Biography

I am a Ph.D. candidate in Computer Science at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, advised by Prof. Tarek Abdelzaher.

Prior to UIUC, I received my bachelor's degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering and Physics (Double Major) from Koç University, and an M.S. in Computer Science at UIUC, advised by Prof. Sibin Mohan.

My research focuses on developing robust and resilient Foundation Models for distributed IoT systems by integrating physics and signal processing into large AI model architectures. I work on creating Foundation Model architectures that combine domain knowledge and physical laws with state-of-the-art self-supervised learning techniques used to train Foundation and Large Language Models. This approach aims to build efficient, lightweight, and explainable AI systems for IoT applications that can be deployed on various edge devices. I am also interested in the security and robustness aspects of these applications to ensure their practicality and reliability.

Research Interests

• Physics-Informed AI for Distributed IoT Systems
• Robustness and Security in IoT Sensing
• Adversarial Attacks and Defenses on IoT and Cyber-Physical Systems