University of California Los Angeles (UCLA)

Department of Electrical Engineering

420 Westwood Plaza 14-128 Engr. Bldg. IV

Los Angeles, CA 90095-1594

mudanyali [at] ucla.edu

http://web.itu.edu.tr/~mudanyali

http://innovate.ee.ucla.edu

Phone: (310) 402-4993

 

EDUCATION

2008 - 2013

PhD  in Electrical Engineering

University of California Los Angeles (UCLA)

2006 - 2008

 

MSc  in Electronics and Communications Engineering

Istanbul Technical University (ITU)

2002 - 2006

 

BSc  in Electronics and Communications Engineering

Istanbul Technical University (ITU)

 

ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS – RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

2008 - 2013

Research Assistant & Teaching Fellow

UCLA BioPhotonics Research Group (Los Angeles, CA, USA)

·Lensless Microscopy

·Minituarized on-chip Imaging and Cytometry

·Assisted Courses: Engineering Electromagnetics, Lasers in Biomedical Applications

2006 – 2008

Research & Teaching Assistant

ITU Electromagnetic Research Group (Istanbul, Turkey)

·Forward & Inverse Imaging Problems

·Non-invasive Imaging Methodologies

·Assisted Courses: Introduction to Electromagnetic Fields, Microwaves, Antennas

2005 – 2008

Project Assistant

ITU Electromagnetic Research Group (Istanbul, Turkey)

Reconstruction of Geometrical and Material Properties of the Objects buried under a Rough Surface Through Electromagnetic Waves (supported by The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey)

 

HONORS & AWARDS

2012 NSF Conference Travel Grant
2012 SPIE  Scholarship in Optics and Photonics
2012 Henry Samueli Excellence in Teaching Award Nominee

2011

UCLA Annual TECH FORUM Poster Award

2008 - 2009

International PhD Fellowship

The Council of Higher Education of the Republic of Turkey (YOK)

2006 - 2008

National Graduate (MSc) Scholarship

The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK)

2002 - 2006

Undergraduate Merit Scholarship

Istanbul Technical University

2002 - 2006

University High Honor List

Istanbul Technical University (6 times among 8 semesters)

 

EDITORIAL BOARDS

2011- Reviewer,  Optics Express
2011- Reviewer,  Optics Letters
2011- Reviewer,  Advances in Optical Technologies
     

 

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