Ugurcan Mugan
Postdoctoral Researcher at University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
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Top SchoolUgurcan Mugan is a postdoctoral researcher based in Minneapolis with a decade of experience modeling decision making, sensory systems, and information-based search at the intersection of computational neuroscience and neuroethology. He holds a Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering from Northwestern and pairs rigorous mathematical training with hands-on computational modeling and deep learning approaches to probe how organisms plan and predict sensory inputs. His work blends theory and data, from sensory modeling to predictive analytics, and emphasizes principled planning algorithms applied to biological decision problems. Previously he progressed from PhD researcher to research scientist roles at Northwestern and now leads projects at the University of Minnesota, demonstrating an ability to translate complex theory into testable experiments and code. Interested in “understanding self through computers,” he brings both engineering breadth from an electrical engineering background and a curiosity-driven perspective that often yields non-obvious links between machine learning methods and animal behavior.
10 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
IB Diploma and High School Diploma, Math/Science Track, IB Diploma and High School Diploma, Math/Science Track at Bilkent University Preparatory SchoolBachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Electrical and Electronics Engineering at Bilkent UniversityDoctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Biomedical Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Biomedical Engineering at Northwestern UniversityBiochemistry, Biochemistry at Stanford University
English, Turkish
Github Skills (1)
code-analysis1
Github contributions (3)
kb0dkin/BME462_Rat_Analysis
Jan 2016 - Feb 2016
Contributions:9 commits, 5 pushes in 1 month
code-analysis
umugan/Electrosense_v2
Oct 2016 - Oct 2016
Contributions:2 pushes, 1 branch in 1 day
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