Osman Yasal

Contact: oyasal22@ku.edu.tr

MS: Koç University

MS Thesis title: OPTKIT: Unleash the Green Potential of Your CPU Code

Research Focus: Performance models, profiling tools

Dr. Tuğba Torun

Postdoctoral

MS & Ph.D.: CS from Bilkent University, Ankara, Türkiye

Research Focus: Graph and hypergraph partitioning, scalable deep learning

Mustafa Orkun Acar

MS: Koç University

MS Thesis title: Optimizing Multiple Object Tracking with Graph Neural Networks on a Graphcore IPU

Research Focus: Performance Optimization of Deep Learning Frameworks

Mandana Bagheri Marzijarani

Contact: mmarzijarani20@ku.edu.tr

MS: Koç University

MS Thesis title: An Automated Framework for Concurrent Graph Processing Kernel Fusion on GPU

Research Focus: Runtime Systems, Task-based Programming Models

Aydın Özcan

Contact: aozcan21@ku.edu.tr

MS: Koç University

MS Thesis title: CHA and Core Topology-Aware Thread Mapping

Research Focus: Profiling Tools, Benchmarking

Dr. Muhammad Aditya Sasongko

PhD Thesis Title: “Precise Event Sampling: In-depth Analysis and Sampling-based Profiling Tools for Data Locality”

Contact: msasongko17@ku.edu.tr

Ph.D.: Koc University, Istanbul, Türkiye

Research Focus: Performance Models, Profiling Tools

Ismayil Ismayilov

MS: Koç University

MS Thesis Title:GPU-Centric Communication Schemes: When CPUs Take a Back Seat

Erhan Tezcan

MS: Koç University

MS Thesis Title: Exploring Mixed and Multi-Precision SpMV for GPUs

Muhammet Abdullah Soytürk

MS: Koç University
MS Thesis Title: Elastic Pipeline Load Balancing for Dynamic DNNs

Najeeb Ahmad

First Position:

Ph.D. Thesis Title: Platform and Data-Aware Execution of Sparse Triangular Solve on CPU-GPU Heterogeneous Systems

Fareed Mohammad Qararyah

First Position: PhD Student at Chalmers University

MS Thesis Title: Training Memory Constrained Deep Learning Models Using Automatic Dataflow-Graph Partitioning

Palwisha Akhtar

MS: Koç University

MS Thesis Title: ComScribe: A Communication Monitoring Tool for Multi-GPU Platforms

Buse Yılmaz

Postdoctoral

First Position: Assistant Professor  at İstinye University, Türkiye

Burak Bastem

First Position: Yapı Kredi AR-GE

MS Thesis Title: Tiling-Based Programming Model for GPU Clusters Targeting Structured Grids

Doğa Dikbayır

First Position: PhD student at Michigan State University, USA

MS Thesis Title: Kernel and Launch Time Optimizations For Deep Learning Frameworks

Mohammad Laghari

First Position: PhD student at Virginia Tech, USA

MS Thesis Title: Data Placement on Heterogeneous Memory Architectures

Pirah Noor Soomro

First Position: PhD student at Chalmers University

MS Thesis Title: A Framework for Task Placement on Multicore Architectures

Muhammad Nufail Farooqi

First Position: Postdoc at Chalmers University

PhD Thesis Title: Asynchronous Runtime for AMR Applications on Exascale Systems

Hassan Salehe Matar

PhD: Koç University

PhD Thesis Title: Runtime Race Detection for Shared Memory Programming Models

Can Aknesil

Bachelor: Koç University, Türkiye

First Position: KTH Royal Institute of Technology – MSc Embedded Systems, Sweden