Director: Prof. H. Fatih Ugurdag

The Team Seckin Ipek Works on FPGA design for Quantum Communications co: Prof Sezer Goren PhD student in CS -- joined Feb 2020 Supported by a Fellowship MS in CS, Ozyegin Univ, 2023 BS in EE, Ozyegin Univ, 2020 Ahmad Houraniah Works on Computer Arithmetic PhD student in CS -- joined Sep 2020 Supported by a Fellowship MS in CS, Ozyegin Univ, 2023 BS in EE, Ozyegin Univ, 2020 C. Emre Dedeagac Works on Neural Network Accelerators PhD student in CS -- joined Sep 2020 Supported by a Fellowship BS in EE, Ozyegin Univ, 2020 Ozan Yurtsever Works on Neural Network Accelerators MS student in CS -- joined Sep 2022 Supported by a Fellowship BS in EE, Ozyegin Univ, 2022 Aydin E. Guzel (part-time) Works on Image Processing algorithms and hardware design PhD student in CS -- joined Jun 2011 during BS co: Prof Luc Claesen Doing a double PhD at Hasselt Univ (Belgium) Works at Qualcomm (UK) as a design engineer MS in CS, Ozyegin Univ, 2017 BS in EE, Ozyegin Univ, 2014 M. Ali Gozukucuk (part-time) Works on energy management for EVs PhD student -- joined Jun 2013 co: Prof Taylan Akdogan Works at FEV as an automotive R&D executive MS in EE, Cukurova Univ, 2011 BS in EE, Cukurova Univ, 2006 Hamza Dere (part-time) Works on real-time control for power electronics PhD student in EE -- joined Feb 2018 Works at ECEMTAG as a VP MS in EE, TU Kaiserslautern, 2008 BS in EE, Yildiz Technical Univ, 2005 Shewit W. Tesfay (part-time) Works on FFT IP PhD student in EE -- joined Sep 2018 Works at ARM (UK) as a design engineer BS in EE, Gaziantep Univ, 2016

PhD Alumni 2. Abdullah Yildiz, CS, 2020, main: Prof Sezer Goren, now at Yongatek 1. V. Emre Levent, CS, 2018, now at Fenerbahce Univ MS Alumni (with Thesis) 45. Seckin Ipek, CS, 2023, co: Prof Sezer Goren 44. Ahmad Houraniah, CS, 2023 43. Gurol Saglam, CS, 2022, now at KIT (Germany) 42. Burhan Toruk, EE, 2022, now at FEV 41. Mustafa Ghanim, EE, 2021, main: Dr Ozgur Tasdizen, now at Univ of Arizona (USA) 40. Tugay Emre Yucedag, CS, 2021, main: Prof Sezer Goren, now at OBase 39. Ilkin Aliyev, EE, 2021, main: Prof Ali Akoglu, now at Nvidia (USA) 38. Pakize Ergul, EE, 2021, now at Rockwell Collins (Germany) 37. N. Fajar R. Annafianto, EE, 2020, co: Prof Sergey Polyakov, now at NIST (USA) 36. Ahad Aghapour, CS, 2020 35. Abdullah Varici, EE, 2020, co: Prof Sezer Goren, now at PrlowRISC (UK) 34. Deniz Iskender, CS, 2020, co: Prof Sezer Goren, now at ENTER (Netherlands) 33. Burak Tufekci, CS, 2020, now at Univ of North Texas (USA) 32. Mert Sahin, MS, 2020, now at FEV 31. Mert Celik, MS, 2020, co: Prof Taylan Akdogan, now at FEV 30. Furkan Aydin, EE, 2018, now at North Carolina State Univ (USA) 29. Tohid K. Tasooji, MS, 2018, co: Prof Taylan Akdogan, now at Univ of Alberta (Canada) 28. Umut Ulutas, CS, 2017, now at Vispera 27. Mert Buyukmihci, CS, 2017, main: Prof Sezer Goren, now at ASML (Netherlands) 26. Y. Serhan Gener, CS, 2017, main: Prof Sezer Goren, now at Univ of Arizona (USA) 25. Aydin E. Guzel, CS, 2017, now at OzU & Hasselt Univ (Belgium) 24. Mustafa Tosun, EE, 2016, now at Aselsan 23. Waqas Hussain, EE, 2015, co: Prof Murat Uysal, now at FEV 22. Gokhan Guner, EE, 2014, now at GMV (UK) 21. Okan Palaz, CS, 2014, now at Lifemote Networks 20. Koray Ozansoy, EE, 2014, now at AppearTV (Norway) 19. Furkan Sahin, EE, 2014, main: Prof Tolga Yalcin, now at ALCAN Systems 18. Hasan Unlu, CS, 