Kamer Kaya

Kamer Kaya is an Associate Professor at the Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences, Sabancı University. He obtained his PhD in 2009 from the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at İhsan Doğramacı Bilkent University, focusing on Threshold Cryptography. His career spans research roles at CERFACS (France) and Ohio State University, where he worked in the HPC Lab and later as a Research Assistant Professor in the Dept. of Biomedical Informatics. Since 2014, he has been affiliated with Sabancı University and founded Dakik Software Technologies in 2018, focusing on R&D projects in blockchain, machine learning, and high-performance computing (HPC). He is actively involved in Sabancı University's Center of Excellence in Data Analytics and COMPUTE.

• PhD in Threshold Cryptography from Bilkent University (2009)
• Postdoctoral research at Ohio State University's HPC Lab
• Founder of Dakik Software Technologies (2018)

His research interests include parallel algorithms, sparse data machine learning, graph algorithms, HPC hardware optimization, and cryptography. He collaborates on projects involving GPUs/IPUs for ML applications, blockchain interoperability, and digital twins for automation. As a team leader, he seeks students skilled in algorithms, data structures, and C/C++ programming.