Onur Varol
Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey
Summary
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SeniorOnur Varol is a researcher-entrepreneur blending academia and industry to study online behavior and its societal impact. As an assistant professor at Sabanci University and principal investigator of the VIRAL Lab, he investigates complex systems, network science, and machine learning to promote individual well-being through online data insights. In 2024 he founded Viral Teknoloji, signaling a move to translate academic findings into real-world applications in Turkey. His career spans a PhD in Informatics from Indiana University, an MSc in Computer Science from Koç University, and degrees in Physics and Electronics Engineering from ITU, with postdoctoral experience at Northeastern University and research roles at Indiana University. He combines hands-on coding with rigorous research, and his GitHub bio—researcher, dreamer, coder—echoes his balanced approach to problem-solving. Based in Istanbul, he continues to mentor teams and push the frontiers of computational social science, data science, and ML-driven well-being initiatives.
13 years of coding experience
Github Skills (14)
journal7
open-access6
creative-commons5
academia5
api4
python3
fact2
claims1
fact-checking1
frontend1
spread1
vuejs1
visualize1
react1
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
onurvarol/my_beer_exploration
Jul 2016 - Sep 2024
Contributions:48 pushes, 1 branch in 8 years 2 months
ViralLab/Secim2023_Website
Dec 2022 - Aug 2024
Contributions:1 review, 83 PRs, 89 pushes in 1 year 8 months
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