Mujdat Cetin is a Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Rochester, serving as the Robin and Tim Wentworth Director of the Goergen Institute for Data Science and Director of the New York State Center of Excellence in Data Science. Previously, he held faculty positions at Sabanci University, Istanbul, Turkey, and MIT. He earned his BS from Bogazici University (1993), MS from the University of Salford (1995), and PhD from Boston University (2001). His research focuses on computational imaging, signal processing, and machine learning applications in biomedical imaging, radar systems, and neuroscience. Key areas include uncertainty quantification in imaging, probabilistic methods for image analysis, and brain-computer interfaces. His work bridges electrical engineering, computer science, and biomedical applications. Notable awards include the IEEE Signal Processing Society Best Paper Award and the Turkish Academy of Sciences Distinguished Young Scientist Award. He is an IEEE Fellow and has held editorial roles for journals like IEEE Transactions on Computational Imaging and SIAM Journal on Imaging Sciences. His contributions span conference leadership, including Technical Program Co-chair roles for major signal processing and fusion events. Cetin’s research group has advanced computational sensing, medical imaging algorithms, and EEG-based emotion/motor imagery classification. Ongoing work emphasizes integrating physics-based models with deep learning for robust imaging and signal analysis.
