Mustafa Ocal

Mustafa Ocal is an Assistant Teaching Professor in the Department of Computer Science at Florida International University (FIU), part of the College of Engineering and Computing. He holds both a PhD (2022) and MS (2021) in Computer Science from FIU, focusing on Artificial Intelligence and Natural Language Processing. His research emphasizes temporal analysis, TimeML, and timeline extraction, leading to publications, patents, and software libraries like pyTLEX and jTLEX.

Education:

• Ph.D., Computer Science, Florida International University (2022)
• M.S., Computer Science, Florida International University (2021)

Research Interests: Ocal’s work centers on AI applications in temporal analysis, including automated timeline extraction, TimeML corpus validation, and narrative duration estimation. His contributions address core challenges in natural language processing and data science, with applications in computational linguistics and information extraction.

Publications reflect a focus on temporal modeling, corpus evaluation, and algorithm development. His work spans theoretical advancements in timeline extraction to practical tools like Python/Java libraries.

Notable Achievements: Holds a US patent for an AI model and co-authored a Cambridge University Press book. His research has been recognized through peer-reviewed articles at top conferences and publishers.

Teaching & Mentoring: Ocal actively mentors students at both undergraduate and graduate levels, emphasizing effective communication of complex AI concepts. He teaches across various universities, contributing to the next generation of computer scientists.