Tayfun Akgül

Tayfun Akgül (SM’06) received the Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from the University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA, in 1994. Since 2002, he has been a Professor in the Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, Faculty of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Istanbul Technical University, Istanbul, Turkey, where he teaches graduate and undergraduate level signal processing courses. Between 1999 and 2002, he was a Chief Senior Researcher in the Information Technologies Institute, TUBITAK MAM, Turkey. He was an Assistant Professor and later became an Associate Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering, Cukurova University, Adana, Turkey. Between April 1997 and November 1999, he was a Visiting Assistant Professor and later became a Research Associate Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, USA. Between 1996 and 1997, he was a Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Pittsburgh. His current research interests include the area of image and signal processing, array processing, acoustics, underwater acoustics, speech, geo-signal processing, and face recognition. Dr. Akgül was with the IEEE Publication Services and Products Board: Member-at-Large (2006–2008 and 2009–2011), Membership Development Committee (2006), PSPB N&A Committee (2006 and 2011), Transnational Committee (2007), TAB/PSPB Committee (2008 and 2011), IEEE PSPB Publishing Conduct Committee (2009–2011), IEEE Career Services Committee (2009–2010), Women in Engineering Committee (2010), IEEE Center for Leadership Committee (2012–2013), IEEE Ethics and Member Conduct Committee (2012–2014), and IEEE Member and Geographic Activities Committee (2015). He is also a Professional Cartoonist. His cartoons appeared in the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Magazine, the IEEE Antennas and Propagation Magazine, the IEEE Region 8 Newsletter, and the IEEE Signal Processing Magazine.