Labs & Centers
Koç University’s research programs aims to contribute universal science in a orginal and qualified way and to influence Türkiye’s intellectual, technological, economic and social areas beneficially. While faculty members maintain their own independent research, they attach importance to interdisciplinary collaboration and work as a team in strategic areas.
Research Centers
Our faculty members are associated with the following Koç University Research Centers:
Research Labs
The following research labs and research groups are directed by our faculty members:
- Alper Kiraz – Optofluidics and Nano-Optics Research Laboratory
- Alper Tunga Erdoğan– Advanced Signal Processing and Communications Group
- Alper Uzun – Catalysis Research Group – Uzun Lab
- Alphan Sennaroğlu – Koç University Laser Research Laboratory
- Alptekin Küpçü – Cryptography, Security, and Privacy Research Group (CRYPTO)
- Burak Erman – Center for Computational Biology & Bioinformatics (CCBB)
- Burak Erman – Erman Research Group
- Can Erkey – Energy Technologies and Supercritical Fluids Research Group
- Çağatay Başdoğan – Robotics and Mechatronics Laboratory (RML)
- Demircan Canadinç – Advanced Materials Group
- Deniz Yüret – Artificial Intelligence Laboratory
- Didem Unat – Parallel and Multicore Computing Laboratory (ParCoreLab)
- Engin Erzin/Murat Tekalp – Multimedia, Vision and Graphics Lab
- Erdem Alaca – Mechanical Characterization Lab
- Hakan Ürey – Optical Microsystems Laboratory (MEMS)
- Halil Kavaklı – Molecular Biochemistry Research Laboratory (Kavakli Lab) and see video tour below.
- İpek Başdoğan – Vibration and Acoustic Laboratory
- İsmail Lazoğlu – Manufacturing and Automation Research Center (MARC)
- Kerem Pekkan – Biofluidics and Cardiovascular Mechanics Laboratory
- Levent Beker – Bio-integrated Microdevices Lab (BMDL)
- Metin Türkay – Systems Lab
- Metin Türkay & Sibel Salman – KOÇ-IBM Supply Chain Research Center
- Murat Kuşcu – Nano/Bio/Physical Information and Communications Laboratory (CALICO Lab)
- Murat Sözer – Composite Materials Manufacturing Lab (CMML)
- Özgür Barış Akan – Next Generation and Wireless Communication Laboratory
- Özlem Keskin and Atilla Gürsoy – Computational and Systems Biology (COSBI)
- Savaş Taşoğlu – Tasoglu Lab (TLAB)
- Seda Keskin – Nanomaterials, Energy and Molecular Modeling Research Group (NEMO)
- Seda Kızılel – Biomimetic Materials and Islet Cell Bioengineering Research (BIOMICELL)
- Sedat Nizamoğlu – Innovative DEvices and interfAces LABoratory (IDEALAB)
- Sibel Salman – Humanitarian Operations (HOPE)
- Sinem Çöleri – Wireless Networks Laboratory
- Tevfik Metin Sezgin – Intelligent User Interfaces Laboratory