Assistant Professor · Sabancı University (from August 2026)
Mert Kalfa
I work at the intersection of computational electromagnetics, signal processing, and machine learning — uniting AI-augmented full-wave solvers, compressive and semantic sensing, and the goal-oriented design of reconfigurable intelligent surfaces and phased arrays.
Research program
Intelligent electromagnetic environments
One integrated program across three thrusts — building EM systems that are modeled, sensed, and designed intelligently for next-generation wireless and sensing.
AI-augmented EM solvers
Hybrid full-wave solvers that combine the rigor of MoM, FEM, and FDTD with deep-learning surrogates for fast, error-controlled analysis of large arrays, RIS, and metasurfaces.
Compressive & semantic sensing
Computational imaging and channel-acquisition pipelines that capture only task-relevant features of a scene using programmable metasurfaces and phased arrays.
Goal-oriented EM design
Differentiable EM solvers enabling task-driven design and adaptive control of RIS and phased arrays — optimizing toward purpose, not just signal strength.
Currently building a research group
Recruiting M.Sc. and Ph.D. students in AI-augmented EM solvers, compressive/semantic sensing, and RIS & phased-array hardware.