Summary
Murat Kuzlu is a seasoned engineering leader and academic with over two decades of telecommunications experience and a PhD in Electronics & Telecommunications, currently directing the Electrical Engineering Technology program and serving as an Associate Professor at Old Dominion University. He combines hands-on hardware and software expertise—from embedded systems and wireless communication to smart-grid devices—with research leadership in cyber-physical systems, trustworthy AI, and next-generation networks. His career bridges industry and academia, including roles at Virginia Tech and TUBITAK, and project leadership on military and commercial large-scale systems. Known for practical prototyping (e.g., MCU/ZigBee smart plugs and underwater communication systems) and an emphasis on explainable machine learning, he brings both systems-level vision and deep technical craftsmanship to multidisciplinary teams.
8 years of coding experience
18 years of employment as a software developer
Data Science and Machine Learning: Making Data-Driven Decisions Program, Data Science and Machine Learning: Making Data-Driven Decisions Program at Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Post-Doctoral Training, Smart Grids, Smart Cities and Energy Informatics, Post-Doctoral Training, Smart Grids, Smart Cities and Energy Informatics at Virginia Tech
PhD- Electronics&Telecom Eng. Dept., PhD- Electronics&Telecom Eng. Dept. at Kocaeli University