Mehmet Ahsen

Mehmet Ahsen is an Assistant Professor at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, affiliated with Gies College of Business and Carle Illinois School of Medicine. His research bridges business analytics, biomedical informatics, and computational biology.

Educational Background

• Ph.D., Biomedical Engineering, University of Texas at Dallas (2015)
• M.S., Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Bilkent University (2011)
• B.S., Electrical and Electronics Engineering & Mathematics, Middle East Technical University (2009)

Research Interests
Professor Ahsen specializes in machine learning applications for healthcare and biomedical data analysis. His work focuses on ensembling algorithms, compressed sensing, gene network inference, and AI-assisted medical decision-making, particularly in mammography screening and cancer genomics.

Scientific Achievements

• Deloitte Scholar (2024–present)
• Best Published Paper Award, Information Systems Research (2020–present)
• Young Researcher Award (2024)
• RC Evans Data Analytics Scholar (2022–2023)
• RC Evans Data Analytics Fellow (2020–2021)

Grants and Service
He has secured grants for Explainable AI in clinical decision-making and pandemic-era supply chain solutions. Ahsen serves as a reviewer for HICSS and ICIS conferences, and as editor for Mathematics' special issue on machine learning in biomedicine.

Labs and Collaborative Units
He collaborates with the Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology and the Carle Illinois School of Medicine, driving interdisciplinary research at the intersection of business, technology, and medicine.