Tolga Can
Tolga Can
Assistant Professor
Vice chair
Department of Computer Engineering
Middle East Technical University
Ankara, Turkey
Office: B-109
          Department of Computer Engineering, METU
Phone: +90 (312) 210 55 37
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Curriculum Vitae: PDF

Ozgecmis (ARBIS): PDF
 
Education:
  • Ph.D. Computer Science ~ University of California Santa Barbara, Summer 2004
  • M.S. Computer Science ~ University of California Santa Barbara, Fall 2003
  • B.S. Computer Engineering ~ Middle East Technical University, Ankara, TURKEY, Spring 1998

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    Research interests:
  • Bioinformatics: Protein Structure Analysis, Construction and Analysis of Protein Networks (Reading list)
  • Statistical methods (Kernel Methods, Graphical Models, Monte Carlo simulation)


    • Teaching:
    Current courses (Fall 2008-2009):

  • CENG 734: Advanced Topics in Bioinformatics (Course Web Page)


    • Past courses:
  • CENG 465 (Spring 2007-2008): Introduction to Bioinformatics (Course Web Page)
  • CENG 477 (Fall 2007-2008): Introduction to Computer Graphics (Course Web Page)
  • SE 705 (Fall 2007-2008): Human Computer Interaction (Course Web Page)
  • CENG 465 (Spring 2006-2007): Introduction to Bioinformatics (Course Web Page)
  • CENG 732 (Spring 2006-2007): Computer Animation (Course Web Page)
  • CENG 477 (Fall 2006-2007): Introduction to Computer Graphics (Course Web Page)
  • CENG 734 (Fall 2006-2007): Advanced Topics in Bioinformatics (Course Web Page)
  • CENG 465 (Spring 2005-2006): Introduction to Bioinformatics (Course Web Page)
  • SE 705 (Spring 2005-2006): Human Computer Interaction


    • Projects:

  • LSMS: Level Set methods for Molecular Surface Generation
  • CTSS: Protein Structure Alignment Using Local Geometrical Features
  • FPV: Fast Protein Visualization Using Java 3D
  • Molecular Surface Generation: Links and References


    • Publications:

    Journal publications

  • M. A. Bayir, T. D. Guney and T. Can, "Integration of topological measures for eliminating non-specific interactions in protein interaction networks," Discrete Applied Mathematics (2008), in press, corrected proof available online, Link
  • M. E. Turanalp and T. Can, "Discovering functional interaction patterns in protein-protein interaction networks," BMC Bioinformatics, 9:276, 2008. Link.
  • T. Can, C.-I. Chen, Y.-F. Wang, "Efficient molecular surface generation using level-set methods," Journal of Molecular Graphics and Modelling (JMGM), 25(4):442-454, 2006. Link.
  • O. Camoglu, T. Can, and A.K. Singh, "Integrating multi-attribute similarity networks for robust representation of the protein space," Bioinformatics, 22(13):1585-1592, 2006. Link.
  • O. Camoglu, T. Can, A.K. Singh, and Y.-F. Wang, "Decision Tree Based Information Integration for Automated Protein Classification", Journal of Bioinformatics and Computational Biology (JBCB), Vol. 3, No. 3 (June 2005), 717-742. Link.
  • T. Can and Y.-F. Wang, "Protein Structure Alignment and Fast Similarity Search Using Local Shape Signatures", Journal of Bioinformatics and Computational Biology (JBCB), Vol. 2, No. 1 (March 2004), 215-239. Link
  • T. Can, Y. Wang, Y.-F. Wang and J. Su, "FPV: fast protein visualization using Java 3D", Bioinformatics, 19(8):913-922, 2003. Link

    • Conference/Workshop papers

  • A. O. Bayer, A. M. Sevinc, and T. Can, "Human Skeletal and Muscle Deformation Animation Using Motion Capture Data," in Proceedings of the 16th WSCG International Conference in Central Europe on Computer Graphics, Visualization and Computer Vision (WSCG 2008), Plzen - Bory, Czech Republic, February 2008. Link
  • T. Can, O. Camoglu, and A. K. Singh, "Analysis of protein-protein interaction networks using random walks," in Proceedings of the 5th ACM SIGKDD Workshop on Data Mining in Bioinformatics, Chicago, August 2005. Link PDF
  • T. Can, O. Camoglu, A.K. Singh, and Y.-F. Wang, "Automated Protein Classification Using Consensus Decision", in Proceedings of the Third International IEEE Computer Society Computational Systems Bioinformatics Conference, CSB 2004, pp. 224-235, Stanford, CA, August, 2004. Link
  • A. Bhattacharya, T. Can, T. Kahveci, A. K. Singh, and Y.-F. Wang, "ProGreSS: Simultaneous Searching of Protein Databases by Sequence and Structure", in Proceedings of the 9th Pacific Symposium on Biocomputing (PSB2004), 9:264-275, Hawaii, 2004. Link
  • Y. Wang, T. Can, Y.-F. Wang, and J. Su, "Personalized Annotation and Information Sharing in Protein Science with Information-Slips", in the 2nd IASTED International Conference on Information and Knowledge Sharing (IKS 2003), pp. 299-304, Scottsdale, AZ, November, 2003. PDF
  • T. Can and Y.-F. Wang, "CTSS: A Robust and Efficient Method for Protein Structure Alignment Based on Local Geometrical and Biological Features", in Proceedings of the Second International IEEE Computer Society Computational Systems Bioinformatics Conference, CSB 2003, pp. 169-179, Stanford, CA, August, 2003. Link
  • T. Can, Y. Wang, Y.-F. Wang and J. Su, "FPV: Fast Protein Visualization Using Java 3D", in Proceedings of the 18th Annual ACM Symposium on Applied Computing, SAC'03, pp. 88-95, Melbourne, FL, March, 2003. PDF     Presentation slides
  • T. Can, Y. Wang, Y.-F. Wang, and J. Su, "A Distributed Protein Visualization Application," in Proceedings of the 3rd Georgia Tech-Emory International Conference on Bioinfomatics, Poster Presentation, Atlanta, GA, Nov., 2001. Link to Abstract Poster Slides
  • T. Can, V. Isler and Z. Ipekkan, "Sensor Optimization In a Virtual Environment", in Proceedings of the 9th Conference on Computer Generated Forces and Behavioral Representation, Orlando, FL, May, 2000. PDF  Link