====== Work Experience ====== * 2005-present __Professor__, [[http://www.ceng.metu.edu.tr|Dept. of Computer Engineering]], [[http://www.metu.edu.tr|Middle East Technical University]], Ankara, Türkiye * 1998-2005 __Associate Professor__, [[http://www.ceng.metu.edu.tr|Dept. of Computer Engineering]], [[http://www.metu.edu.tr|Middle East Technical University]], Ankara, Türkiye * 2004 __Research Associate Professor__, [[http://www.vbi.vt.edu|Virginia Bioinformatics Institute]], [[http://www.vt.edu|Virginia Polytechnique Institute and State University]], VA, USA * 1993-1998 __Assistant Professor__, [[http://www.ceng.metu.edu.tr|Dept. of Computer Engineering]], [[http://www.metu.edu.tr|Middle East Technical University]], Ankara, Türkiye * 1993 __Instructor__, [[http://www.univ-paris5.fr|Université René Descartes-Paris V]], Paris, France * 1992 __Visiting Scholar__, Dept. of Computer and Information Science, New Jersey Inst. of Tech., NJ, USA * 1988 __Development Engineer__, Aselsan Electronics Industries, Ankara, Türkiye ====== Education ====== * 1993 Diplôme de Docteur dans la spécialité Informatique (Ph.D in Computer Science), Université René Descartes-Paris V, Paris, France * 1991 Diplôme d’Etudes Approfondies en Informatique, Université René Descartes-Paris V, Paris, France * 1990 Master of Science in Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Türkiye * 1987 Bachelor of Science in Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Türkiye