Associate Professor, School of Computing Education: PhD 1998 Middle East Technical University (METU), Department of Computer EngineeringMSc 1993 Middle East Technical University (METU), Department of Computer EngineeringBSc 1991 Middle East Technical University (METU), Department of Computer Engineering Of note: My current research interests include semantic web, crowdsourcing and collective intelligence, information fusion, and biomedical informatics. My research focuses on developing new semantic-based techniques for providing better information integration, search, and knowledge discovery experiences for web users. This research direction is critical for building the next generation of web, called semantic web.