Summary
Mehmet Gönen is a Professor of Industrial Engineering and Computational Biology with 11 years of experience applying machine learning to biomedical and bioinformatics problems. Based in Istanbul, he has progressed through academic and research roles at Koç University, OHSU, Sage Bionetworks and Aalto, blending industrial engineering, computer engineering and computational biology perspectives. His work emphasizes method development that translates into medical research settings, and he consults for TÜBİTAK’s Artificial Intelligence Institute, bridging academic research and national AI initiatives. Trained with an MSc and PhD in Computer Engineering and a BSc in Industrial Engineering from Bogazici University, he combines rigorous theoretical background with hands-on interdisciplinary collaboration across medicine and engineering. An understated strength is his track record of moving between departments and countries, indicating fluency in translating complex ML models into domain-specific biomedical applications.
11 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Computer Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Computer Engineering at Bogazici University
Turkish, English