Yuksel Celik
PhD, Computer Engineering, Selcuk University, Turkey, 2013
About
Faculty Expertise and Achievement
Dr. Yuksel Celik is an applied AI researcher, IEEE Senior Member, and adjunct educator with expertise spanning artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, and medical imaging. He currently serves as a Visiting Research Scholar in the Information Security and Digital Forensics program at the University at Albany, SUNY, where his work focuses on translating advanced machine learning research into practice-oriented educational and applied outcomes.
Dr. Celik has led and developed end-to-end AI systems across clinical diagnostics, video analytics, and multimodal intelligence. His research contributions include deep learning–based diagnostic pipelines for otitis media, skin cancer, and diabetic retinopathy; hybrid optimization-driven feature extraction frameworks that improve accuracy while reducing computational cost; and robust video analysis systems for deepfake detection and human behavior recognition for autonomous cars. His work emphasizes explainable, efficient, and deployable AI solutions suitable for real-world environments.
With an extensive publication record in SCI-indexed and international peer-reviewed journals, Dr. Celik previously served as an Associate Professor of Computer Engineering in Turkey and has served as Principal Investigator and Co-Principal Investigator on multiple nationally and internationally funded projects supported by the European Union, TÜBİTAK, and regional development agencies. He brings significant experience in graduate supervision, interdisciplinary research, and academic leadership, integrating research-driven insights directly into his teaching.
Research Interests
His research covers Artificial Intelligence, Deep Learning, Large Language Models, Machine Learning, Cyber Security, Medical Imaging, Clinical Diagnostics, Optimization Algorithms and Metaheuristics.
Research Websites
Teaching Interests and Areas
- BFOR 408/525 - Advanced Networking for Cybersecurity
Professional Service
- IEEE Senior Member
- Journal Guest Editor
- Proceedings Chair, Annual Symposium on Information Assurance
- Reviewer for leading journals including IEEE Access, Information Sciences, Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence, Electronics, and IEEE Transactions on Cybernetics
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