Abbas Yongacoglu received the B.Sc. degree from Bogazi莽i University, Turkey, in 1973, the M.Eng. degree from the University of Toronto in 1975, and the Ph.D. degree from the University of Ottawa in 1987, all in electrical engineering.
He worked as a researcher and a system engineer at TUBITAK Marmara Research Institute in Turkey, Philips Research Labs in Holland and Miller Communications Systems in Ottawa.
In 1987 he joined the University of Ottawa as an assistant professor. He became an associate professor in 1992, and a full professor in 1996.
He spent sabbatical terms at Bogazi莽i University, Istanbul, Turkey, 脡cole Nationale Superieure des T茅l茅communications, Paris, France, and Centre Nationale des 脡tudes deT茅l茅communications (CNET), Paris,France.
His area of research is digital communications with emphasis on modulation, coding, equalization and multiple access for wireless and high speed wireline communications.
He collaborates closely with the local industry and research institutions. He has been active in organizing several workshops and international conferences on communications.
He is a professional engineer in the province of Ontario and a senior member of IEEE.