About me
I am an Associate Teaching Professor at the School of Computer Science, Carnegie Mellon University. Before joining the School of Computer Science, I worked as a researcher at CyLab and at MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory in the Theory of Distributed Systems Group (2001-2006). I received my Ph.D. degree in 2002 from the University of
Edinburgh, where I was a member of the Laboratory for Foundations of Computer Science, and my B.Sc. degree in 1996 from the Middle East Technical University in Turkey where I studied at the Computer Engineering Department. I also hold a Doçent degree from the Turkish Council of Higher Education.
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Teaching
- 15-122: Principles of Imperative Computation (Spring 2019 - present)
- 15-150: Principles of Functional Programming (Fall 2016, Spring 2018)
- 15-110: Principles of Computing (Fall 2012 - Spring 2016)
- 17-651: Models of Software Systems for Software Engineering Masters Programs (Fall 2011)
Advising
I am an acedemic advisor for CS undergraduates. You can make an appointment with me using my advising calendar. If you cannot make any of the available slots, please email me to schedule a meeting.
Research
The broad area of my research is foundations of distributed
computing. I am interested in developing modeling and verification methods
for distributed systems that can encompass a wide range of systems
including those that exhibit timing-dependent behavior and possibly interact with
the physical world. I have also had continued interest in security. During my
doctoral studies I investigated language-based security and how to use
type systems in making programs amenable to reasoning about security. The focus of my security research has shifted to modeling and analysis of secure systems, cryptographic protocols, and data privacy. Most recently, I am investigating the question of how to determine accountability for security violations using models of actual causation. This line of researchhas been funded by the NSF grant for the project Blameworthy Programs: Accountability via Deviance and Causal Determination.
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