SECURITY AND AI LAB
People
Meet the researchers and members of the Security and AI Lab (SAIL).

Bülent Tuğrul
Bülent Tuğrul is an Associate Professor at Ankara University. His research interests include information security, privacy-preserving data analysis, and machine learning. His academic work covers secure computational methods for distributed data, deep learning applications, classification algorithms, and predictive data analytics.

Murat Osmanoğlu
Murat Osmanoğlu is an Assistant Professor at Ankara University’s Department of Computer Engineering. His research focuses on cryptography, distributed systems, blockchain technologies, and privacy-preserving computation. His work includes secure data processing, blockchain-based systems, and machine learning applications for cybersecurity.

Salih Demir
Salih Demir is an Assistant Professor at Ankara University. His research interests include artificial intelligence, machine learning, database systems, and software engineering. His academic studies cover privacy-preserving data processing, computational methods, and computer-based decision support systems, including applications in healthcare.

Uğur Şen
Uğur Şen is a researcher specializing in applied cryptography and secure distributed systems. His research focuses on cryptographic protocols, privacy-preserving technologies, and verifiable data exchange. His work includes TLS attestation protocols and security mechanisms for decentralized applications and blockchain-based systems.

Muhammed Saadetdin Kaya
Muhammed Saadetdin Kaya is a Lecturer at Ankara University’s Cyber Security Vocational School. His research focuses on computer science and information security, with particular interest in image encryption, image scrambling techniques, and computational methods for protecting digital information.

Mehmet Batuhan Özdaş
Mehmet Batuhan Özdaş is a Lecturer at Ankara University’s Cyber Security Vocational School and a Ph.D. student in Computer Engineering. His research interests include cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, machine learning, and image processing. His work focuses on intelligent security applications, malicious URL detection, and CAPTCHA-based authentication security.

Merve Işık Tarakçı
Merve Işık Tarakçı is a Lecturer at Ankara University’s Cyber Security Vocational School. Her research interests include information security, computer networks, computer vision, artificial intelligence, and machine learning. Her academic interests bring together computer network technologies and intelligent approaches to data analysis.