UIHI Lab Director
Ibrahim Demir
Director of Technology,
CHDAssociate Professor,
CEE,
ECE,
URPAssociate Research (Faculty) Engineer,
IIHRFaculty Affiliate,
UI3,
IFC,
CHD,
AMCS,
CGRER,
MATCUniversity of Iowa
ibrahim-demir@uiowa.edu+1 (319) 335-5780 (office)
+1 (319) 335-5238 (fax)
Open Positions
Students and Postdocs
We are always looking for students and postdocs with strong programming skills, interested to work on JavaScript, Python, Database, Web Systems, Mobile Applications, GIS, OpenGL/WebGL, Unity, Graphic Design, AR/VR Applications, and more.. Applicants to NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) and NSF Earth Sciences Postdoctoral Fellowships (EAR-PF) are welcome to contact us for support.
We have several openings for Masters and PhD Graduate Research Assistantships and interns for our lab.Researchers and Postdocs
Omer Mermer
Senior Researcher, PhD
omermer@uiowa.eduJerry Mount
Research Scientist, PhD
Özlem Baydaroğlu Yeşilköy
Postdoctoral Research Scholar, PhD
ozlem-baydaroglu@uiowa.eduGraduate Students
Gregory J. Ewing
Graduate Assistant, PhD, Civil and Environmental Engineering
gregory-ewing@uiowa.eduZhouyayan (Iris) Li
Graduate Assistant, PhD, Civil and Environmental Engineering
zhouyayan-li@uiowa.eduBekir Z. Demiray
Graduate Assistant, PhD, Informatics
bekirzahit-demiray@uiowa.eduCarlos Valentin Erazo Ramirez
Graduate Assistant, PhD, Civil and Environmental Engineering
cerazoramirez@uiowa.eduRam Sajja
Graduate Assistant, PhD, Electrical and Computer Engineering
ramteja-sajja@uiowa.eduSamiul Islam
Graduate Assistant, PhD, Civil and Environmental Engineering
smsamiul-islam@uiowa.eduAli Rahmani
Graduate Assistant, PhD, Informatics
ali-rahmaniqeranqayeh@uiowa.eduBeyza Cikmaz
Graduate Assistant, MS, Urban Planning
atiyebeyza-cikmaz@uiowa.eduAnchit Dave
Graduate Assistant, MS, Computer Science
anchit-dave@uiowa.eduSamrat Shrestha
Graduate Assistant, MS, Computer Science
samrat-shrestha@uiowa.eduVinay Pursnani
Graduate Assistant, MS, Computer Science
vinay-pursnani@uiowa.eduUditha Karunarathne
Graduate Assistant, MS, Computer Science
udithalayank-herathmudiyanselage@uiowa.eduEveline Gonzalez
Graduate Assistant, MS, Informatics
eveline-gonzalez@uiowa.eduGabriel Vald
Graduate Assistant, MS, Informatics
gabriel-vald@uiowa.eduLikith Anoop
Graduate Assistant, MS, Computer Science
likithanoopvenkata-kadiyala@uiowa.eduEge Duran
Graduate Assistant, MS, Civil and Environmental Engineering
ege-duran@uiowa.eduDeepika Mitta
Graduate Assistant, MS, Data Science
deepika-mitta@uiowa.eduUndergraduate Students
Ishan Dhanani
Undergraduate Student, Computer Science
ishan-dhanani@uiowa.eduCollaborators and Visiting Students & Scholars
Visiting Scholars- Baran Kaynak, 2023-present, Postdoctoral Scholar
- Sumeyye Kaynak, 2023-present, Postdoctoral Scholar
Collaborators- Yazeed Alabbad, 2024-present, Research Scholar
