Ongoing:

  - Ali Basaran, MS Bahcesehir Univ - expected Jan 2012 (Gigahertz Pulse Fitter)
  - Anil Bayram, MS Bahcesehir Univ - expected Aug 2012 (Computer Arithmetic)
      working as a full-time ASIC/FPGA design engineer at CMOS Vision of Istanbul & Switzerland
  - Fatih Temizkan, MS Ozyegin Univ - expected Aug 2012 (Computer Arithmetic & Analog Clock Tree Synthesis)
  - Gokhan Guner, MS Ozyegin Univ - expected Jan 2013 (Computer Arithmetic)
  - Bilgiday Yuce, MS Bogazici Univ - expected Jan 2013 (Computer Arithmetic & Analog Clock Tree Synthesis)
  - Okan Palaz, MS Ozyegin Univ - expected Jun 2013 (Embedded Video Compression & Firmware Security)
  - Ayhan Yanarsoy, PhD Ozyegin Univ - expected 2015 (VLSI Design & Automation)
      working as a full-time FPGA design engineer at TUBITAK

Co-advising:

  - Ozgur Ozkurt, MS - expected Jan 2012 (FPGA Dynamic Partial Reconfiguration)
      primary advisor: Sezer Goren Ugurdag
      currently: ASIC design/verification engineer at Vestel Vestek
  - Abdullah Yildiz, MS - expected Jan 2012 (FPGA Security)
      primary advisor: Sezer Goren Ugurdag

PhD Jury:

  - Giray Komurcu, PhD - expected 2013 (VLSI)
      currently: Hardware Engineer at TUBITAK UEKAE
      advisor: Gunhan Dundar, Bogazici Univ, Istanbul
  - Gorkem Cetin, PhD - expected Feb 2012 (HCI)
      currently: Product Manager at Turkcell
      advisor: Mehmet Gokturk, GYTE, Gebze-Kocaeli
  - Ozgur Tasdizen, PhD 4/2011 (VLSI / Video Processing)
      currently: Senior Hardware Engineer at Apical Imaging in the UK
      advisor: Ilker Hamzaoglu, Sabanci Univ, Istanbul

Alumni (all of MS thesis students and some notable of BS senior project students):

  - Hatice Sahin, MS - 9/2011 (Computer Arithmetic)
      currently: engineer at NanoManyetik in Ankara
  - Cihan Tunc, PhD student in 2010-11, BS research student in 2007-08
      currently: PhD student and RA with Profs Akoglu and Hariri at Univ of Arizona
      formerly: TA/RA at Northeastern University ECE, Boston
                MS 2010 in CMPE at Northeastern University
                BS 2008 in EEE (with minor in CMPE) at Bahcesehir University
  - Okan Keskin, MS 9/2010 (Computer Arithmetic)
      currently: ASIC design/verification engineer at Ericsson
  - Onur Ocal, MS 4/2010 (Motion Control and Vision)
      currently: engineer at Karel in Ankara
  - Coskun Kazma, MS 8/2009 (Industrial Automation / Vision)
      currently: TA/RA at Bahcesehir Univ Mechatronics
                 and PhD student at Yildiz CMPE
  - Cagatay Cura, MS 8/2009 (Web Services) and BS 2007
      primary advisor: Sezer Goren Ugurdag
      currently: back from his military service
      formerly: Veripark
  - Ferhat Canbay, MS 6/2009 (Computer Vision)
      primary advisor: Sezer Goren Ugurdag
      currently: instructor at Arel CMPE & PhD student at Yildiz CMPE
  - Erinc Topdemir, MS 8/2008 (Robotics / Vision)
      currently: PhD student at Yildiz Electronics Dept
                 and TA/RA at Bahcesehir Univ EEE & Mechatronics
  - Onur Baskirt, MS 6/2008 (VLSI / Arbitration)
      currently: senior SW test engineer at Ericsson
      formerly:  Huawei, ST-Ericsson
  - Soner Dedeoglu, MS 1/2008 (VLSI / Video Processing)
      currently: IT manager at Basak Sehir City Gov't
      formerly: SW engineer at UBIT, Istanbul

