-Mounted UWB Radars
TU Delft · Daily supervisorAccurate Bluetooth Ranging Using Phase-Based Approaches
TU/e - imec · Daily supervisorAutomotive FMCW Radar Interference Analysis for Different Scenarios
TU Delft · Daily supervisor
