Academic Staff of Faculty of Engineering   Aybar C. Acar Instructor Ph.D., Computer Science, George Mason University, 2008. Databases, information integration, data security and privacy, information quality, machine learning.   Nail Akar Associate Professor Ph.D., Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Bilkent University, 1994. Teletraffic analysis, performance evaluation, high-speed telecommunication networks, Internet technologies.   Adnan Akay Professor Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, North Caroline State University, 1976 Applied mechanics, vibrations and acoustics, noise control, friction-induced sounds.   Varol Akman Professor Ph.D., Electrical, Computer, and Systems Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 1985. Artificial intelligence, logic, philosophy of language, philosophy of mind, pragmatics, the Internet and society.   Selim Aksoy Assistant Professor Ph.D., Electrical Engineering, University of Washington, 2001. Computer vision, statistical and structural pattern recognition, machine learning, data mining.   Defne Aktas Assistant Professor Ph.D., Electrical Engineering, The Ohio State University, 2002. Space-time coding, information theoretic analysis of multiple antenna systems, coding and medium access control techniques for wireless ad hoc networks.   Özgür Aktas Assistant Professor Ph.D., Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2001. Computational modeling of microelectronic and microelectromechanical devices, experimental investigation of semiconductor materials and high-speed devices.   M. Selim Aktürk Professor Ph.D., Industrial Engineering, Lehigh University, 1990. Hierarchical planning of large scale systems, cellular manufacturing systems, advanced manufacturing technologies, production scheduling.   Osman Alp Assistant Professor Ph.D., Industrial Engineering Depatment, METU 2000. Inventory models, supply chain management, logistics, transportation of hazardous materials.   Ayhan Altintas Professor Ph.D., Electrical Engineering, Ohio State University, 1986. Electromagnetic scattering, diffraction, and radiation. Fiber and integrated optics, optical communications.   Erdal Arikan Professor Ph.D., Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1985. Information theory, communications, data communication networks, cryptography.   Orhan Arikan Professor Ph.D., Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1990. Signal processing, remote sensing, communications.   Erol Arkun Professor Ph.D., Electrical Engineering, Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn, New York, 1971. Data and file structures, database systems, microcomputing, programming languages.   Abdullah Atalar Professor Ph.D., Electrical Engineering, Stanford University, 1978. Analog and digital integrated circuit design, simulation of large circuits, linear acoustics, acoustic imaging, micromachined sensors.   Ergin Atalar Professor Ph.D., Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Bilkent University, 1991. Image guided medical interventions, magnetic resonance imaging, antenna design for MRI.   Cevdet Aykanat Professor Ph.D., Electrical and Computer Engineering, Ohio State University, 1988. Parallel computing, algorithms, high performance information retrieval, parallel and distributed web crawling, parallel databases, grid computing.   Orhan Aytür Professor Ph.D., Electrical Engineering, Northwestern University, 1991. Optics and photonics, quantum optics, nonlinear optics, lasers, optoelectronics.   Mehmet Baray Professor Ph.D., Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, University of California, Berkeley, 1970. Computer architecture, parallel processing, computer engineering education.   Billur Barshan Professor Ph.D., Electrical Engineering, Yale University, 1991. Sensor-based mobile robotics, sensor data processing, multi-sensor data fusion, inference networks.   Fazli Can Visiting Professor Ph.D., Computer Engineering, Middle East Technical University, 1985. Information Retrieval, Access Methods, Stylometry.   Melih Çakmakçi Assistant Professor Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, University of Michigan, 2009 Dynamic systems and control. Multivariable control systems, nonlinear systems and control, vehicle control systems and smart mechatronic components.   Tolga Çapin Assistant Professor Ph.D., Computer Science, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Lausanne, 1998. Visual communications, Mobile graphics platforms, Rendering and visualization, Network graphics.   