2018 News
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Bio of Ayse ImrohorogluAyşe İmrohoroğlu is a Professor of Finance and Business Economics at the University of Southern California. She received her Ph.D. from the University of Minnesota and her B.A. from the Middle East Technical University in Turkey. full story |
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Bio of Bulent BasolBulent Basol is the CEO/Co-Founder of Active Layer Parametrics (ALP), a Silicon Valley startup developing a novel characterization technology for the semiconductor industry. He received his B.S (Bogazici University) and Ph.D. (UCLA) degrees in electrical engineering. full story |
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Bio of Hasan AyazHasan Ayaz is an Associate Professor at Drexel University, School of Biomedical Engineering, Science & Health Systems, with adjunct affiliations the University of Pennsylvania and Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia; and a core member of the Cognitive Neuroengineering and Quantitative Experimental Research Collaborative. full story |
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Bio of Huseyin AbutHüseyin Abut is Professor Emeritus from Electrical and Computer Engineering at San Diego State University. At present, he is a visiting Professor at Bogazici University. He has also held visiting faculty appointments in Turkey, Japan, Singapore, Germany, and Stanford University. full story |
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Hamdi Ulukaya visited Dagdeviren's MIT Media LabCEO and Founder of Chobani, Mr. Hamdi Ulukaya visited Dr. Canan Dagdeviren's group at the MIT Media Lab on June 5th. Mr. Ulukaya and his team had a tour of Media Lab and learned about Canan's group research. full story |
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Attending University Presidents from Turkey, TASSA 2018 ConferencePlease click the names to reach out their biographies. Canan Aykut Bingol (Yeditepe) Esra Gencturk (Ozyegin) Umran Inan (Koc) Mustafa Versan Kok (ODTU) ... full story |
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Invited Speakers of TASSA 2018 Conference, Umay SaplakogluUmay Saplakoglu, born in Ankara, Turkey, graduated from Middle East Technical University in 1989 with a B.S. degree in biology. That followed Master of Science degree in 1991 on “Isolation and characterization of two forms of soluble NADH cytochrome b5 reductase from human erythrocytes.” full story |
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Invited Speakers of TASSA 2018 Conference, Ayse ImrohorogluAyse Imrohoroglu is a Professor of Finance and Business Economics at the University of Southern California. She received her Ph.D. from the University of Minnesota and her B.A. from the Middle East Technical University in Turkey. full story |
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Invited Speakers of TASSA 2018 Conference, Canan DagdevirenCanan Dagdeviren is an Assistant Professor at MIT Media Lab, where she leads the Conformable Decoders research group. The group aims to convert the patterns of nature and the human body into beneficial signals and energy. full story |
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Invited Speakers of TASSA 2018 Conference, Aysen CandasAysen Candas holds a PhD in Political Science (Columbia University, 2005). Since 2005, she is full-time faculty at Bogazici University’s Political Science and International Relations department. full story |
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Invited Speakers of TASSA 2018 Conference, Gokhan HotamisligilDr. Hotamisligil’s research efforts focus on the molecular and genetic basis of common and complex diseases, particularly obesity and diabetes, and their complications. full story |
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Keynote Speakers of TASSA 2018 Conference, Selcuk SirinSelcuk R. Sirin is a Professor of Applied Psychology at New York University. Dr. Sirin studies the lives of marginalized children and youth and ways to enrich professionals’ skill set to better serve their educational and psychological needs. full story |