Meryem Simsek

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Total Citations

850

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About

Meryem Simsek is a pioneering researcher at the forefront of next-generation wireless communications, with a particular focus on the intersection of 5G networks and the emerging field of the Tactile Internet. Her work explores how advanced mobile networking capabilities can transcend traditional data transmission to enable real-time haptic communication — effectively allowing touch and actuation to be transmitted across distances with imperceptible latency. Simsek's most influential contribution, "5G-Enabled Tactile Internet" (2016), has garnered an impressive 767 citations, establishing her as a leading voice in defining the vision, architecture, and technical requirements of this transformative paradigm. Her research articulates how the Tactile Internet, powered by 5G infrastructure and supported by robotics and haptics technology at network edges, could democratize skilled human expertise — enabling remote surgery, teleoperation, and immersive experiences on a global scale. Through multiple complementary publications in 2016, Simsek has systematically mapped the applications, requirements, and architectural frameworks necessary to realize this vision. Her body of work serves as essential reading for researchers and engineers working at the convergence of wireless communications, robotics, and human-machine interaction.