Education:
Ph.D. Middle East Technical University, Electrical and Electronics Engineering Department, Ankara, Turkey, 1997-2003, ‘Active Stereo Vision: Depth Perception for Navigation, Environmental Map Formation and Object Recognition’
M.S. The Ohio State University, Biomedical Engineering Department, Columbus, OH, USA, 1994-1996, ‘Control of a Model Arm Using Neural Networks’
B.S. Middle East Technical University, Electrical and Electronics Engineering Department Ankara, Turkey, 1990-1994
Work Experience:
Chair —- Middle East Technical University, Depart. of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Ankara, Turkey, June 2019
Prof. —- Middle East Technical University, Depart. of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Ankara, Turkey, 2018
Vice Chair —- Middle East Technical University, Depart. of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Ankara, Turkey, June 2016 -2018
Associate Prof. —- Middle East Technical University, Depart. of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Ankara, Turkey, April 2012 -2017
Asst. Director —- Middle East Technical University, Institute of Applied Mathematics, Ankara, Turkey, November 2007 – April 2012
Assistant Prof. —- Middle East Technical University, Depart. of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Ankara, Turkey, June 2005 – April 2012
Post Doc. Researcher —- Microsoft Research Cambridge, Cambridge, UK, Host: Christopher M. Bishop, June 2004 – November 2004
Lecturer —- Middle East Technical University, Depart. of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Ankara, Turkey, 2003 – 2005
Visiting Researcher —– University of York, Computer Science Department, York, UK, Host: Edwin R. Hancock, 4 months in 2000
Research and Teaching Assistant —- Middle East Technical University, Depart. of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Ankara, Turkey, 1998-2003
Project Manager —- Siemens, Ankara, Turkey, 1997-1998
Lecturer —- Baskent University, Electrical Engineering Department Ankara, Turkey, Autumn 1997
Sales Engineer —- General Electric, Ankara, Turkey, 1996-1997
Summer Fellow —- The Ohio State University, Cognitive Science Department, Columbus, OH, USA, Advisor: D. Wang, Summer 1996
Summer Trainee —- The Ohio State University, Biomedical Engineering, Medical School Hospital, Columbus, OH, USA, Summer 1996
Design Engineer —- Bertec Co., Columbus, OH, USA, 1994-1996
Research Assistant —- The Ohio State University, Biomedical Engineering Department, Columbus, OH, USA, Advisor: N. Berme, 1994-1996