Hazım Kemal Ekenel
Scholar

Hazım Kemal Ekenel

Google Scholar ID: LfIDj68AAAAJ
Prof. @ Dept. of Computer Engineering, Istanbul Technical University
Facial Image ProcessingComputer VisionMachine LearningDeep Learning
Citations & Impact
All-time
Citations
4,490
 
H-index
31
 
i10-index
66
 
Publications
20
 
Co-authors
12
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Contact
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Resume (English only)
Academic Achievements
  • Published over 100 peer-reviewed publications in prestigious international journals, conferences, and workshops, receiving over 4000 citations with an h-index of 35. His research has been funded by several bodies such as the European Commission, TUBITAK, DFG, BMBF, DAAD, ANR, OSEO, and British Council. He has received awards including the IEEE Research Award (2019), Parlar Foundation Research Award (2018), Outstanding Young Scientist (BAGEP) Award (2018), and Young Scientist of the Year Award 2016 from Bilim Kahramanları Derneği.
Research Experience
  • Over twenty years of experience in computer vision and machine learning, with a focus on face analysis and human perception. Conducted joint research in Pittsburgh with colleagues from Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) and General Motors. Research connections with Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) and Waseda University in the domain of face processing.
Education
  • Information not provided
Background
  • Professor at Istanbul Technical University, Department of Computer Engineering, where he directs the Smart Interaction and Machine Intelligence Technologies (SiMiT) Lab. His research interests include leveraging computer vision, machine learning, and deep learning to build interactive and intelligent systems that ease people's lives and enhance their social interactions. He also focuses on assistive technologies for people with disabilities and healthcare applications.
Miscellany
  • Strongly believes in international cooperation, having extensive research collaborations in Europe, USA, and Asia.