Mengü Sükan
Mengü Sükan
mengu [at] cs.columbia.edu
As of the Spring 2010 semester, I am a first-year Ph.D. student in Computer Science and a member of the Computer Graphics and User Interfaces Lab. My research interests include 3D user interfaces, mobile augmented reality, information visualization, intelligent systems, and optimization. I am advised by Prof. Steven Feiner.
If you are looking for the 4172 TA Page, please follow this link.
Curriculum Vitae (PDF)
COURSEWORK
Spring 2009
COMS W4118 Operating Systems I
COMS W4115 Prog Lang & Translators
COMS W4167 Computer Animation
COMS W4172 3D User Interfaces
Fall 2008
COMS W4160 Computer Graphics
COMS W4701 Artificial Intelligence
COMS W4731 Computer Vision
COMS E6737 Biometrics
COMS E6901 Projects in Comp Science
(Core Requirement, Independent Research)
MY Projects
Background
In 2009, I completed the requirements for the MS Computer Science degree at Columbia University. As my focus, I chose the Vision and Graphics Track. You can find the list of the classes I took, and some of my projects in those classes on this page.
I received my BS in Industrial Engineering in 2002 from University of Wisconsin − Madison. As an BS student, I concentrated my coursework on efficiency, optimization, systems design, simulations, and programming by choosing my electives from those areas.
Following my graduation from UW− Madison, I took a full-time position at ZS Associates in Evanston, Illinois -- a consulting company that specializes in helping pharmaceutical firms optimize their sales and marketing efforts.
As a part of their “Business Information Specialist” track, my primary focus was deriving business intelligence from high-volume data sources using tools like SAS and SQL. During my 6-year tenure at ZS, my role in the company evolved from being a leading analyst to include various types of consulting tasks, such as designing dashboards, interfacing between ZS- and client-personnel, and mentoring/training junior associates.
In 2005, I relocated to New York City a part of the ZS team responsible for ensuring a successful launch of their NYC office.