Dr. ATÝLLA ELÇÝ

 

 

 

                                                        

CONTACT INFO

 

tlph          +90 (392) 630 2843 Office

                      +90 (532) 351 4425 cellular
fax             +90 (392) 365 0711
e-mail     Atilla.Elci@EMU.edu.tr

 

 

PERSONAL

 

Ø        Male

Ø        Born: 05 July 1945 in Çanakkale, Turkey.

Ø        Married with two adult children.

Ø        Citizen of the Republic of Turkey.

Ø        Served as Marines Officer in the Turkish Navy.

Ø        Languages

Ø                            Turkish: mother tongue.

Ø                            English: perfect.

Ø                            French: fair.

 

 

 

EDUCATION

 

 

decree               Ph. D.

institution     Computer Sciences Dept., Purdue University, W. Lafayette, Indiana, USA.

dates                  December 1973 - December 1975 with high honors: GPA 5.80/6.00.

degree               M.Sc.

institution     Computer Sciences Dept., Purdue University, W. Lafayette, Indiana, USA.

dates                  February 1972 - December 1973.

degree              B.Sc.EE

institution     Electrical Engineering Dept. (Computers / Control Option), Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey.                                  

dates                 August 1970 with honors: GPA 3.42/4.00.

degree              English Language Certificate:

institution     English Language Preparatory School, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey.

dates                  June 1965.

 

 

PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATION

 

 

title                   Associate Professor of Computer Sciences Engineering

Dept. of Computer Engineering, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey

by                          Higher Education Board, Ankara, Turkey.

date                    October 1983.

title                   Chartered Engineer

by                          Chamber of Electrical Engineers, Ankara, Turkey.

date                    Accepted in September 1970; member since.

 

 

 

CAREER HISTORY

 

job title           Faculty Member

place                  Computer Engineering Dept., Eastern Mediterranean University, G. Maðusa, Turkish Republic of Northern Cypress.

dates                  Since September 2003.

dutýes                Teaching.

 

job title           Head of Computer Engineering Department

place                  Golden Horn University, Istanbul,

                               Turkey.

dates                  October 2001 – September 2003.

dutýes                Teaching, management of department, development plans, curriculum development.

 

job title           President, owner

place                  IT&T Information Technology and Telecoms Industry & Trade Ltd., Ankara,

                               Turkey.

dates                  December 1997 – August 2003. Partner since September 2003.

dutýes                IT&T provides consulting and solutions in information technology for the state, local government and private companies operating in telecommunications, petroleum, finance and transportation. IT&T deals in Web site preparation, Internet applications, data communications, networking, telecommunication network simulation, video conferencing, computer hardware and software provision, computer application development.

 

Job Týtle           International Telecom. Union (ITU) Chief Technical Adviser.

Place                   UNDP/ITU Project PAK/88/002 at Pakistan Telecom Company Ltd. HQ,

                                Islamabad, Pakistan.

Dates                   November 1993 till August 1997.
Dutýes                 Consulting with the national telecom operating agency on:

Ø    information systems (such as: fault management, directory enquiry, service orders, inventory control, corporate MIS, training MIS, billing reforms
project; project design, RFP, and tender evaluation);

Ø    software engineering (billing system maintenance, life-cycle methodology, training);

Ø    Internet (initiation of a server for Gopher, E-mail, Telnet, FTP, etc.; planning and specs for WWW servers); and on,

Ø    networking (cross-connect, ATM backbone, national Internet backbone, inter-networking of PSDN, PSTN, telex, cellular; LAN/WAN).

An extended description of accomplishments is available separately.

Job Týtle             ITU Chief Technical Adviser.

Place                    UNDP/ITU Asia-Pacific Regional Project RAS/86/165 in the Ministry of Telecommunication, People's Republic of China, at Beijing University of Posts and
Telecommunication, Beijing.

Dates                   July 1990 till June 1993.

Dutýes                  Software development (service orders, outside plant, stores, financial management),
info tech training (totally 17 modules of courses on telecom applications, networking-LAN-WAN, application development), courseware development (17 modules as above), and consulting for telecom administrations of 21 member countries.

Job Týtle            ITU Senior Officer in Computer Applications.

Place                    Ministry of Communications, Kuwait City, State of Kuwait.

Dates                    February 1989 till July 1990.

