Education:

• Kindergarden: Zubeyde Hanim Anakolu, Ankara, '74.
• Primary School: Turk Egitim Dernegi (TED) Ankara Koleji, '79.
• Middle School: Bornova Anadolu Lisesi (BAL), Izmir, '82.
• High School: BAL (specializing in mathematics), Izmir, '85.
• BS: Middle East Technical University (METU) (computer engineering), Ankara, '89.
• MS: North Carolina State University (NCSU) (computer science, minor in computer engineering), Raleigh, NC, '91.
• PhD: NCSU (computer science, minor in computer engineering), Raleigh, NC, '94.
• Docent: Interuniversity Council (UAK), Ankara, '98.