Ege Gulcan - CESCA

Ege Gulcan
Secure Embedded Systems
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 24060
Blacksburg, VA, USA
[email protected]
RESEARCH INTERESTS
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Embedded System Security
Lightweight Cryptography
Efficient Hardware Implementation of Security Algorithms
Hardware/Software Codesign
EDUCATION
2013 – 2015 (Expected)
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
(Virginia Tech), Blacksburg, Virginia / USA
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Computer Engineering, Masters
Advisor: Dr. Patrick Schaumont
2009 – 2013
Sabanci University, Istanbul / Turkey
2/3 Tuition Scholarship from success in Nationwide University Exam
Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences
Electronics Engineering, BSc.
GPA: 3.82 / 4.0
2004 – 2009
American Robert College, Istanbul / Turkey
HONORS
2013
Virginia Tech Tuition Scholarship and Supplemental Fellowship
2012
Dean’s List, High Honor
2011
Visited Massachusetts Institute of Technology and attended lectures as a part of
MIT-Sabanci Freshman Scholars Program with A. Nihat Berker, President, Sabanci
University
2011
Scholarship increased from 2/3 to 100% tuition for Academic Success in Sophomore
Year, Dean’s List, High Honor
2010
Scholarship increased from 2/3 to 100% tuition for Academic Success in Freshman
Year, Dean’s List, High Honor
2010
English 102, First in Year
ACTIVITIES
2010 –2013
Sabanci University IEEE Student Branch Member
2009 – 2013
Sabanci University Performing Arts Center; Lighting, Sound and Backstage Technician
2009 – 2012
Sabanci University; Audio, Visual Department Work Study Scholarship
2009 – 2010
Community Involvement Project, Visiting a Retirement Home every week
WORK EXPERIENCE
2013 – 2014
Graduate Teaching Assistant, Digital Design I, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA – USA
2012 – 2013
Teaching Assistant, Logic and Digital System Design, Sabanci University, Istanbul –
Turkey
2012
Summer Internship, Saykal Electronics, Kocaeli – Turkey
Designed an embedded control circuit for elevator overloads
2011
Summer Internship, Magneti Marelli S.p.A., Turin – Italy
PUBLICATIONS
A. Aysu, E. Gulcan, P. Schaumont, "SIMON Says, Break Area Records of Block Ciphers on FPGAs",
IEEE Embedded Systems Letters, 2014.
SKILLS AND LANGUAGES
Spoken Languages:
Turkish, English (TOEFL IBT: 115)
Engineering Design Environments:
Xilinx ISE, PlanAhead, XPower, Altera Quartus, ModelSim,
Synopsys DC, Visual Studio
Computer Skills:
C/C++, MIPS Assembly, Verilog HDL