Dr. Yarali received his B.S. and M.S. in Electrical Engineering from University of Florida and George Washington University in 1985 and 1988 respectively. He received his Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (VPI) at Blacksburg, VA, in 1995. From 1995 to the present, he has been working as a technical advisor, an engineering director and an assistant professor in wireless mobile technology. He has led research teams working on location completing numerous contracts in wireless cellular mobile system design and optimization for leading telecommunications companies such as AT&T, NORTEL, Sprint PCS in the U.S. Dr. Yarali has been a faculty member in the Telecommunication System Management (TSM) at Murray State University since March 2003 where he has developed a wireless option in the TSM program for undergraduate students.

Dr. Yarali has published abstracts and papers in technical journals and at national and international conferences. He has presented several of his papers in North America, Asia, Middle East, and Australia.

Currently he is conducting a research project titled “Wireless Mobile Migration to Next Generation Networks (NGN)” with telecom research center at oversea as part of his international academic activities at MSU. Several students have completed their Master theses using the engineering theory and principles advanced in his projects. His research interest continues to be focused in the field of higher generation for wireless mobile communication.