Research Interests:

· Biomedical signal processing

· Forward and inverse problems of electrocardiography

· Modeling the electrical activity of the heart

· Statistical Estimation

Projects:

· Yürütücü, TÜBİTAK – 111E258 “Kalbin Elektriksel Aktivitesinin 3 Boyutlu Transmembran Potansiyel Dağılımları Cinsinden Girişimsiz olarak Görüntülenmesi,” 1.4.2012 – 1.4.2015.

· Yürütücü, TÜBİTAK – 105E070 “Geri Elektrokardiyografi: Kalpteki Biyoelektriksel Kaynakların İstatistiksel Olarak Kestirilmesi (Inverse Electrocardiography: Statistical Estimation of Bioelectrical Sources of the Heart),” 1.1.2007 – 1.1.2010.

· Yürütücü, ODTÜ BAP-2008-R-08-11-15 ”Horlama sesleri analizi için bir veri tabanı oluşturma,” 1.6.2008 - 31.5.2009.

· Yürütücü, ODTÜ BAP-2005-03-01-03 “Kalpteki elektriksel etkinliğin sayısal modellenmesi,” 1.1.2005 – 31.12.2006.

· Yürütücü, ODTÜ BAP-2004-03-01-01 “Gerçekçi gövde ve kalp modelleri kullanarak ileri ve geri elektrokardiyografi probleminin çözümü,” 1.1.2004 – 31.12.2004.

· Araştırma Asistanı, USA, NIH/NCRR for the Center for Bioelectric Field Modeling, Simulation, and Visualization, HL P41RR12553 numaralı projede araştırma asistanı olarak çalışma, 1/1/2001 – 1/1/2003.

Current Graduate Students:

M.Sc. candidates:

· Görkem Polat (EE)

· Erdem Yanar (EE)

· Taha Erenler (EE)

Ph.D. candidates:

· Önder Nazım Onak (IAM)

· Ceren Bora (BME)

· Can Zoroğlu (BME)

Theses Supervised:

· Alperen Güçlü (M.Sc. thesis) “Comparison of five regularization methods for the solution of inverse electrocardiography problem,” Electrical and Electronics Engineering, METU, 2012

· Ersin Karcı (M.Sc. thesis) “Detection of post apnea sounds and apnea periods from sleep sounds,” Electrical and Electronics Engineering, METU, 2010 (co-supervised by Dr. Tolga Çiloğlu)

· Ali Reza Mazloumi Gavgani (M.Sc. thesis) “Use of genetic algorithm for selection of regularization parameters in multiple constraint inverse ECG problem,” Electrical and Electronics Engineering, METU, 2010

· Sinan Öz (M.Sc. thesis) “Implementation of three segmentation algorithms for CT images of torso,” Electrical and Electronics Engineering, METU, 2010

· Ali Bircan (M.Sc. thesis) “Solution of inverse electrocardiography problem using minimum relative entropy method,” Electrical and Electronics Engineering, METU, 2010

· Sedat Sarıkaya (M.Sc. thesis) “Combination of conventional regularization methods and genetic algorithms for solving the inverse problem of electrocardiography,” Institute of Applied Mathematics, METU, 2010 (co-supervised by Dr. Gerhard Wilhelm Weber)

· Ümit Aydın (M.Sc. thesis), “Solution of inverse problem of electrocardiography using state-space models,” Electrical and Electronics Engineering, METU, 2009

· Bengi Koç (M.Sc. thesis), “Detection and classification of QRS complexes from the ECG recordings,” Electrical and Electronics Engineering, METU, 2008

· Murat Önal (M.Sc. thesis), “Evaluation of spatial and spatio-temporal regularization approaches in inverse problem of electrocardiography,” Electrical and Electronics Engineering, METU, 2008

· Mustafa Çavuşoglu (M.Sc. thesis), “An efficient fast method of snore detection for sleep disorder investigation,” Electrical and Electronics Engineering, METU, 2007

· Volkan Tanrıverdi (M.Sc. thesis), “Removal of baseline wandering from the electrocardiogram,” Electrical and Electronics Engineering, METU, 2006

· Onur Ali Demirkol (M.Sc. thesis) “Segmentation of torso CT images,” Electrical and Electronics Engineering, METU, 2006

· Arda Kurt ((M.Sc. thesis, co-supervised) “Boundary element method formulation and its solution in forward problem of electrocardiography by using a realistic torso model,” Institute of Applied Mathematics, METU, 2006 (supervisor: Gerhard Wilhelm Weber)