Students

Current Graduate students

• J. Gwen Qin, PhD Thesis, Collaborative Augmented Reality, Co-advised with Berend-Jan van der Zwaag, University of Twente (expected graduation 2027)
• Fatemeh Massah, EngD Thesis, Enhancing Logistics Resilience through a Carbon Digital Twin, Co-advised with Rob Bemthuis, University of Twente (expected graduation 2026)
• Egemen İşgüder, PhD Thesis, Design and Development of a Carbon Digital Twin for Sustainable Logistics, Co-advised with Rob Bemthuis, University of Twente (expected graduation 2028)
• Ahmet Yıldırım, MSc Thesis: Class-Incremental Continual Learning for Sensor-Based Human Activity Recognition, Bogazici University (expected graduation 2025)
• Yixiang Lu, MSc thesis: Lightweight Deep Learning for Activity Recognition on Edge Devices, University of Twente (expected graduation 2025)
• Gergana Georgieva, MSc thesis: Exploring Deep Learning Architectures and Model Compression Techniques for Continuous User Authentication Using an Earable, University of Twente (expected graduation 2025)

Completed PhD Theses

• Sümeyye Ağaç, PhD Thesis, Enhancing Lightweight Models for Efficient Sensor-based Human Activity Recognition, Bogazici University (2024)
• Berrenur Saylam, PhD Thesis, Behavioral Markers via Wearable Devices, Bogazici University (2024)
• Aykut Yiğitel, PhD Thesis, Green Wireless Communications, Co-advised with Prof.Dr. C. Ersoy, Bogazici University (2016)

Completed MSc Theses

• Egemen İşgüder, MSc Thesis, Fedopenhar: Federated Multi-Task Transfer Learning for Sensor-Based Human Activity Recognition, Bogazici University (2024).
• Sevda Özge Bursa, Msc. Thesis, On-Device Deep Learning for Mobile and Wearable Computing, Co-advised with Assoc. Prof. Gülfem Işıklar Alptekin, Galatasaray University (2022).
• Ceren Baş, Msc. Thesis, Time Series Analysis With Deep Learning Approaches For Industry 4.0, Galatasaray University (2019).
• Hasan Can Volaka, Msc. Thesis, Continuous Authentication On Smartphones Through Behavioral Biometrics, Galatasaray University (2019).
• Okan Engin Başar, Msc. Thesis, Augmenting Authentication with Behavioral Biometrics in a Mobile Banking Application, Galatasaray University (2019).
• Merve Kaya, Msc. Thesis, Classification of Students’ Mood from Their Mobility, Co-advised with Assist. Prof. Ece Gelal Soyak, Bahçeşehir University (2019).
• Kadriye Doğan, Msc. Thesis, Mobile Device Identification Via Sensor Fingerprinting Based On User Behavior Analysis, Galatasaray University (2019).
• Sümeyye Ağaç, Msc. Thesis, Smoking Recognition Using Smartwatch Sensors, Galatasaray University (2019).
• Tonguç Çataklı, Msc. Thesis, Continuous Authentication with Behavioral Biometrics on Mobile Devices, Galatasaray University (2018).
• Murat Cihan Sorkun, Msc. Thesis, Time Series Forecasting on Solar Radiation Using Deep Learning, Galatasaray University (2018).
• Berrenur Saylam, MSc. Thesis, A Detailed Analysis of Human Activity Recognition Using Smartphone Motion Sensors, Galatasaray University (2017).
• Selek Ceren Çelik, MSc. Thesis, Semantic Place Prediction from Mobile and Activity Data, Galatasaray University (2016).
• Aykut Yiğitel, PhD Thesis, Green Wireless Communications, Co-advised with Prof.Dr. C. Ersoy, Bogazici University (2016).
• Yunus Emre Üstev, MSc. Thesis, User, Device, Orientation and Position Independent Human Activity Recognition On Smartphones, Co-advised with Prof. C. Ersoy, Bogazici University (2015).
• Didem Gündoğdu, MSc. Thesis: Countrywide Anomalous Incident Detection From Aggregated Mobile Phone Data, Co-advised with Assist. Prof. Albert Ali Salah, Bogazici University (2014).
• Erman Doğan, MSc. Thesis, Efficient Feature Extraction for Human Activity Recognition on Smartphones, Co-advised with Prof. C. Ersoy, Bogazici University (2013).