maiden name: SEVGİ ERTAN

SEVGİ ZÜBEYDE GÜRBÜZ
(maiden name: SEVGİ ERTAN)
TÜBİTAK Space Technologies Research Center
Signal Processing and Remote Sensing Group
ODTÜ Yerleşkeşi, 06531 Ankara, Turkey
Phone (work): + 90 (312) 210-1310 ext. 1186
Phone (cell): (xxx) xxx-xxxx
E-mail: [email protected]
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Signal processing, detection and estimation theory and applications
Defense technologies: radar, radar signal processing, electronic warfare
Remote sensing: cognitive and collaborative sensing, sensor networks, sensor and data fusion
EDUCATION
GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY ~ Atlanta, GA, USA
PhD in Electrical and Computer Engineering, December 2009
G.P.A.: 3.77/4.00
Dissertation: Radar Detection and Identification of Human Signatures Using Moving Platforms
Advisors: Prof. Douglas B. Williams and Dr. William L. Melvin
Funding: National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate (NDSEG) Fellowship and Research Assistantship at the
Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI)
Honors: Best student paper prize at 2010 IEEE Radar Conference, Washington DC
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY ~ Cambridge, MA, USA
MEng in Electrical Engineering, February 2000
G.P.A.: 4.6/5.0
Dissertation: Comparison of Two Bandpass Delta-Sigma A/D Converter Architectures
Advisors: Prof. Charles G. Sodini and Mr. Paul Ward
Funding: Charles Stark Draper Laboratory Graduate Fellowship
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY ~ Cambridge, MA, USA
BS in Electrical Engineering with minor in Mechanical Engineering, June 1998
G.P.A.: 4/8/5.0
Emphasis: Analog and Digital Electronic Circuit Design
Funding: Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps Scholarship
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
TÜBİTAK SPACE TECHNOLOGIES RESEARCH INSTITUTE ~ Ankara, Turkey
(Jan 2010 – pres.)
Signal Processing and Remote Sensing Group
Senior Research Scientist
Honors: Awarded prestigious post-doctoral research fellowship – EU FP7 Marie Curie International Reintegration
Grant (3 years, 75k Euro) – to support research in “Cognitive and Collaborative Signal Processing Technologies for
Remote Sensing Applications (COGSENSE)
 Collaborating with Prof. Elif Uysal-Bıyıkoğlu (METU) on designing energy efficient magnetic sensor networks
 Co-Advisor of a student in Electrical and Electronics Engineering Dept. of METU
 Research team member of CEOS Absolute Radiometric Calibration Study at Tuz Gölü, Turkey as part of European
Space Agency (ESA) funded CONTROLS project.
 Lead proposal writer for EU FP7 REGPOT application for 2.5 million Euro funding to support infrastructural
development of a European center of excellence in radiometric calibration of optical satellites at TÜBITAK Space
Technologies Research Institute
Sevgi Zübeyde Gürbüz (formerly Ertan)
(Feb 2000 – Jan 2004)
AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY ~ Rome, NY, USA
Sensors Directorate, Radar Signal Processing Technology Branch
Radar Signal Processing Research Engineer
Honors: Awarded a Commendation Medal, Achievement Medal, Best Paper Prize at 2002 Int. Radar Conf., Technical
Achievement Award and Team Award for contributions in research, leadership and job performance
 Researched the design and signal processing of waveform diverse radar signals, in particular the signals robust against
electronic countermeasures and dual-use signals that can be used for communication, as well as detection and ranging
 Researched the use of multi-user cooperative wireless sensor networks for remote sensing
 Represented and presented the work of our research group in numerous technical meetings, workshops, and conferences
 Managed university research projects relating to radar signal processing funded by USAF
 Established and managed an engineering internship program for university students
 Supervised several university students on technical projects for two summers
(May 1997 – Jun 1998)
MIT MEDIA LABORATORY ~ Cambridge, MA USA
Undergraduate Research Assistant
 Lead a team of two other students under the supervision of Dr. Hong Z. Tan to research the development of a blind
navigation aid exploiting tactile sensors (vibrating micromotors)
 Designed the electronic control circuitry for a prototype navigation vest
(Jan. – May 1994)
MIT TECH. LAB. FOR ADVANCED COMPOSITES ~ Cambridge, MA, USA
Undergraduate Research Assistant
 Manufactured composite shells required for impact testing research
 Conducted experiments to quantitatively test the fire damage of composite materials
NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER ~ Moffett Field, CA, USA
(Jun – Aug, 1993 – 1995)
Engineering Intern
 Assisted with acoustic testing for the 40’ x 80’ Wind Tunnel Modification Project
 Analyzed the stresses in a helicopter blade that rotates in a wind tunnel
CONSULTING
METEKSAN DEFENSE INDUSTRIES ~ Ankara, Turkey
(Jan – Jun 2011)
Topic: Human detection with radar
AWARDS
Technical/Professional Awards (Postgraduate)
Best Student Paper Prize at IEEE International Radar Conference, 2010
National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowship, 2004-2007
Air Force Commendation Medal for outstanding service as a Turkish interpreter, 2004
Technical Achievement Award for research in spatial waveform diversity, 2003
Best Paper Prize at IEE International Radar Conference, 2002
Team Award for Multi-User Signal and Sensor Integration Concept, 2002
Air Force Achievement Medal for establishing an engineering internship program, 2001
Charles Stark Draper Laboratory Fellowship, 1998-2000
Civic Service Awards
Certificate of Appreciation from Turkish-American Cultural Association of Georgia (TACAGA), 2008
Sevgi Zübeyde Gürbüz (formerly Ertan)
Student Awards (1995-1998)
US Air Force ROTC Full-Tuition Scholarship (3 years)
American Legion Scholastic Excellence Medal
Daughters of the American Revolution National Defense Committee ROTC Medal
ROTC Superior Performance Ribbon
ROTC Professional Officers Course Award
Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association ROTC Award
Academic Achievement Award
Physical Fitness Award
Recruiting Award
PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION
Principles of Pulse Doppler Radar, Short Course, Georgia Institute of Technology, Feb. 2001
Level I Certified in Systems Planning, Research, Development and Engineering, Dec. 2000
Airborne Early Warning Seminar, Technology Training Corporation, Nov. 2000
Intermediate Systems Acquisition Course, Defense Air University, Jul. 2000
Space-Based Radar, Short Course, Georgia Institute of Technology, Apr. 2000
Acquisition Fundamentals Course, Defense Air University, Mar. – Apr. 2000
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
Member of IEEE; Eta Kappa Nu and Sigma Xi Honor Societies
Technical Speaker at the 14th Annual Electronic Protection Technical Interchange Meeting, Atlanta, GA, 2001
Remote Sensing Session Chair, 2010 Signal Processing and Applications Conference (SIU), Diyarbakir, Turkey
PUBLICATIONS
Book Chapters
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S.Z. Gürbüz, “Human Detection with Radar,” in Principles of Modern Radar: Advanced Radar Techniques and Applications,
SciTech Publishing Inc, USA, to be published in 2011.
S. Ertan, “A History of Turks in America,” in The Turks, Vol. 6, Part 78 (The Turkish World: Turkish Diaspora), Hasan Celal
Güzel, C.Cem Oğuz, Osman Karatay (editors), Yeni Türkiye Publications, Ankara, 2002, pp. 759-767.
S. Ertan, “Amerika’daki Türklerin Tarihi” [A History of Turks in America], Türkler [The Turks], 20. Cilt, 104. Bölüm (Türk
Dünyası: Türk Yerleşimleri), Hasan Celal Güzel, C.Cem Oğuz, Osman Karatay (editörler), Yeni Türkiye Yayınları, Ankara, 2002,
sf. 881-889.
Journal Papers
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S.Z. Gürbüz, W.L. Melvin, D.B. Williams. “Kinematic Model-Based Human Detectors for Multi-Channel Radar,” IEEE Trans.
AES, accepted on March 14, 2011.
S.Z. Gürbüz, W.L. Melvin, and D.B. Williams, “A Non-Linear Phase, Model-Based Human Detector for Radar,” IEEE Trans.
AES, April 2011.
Conference Papers
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M.A. Antepli, S.Z. Gürbüz, E. Uysal-Bıyıkoğlu. “Ferromagnetic Detection and Localization with a Wireless Sensor Network,”
Military Communications Conference (MILCOM), San Jose, CA, October 31 – November 3, 2010.
U.M. Leloğlu, S.Z. Gürbüz, H. Özen, S. Gürol. “Characterization of the Spatial Uniformity of the Tuz Gölü Calibration Test
Site,” ISPRS Istanbul Workshop 2010.
Sevgi Zübeyde Gürbüz (formerly Ertan)
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S.Z. Gürbüz, W.L. Melvin, D.B. Williams, “Radar-Based Human Detection and Characterization with Non-Linear Phase
Modeling,” IEEE 18th Signal Processing Applications and Communications Conference (SIU), Diyarbakır, 22-24 April 2010.
S.Z. Gürbüz, W.L. Melvin, D.B. Williams. “Radar-Based Human Detection Via Orthogonal Matching Pursuit,” ICASSP 2010,
Dallas, TX.
S.Z. Gürbüz, W.L. Melvin, D.B. Williams. “Enhanced Detection and Characterization of Human Targets via Non-Linear Phase
Modeling,” IEEE International Radar Conference, Washington DC, 2010. [Earned Best Student Paper Prize]
S.Z. Gürbüz, W.L. Melvin, D.B. Williams. “Comparison of Radar-Based Human Detection Techniques,” 41st Asilomar Conf.,
Monterey, CA, November 4-7, 2007.
S.Z. Gürbüz, W.L. Melvin, D.B. Williams. “Spectrogram-Based Methods for Human Detection in Single-Channel SAR Data,”
IEEE 15th Signal Processing Applications and Communications Conference (SIU), Anadolu University, Eskisehir, Turkey, June
11-13, 2007.
S.Z. Gürbüz, W.L. Melvin, D.B. Williams. “Detection and Identification of Human Targets in Radar.” SPIE Defense and
Security Symposium, April 9-13, 2007.
S. Ertan, H.D. Griffiths, M.C. Wicks, P. Antonik, D. Weiner, R. Adve, I. Fotinopoulos. “Bistatic Radar Denial by Spatial
Waveform Diversity.” IEE International Radar Conference, Edinburgh, UK, October 15-19, 2002. [Earned Best Paper Prize]
R. Bonneau, S. Ertan, J. Perretta, K. Shaw, B. Rahn. “Sensor Fusion for Target Detection and Tracking.” Applied Image and
Pattern Recognition Workshop, Washington DC, October 16-19, 2002.
S. Ertan, M. Wicks, and M. Soumekh. “A Study of Phase-Perturbed LFM Chirp Signals for ECCM.” 48th Annual Tri-Service
Radar Symposium, Monterey, CA, June 24-28, 2002.
R. Bonneau, M. Novak, J. Perretta, S. Ertan. “A Multiresolution Approach for Video Texture Registration.” Applied Image and
Pattern Recognition Workshop, Washington DC, October 10-12, 2001.
P. Antonik, R. Bonneau, R. Brown, S. Ertan, V. Vannicola, D. Weiner, and M. Wicks. “Bistatic Radar Denial/Embedded
Communications Via Waveform Diversity.” 2001 IEEE Radar Conference, Atlanta, GA.
S. Ertan, C. Lee, A. Willets, H. Tan, and A. Pentland. “A Wearable Haptic Navigation Guidance System.” 2nd International
Symposium on Wearable Computers, Pittsburgh, PA, Oct. 19-20, 1998.
PERSONAL BACKGROUND
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Born and raised in Palo Alto, California, USA
Immigrated to Turkey in January 2009
Family originally from Çorum, Turkey
Dual Turkish and US citizenship
Fluent in Turkish and English (both are mother tongues)
Husband, Ali Cafer Gürbüz
Two children, Mustafa Alperen Gürbüz and Zeynep Gülcan Gürbüz