Scholar
Can Alkan
Google Scholar ID: wo5_FngAAAAJ
Bilkent University, Ankara, Turkey
Citations & Impact
Citations
32,458
H-index
49
i10-index
92
Publications
20
Co-authors
181
list available
Publications
Resume (English only)
Academic Achievements
- Teaches various computer science courses across multiple semesters, including CS 202 (Fundamental Structures of Computer Science II), CS 476 (Automata Theory and Formal Languages), and CS 481 (Bioinformatics Algorithms).
Research Experience
- Associate Professor at the Department of Computer Engineering, Bilkent University; Principal Investigator of the Lab for Bioinformatics & Computational Genomics.
Education
- Ph.D. in Computer Science from Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA, August 2005, Supervisor: Prof. Cenk Şahinalp; Postdoctoral Fellow in Genome Sciences at the University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA, October 2005 to December 2011, Supervisor: Prof. Evan E. Eichler; B.Sc. in Computer Science from Bilkent University, Ankara, Turkey, May 2000.
Background
- A combinatorial algorithmicist with a focus on bioinformatics and computational genomics. Research interests include high-throughput sequencing data analysis, pangenomics, and hardware acceleration.
Miscellany
- Prefers email over phone for communication; welcomes motivated graduate students to join his lab; offers projects for undergraduate students and summer interns; serves as the department coordinator for Erasmus and Bilateral Exchange Program.
