Murat Arabaci

Murat Arabaci has over 20 years of experience in the field of optical communication systems and networks. Murat is currently working as a Principal Engineer and Lead Architect at EFFECT Photonics since 2022. Prior to this, they held a similar position at Viasat Inc. from 2016 to 2022, where they led the development of ASIC and IP core for optical fiber communication applications.

Before their role at Viasat, Murat worked at Juniper Networks from 2012 to 2016. At Juniper, they served as a Staff Optical Systems Engineer and later as a Senior Optical Systems Engineer. Murat was responsible for conducting research and development on next-generation coherent optical line cards and leading proof-of-concept experiments on high-spectral-efficiency coherent optical communication.

Earlier in their career, Murat worked as a Research Assistant Professor at The University of Arizona. Murat'sresearch projects focused on error-correcting codes, coded-modulation schemes, and wireless sensor networks for optical and wireless communications. Murat also worked as a Research Intern at Samsung Telecommunications America, where they developed an early termination scheme for LDPC decoders, and at Opnext, where they gained research experience.

Overall, Murat Arabaci has extensive experience in leading and contributing to the development of optical communication systems, specializing in ASIC and IP core development, digital signal processing, and advanced modulation formats.

Murat Arabaci has an extensive education history in the field of engineering. Murat completed their Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from Osmangazi University between 1998 and 2003. Murat then pursued further education at the University of Arizona, where they obtained their Master of Science degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from 2003 to 2006. Murat continued their studies at the same university and completed their Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from 2007 to 2010. In addition to their academic achievements, Murat has also obtained a certification in Comprehensive SystemVerilog from Doulos, although the specific details of when and where they obtained this certification are not provided.