AlperĀ Bozkurt
McPherson Family Distinguished Professor In Engineering Entrepreneurship at North Carolina State University
Raleigh, North Carolina, United States
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Top SchoolAlper Bozkurt is the McPherson Family Distinguished Professor in Engineering Entrepreneurship at NC State University, combining deep electrical-engineering expertise with a drive to translate research into startups. He founded the Integrated Bionic MicroSystems (iBionicS) Lab, where he develops microscale sensors, actuators, and cyberphysical interfaces to understand and engineer biological systems. His Internet of Bionic Things work spans a wide range of organisms and has catalyzed multiple spin-off companies such as NIRSleep, NIRSense, Bionica Labs, OndaVision, Verdia Diagnostics, and VitalFlo. Bozkurt serves as Co-Director of the NSF ASSIST Center and the Institute of Connected Sensor Systems (IConS) at NC State, and has received NSF CAREER and various teaching and innovation awards, including Popular Science's Brilliant 10 in 2015. An industry- and media-facing leader, he consulted on Disney's G-Force and has helped bring cutting-edge cyberbio research from the lab to real-world impact.
11 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Electrical and Electronics Engineering at Bogazici UniversityMaster of Science (MSc), Biomedical/Medical Engineering, Master of Science (MSc), Biomedical/Medical Engineering at Drexel UniversityDoctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Electrical and Computer Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Electrical and Computer Engineering at Cornell UniversityGithub contributions (5)
alperkamil/csrl
Sep 2019 - Oct 2021
Contributions:1 release, 10 commits, 2 pushes in 2 years 1 month
alperkamil/state_estimation_sdn
Nov 2016 - Sep 2017
Contributions:30 pushes, 1 branch in 10 months
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