M. Cenk Çavisoglu Visiting Associate Professor Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley, 2000. Robotics, human-machine interfaces, haptics, virtual environments, modeling and simulation of biosystems, and systems/control theory.   Cengiz Çelik Instructor Ph.D., Computer Science, University of Maryland at Collage Park, 2006. Relational database management systems, Multimedia Databases.   Enis Çetin Professor Ph.D., Electrical Engineering, University of Pennsylvania, 1987. Image restoration and coding, time series analysis, spectrum estimation, computer vision, VLSI for signal processing, application of polyspectra-based methods to signal and image processing.   Ilyas Çiçekli Lecturer Ph.D., Computer and Information Science, Syracuse University, 1991. Logic programming, artificial intelligence, computational linguistics, natural language processing.   David Davenport Lecturer Ph.D., Electrical Engineering, University of Birmingham, 1980. Artificial intelligence, cognitive science, information retrieval, computer and education, Internet-related issues.   Aynur Dayanik Instructor Ph.D., Computer Science, Rutgers University, 2006. Machine Learning, information retrieval, text mining, bioinformatics.   Savas Dayanik Assistant Professor Ph.D., Industrial Engineering and Operations Research, Colombia University, 2002. Stochastic processes and modeling, stochastic dynamic programming, stochastic optimal control. Applications to financial engineering, statistics, and operations management.   Tugrul Dayar Professor Ph.D., Computer Science, North Carolina State University, 1994. Performance modeling and analysis, scientific computing and computer networks.   Hilmi Volkan Demir Assistant Professor Ph.D., Electrical Engineering, Stanford University, 2004. Ultrafast photonic switching devices, quantum-confined nano-structures, high-performance semiconductor devices, nano-photonics, ultrafast optoelectronics, integrated photonic circuits, micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS), bio-implants, telecommunication systems, and semiconductor nanofabrication.   Ali Dogramaci Professor Ph.D., Industrial and Management Engineering, Columbia University, 1975. Production management and productivity analysis.   Ugur Dogrusöz Associate Professor Ph.D., Computer Science, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 1995. Graph visualization, bioinformatics, combinatorial algorithms, and graph theory.   Pinar Duygulu Assistant Professor Ph.D., Computer Engineering, Middle East Technical University, 2003. Multimedia data mining, information retrieval, computer vision, statistical machine learning, visual perception.   Oya Ekin-Karasan Associate Professor Ph.D., Operations Research, Rutgers University, 1997. Combinatorial optimization, mathematical programming, network flows, theoretical computer science.   Figen Eren Instructor M.S., Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Arizona State University, 1994. Control theory, signal processing.   Nesim Erkip Professor Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management, Stanford University, 1984. Multi-echelon inventory systems, Analytical models for supply chain management, inventory/production planning under uncertainty.   Vakur B. Ertürk Associate Professor Ph.D., Electrical Engineering, Ohio University, 2000. Theoretical and computational electromagnetics, numerical methods, communications.   Mehmet Murat Fadiloglu Assistant Professor Ph.D., Industrial and Systems Engineering, University of Florida, 1998. Stochastic modeling, performance evaluation of production/inventory systems, industrial applications of microcontrollers, industrial automation and control, telecommunications.   Sinan Filiz Assistant Professor Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University, 2009 Development of intelligent micro-machining centers, integration of micro-machining centers in micro-factories and fabrication of medical micro-devices using micro-machining centers.   Sinan Gezici Assistant Professor Ph.D., Electrical Engineering, Princeton University, 2006. Statistical signal processing, ultra-wideband systems, telecommunications, and radar.   Kagan Gökbayrak Assistant Professor Ph.D., Manufacturing Engineering, Boston University, 2001. Internet traffic engineering and quality of service, stochastic discrete resource allocation, optimal control of discrete event and hybrid systems.   