Education
| Degree | Discipline | Institution | Years |
| Ph.D. | Civil Engineering and Computational Science | Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) | 2002-2006 |
| M.S. | Civil Engineering (Earthquake Engineering) | Middle East Technical University (METU) | 2000-2002 |
| B.S. | Civil Engineering (Structures) | Middle East Technical University (METU) | 1996-2000 |