  - Gurbey Fici, BS 2009 (VLSI)
      currently: ASIC design/verification engineer at Ericsson
  - Coskun Acar, BS 2009 (Robot Control with Vision)
      currently: power train engineer at Chrysler in Michigan
      formerly: TA at Oakland Univ ECE
  - Fatih Ileri, BS 2009 (Team Sumo)
      currently: MS student and TUBITAK scholar at Bogazici EEE
  - Guney Kayim, BS 2009 (Elevator Controller Emulation)
      currently: Machine Vision Engineer at Vistek
                 and MS student at Bogazici EEE
  - Oguz Eker, BS 2008 (Virtual Cab Station)
      currently: Accenture
      formerly: Huawei, University of Nevada - Reno CSE
  - Mustafa Tekin, BS 2007 (Computer Vision)
      currently: Engineer at TAI, Ankara
  - Yahya Sahin, BS 2006 (Mastermind Game Strategies)
      currently: SW manager at UBIT, Istanbul

I have helped below students go to the USA:
  - Cihan Tunc, BS 2008, Bahcesehir Univ
      PhD student and RA at Univ of Arizona ECE
      was MS student and RA/TA at Northeastern Univ ECE
  - Burak Unal, BS 2008, Erciyes Univ
      MS student at Univ of Arizona CMPE
  - Abdullah Bolat, BS 2009, Bahcesehir Univ
      TA/RA at Northeastern University IE, Boston
  - Ulas Keles, BS 2008, Bahcesehir Univ
      TA/RA at Univ of Illinois at Chicago CS
  - Sevcan Subasi, BS 2008, Bahcesehir Univ
      TA at Oakland Univ ISE, Michigan
  - Efsun Cebeci, BS 2008, Bahcesehir Univ
      TA at Oakland Univ CS, Michigan
  - Kubilay Ekekon, BS 2008, Yeditepe Univ, Istanbul
      RA at Univ of Mass Lowell ECE, Boston
  - Samed Maltabas, BS 2008, Yeditepe Univ, Istanbul
      RA at Univ of Mass Lowell ECE, Boston
  - Mert Korkali, BS 2008, Bahcesehir Univ
      RA at Northeastern Univ ECE, Boston
  - Erdem Yalcin, BS 2007, Bahcesehir Univ
      TA/RA at Ohio State University CSE, USA
  - Ahmet Turan Ozdemir, PhD candidate, Erciyes Univ, Kayseri
      Research Engineer at MIT in 2007, Boston
  - Mert Sanver, BS 2006, Bahcesehir Univ
      received his MS (2008) from Stanford University ICME, San Francisco
      currently: Engineer at Cisco, San Francisco

Former Fundamentals of Computing (Phys485 and 48J) students at Bogazici Univ:
  Spring 2008
    - Alper Yucer, BS 2008, Bogazici Phys
  Fall 2007
    - Emrah Balcioglu, PhD student and GA, Columbia Univ Applied Phys
      (BS 2008, Bogazici EEE and Phys)
    - Erol Ertan, PhD student and TA/RA, Bogazici Phys
      (MS 2007, Bogazici Phys / BS 2004, Bogazici EEE and Phys)
  Spring 2004
    - Ali Gokturk, PhD student and GA, Brown Univ Math
      (BS 2005, Bogazici Math)
    - Cengiz Pehlevan, PhD student and GA, Brown Univ Phys
      (BS 2004, Bogazici EEE and Phys)
    - Deniz Nevsehir, PhD student and GA, Bogazici Biomed
      (BS 2004, Bogazici Phys)
    - Levent Tuter, Process Engineer at AIXTRON AG
      (MS 2008, Chalmers Univ Nanoscale Sci & Tech / BS 2006, Bogazici Phys)
    - Mahmut Yilmaz, Engineer at AMD / PhD student, Duke Univ ECE
      (MS 2006, Duke Univ ECE / BS 2004, Bogazici EEE)
    - Murat Tumer, PhD student and GA, Bogazici Biomed
      (MS 2006, Bogazici Biomed / BS 2004, Bogazici EEE)
    - Onur Basarir, PhD student and GA, Boston Univ ME
      (BS 2004, Bogazici ME)

