Scholar
Can Firtina
Google Scholar ID: KvB1G5EAAAAJ
Assistant Professor of Computer Science, UMD
Citations & Impact
Citations
921
H-index
16
i10-index
23
Publications
20
Co-authors
54
list available
Publications
Resume (English only)
Research Experience
- - Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Maryland, College Park, leading the STORM Research Group
- - Formerly a Senior Researcher and Lecturer at ETH Zurich, teaching courses on accelerating genome analysis with hardware–algorithm co-design
Education
- - PhD: ETH Zurich, advised by Prof. Onur Mutlu (SAFARI Research Group)
- - MSc and BSc: Bilkent University, Computer Engineering
Background
- Interests span bioinformatics, artificial intelligence, and computer architecture. Excited to work on a broad range of problems to address fundamental challenges in computer science, life sciences, and medicine. Designs methods and builds systems that use emerging computing paradigms and memory technologies to enable fast, accurate, energy-efficient, and real-time analysis of genomic and other biological data. Also interested in developing solutions for applications such as genome editing.
Miscellany
- Actively recruiting motivated students at multiple levels for his group.
