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Sinan
KALKAN's
CV
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An extended version can
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Personal
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| Name |
Sinan
KALKAN |
| Latest
Affiliation |
Dept.
of Computer Engineering
Middle East Technical University
Inonu Bulvari 06531 Ankara (Turkey) |
| Email |
skalkan@REMOVEMEceng.metu.edu.trREMOVEME |
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Education
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| 2005-2008 |
Ph.D., University
of Goettingen, Germany |
| 2003-2005 |
Ph.D., University
of Stirling, Scotland |
| 2001-2003 |
M.Sc., Dept. of
Computer Engineering, METU |
| 1997-2001 |
B.Sc., Dept. of
Computer Engineering, METU |
| 1996-1997 |
Dept. of Foreign
Languages, METU |
| 1993-1996 |
Ankara Gazi High
School |
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Academic
Experience
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| Prof. |
April 2023 - Present |
Dept. of Computer Engineering, Middle East Technical University. |
| Assoc. Prof. |
April 2016 - 2023 |
Dept. of Computer Engineering, Middle East Technical University. |
| Asst. Prof. |
April 2010 - April 2016 |
Dept. of Computer Engineering, Middle East Technical University. |
| Research Fellow |
2009 - 2010 |
KOVAN Research Lab, Dept. of Computer Eng., Middle East Technical University.
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| Research Fellow |
June 2005 -
June 2008 |
Bernstein Center for Computational Neuroscience, Goettingen-Germany
(includes the second half of the Ph.D. with the same supervisors)
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| Ph.D. Student |
Sept. 2003 -
June 2005 |
University of Stirling, Scotland
(includes the first half of the Ph.D.)
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| Visiting Researcher |
Sept. 2003 -
June 2008 |
Collaborated with Prof. Norbert Krueger from
University of Southern Denmark, helping in supervision of different students which has
lead to several scientific publications.
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| Teaching Assistant |
Sept. 2001 -
Sept. 2003 |
Computer Engineering Dept., METU.
This period includes the M.Sc. studies. |
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Publications
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Pls check
http://www.kovan.ceng.metu.edu.tr/~sinan/research.html for an up-to-date list.
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Projects
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Pls check
http://www.kovan.ceng.metu.edu.tr/~sinan/projects.html for an up-to-date list and for more information.
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TUBITAK 1001 project on "Context in Robots", No: 215E133 |
April 2016-March 2018 |
Coordinator, METU |
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Ministry of Science Project on "Similar Logo Retrieval in Large Databases", No: 0029.STZ.2013-1 |
Nov 2013-April 2015 |
Coordinator, METU (in collaboration with Usta Yazilim) |
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TUBITAK 1001 Project, "Development of Hierarchical Concepts in Humanoid Robots", No: 111E287 |
May 2012-May 2015 |
Coordinator, METU |
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TUBITAK Career Project,
"Acquiring Accurate Visual Information from Images Using Border Ownership", No: 111E155 |
April 2012-April 2015 |
Coordinator, METU |
| TUBITAK 4004 Project, "11. Matematik-Fen Yaz Kampi", 111B019 |
June 2011-October 2011 |
Coordinator, METU |
| European ROSSI Project, FP7-216125 |
March 2008-October 2011 |
Collaborator through KOVAN, METU |
| European Driving School Project (Drivsco), IST-FET-016276-2 |
January 2006 - 2009 |
Research participant through BCCN, Goettingen. |
| European Perception Action Complexes Project (PACO-plus), IST-FP6-IP-027657 |
January 2006 - 2011 |
Research participant through BCCN, Goettingen. |
| European Early Cognitive Vision Project (Ecovision), IST-2001-32114 |
Sept. 2003 - June 2005 |
Research participant through University of Stirling, Scotland. |
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Languages
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| Turkish |
Native language |
| English |
Fluent in speaking, reading and writing |
| German |
Beginner |
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