Duygu Celik Ertugrul

Biography

Duygu Çelik Ertuğrul is a full professor and serves as a faculty member in the Computer Engineering Department at Eastern Mediterranean University in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. She completed her undergraduate, master's, and doctoral studies in Computer Engineering at the same university between 1999 and 2010. Her academic expertise comprises Artificial Intelligence, Natural Language Processing (NLP), Semantic Web, Ontologies, Software Engineering Methods and Processes, Decision Support Systems, Recommendation Systems, Rule-Based Expert Systems, Text Processing, Data Mining, Image Processing, m/e-Health, and m/e-Education.
Dr. Çelik Ertuğrul has played significant roles in organizing annual international workshops and symposiums such as the "IEEE International Workshop on E-Health Systems and Web Technologies" (ESAS 2011-2024) and the "IEEE COMPSAC Symposium on Web Technologies and Data Analytics (WEDA)". Additionally, she has held positions as a director, academic advisor, and researcher in various R&D projects in Turkey and Northern Cyprus. These projects were supported by the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TÜBİTAK) and funded by the Turkish government within the scope of University-Industry Collaboration (SANTEZ) projects. The projects were completed in collaboration with leading industrial organizations and universities in Turkey and the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC).
In addition, Dr. Çelik Ertuğrul has managed the editing of three books published by IGI Global; titled as "The Future of Digital Technology and Artificial Intelligence in Social Sectors”, "Cutting-Edge Technologies for Business Sectors”, and "Multifaceted Uses of Cutting-Edge Technologies and Social Concerns". She has conducted numerous research studies focused on Semantic Web rule-based system solutions in areas such as decision support systems, recommendation systems, and expert systems across various sectors. Moreover, she has provided editorial services by organizing various special issue calls in reputable journals, such as “Artificial Intelligence Paradigms: Transformations, Challenges, and Future for e-Health Post COVID-19-2022,” “e-Health and Staying Smarter-2020,” and "E-Health Systems and Semantic Web-2015," published by the Expert Systems journal. She holds three patents related to artificial intelligence solutions in the health sector. Throughout her academic career, Dr. Çelik Ertuğrul has graduated dozens of master/PhD students and aims to inspire engineering students.

Note: duygucelik@msn.com, duygu.celik@emu.edu.tr, Department of Computer Engineering, Eastern Mediterranean University, Famagusta, North Cyprus, via Mersin-10, Türkiye