Hilal KAZAN

Hilal KAZAN is an Associate Professor and Department Head of Computer Engineering at Antalya Bilim University. She holds a PhD and MSc in Computer Science from the University of Toronto (2012 and 2009) and a BSc in Computer Science and Engineering from Sabancı University (2007).

• PhD (2012), MSc (2009) – University of Toronto
• BSc (2007) – Sabancı University

Her research focuses on artificial intelligence, machine learning, and bioinformatics, particularly in cancer genomics, single-cell RNA-Seq analysis, and hematopoietic regulation. She develops computational tools for identifying personalized cancer drivers, integrating multi-omics data, and modeling immune cell dynamics in cardiovascular diseases.

Recent publications include methods for single-cell data integration (SCITUNA), driver pathway discovery (DriveWays), and MLKL-mediated hematopoietic repression in atherosclerosis. These works emphasize bioinformatics, computational biology, and machine learning applications in disease modeling.

She leads European Union and Tübitak research projects, leveraging AI to address challenges in cancer biology and cardiovascular disease. Her work has been cited over 3,000 times according to Google Scholar.