Education 

• 2012, PhD, Computer Engineering, Yildiz Teknik University, TR
• 1995, MSc, Computing Software and System Design , University of Newcastle, UK
• 1993, BSc, Computer Science, University of Pisa, IT

Experience 

• 2023 -         Assoc. Prof., Istanbul Bilgi University, Dept. of Computer Eng.
• 2014-2023 PhD Faculty Member, Istanbul Bilgi University, Dept. of Computer Eng.
• 2004-2014, Instructor, Istanbul Bilgi University, Dept. of Computer Eng.
• 2003-2004, Instructor, Yeditepe University, Dept. of Business Administration and Economics
• 1998-2002, Computer Manager and Vice-director, Italian Chamber of Trading, Istanbul, TR
• 1997-1998, Instructor, Yeditepe University, Dept. of Business Administration and Economics
• 1993-1994, Business Manager, Gruppo DATAMAT, IT

 Awards

• The MSc was supported by a scholarship made available by the University of Pisa. Only one such scholarship per year is awarded.

Research interest 

• Image Processing
• Pattern Recognition
• Machine Learning
• Human-Robot interaction

Courses

• Database Systems I
• Computer Architecture
• Machine Learning
• Operating Systems
• Principles of Artificial Intelligence
• Database Systems II
• Digital Systems

Projects

• Manager of the Tubitak 3005 project, with the title “An Artificial Intelligence-based tool to interpret House-Tree-Person drawings of school-age children with  internalizing and externalizing problems, 2024-2026.
• Member of the Working Group of COST CA22134, with title "Sustainable Network for agrofood loss and waste prevention, management, quantification and valorisation (FoodWaStop)". https://www.cost.eu/actions/CA22134, 2023-2027.
• Member of the Working Group of COST CA22129, with the title " InsectAI - Using Image-based AI for Insect Monitoring & Conservation (InsectAI)". https://www.cost.eu/actions/CA22129, 2023-2027.
• Member of the Working Group of COST COST CA22103 with title “A Comprehensive Network against Brain Cancer (Net4Brain)”. https://www.cost.eu/actions/CA22103/, 2023-2027.
• Member of the BAP project: “Solunum Seslerinden Astım ve KOAH Şiddetinin Belirlenmesine Yönelik Bir Yöntem Araştırması”. Project manager prof. Ipek Sen, EEE., 2021 - *
• Manager of the BAP project: “Images captioning in Turkish language: database and model”, 2020 –2022.