OUR RESEARCHERS NÖRAL / 2026

People

Researchers and graduate students working across disciplines.Disiplinlerarası çalışan araştırmacılar ve lisansüstü öğrenciler.

01 / FOUNDING LEADERSHIP

Founding LeadershipKurucu Yönetim

FOUNDER & PRINCIPAL ADVISERKURUCU VE BAŞ DANIŞMAN

Prof. Mehmet Engin, Ph.D.

Founder and Principal Adviser of NöraL · Ege UniversityNöraL Kurucusu ve Mevcut Baş Danışmanı · Ege Üniversitesi

Research interestsAraştırma alanları

Neurosignal and Image Processing · Neurobiophotonics · Neurocardiology · Brain-Computer Interfaces · Brain Dynamics and Connectivity · Neurograph Signal Processing

02 / RESEARCHERS

ResearchersAraştırmacılar

RESEARCHER / 01

Bilal Orkan Olcay, Ph.D.

Researcher · Ege University · Institute of Health Sciences · Neuroscience

Research interests

Computational Neuroscience · Developmental Neuroscience · Statistical Signal Processing · Brain-Computer Interfaces

Educational background
  • Ph.D.: Ege Üniversity, Institute of Health Sciences, Department of Neuroscience (2024-Ongoing)
  • Postdoc: Izmir Institute of Technology, Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering (2021-2024)
  • Ph.D.: Izmir Institute of Technology, Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering (2014-2021)
  • M.Sc.: Ege Üniversity, Institute of Health Sciences, Department of Neuroscience (2022-2024)
  • M.Sc.: Izmir Institute of Technology, Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering (2011-2014)
  • B.Sc.: Çukurova University, Faculty of Engineering, Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering (2006-2011)
İbrahim Akkaya
RESEARCHER / 02

İbrahim Akkaya, Ph.D.

Researcher · Ege University · Electrical & Electronics Engineering

Research interests

Biomedical Optical Imaging · Laser - Tissue Interaction · Biophotonics · Biomedical Signal Processing

Educational background
  • Postdoc: ICFO - The Institute of Photonic Sciences, Barcelona/Spain (MSCA Fellow) (2024-2026)
  • Postdoc: University of Rochester, The Institute of Optics, NY/USA (Fulbright Fellow) (2023-2024)
  • Ph.D.: Ege University, Dept. of Electrical & Electronics Engineering, Izmir/Turkiye (2012-2018)
03 / GRADUATE STUDENTS

Graduate StudentsLisansüstü Öğrenciler

GRADUATE STUDENT / 01LİSANSÜSTÜ ÖĞRENCİ / 01

Safiye Merve Akdamar

Graduate Student · Ege University · Electrical & Electronics Engineering

Research interests

Brain-Computer Interfaces · Computational Neuroscience · Neuroprosthetics · Deep Learning for Neural Signal Analysis ·

Educational background
  • M.Sc.: Ege University, Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences, Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering (2024–Ongoing)
  • B.Sc.: Bursa Uludağ University, Faculty of Engineering, Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering