Dr. Ilker Hacihaliloglu

Biography

Ilker Hacihaliloglu obtained his B.Sc. in 2001 and M.Sc. in 2004 from Istanbul Technical University in Turkey. He completed his Ph.D. at the University of British Columbia in 2010. Following his Ph.D., he joined the Center for Hip Health and Mobility at Vancouver General Hospital as a post-doctoral fellow from 2010 to 2013. He has worked as a faculty member at Rutgers University in New Jersey, specializing in Biomedical Engineering, and also served as an Adjunct faculty member in the Department of Radiology from 2014 to 2021. Hacihaliloglu was awarded the prestigious Mathematics Information Technology Complex Systems (MITACS) – NCE Strategic Post-doctoral Scholarship in 2010 and the North American Spine Society Young Investigator Award in 2017. He has contributed as a Program Committee Member, Area Chair, and Session Chair at various academic conferences including MICCAI, IPCAI, and CAOS. His research focuses on developing innovative machine learning methods for processing medical image data within clinical contexts including neurosurgery, liver disease, orthopedic surgery, lung disease, and interventional radiology. Hacihaliloglu's mission is to drive innovation in artificial intelligence for industrial and clinical services and products, with a strong collaborative spirit among clinicians to bridge the gap between exploratory engineering and clinical research.

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