Curriculum Vitae

Ozlem Gur

Bilkent University EA 227

06800 Bilkent/Ankara TURKEY

Education:

• PhD. - Bilkent University, Dept. of Computer Engineering (2008 - Present)
• M.S. - Bilkent University, Dept. of Computer Engineering (2006 - 2008)
• B.S. - Koc University, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering (2002 - 2006)
• B.S. - Koc University, Dept. of Computer Engineering (2002 - 2006)
• Koc University, English Language Center (2001 - 2002)
• Ankara Mamak Anatolian High School (1994 - 2001)

Experience:

• Teaching Assistant - Bilkent University, CS 101, CS 102, CS 111, CS 112, CS 121, CS 122 (2006 - Present)
• Research Assistant - Bilkent University (2006 - Present)
• Tutor - Koc University, Object Oriented Java (Fall 2005, Spring 2006)
• Intern - Gordion IT, Istanbul (Summer 2005)
• SQS - Sidera IT, Istanbul (Full time in Summer 2004, Part time in Fall 2004)
• Intern - Infotron, Istanbul (Summer 2003)
• Work study, Koc University, Department of Mechanical Engineering, supervisor: Asc. Prof. Metin Muradoglu (2002 - 2006)
• Cataloging - Koc University Library (part time Fall 2001 - Summer 2002)

Projects:

• RHex: Modeling dynamic behaviors on legged robots (funded by TUBITAK, 2008 - Current)
• Parallel Text Retrieval on Temporally Versioned Document Collections (MS Thesis)
• Design and Production of an Industrial Robotic Arm (Senior design project for Mechanical Engineering)
• Implementation of a chat program working on LAN and using H264 codec (Senior design project for Computer Engineering)

Scholarships and Awards:

• Full scholarship at Bilkent University for PhD. in Computer Engineering,including tuition, accommodation and monthly stipend (2008 - Current)
• Full scholarship at Bilkent University for M.S. in Computer Engineering,including tuition, accommodation and monthly stipend (2006 - 2008)
• Full scholarship at Koc University for B.S. in Mechanical Engineering,including tuition, accommodation and monthly stipend (2002 - 2006)
• Double Major at Koc University in Computer Engineering (2002 - 2006)
• Vehbi Koc Honor Award for GPA > 3.5 (Fall 2003, Spring 2003)
• ALES Score/Rank: 97.25 / 27 (Quantitative), 94.518 / 44 (Verbal) (Nov 2007)
• UDS Score: 91.25 (Oct 2007)
• Ranked within 1% in OSS (University Entrance Exam) (2001)

Skills:

• Languages: Turkish (mother tongue), English (fluent), Japanese (Intermediate), German (Beginner)
• Programming Languages: C, Java, Matlab, Unigraphics

Hobbies and Activities:

• Member of Bilkent University Animation and Manga Club (2008 - Current)
• Teaching basic computer programs to housewives (supported by Ka-Der) (2004-2005)
• Mentor at Koc University, (2003-2004)
• Teaching Mathematics to Barbaros Hayrettin Middle School students, (KUESTeachers, Spring 2002)
• Secretary of KUVolunteers Club (2002-2003)
• DJ at Radio Koc (2001-2002)
• Member of Koc University Chess Group (2001)