Summary
Erdogan Dogdu is a Professor and Chair of Computer Science at Angelo State University with over two decades of academic and industry experience spanning big data, semantic web, IoT, and machine learning. He earned his MS and PhD from Case Western Reserve University and has built and led graduate and undergraduate programs—including launching new MS, PhD, AI tracks, and cybersecurity curricula—across institutions in the US and Turkey. A seasoned principal investigator, he has secured national and international grants (including an IBM Shared University Research Award) and co-led NSA-funded cybersecurity education initiatives. He has published more than 90 peer-reviewed papers and mentored numerous graduate students while establishing labs like the IBM Big Data Analysis Lab. Known for bridging research and practical curriculum development, he combines deep research expertise with hands-on program building and industry collaborations. Based in San Angelo, Texas, he continues active research collaborations (including ongoing ties with Georgia State) while expanding applied data science and cybersecurity education.
10 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
MS, Computer Science, MS, Computer Science at Case Western Reserve University
BS, Computer Science and Engineering, BS, Computer Science and Engineering at Hacettepe University
English, Turkish