BROADBAND COMMUNICATION RESEARCH GROUP

ABOUT US


Welcome to the Broadband Communication Research Group (BCRG) official website. Our research focuses include:

  • DIGITAL TWIN SYSTEMS
  • AI-ENABLED AUTONOMOUS NETWORKS
  • REAL-TIME COMMUNICATION
  • NEXT GENERATION EDGE AND IOT SYSTEMS
  • 6G NETWORKS

BCRG has 10 active members, including 6 PhD students, 1 postdoctoral researcher, 1 research associates, 1 visiting professor, and 1 visiting MSc student.


UKCGE Recognised Research Supervisor Award

REF2029 Engineering Sub-Panel Member

Supervisor

Berk Canberk, PhD

b[DOT]canberk[AT]napier[DOT]ac[DOT]uk

berk[DOT]canberk[AT]bcrg[DOT]uk

Full Professor

School of Computing, Engineering, and The Built Environment | Edinburgh Napier University

Head of Subject (Department Chair)

Cybersecurity and System Engineering Subject Group | Edinburgh Napier University

Research Theme Leader

The Centre for Mind, Creativity and Environment Research | Edinburgh Napier University

The Centre for Cybersecurity, IoT and Cyber-Physical Systems | Edinburgh Napier University

Berk Canberk (Senior Member, IEEE) is a Full Professor and Head of Subject (Department Chair) for Cybersecurity and System Engineering at Edinburgh Napier University, UK. His research focuses on AI-powered Digital Twins, IoT communication, and Smart Wireless Networks, spanning Technology Readiness Levels (TRL) 1 to 6. As a leading expert in Digital Twin technologies, he specializes in real-time synchronization, AI-driven orchestration, and semantic communication frameworks. He leads the Broadband Communication Research Group (www.bcrg.uk) with 5 PhD students, 1 postdoctoral researcher, 2 research associates, 1 visiting professor, and 1 visiting MSc student. He has previously supervised 7 PhD and 21 MSc graduates. His publication record includes more than 96 journal articles, 101 conference papers, and 23 patents, of which 44 journal articles, 41 conference papers, and 18 patents are specifically focused on Digital Twins. Since 2015, he has secured over £3.6M in research funding as Principal Investigator. He serves as Area Editor for IEEE Communications Surveys and Tutorials, Lead Editor of the IEEE ComSoc Best Readings in Digital Twins and as Guest Editor at the IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications. He has also served as Associate Editor for IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, Elsevier Computer Networks, and IEEE Communications Letters, and has taken on key roles as General Chair, TPC Chair and Organizing Committee Member at several IEEE conferences. Prior to his current position, he was a Full Professor at Istanbul Technical University (ITU), where he served as Associate Professor (2016–2021) and Full Professor (2021–2022) in the Department of Computer Engineering. He was previously a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Georgia Institute of Technology, USA. He holds a PhD in Computer Science from ITU, an MSc in Telecommunications Engineering from Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, and a BSc in Electrical Engineering from ITU.

  • RECOGNITION

    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

  • RECOGNITION

    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.

  • RECOGNITION

    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

  • RECOGNITION

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

  • RECOGNITION

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

  • RECOGNITION

    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.

  • RECOGNITION

    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.

  • RECOGNITION

    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.

  • AWARD

    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