DC3 – Xhelja Kodheli
Nokia Denmark
Xhelja Kodheli is a doctoral researcher at Nokia Aalborg, Denmark under the FOCAL MSCA Doctoral Network, working on advanced caching techniques to improve capacity and latency in a multi-layered optical based non-terrestrial networks (NTNs).
She received the B.Sc. and M.Sc. degrees in Electronics and Communication Engineering Department from Istanbul Technical University and Istanbul Medipol University, Türkiye, respectively. In recognition of her achievements, she has received multiple scholarships throughout her academic career.
Her previous research focused on mobility management for NTNs, physical layer security (PHY) for NTNs, integrated terrestrial networks (TNs)-NTNs, and disaster management for fifth generation (5G) and beyond radio access technologies. Her broader research interests include wireless communications, satellite and aerial networks, and the design, optimization, and security of next-generation communication systems.
She has authored a few high-quality conference and journal papers, including publications in IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference (WCNC) and IEEE Open Journal of the Communications Society (OJ-COMS), and has also contributed to a local patent application filed in Türkiye and to several research project proposals.
DC3 – Project research
This thesis investigates advanced caching techniques to improve capacity and latency in a multi-layered optical based NTNs. The aim is to develop efficient techniques to improve capacity and latency in a multi layered NTN network including Geostationary Earth Orbit (GEO)-Low Earth Orbit (LEO) and optionally High-Altitude Platform Systems (HAPS). The research will focus on the evaluation of routing and caching strategies, to assess the sensitivity of satellite constellation size and caching locations on overall network performance. Ultimately, this work seeks to contribute to designing novel aerial and space-based optical wireless technologies in a public safety scenario, to provide ubiquity and resilience, which is in alignment with the goals of the FOCAL MSCA Doctoral Networks project.