Assoc. Prof. HACI HULUSİ KAFALIGÖNÜL

Biography

Dr. Hulusi Kafaligönül received a B.S. degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from Boğaziçi University and a Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Houston. From 2008 to 2013, he was a postdoctoral research associate at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies. Since 2013, he has been a faculty member at Bilkent University. He also served as an associate director for Aysel Sabuncu Brain Research Center between 2022 and 2024. Starting 2024, he is a faculty member at Neuroscience and Neurotechnology Center of Excellence (NÖROM) and Faculty of Medicine at Gazi University. His research has been supported by scientific organizations such as British Academy, EU Marie Curie Actions, and TÜBİTAK. Dr. Kafalıgönül has received several prestigious scientific awards, including the KIBM Innovative Research Award (2008), TÜBA-GEBİP Outstanding Young Scientist Award (2020), METU Prof. Dr. Mustafa Parlar Foundation Research Incentive Award (2021), and BAGEP Young Scientist Award (2022).