Dutýes                  Feasibility and design of the corporate MIS.

Job Týtle             ITU Senior Expert.

Place                    Several project assignments in Zimbabwe, Indonesia, Trinidad, Turkey, Thailand, Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka, P.R. China, and Philippines for short to intermediate term duration.

Dates                    November 1984 till February 1989.

Dutýes                  Computer application development and deployment, LAN, data communication, RDBMS, UNDP/ITU project design and drafting, training.

job title             Professor of Computer Sciences.

place                    Computer Sciences Engineering Dept., Middle East Technical University, Ankara,

Turkey.

Dates                    November 1976 till October 1985:

dutýes                   Ø            Chairman of the Department (1981-1983);

Ø            Head of University Computer Center (1977-1979);

Ø            Assistant Chairman (1977-1980);

Ø            Teaching operating systems and languages;

Ø            Consulting;

Ø            Attained "Associate Professor": 1983;

Ø            Attained "Assistant Professor": November 1977;

Ø            Appointed as "Instructor": November 1976.

 

Job týtle            Research Assistant.

Place                    High Energy Physics Lab, Purdue University, W. Lafayette, IN, USA.

Dates                    February 1974 till December 1975.

Dutýes                  Porting IBM Fortran G Compiler to DG Super Nova.

Job týtle            Systems Analyst / Engineer.

Place                    Electronic Data Processing, Technical Department, PTT HQ, Ankara, Turkey.
Dates  September 1970 till February 1972.

Dutýes                  Analysis and design for telephone billing application; feasibility of establishing an
EDP.

CREATIVE WORKS

 

EDITOR        Courseware series of 17 titles for telecom agencies in application software development and maintenance, computer networking, LAN and office automation, computerized telecom management applications in outside plant, stores inventory, project management, and network planning; tested, duplicated and distributed to 21 telecom administrations by the UNDP/ITU Project RAS/86/165 during 1990-1993. Journal - Newsletter, Turkish Informatics Association, Ankara, Turkey; during 1977-1979.

AUTHOR       Info tech projects design and drafting according to UNDP/ITU specs (Qty. 10); numerous documentation, mission reports, working papers, undergraduate and graduate lecture notes, presentations.

Over 100 publications on applied and pure research in Web and Internet applications, data communications, networking, asynchronous transfer mode (ATM), billing in telecom agencies, operating systems, computer acquisition, computer science education, software science, software engineering, systems analysis and design, formal languages, theory of translation, natural language translation, data management, microprocessors and microcomputers, LAN, mathematical games, national informatics policy / planning, informatics surveys.

 

AWARDS

 

award        High Honors

reason       Ph. D. Graduation with GPA 5.80 / 6.00.

given by    Purdue University, W. Lafayette, Indiana, USA.

date             December 1975.

award        Fellowship

reason       Selection through a nationwide exam for Ph.D. study in the U.S.A.

given by    Ministry of National Education, Ankara, Turkey.

date             During February 1972 till December 1995.

 

award        High Honors

reason       GPA more than 3.00 / 4.00 standing at the end of numerous semesters.

                       Graduation with Honors (GPA 3.42 / 4.00).
given by    Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey.
date             1965 -1970.

award        Fellowship

reason       For college study.

given by    President J. F. Kennedy Memorial Fund, Middle East Technical University,

                       Ankara, Turkey.
date             November 1964 till August 1970.

award        Full-Board Education

reason       Selection through a nationwide exam for middle and high school education.

given by    Ministry of National Education, Ankara, Turkey.

date             1958 -1964.

 

 

 

MEMBERSHIPS

Ø    Linux Users Association, Ankara, Turkey: since 2001.

Ø    Association for Computing Machinery, NY, USA: since 1975.

Ø    Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE), NY, USA: since 1987.

Ø    IEEE Computer Society, NY, USA: since 1981.

Ø    Informatics Association of Turkey, Ankara, Turkey: since 1971.  (Vice President for three terms).
Ø    Operations Research Association of Turkey, Istanbul, Turkey: 1976 till 1985.

Ø    Purdue Alumni Association, W. Lafayette, IN, USA: since 1975.

 

   

AVOCATIONS

 

Ø    PADI Open Water diving (certified 1996).

Ø    Amateur Parachutist (certified 1965).

Ø    Reading (technical).

Ø    Sight seeing (nature).