HASAN DEMİREL

Prof. Dr. Hasan Demirel is a faculty member in the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering at Eastern Mediterranean University (EMU). He holds a PhD in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from Imperial College London (2003), an MS in Computer Science from EMU (1993), and a BS in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from EMU (1992).

His research focuses on image and video processing, facial expression recognition, pattern recognition, and biomedical applications. He has authored/co-authored over 100 peer-reviewed publications and supervised numerous PhD and MS students in areas such as Alzheimer's disease detection using MRI, SAR target recognition, and deep learning for emotion synthesis.

Prof. Demirel's awards include multiple EMU Publication Citation Awards (2017–2021). He has led projects on multimodal emotion recognition and developed systems for real-time face recognition using robotics platforms like NAO humanoid robots. His work integrates machine learning techniques with medical imaging, remote sensing, and computer vision.

He currently serves as a faculty member at EMU, contributing to academic programs and advising students in electrical engineering and biomedical engineering. His research labs focus on advancing AI-driven solutions for healthcare diagnostics and visual surveillance systems.