B. Canberk is the Network Architecture, Algorithm, Protocol, and Evaluation Track Co-Chair at The International Conference on Computer Communications and Networks (ICCCN), Honolulu, Hawaii, USA, 27-30 July 2026. link

Our workshop titled ‘Data-Driven and AI-Enabled Digital Twin Networks and Applications’ is accepted to the IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC), Glasgow, UK, 24-28 May 2026.

B. Canberk is the Communications QoS, Reliability and Modeling Track Co-Chair in the IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC), 24-28 May 2026. link

B. Canberk is a member of the EPSRC Frontiers of ICT Working Group – Frontier 5. Driving Distributed and Complex Systems Research in the UK, 16 February 2026.

B. Canberk has been appointed as a member of the IEEE ComSoc Young Professionals Committee (2026–2027), 10 February 2026.

B. Canberk has been appointed as Chair of Quantum Enabled Security Industry Community (QES IC) in the IEEE ComSoc Industry Community Board (ICB), 10 February 2026, link.

B. Canberk gave a talk titled ‘𝐃𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐓𝐰𝐢𝐧 𝐚𝐬 𝐚 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞 (𝐃𝐓𝐚𝐚𝐒) for AI-Native 6G Networks’ at the Vietnam Science And Innovation Study Tour In Industry 4.0, Edinburgh Napier University, UK, 17 December 2025.

K. Duran and L. V. Cakir gave a workshop on ‘Integrating Digital Twin Technologies into Organisational Strategies’ at the Vietnam Science and Innovation Study Tour in Industry 4.0, Edinburgh Napier University, UK, 17 December 2025.

L. V. Cakir was awarded third prize at the IEEE ComSoc 4 Minute Thesis (4MT) Competition for her thesis presentation on “Real-Time Data Management and Communications for Digital Twins” at the IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM), Taipei, Taiwan, 10 December 2025. link

B. Canberk was a panellist on ‘Future Communications, Future Publications: Building Impact in the 6G Era’ at the IEEE Young Professionals (YP) program in IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM), Taipei, Taiwan, 10 December 2025. link

Our workshop titled ‘Data-Driven and AI-Enabled Digital Twin Networks and Applications’ is accepted to the IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM), Taipei, Taiwan, 8–12 December 2025. link

L.V. Cakir has been accepted to the second stage of the IEEE ComSoc Four Minute Thesis (4MT) Competition and awarded a travel grant for IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM), Taipei, Taiwan, 8-12 December 2025.

K. Duran has been accepted to the second stage of the IEEE ComSoc Four Minute Thesis (4MT) Competition and awarded a travel grant for IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM), Taipei, Taiwan, 8-12 December 2025.

T. Bilen’s PhD thesis titled ‘Artificial Intelligence-based and Digital Twin-enabled Aeronautical Ad-Hoc Network Management’ received the Best PhD Thesis Award from the IEEE Turkey Chapter, 2025.

B. Canberk has been elected as one of the Directorate Members of The ASEAN Research Network, 21 November 2025. link

K. Huseynov, L.V. Cakir, K. Duran, Y. Yigit, S.R. Kusu, A. Duzgun, and B. Canberk received the 2025 Honorary Mention Award with their work ‘Distributed Digital Twin as a Service (DDTaaS) for Energy-Aware Radio Access Network Management’ in the IEEE Communications Society Student Competition on the Communications Technology Changing the World, November 2025. 

B. Canberk gave a talk titled ‘𝐃𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐓𝐰𝐢𝐧 𝐚𝐬 𝐚 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞 (𝐃𝐓𝐚𝐚𝐒) 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐍𝐞𝐱𝐭-𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐒𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐬’ at the IEEE ComSoc Young Professionals Webinar Series, 12 November 2025. link

B. Canberk will give an online talk on ‘Distributed Digital Twin as a Service (DDTaaS) for AI-Native 6G Networks’ at one6G, 18 November 2025.

B. Canberk gave a talk titled ‘Digital Twin as a Service (DTaaS) Platform for Next-Generation Intelligent Systems’ at the Public Event on Development and Applications of Digital Twins, IEEE UK and Ireland Section, London, UK, 30 October 2025. link

B. Canberk led the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between Edinburgh Napier University and the Turkish Consulate General Education Attaché Office in Edinburgh under the Directorate General of Higher Education and Abroad Education of Türkiye, 29 October 2025. link