İlkay GüvenView profile
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Professor İlkay Güven is a faculty member in the Department of Mathematics at Gaziantep University's Faculty of Arts and Sciences, where she has served since 2011. She was promoted to Professor in 2022 after serving as Associate Professor (2018-2022) and Assistant Professor (2011-2018). Her academic career focuses on differential geometry, curve and surface theory, and special number sequences. Her educational background includes: Doctorate in Mathematics from Ankara University (2006-2011) Master's in Mathematics with thesis from Ankara University (2004-2006) Bachelor's in Mathematics from Ankara University (2000-2004) Professor Güven's research primarily centers on differential geometry with special emphasis on curve theory, surface classification, and special number sequences. Her work explores directional curves, spherical indicatrices, ruled surfaces, and their applications in various mathematical frameworks including Lie groups and alternative frame systems. She has made significant contributions to the understanding of W-direction curves, Bertrand curves, and the geometric properties of special number sequences like Fibonacci and Leonardo numbers. Her publication record shows a consistent focus on geometric structures with increasing specialization in directional curve theory and special number sequences. Recent work demonstrates sophisticated integration of algebraic structures with geometric analysis, particularly in the application of quaternions and dual numbers to curve theory. Her scientific achievements include: Public Domestic PhD Scholarship from TÜBİTAK (2006) Public Domestic Master's Scholarship from TÜBİTAK (2005) Professor Güven has actively mentored graduate students, supervising one doctoral thesis and nine master's theses to completion. Her advisees have explored diverse topics including hyper-dual spheres, polynomial space curves, and directional vectorial moment curves. While specific grant information isn't detailed in the provided text, her scholarship history suggests early career research support from Turkey's primary scientific funding agency.