Other students I am affiliated with and/or interacted with:
  - Muhammet Pakyurek, BS 2008, ITU Control Eng, Istanbul
      currently: engineer at TUBITAK-Iltaren and MS student ODTU EEE
  - Ali Karaali, BS 2008, Kocaeli Univ, Istanbul
      currently: MS student Bahcesehir Univ
  - Cemal Nalbantoglu, BS 2010, Bahcesehir Univ, Istanbul
      currently: MS student at Hamburg Univ, Germany
  - Baris Ozcan, BS 2010, Bahcesehir Univ, Istanbul
      currently: MS student at ITU Mechatronics, Istanbul
  - Adem Cayir, BS 2006, Bahcesehir Univ, Istanbul
      currently: engineer at Mobinex and PhD student at Istanbul Univ
  - Burak Sunan, BS 2010, Bahcesehir Univ, Istanbul
      currently: MS student at Bahcesehir Univ
  - Burak Ozturk, BS 2010, Bahcesehir Univ, Istanbul
      currently: engineer at Vistek
  - Melih Karaman, BS 2009, Bahcesehir Univ, Istanbul
      currently: engineer at Argela and MS student Bogazici EEE
  - Asif Sanli, BS 2009, Bahcesehir Univ, Istanbul
      currently: MS student at Bogazici CS
  - Vehbi Bayraktar, MS 2011, TOBB ETU, Ankara
      BS 2008, Marmara Univ, Istanbul
      currently: Engineer at Vivante Corp, Silicon valley
  - Fatih Gunes, BS 2008, Bahcesehir Univ
      currently: engineer at THY
  - Berkin Bilgic, BS 2008, Bogazici, Istanbul
      currently: RA at MIT EECS, Boston
  - Melis Ceylan, BS 2008, Bahcesehir Univ
      currently: Fulbright scholar at USC, Los Angeles
  - Pinar Saglam, BS 2008, Bahcesehir Univ
      currently: MS student and TUBITAK scholar at Bogazici CS
  - Gokhan Onal, BS 2008, Bahcesehir Univ
      currently: at Aachen University of Technology, Germany
  - Gokhan Ileri, BS 2008, Bilkent University
      currently: at Texas A&M Univ
  - Serkan Demir, BS 2008, Bahcesehir Univ
      currently: engineer at Ericsson Wireless in Baku
  - Fatih Duru, BS 2008, Bahcesehir Univ
      currently: engineer at Ericsson in Istanbul
  - Cagri Ege, BS 2008, Bahcesehir Univ
      currently: engineer at Ericsson in Istanbul
  - Suleyman Aylak, BS 2007, Bahcesehir University
      currently: at Suleyman Demirel Univ and MS alum/MEB scholar at Northeastern Univ ME, Boston
  - Feyzullah Koca, BS 2007, Bahcesehir University
      currently: engineer at TUBITAK and alum of MS at Oakland Univ ECE, Michigan

Full list of former BS senior project students:
  Spring 2010
    CMPE
      Burak Aydin
      Cihan Emre Kisakurek
      Dogukan Keles
      Pinar Ozcan
      Tolga Dincer
    SE
      Mehmet Avci
  Fall 2009
    CMPE
      Cihan Emre Kisakurek
      Fatih Aydin
      Izzet Sancakli
      Yasemin Akturk
      Yakup Yuce
    EEE
      Can Araz
      Yasin Karayel
    MCH
      Birkan Aydinli
      Merve Malcik
      Onur Yasguclukol
    SE
      Mehmet Avci
  Spring 2009
    CMPE
      Erhan Argali
      Noyan Gunday
    EEE
      Alper Turan
      Coskun Acar
      Fatih Ileri
      Gurbey Fici
    MCH
      Guney Kayim
      Tunca Onay
      Tuncay Atilla
  Fall 2008
    CMPE
      Canel Karadeniz
      Engin Soylu
      Erhan Argali
      Faruk Kilic
      Hasan Huseyin Baykal
      Hakan Yumak
      Kerem Celik
      Noyan Gunday
      Omer Faruk Demir
    EEE
      Fatih Ileri
      Alper Turan
    MCH
      Guney Kayim
      Ozan Gultekin
      Tunca Onay
      Tuncay Atilla
  Fall 2007 & Spring 2008
    CMPE
      Cihan Egilmez
      Emre Akpinar
      Gaye Okmek
      Gediz Aksit
      Gozde Nur Sari
      Hakan Karagol
      Mehmet Rafi Dog
      Oguz Eker
      Ozgur Ates
      Oznur Yalcin
      Zeyd Altun
    EEE
      Cihan Tunc
      Emre Kul
      Fatih Gunes
      Onur Karabay
      Ozgur Ozkurt
      Umutcan Boz
      Yusuf Mihcioglu
    Math/CS
      Arzu Bulut
  Fall 2006 & Spring 2007
    CMPE
      Cagatay Cura
      Kutyar Abadanc
      Mehmet Sahin
      Onur Ulcay
      Osman Ucar
    EEE
      Mustafa Tekin
    Math/CS
      Caglar Gulcehre
  Fall 2005 & Spring 2006
    CMPE
      Yahya Sahin
      Adem Cayir
      Emre Demirci
      Mumin Aydogdu
      Evgin Koyuncu