Sinem Coleri received the BS degree in electrical and electronics engineering from Bilkent University in 2000, the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering and computer sciences from University of California Berkeley in 2002 and 2005. She worked as a research scientist in Wireless Sensor Networks Berkeley Lab under sponsorship of Pirelli and Telecom Italia from 2006 to 2009. Since September 2009, she has been a faculty member in the department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering at Koc University, where she is currently Professor. Her research interests are in wireless communications and networking with applications in cyber-physical systems, machine-to-machine communication, sensor networks and intelligent transportation systems.
She received TUBITAK (The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey) Incentive Award and IEEE Vehicular Technology Society 2020 Neal Shepherd Memorial Best Propagation Paper Award in 2020, College of Engineering Outstanding Faculty Award at Koc University and IEEE Communications Letters Exemplary Editor Award as Area Editor in 2019, Outstanding Achievement Award by Higher Education Council and Academician of the Year Award by ANTIKAD (Antalya Businesswoman Association) in 2018, IEEE Communications Letters Exemplary Editor Award and METU- Prof. Dr. Mustafa Parlar Foundation Research Encouragement Award in 2017, IEEE Communications Letters Exemplary Editor Award and Science Heroes Association – Scientist of the Year Award in 2016, Turkish Academy of Sciences Distinguished Young Scientist (TUBA-GEBIP) and TAF (Turkish Academic Fellowship) Network – Outstanding Young Scientist Awards in 2015, Science Academy Young Scientist (BAGEP) Award in 2014, Turk Telekom Collaborative Research Award in 2011 and 2012, Marie Curie Reintegration Grant in 2010, and Regents Fellowship from University of California Berkeley in 2000.
She has been Area Editor of IEEE Communications Letters and IEEE Open Journal of the Communications Society since 2019, Editor of IEEE Transactions on Communications since 2017 and Editor of IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology since 2016. She is a Fellow of the IEEE and Distinguished Lecturer of IEEE ComSoc.