{"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":"2026-09-10T19:41:13","modified_gmt":"2026-09-10T19:41:13","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

MA, Travel Management And Tourism Guidance (2026) Haci Bayram Veli University, Ankara, T\u00fcrkiye<\/p>\n

PhD, Biology (2024) Middle East Technical University, Ankara, T\u00fcrkiye
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, Ankara, T\u00fcrkiye
Thesis: Differences in Learning Performance and Related Behaviors Across Three Honey Bee Subspecies from Turkey<\/em><\/p>\n

AA, Cultural Heritage And Tourism (2017) Istanbul University, Istanbul, T\u00fcrkiye<\/p>\n

BSc, Biology (2015) Middle East Technical University, Ankara, T\u00fcrkiye<\/p>\n

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

Postdoctoral Researcher
<\/strong>Middle East Technical University, Center for Robotics and Artificial Intelligence. Postdoctoral Research Program of the Council of Higher Education of Turkiye (Y\u00d6K-DOSAP) (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

Autopol: Development of Automated Pollen Identification and Flora Tracking System<\/em> (September 2026 \u2013 Ongoing). Supported by the Scientific and Technological Research Council of T\u00fcrkiye (T\u00dcB\u0130TAK) under the 1001 program. Project ID: 126R047 (Budget: $ 77,210)<\/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: $ 51,725)<\/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 (December 2021 – Ongoing). Supported by EU Horizon 2020 FET Open. Grant agreement ID: 964492. (Project coordinator: Farshad Arvin, University of Durham. Local project manager: Erol Sahin, METU \/ Budget: \u20ac 3,269,939)<\/p>\n

Study of Behavioral Interactions and Nutrition of Queen and Worker Bees to Determine Queen Bee Health and Needs (June 2021 \u2013 June 2022). Supported by METU Scientific Research Projects Coordination Unit. Project ID: BAP-HDESP-312-2021-10868 (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 November 2024)<\/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> Middle East Technical University Thesis Award in the Publication Category, Organized by METU. September 2026, Ankara, T\u00fcrkiye.<\/p>\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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