Dr Ayhan Akbas holds a Bachelor of Science and a Master of Science in Electrical and Electronics Engineering, both obtained from the Middle East Technical University in 1991 and 1995, respectively. He earned his doctoral degree from the Department of Computer Engineering at TOBB University of Economics and Technology. With over 25 years of experience in the field of Information Technology, Dr Akbas has occupied both technical and managerial roles at multinational corporations, including SIEMENS, Sun Microsystems, and NEC. Currently, he is pursuing his career at University of Surrey. His areas of interest are 6G, Open RAN, Wireless Communication, IoT, Machine Learning.