About Ece Guran Schmidt
My research focuses on high-performance computer networks, real-time communication in embedded and vehicular systems, and hardware acceleration for computing and networking applications. I am particularly interested in analytical modeling of computing and communication systems, including performance bounds, latency, throughput, and scalability.
My work covers network performance analysis, Quality of Service, scheduling and resource allocation, and hardware-based acceleration of networking and data-processing functions. More recently, I have been working on GPU-accelerated algorithms for large-scale data processing, including efficient matching and lookup operations. I am also interested in FPGA-based network processing and reconfigurable computing.
Much of my research involves examining how algorithms interact with the underlying hardware and system architecture. I use analytical models to identify performance limitations and guide design decisions, and complement these models with implementations and experimental evaluation.
Research Areas
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: Assistant Professor, Instructor, 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).
Publications, Projects, and Theses
Teaching and Courses
Teaching Schedule
EE445 Computer Architecture I (Section 1): Tuesday 13:40-14:30, Thursday 9:40-11:30, @EA209
