معرفی
Assoc. Prof. Emrah Irmak serves as Associate Professor and Deputy Head of Department (2020-2023) at the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Rafet Kayış Faculty of Engineering, Alanya Alaaddin Keykubat University, where he currently holds board membership (2024). Previously, he was Doctor Lecturer and Research Assistant at Karabük University's Department of Biomedical Engineering (2012-2019).
His academic credentials include:
- Doctorate in Electrical-Electronic Engineering, Karabük University (2018)
- Master's in Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Gaziantep University (2014)
- Bachelor's degree, Opole University of Technology (2011)
Dr. Irmak's research pioneers biomedical image processing with applications in brain tumor progression analysis, cancer diagnosis, and Alzheimer's disease detection. His work integrates deep learning with traditional image processing techniques for medical applications, while extending to tribocorrosion analysis of orthopedic implants and IoT systems for healthcare and mining safety. Key innovations include 3D medical image registration frameworks and novel convolutional neural network architectures for automated pathology detection.
His publication trajectory demonstrates consistent advancement in applying AI to critical healthcare challenges, with recent focus on multi-modal diagnostic systems for cancer and neurological disorders through integration of image processing, signal analysis, and deep learning.
His scientific recognitions include:
- Distinction in Scholarship in Physiological Genomics (2020)
- TÜBİTAK Publication Incentive Award (2021)
- The World's Most Influential Scientists (Stanford University, 2023 & 2024)
Dr. Irmak has supervised Master's students Mustafa Burak Turköz (3D medical image registration for brain tumors) and Ergun Ercelebi (medical image registration for tumor growth analysis), and served as main jury for five graduate thesis defenses at Karabük and Gaziantep Universities. His research projects include:
- National project on Tribocorrosion Properties of Titanium Implants (2021-2022)
- National project on 3D Medical Image Registration for Brain Tumor Evolution (2017-2018)
He actively contributes to scientific advancement as reviewer for Current Medical Imaging, Health Informatics Journal, Plos One, and Turkish Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences, while maintaining international collaboration through Erasmus exchange programs.
