About
I work on high-performance computer networks, real-time communication in embedded and vehicular systems, and hardware acceleration for data-intensive workloads. My research takes a unified view of computer systems, emphasizing abstraction and interfacing as the foundations of design—from computer architecture to large-scale systems such as computer networks and cloud infrastructures. I focus on analytical modeling of hardware, software, and network behavior to derive performance and scalability bounds. Such models provide elegant tools to reason about design tradeoffs and adapt to rapid technological evolution by updating system parameters rather than redesigning architectures. I am interested in bridging ideas across domains such as reconfigurable networking devices, hardware and network virtualization, end-to-end Quality of Service, scheduling and allocation of computing resources. Ultimately, I am interested in translating analytical models, algorithms, and provable performance guarantees into real, operational systems—emphasizing end-to-end design integrity over isolated component optimization.
Research
Education and Employment
Education
2004: Ph.D. in
Electrical and Computer Engineering,
Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, USA.
Thesis Title: “Scheduling and Switching Architecture for Virtual Synchronous Frame (VSF)”
2001: M.Sc. in
Electrical and Computer Engineering,
Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, USA.
Thesis Title: “A Novel Scalable Packet Switch Architecture with Quality of Service Support”
1997: B.Sc. in Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Middle East Technical University (METU), Ankara, Turkey.
1993: High School Diploma — Ankara Atatürk Anadolu Lisesi (AAAL), 7-year program.
Employment
2017–Present: Professor, Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Middle East Technical University (METU), Ankara, Turkey.
2012–2017: Associate Professor, Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, METU, Ankara, Turkey.
2004–2012: Instructor, Assistant Professor, Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, METU, Ankara, Turkey.
1997–2004: Teaching Assistant, Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, METU, Ankara, Turkey (on leave in the U.S.A between 1998–2004).
Works
Courses
Teaching Schedule
EE445 Computer Architecture I: Tuesday, 14:40 - 12:30, Thursday, 10:40 - 12:30 @ EA209
EE5410 High-Speed and Embedded Computer Networking: Tuesday, 8:40 - 11:30 @ EA307