Ugur Güdükbay Associate Professor Ph.D., Computer Engineering and Information Science, Bilkent University, 1994. Computer graphics, physically-based modeling and animation, deformable models, multimedia databases, computational geometry.   Çigdem Gündüz Demir Assistant Professor Ph.D., Computer Science, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 2005. Computational biology, machine learning, pattern recognition for medical application and cancer research, data mining and artificial intelligence.   Levent Gürel Professor Ph.D., Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1991. Computational electromagnetics, electromagnetic compatibility, wave propagation and scattering, microwave integrated circuits.   Ülkü Gürler Professor Ph.D., Statistics, University of Pennsylvania, 1990. Stochastic inventory models, reliability and maintenance survival analysis. Nonparametric estimation, Bayesian, Analysis.   H. Altay Güvenir Professor Ph.D., Computer Engineering and Science, Case Western Reserve University, 1987. Artificial intelligence, machine learning, data mining, problem solving strategies, intelligent tutoring systems.   Yusuf Ziya Ider Professor Ph.D., Biomedical Engineering, Northwestern University, 1979. Electrical impedance tomography, magnetic resonance imaging, acquisition and processing of physiological signals, PC based instrumentation.   Ismail Ipek Instructor Ed.D., Education, University of Pittsburgh, 1995. Computer languages and applications.   Hazim Murat Karamüftüoglu Assistant Professor Ph.D., Information Science, City University, London, 1998. Design and evaluation of information retrieval systems, computer semiotics, computer mediated communication, philosophical aspects of information systems.   Ezhan Karasan Associate Professor Ph.D., Electrical and Computer Engineering, Rutgers University, 1995. Broadband integrated networks, traffic and switching theory, optical networks, information and coding theory.   Yigit Karpat Assistant Professor Ph.D., Industrial Engineering, Rutgers University, 2007. Manufacturing systems and processes, micro/nano technologies.   Ibrahim Körpeoglu Assistant Professor Ph.D., Computer Science, University of Maryland, College Park, 2000. Computer networks, mobile and wireless networks, computer systems.   Hayrettin Köymen Professor Ph.D., Electrical Engineering, University of Birmingham, 1979. Acoustic imaging, linear and finite amplitude acoustics, medical instrumentation, processing and modeling of physiological signals.   Ömer Morgül Professor Ph.D., Electrical Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, 1989. Linear and nonlinear systems, distributed parameter systems, control of flexible structures, nonlinear dynamics, neural networks.   Ayse Semra Mumcu Instructor M.S., Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Middle East Technical University, 1990. Computer architecture, hardware engineering.   Osman Oguz Associate Professor Ph.D., Management Sciences, University of Waterloo, 1978. Mathematical programming, linear and integer programming, scheduling.   Ali Kemal Okyay Assistant Professor Ph.D., Electrical Engineering, Stanford University, 2007. Physics and applications of nanophotonic, integrated nano-biophotonic devices, SiGe-based integrated optoelectronics for monolithic integration.   Levent Onural Professor Ph.D., Electrical and Computer Engineering, State University of New York at Buffalo, 1985. Signal and image processing, holography, fractals, computer hardware, signal processing hardware.   Özay Oral Professor Ph.D., Electrical Engineering, Middle East Technical University, 1971. Design of multivariable control systems, stabilization of large scale systems, systems theory, formulation of networks and systems.   Hilmi Öncül Instructor M.S., Computer Science, University of Wisconsin, 1971. Computers and information processing.   Haldun Özaktas Professor Ph.D., Electrical Engineering, Stanford University, 1991. Optical information processing, signal and image processing, optoelectronic and optically interconnected computing systems.   Ekmel Özbay Professor Ph.D., Electrical Engineering, Stanford University, 1992. Photonic band gap materials, physics and applications of nanostructures, photonic devices, micro electro-mechanical devices, ultrafast phenomena, quantum optics.   Hitay Özbay Professor Ph.D., Control Sciences and Dynamical Systems, University of Minnesota, 1989. Robust control, distributed parameter systems, aerodynamic flow control, applications of control theory in computer and control communication networks.   