Hulya Seferoglu

Hulya Seferoglu is a Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC), College of Engineering. Her work focuses on networking, edge computing, machine learning, and secure private systems. She has received multiple honors, including the 2023 College of Engineering Advising Award and the 2020 NSF CAREER Award.

• Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of California-Irvine (2010)
• M.S. in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from Sabanci University
• B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Istanbul University

Her research explores edge computing, machine learning integration in edge networks, coded computation, and privacy-preserving protocols. Recent publications highlight decentralized learning, resilient inference, and adaptive algorithms for edge systems.

• 2023: College of Engineering Advising Award (UIC)
• 2020: NSF CAREER Award
• 2018: Best Demo Award (IEEE LANMAN)
• 2018: Research and Teaching Awards (UIC College of Engineering)
• 2012: Best Paper Award Finalist (ACM MobiSys)

Dr. Seferoglu advises students in her Networking Research Lab, focusing on edge computing and distributed systems. Her work addresses real-world challenges in disaster communication and secure multi-party computation at the edge.