Kerem Ozkan

Current

Project Manager at Scene Perception Laboratory, University of California, Irvine

Past

Writer/Analyst at Webrazzi
Research Associate at TechCrunch
Instructor at Department of Cognitive Sciences, University of California, Irvine

Research Assistant at Department of Psychology, Koc University

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Education

University of California, Irvine
University of California, Irvine
Koc University

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Connections

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Industry

Internet

Websites

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Kerem Ozkan’s Summary

• PhD in Cognitive Science, University of California, Irvine
• Project management training, University of California, Irvine, Extension.
• More than five years of experience in research and development with involvement in fields of usability and human-computer interaction.
• A productive research agenda leading to publications and research grants.
• Have an extensive knowledge about emerging technologies, and market trends in Web industry.
• Experience in strategy, innovation and problem-solving, combining a deep knowledge of research methodologies and statistical analysis with practical applications.
• Demonstrates ability to determine business needs, prioritize, and execute innovative business solutions.

Kerem Ozkan’s Specialties:

• C/C++, Open GL,Maya, MatchMover
• MATLAB: Psychophysics Toolbox, Curve Fitting Toolbox, Statistical Analysis Toolbox
• EyeLink Toolbox: Eye Tracking with MATLAB and the Psychophysics Toolbox
• SPSS, STATISTICA, Macromedia Dreamweaver, Illustrator
• Experienced in Ruby on Rails, HTML, XHTML, CSS, ActionScript, SQL

Kerem Ozkan’s Experience

Project Manager

Scene Perception Laboratory, University of California, Irvine

(Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)

October 2005 — Present (3 years 10 months)

• Currently studies human visual perception of the visual world.
• Specifically, leading the design, implementation, data collection, analysis, and presentation of various experiments that examine how the perceptual information processing shape the ability of human observer to perceive and recognize objects in the three dimensional environment.
• Research in applications of human factors and AI vision techniques.
Writer/Analyst

Webrazzi

(Internet industry)

October 2008 — May 2009 (8 months)

• Writes about emerging technologies, market trends and web 2.0 startups.
Research Associate

TechCrunch

(Privately Held; Internet industry)

March 2008 — April 2009 (1 year 2 months)

• Works with TechCrunch editors to create profiles of new companies, people and investors for the rapidly growing CrunchBase product.
• Utilizes research skills to analyze and report on various data on companies and start-ups in the internet industry.
• Works with CrunchBase engineers to develop new features.
• Tests the web interface of CrunchBase and communicates defects to engineers.
Instructor

Department of Cognitive Sciences, University of California, Irvine

(Research industry)

January 2006 — January 2008 (2 years 1 month)

• Taught statistical analysis, SPSS and research methods to undergraduates at University of California, Irvine.
Research Assistant

Department of Psychology, Koc University

(Research industry)

June 2002 — May 2005 (3 years)

• Researched the intersection of memory and language.
• Developed research in autobiographical memory including recall of autobiographical memories in different languages and the recall of emotional events.
• Designed and implemented experimental apparatuses.