Özlem Özgü Instructor M.S., Computer Science, Middle East Technical University, 1990. Computer and information processing.   Bülent Özgüç Professor Ph.D., Computer Science, University of Pennsylvania, 1978. Computer graphics, user interface design.   A. Bülent Özgüler Professor (on leave) Ph.D., Electrical Engineering, University of Florida, 1982. Decentralized control, stability robustness, realization theory, linear matrix equations.   Özcan Öztürk Assistant Professor Ph.D., Computer Science and Engineering, Pennsylvania State University, 2007. On-chip multiprocessors, compiler optimizations, computer architecture, memory optimization, low-power system design, reliability.   Mustafa Ç. Pinar Professor Ph.D., Systems Engineering, University of Pennsylvania, 1992. Mathematical programming, quadratic programming, network optimization.   Tarik Reyhan Senior Lecturer Ph.D., Electrical Engineering, University of Birmingham, 1981. Radio communication, RF design, thermal imaging, electro-optics.   Ihsan Sabuncuoglu Professor Ph.D., Industrial Engineering, Wichita State University, 1989. Simulation, scheduling, heuristics in optimization, advenced manufacturing systems.   Turgay Saracoglu Instructor B.S., Electrical Engineering, Middle East Technical University, 1979. Computer and information processing.   Uluç Saranli Assistant Professor Ph.D., Computer Science: Intelligent Syetems, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 2002, Formal methods for robot programming, analysis and control of legged locomotion, dynamically dexterous robot behaviors, applications of formal logic and type theory to robot motion planning, physically realistic simulation.   William Sawyer Instructor M.S., Electrical Engineering, Northeastern University, 1988. Digital design, CAD tools, computer architecture.   Markus Schaal Instructor Ph.D., Distributed Information Systems, Berlin-Brandenburg Graduate School, 2004. Knowledge Sharing, Extraction and Processing, Portal-Based Communities-Participation Mechanisms and Motivation.   Ali Aydin Selçuk Assistant Professor Ph.D., Computer Science, University of Maryland, 2001. Cryptography, network security, data compression.   M. Erol Sezer Professor (on leave) Ph.D., Electrical Engineering, Middle East Technical University, 1978. Multivariable and large-scale control systems, decentralized and hierarchical control, structural modeling, system theory, robot dynamics and control.   Alper Sen Assistant Professor Ph.D., Business Administration, University of Southern California, 2000. Revenue management, inventory theory, supply chain management, machine scheduling.   Mehmet Rüstü Taner Assistant Professor Ph.D., North Carolina State University, 2001. Scheduling theory, heuristic methods for discrete optimization, quality and reliability engineering.   Barbaros Tansel Professor Ph.D., Industrial and Systems Engineering, University of Florida, 1979. Logistics, network location theory, optimization with imprecise data.   Bedir Tekinerdogan Assistant Professor Ph.D., Computer Science, University of Twente, 2000. Software engineering, software architecture design, software product line engineering, model-driven software development, aspect-oriented software development.   Aysegül Toptal Assistant Professor Ph.D., Industrial Engineering, Texas A?amp;M University, 2003. Inventory theory, supply chain management, machine scheduling.   Özgür Ulusoy Professor Ph.D., Computer Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1992. Data management for mobile systems, Web query languages and data models, multimedia database systems, real-time and active database systems.   Asli Üstüner Instructor M.S., Mechanical Engineering, University of New Hampshire, USA, 1993. B.S. Mechanical Engineering, METU, 1991. CAD Design, Computer Tools.   Hande Yaman Associate Professor Ph.D., Operations Research, Universite Libre de Bruxelles, 2002. Integer programming, polyhedral theory, location and network design, robust optimization.   Bahar Yetis Associate Professor Ph.D., Industrial Engineering, Bilkent University, 1999. Hub location problems, hazardous materials transportation, bilevel optimization, mathematical programming.   Emre Alper Yildirim Associate Professor Ph.D., Operations Research, Cornell University, 2001. Linear and semidefinite programming, interior point methods, convex optimization.   Heba Yüksel Instructor Ph.D., Electrical Engineering University of Maryland at College Park, 2005. 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