2014, co: Prof Esref Adali, now at Tesla (USA) 17. Bilgiday Yuce, EE, 2013, co: Prof Gunhan Dundar, now at Google (USA) 16. Anil Bayram, 2013, EE, now at Vivace Vision 15. Ali Basaran, 2012, EE, co: Prof Taylan Akdogan, now at SiFive (UK) 14. Ozgur Ozkurt, EE, 2012, main: Prof Sezer Goren, now at Imagination Technologies (UK) 13. Abdullah Yildiz, EE, 2012, main: Prof Sezer Goren, now at Yongatek 12. Fatih Temizkan, EE, 2012, now at Renesas 11. Mehmet Emin Tulu, EE, 2012, main: Prof Deniz Yildirim, now at Aselsan 10. Hatice Sahin, EE, 2011, now at Diasemi 9. V. Ugur Guney, Phys, 2010, main: Prof Taylan Akdogan, now at Instagram (USA) 8. Okan Keskin, EE, 2010, now at Vivace Vision 7. Onur Ocal, EE, 2010, now at Trakya Cam 6. Ferhat Canbay, CS, 2009, main: Prof Sezer Goren, now at Istanbul Univ 5. Coskun Kazma, CS, 2009, now at Kordsa 4. A. Cagatay Cura, CS, 2009, co: Prof Sezer Goren, now at EPAM (Poland) 3. Erinc Topdemir, EE, 2008, now at Hexagon Studio 2. Onur Baskirt, EE, 2008, now at Emirates (UAE) 1. Soner Dedeoglu, CS, 2008, now at Sultangazi Belediyesi Some notable MS & PhD early exits 12. Zeynep G. Demirdag, PhD, 2023, now at KIT (Germany) 11. Bugra Onal, MS, 2019-2022, now at UCSC (USA) 10. Mustafa Tosun, PhD, 2016-2021, now at Aselsan 9. Ozan Cihangir, PhD, 2013-2021, now at Amazon (Luxemburg) 8. Halil Tosunoglu, PhD, 2012-2016 (USA) 7. Ozgur Ates, PhD, 2015-2016, now at AUSY (France) 6. Batuhan Yapanoglu, MS, 2015-2016, now at ComeOn! 5. Barbaros Kirisken, PhD, 2013-2016, now at Vestel 4. Ahmet Kakacak, PhD, 2012-2016, now at Renesas (UK) 3. M. Akif Ozkan, PhD, 2014-2015, now at Cadence (Germany) 2. Ayhan Yanarsoy, PhD, 2011-2012, now at TUBITAK 1. Cihan Tunc, PhD, 2010-11, now at Univ of North Texas (USA) Some notable BS Alumni 36. H. Umut Suluhan, 2023, now at U of Arizona (USA) 35. Eren Dogan, 2022, now at UCSC (USA) 34. Hakki Motorcu, 2022, now at U of Rochester (USA) 33. Deniz Kurt, 2021, now at Yongatek 32. Orhun Arik, 2021, now at Renesas 31. Eytan Dilmen, 2020, now at Blackbox (Ireland) 30. Muhammet Akgul, 2020, now at TUBITAK BILGEM 29. M. Batu Ozmeteler, 2020, now at Dortmund MS (Germany) 28. S. Emre Kaynar, 2020, now at AVL 27. Mert Dedekoy, 2020, now at Bogazici CS Dept 26. G. Doruk Keser, 2020, now at FEV 25. Bugra Onal, 2019, now at UCSC (USA) 24. Mert Hayta, 2018, now at Hyundai (Germany) 23. Birkan Kolcu, 2018, now at Ambient Innovation (Germany) 22. Dogukan Ergun, 2017, now at Actian (Germany) 21. Mert Bektas, 2017, now at Loughborough Univ (UK) 20. Engin Tarakoglu, 2017, now at OzU CS 19. Batuhan Mudun, 2017, now at Qualcomm (Ireland) 18. Tunc Sivrioglu, 2017, now at TR Airworthiness Services 17. Ozan Dengiz, 2017, now at TUT (Estonia) 16. Mert Celik, 2017, now at FEV 15. Mert Sahin, 2016, now at FEV 14. Salih Yilmaz, 2015, now at Maroteknoloji 13. Mert Akozel, 2015, now at DLG PLAST 12. M. Polat Kuntuz, 2015, now at FEV 11. Emircan Zincircioglu, 2015, now at FEV (Germany) 10. Batuhan Yapanoglu, 2015, now at ComeOn! 9. Okan Palaz, 2011, now at Airties 8. Guney Kayim, 2009, now at Facebook (UK) 7. Gurbey Izmirli, 2009, now at Is Bankasi 6. Ulas Keles, 2008, now at Glossier (USA) 5. Ozgur Ozkurt, 2008, now at ARM (UK) 4. M. Fatih Gunes, 2008, now at Turkish Airlines Technic 3. Cihan Tunc, 2008, now at Univ of North Texas (USA) 2. Mustafa Tekin, 2007, now at TAI 1. Mert Sanver, 2006, now at Spotify (USA)