About Me

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I am a professor of   Computer Graphics. After I retired from the Department of Computer Engineering at Middle East Technical University (METU), Ankara, Turkey in 2017, I have been teaching at Hasan Kalyoncu University, Gaziantep, since then.
I have been intensely  involved in the  research and development projects at several companies located in research parks. 
My research problems cover a range of issues related to virtual enviroments. I have both academic and industrial experience in design and development of virtual environment applications. Therefore, I’ve worked on problems at various layers of virtual environments which can be gouped into four categories:

  • Developing efficient algorithms for virtual environments
  • Design and development issues in various applications of virtual environments
  • Evalution of virtual environments based on qualitative research
  • Other related or spin-off research

Administrative and Professional Activities

  1. Co-founder, Simsoft Ltd. Şti., www.simsoft.com.tr, (April 2006 – )
  2. Director, ODTÜ-TSK MODSİMMER, www.modsim.metu.edu.tr, (January 2006 – July 2015)
  3. Consultant to General Manager: Meteksan Sistem A.Ş. (May 2005 – July 2005).
  4. Director of Simulation and Visual Systems Division: Meteksan Sistem A.Ş. (May 2003 – 2005).
  5. Production and R&D Director: Mobilsoft A.Ş. (May 2001 – May 2003 ).
  6. Distance Education and R&D Manager: Meteksan Sistem., (July 2000 – May 2001).
  7. Founder Member and Project Manager: TSK-ODTÜ-MODSİMLAB: Modeling and Simulation Laboratory, Middle East Technical University, 1998.
  8. Founder Member and Manager: İDEA (Web Based Asynchronous Distance Education) METU Virtual Campus, , (February 1998 – May 1999).
  9. Founder Member and Group Manager: Computer Graphics and Virtual Reality Group:, TÜBITAK- METU – BILTEN, (November 1996 – June 1999).
  10. Assistant Professor: Department of Computer Engineering, Middle East Technical University (1997 – 2000).
  11. Instructor: Department of Computer Engineering, Middle East Technical University (September ’96 – January ’97).
  12. Research Associate: (June ’96 – Sep ’96) Department of Computer Engineering, Bilkent University.
  13. Research Fellow: (May ’95 – May ’96) Department of Computer Science, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University.
  14. Instructor: (January ’91 – May ’95) Department of Computer Engineering, Bilkent Üniversitesi.
  15. Research Assistant: (September’87 – January ’91) Department of Computer Engineering, Bilkent Üniversitesi.
  16. Programmer: (June ’86 – September ’87) Computer Center, ASELSAN (Military Electronics Company), Ankara

Projects Supervised and Involved

  1. Project Manager: Stinger Missile Simulator (contract with ASELSAN), Mobilsoft A.Ş. (2002 – 2003).
  2. Project Initiator and Consultant: Traffic Education Simulator – Trafikent Mobilsoft A.Ş. (2001 – 2002).
  3. Project Initiator and Consultant: A Synchronous Broadband Internet Based Distance Education Platform, Mobilsoft A.Ş. (2001 – 2002).
  4. Project Initiator and Consultant: A Synchronous Broadband Internet Based Distance Education Platform, Mobilsoft A.Ş. (2001 – 2002).
  5. Coordinator: İDEA (Web Based Distance Education): METU Virtual Campus, , (1998 – 2000).
  6. Project Manager: DANS: Internet School 1.0, A Web-based Distance Education Platform, , Turkish Scientific and Technical Research Council -METU-Bilten, (1997 – 1999).
  7. Project Manager: Weather Forecast Presentation System 1.0 for TV Channels, , Tübitak-ODTÜ-Bilten, (1997 – 1999).
  8. Developer: Enhancing Teaching Over Internet at METU, Univeristy Research Grant, (1997 – 1998).
  9. Developer: Distributed Interactive Simulation, Univeristy Research Grant, (1997 – 1998).
  10. Project Manager: Multi-Resolution Modeling for Complex Environments, Turkish Scientific and Technical Research Council -EEEAG 225, (1997 – 1998).
  11. Researcher: Development of Parallel Rendering and Animation System; Supported By: Intel Supercomputer Systems Division Grant no. SSD100791-2 and TÜBITAK Grant No. EEEAG-5, (1991-1994).

Scientific Meetings and Activities Contributed

  1. NATO Modeling and Simulation Group Member (2006 – 2015 )
  2. Expert Evaluator, EC FP6 FET Work Programme on Mixed Reality, (April 2005).
  3. Conference Coordinator, Computer Games Conference and Fair, (E-Oyun 2002 Sergi ve Konferansı, Askeri Müze), İstanbul, 14-16 June 2002.
  4. Member of Program Committee, BTIE 2002, ODTÜ, 20-22 May 2002.
  5. Chair of Program Committee: USEE-SM Workshop, Upgrading Science and Engineering Education for Southern Mediteranian Universities, Supported by European Union, UNESCO, Turkish Scientific and Technical Research Council and Middle East Technical University, Bilten, 4-8 October 1999.
  6. Member of Program Committee: ISCIS’99: The International Symposium on Computer And Information Sciences, İzmir, October 1999.
  7. Member of Program Committee: ISCIS’98: The International Symposium on Computer And Information Sciences, Antalya, October 1998.
  8. Member of Program Committee: Advances in Multimedia Information Systems, İstanbul, May 1998.
  9. Member of Organizing Committee: ATARV-93: The First Bilkent Computer Graphics Conference on “Advanced Techniques in Animation, Rendering, and Visualization” Ankara, July 1993.

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