{"id":155,"date":"2024-12-22T20:49:07","date_gmt":"2024-12-22T20:49:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.metu.edu.tr\/ebabur\/?page_id=155"},"modified":"2025-12-31T23:33:53","modified_gmt":"2025-12-31T23:33:53","slug":"education-experience","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blog.metu.edu.tr\/ebabur\/education-experience\/","title":{"rendered":"Education & Experience"},"content":{"rendered":"

EDUCATION <\/strong><\/h3>\n

PhD, Biology (2024) Middle East Technical University, Department of Biological Sciences, Ankara, Turkiye
Thesis: Investigation of the Effects of Lithium on Locomotor Activity, Circadian Rhythm, and Learning Using Computational Methods in Honey Bees<\/em><\/p>\n

MSc, Biology (2018) Middle East Technical University, Department of Biological Sciences, Ankara, Turkiye
Thesis: Differences in Learning Performance and Related Behaviors Across Three Honey Bee Subspecies from Turkey<\/em><\/p>\n

BSc, Biology (2015) Middle East Technical University, Department of Biological Sciences, Ankara, Turkiye<\/p>\n

WORK EXPERIENCE<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Postdoctoral Researcher<\/strong><\/p>\n

Middle East Technical University, Center for Robotics and Artificial Intelligence. Postdoctoral Research Program of the Council of Higher Education of Turkiye (DOSAP-A) (June 2025 – Ongoing)<\/p>\n

Researcher<\/strong>
Middle East Technical University, Center for Robotics and Artificial Intelligence. EU-Horizon2020-FET-Open \u2013 ID: 964492 (December 2021 \u2013 June 2025)\u00a0<\/p>\n

Founder & CEO<\/strong>
Vitaliter Natural Sciences and Engineering R&D Ltd. (March 2016 \u2013 November 2018)<\/p>\n

PROJECTS<\/strong><\/h3>\n

PROJECT MANAGER<\/p>\n

Development of a Biosensor Using Honey Bees for Detection of Explosives and Narcotic Substances<\/em> (July 2016 \u2013 September 2017). Supported by the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkiye (TUBITAK) under the 1512 program. (Budget: $ 5,200)<\/p>\n

Effects of Light and Serotonin on Sex Determination in Water Fleas (Daphnia magna)<\/em> (September 2013 \u2013 September 2014). Supported by the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkiye (TUBITAK) under the 2209-A program. (Budget: $ 750)<\/p>\n

RESEARCHER<\/p>\n

RoboRoyale: ROBOtic Replicants for Optimizing the Yield by Augmenting Living Ecosystems<\/em> (December 2021 – Ongoing). Supported by EU Horizon 2020 FET Open. (Project manager: Erol Sahin \/ Budget: 334,625\u20ac)<\/p>\n

Study of Behavioral Interactions and Nutrition of Queen and Worker Bees to Determine Queen Bee Health and Needs<\/em> (June 2021 \u2013 June 2022). Supported by METU Scientific Research Projects Coordination Unit (Project Manager: Hande Alemdar \/ Budget: $ 1,175)<\/p>\n

CONSULTANT<\/p>\n

Museum Research: Cenozoic Stratigraphy and Paleogeography of T\u00fcrkiye<\/em> (January 2026 \u2013 December 2026). Supported by Mineral Research and Exploration General Directorate of T\u00fcrkiye (MTA). (Project Manager: M\u00fcjde G\u00fcrsoy)<\/p>\n

SCHOLARSHIP<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkiye – T\u00dcB\u0130TAK B\u0130DEB 2250 Graduate Performance Scholarship (September 2022 \u2013 Present)<\/p>\n

Project assistant. Hive 4.0: Artificial intelligence-based objective approaches in honeybee monitoring. Middle East Technical University, Department of Computer Engineering, (May 2022 \u2013 November 2024) Supported by T\u00dcB\u0130TAK<\/p>\n

The Council of Higher Education – YOK 100\/2000 Doctoral Fellowship in Bioinformatics \u2013 Biostatistics field (2019 \u2013 2021)<\/p>\n

Project assistant. Investigation of the neural basis of attention in the fruit fly. TOBB Economy and Technology University, Psychology Department (December 2017 \u2013 July 2018) Supported by T\u00dcB\u0130TAK<\/p>\n

AWARD<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Erdem, B<\/strong>., Akpolat, M. T., & Arslan, O. C. (Kovan Team) “Development of a biosensor for detecting explosives and narcotics using honey bees.” <\/em>Special Prize in the IDEA Category of the “New Ideas New Businesses” Technopreneurship Program, Organized by METU Technopolis and METU. December 5, 2015, Ankara.<\/p>\n

TRAININGS & CERTIFICATES\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/h3>\n

T-Jump Entrepreneurship Accelerator Camp<\/em>, February 9-19, 2016. METU Technopolis, San Francisco, USA<\/p>\n

New Ideas New Businesses Technopreneurship Program<\/em>, June \u2013 September 2015. METU Technopolis, Ankara, Turkiye<\/p>\n

Erciyes & Sultan Reeds Nature Education Certificate<\/em>. August 2010. Erciyes University & T\u00dcB\u0130TAK, Kayseri, Turkiye<\/p>\n\n\n

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