- Serhan Yesilkoy, 2023-present, Postdoctoral Research Associate
Students- Eslim Rana Emiroğlu, 2023, BS, Computer Engineering
- Kevin Song, 2023-present, High School
- Muhammed Cikmaz, 2022-present, High School
Alumni
Graduate / Full-time Students- Cori Ann Grant, 2022-2023, BS, Data Science
- Yazeed Alabbad, 2019-2023, PhD, CEE
- Maeve Q Reynen, 2022-2023, MS, Sustainable Development
- Stewart Sankey, 2023, MS, CS
- Jacob Nemec, 2022-2023, BS, EES
- M. Ali Sit, 2019-2023, PhD, Informatics (now Data Scientist at PWC)
- Samiul Islam, 2022-2023, MS, Urban Planning (now PhD student at UIOWA)
- Amitha George, 2022-2023, MS, CS, UIOWA
- Nikhil Singh, 2021-2022, MS, CS, UIOWA (now Sofware Engineer at Electronic Arts (EA))
- Enes Yildirim, 2017-2022, PhD, CEE (now GIS Coordinator at Iowa DNR)
- Zhongrun Xiang, 2017-2022, PhD, CEE (now Principal Data Scientist, Capital One)
- Vahid E. Akhlaghi, 2020-2022, PhD, BA, UIOWA (now Postdoc at GATech)
- Ashani Vaidya, 2021-2022, MS, CS, UIOWA
- Zeeshan Ahmed, 2021, MS, CS, UIOWA (now Software Engineer at Antech Diagnostics)
- Bekir Demiray, 2021, MS, CS, UIOWA (now PhD student at UIOWA)
- Muneeb Shahid, 2021, MS, CS, UIOWA (now Software Engineer at USC Alzheimer's Therapeutic Research Institute)
- Yusuf Sermet, 2015-2020, PhD, ECE (now Researcher at UIOWA)
- Carlos Erazo Ramirez, 2019-2020, CEE, MS (now PhD student at UIOWA)
- Isha Panvalkar, 2020, MS, CS, UIOWA
- Muhammed Sit, 2017-2019, MS, CS, UIOWA (now PhD student at UIOWA)
- Haowen Xu, 2015-2019, PhD, CEE, UIOWA (now Postdoc at ORNL)
- Shobhit Narain, 2019, MS, CS, UIOWA (now Software Engineer at Google)
- Peng Chen, 2017-2019, MS, CS (non-thesis)
- Zhongyang Guan, 2017-2018, MS, CS, UIOWA (now Developer at Tuniu.com)
- Dichha Rai, 2016-2017, MS, CS, UIOWA (non-thesis)
- Mudathir Yahia, 2016-2017, MS, CS, UIOWA (now PhD student at UIOWA)
- Suleyman Uslu, 2016-2017, MS, CS, UIOWA (now PhD student at IUPUI)
- Enes Yildirim, 2015-2017, MS, CEE, UIOWA (now PhD student at UIOWA)
- Haider Hameed, 2015-2017, MS, CS, UIOWA (now Software Engineer at Amazon)
- Osman Sonmez, 2012-2013, PhD, IIHR, UIOWA (now Prof at Sakarya Univ)
Professionals- Chris M. Murphy, 2023, Application Developer
- Serhan Yesilkoy, 2021-2023, Postdoctoral Researcher
- Dixon Vimalajeewa, 2021, Postdoctoral Researcher (NGI Explorer)
- Andre D. L. Zanchetta, 2017-2018, Software Developer
- Samuel Debionne, 2015-2017, Software Developer
Part-time Students / Researchers- Talat Satilmisoglu, 2022-2024, PhD, CEE (collaborator)
- Ege Duran, 2022-2024, BS, CEE (collaborator)
- Riya Patil, 2023, High School (intern)
- Anish Jain, 2023, High School (intern)
- Satvik Sandru, 2023, High School (intern)
- Joshua Qin, 2022-2023 High School (intern)
- Zitong Wang, 2022-2023 High School (intern)
- Joshua Qin, 2022, High School (intern)
- Shiva Goli, 2022, High School (intern)
- Sahil Bhatia, 2022, High School (intern)
- Jiaqi Zhao, 2022, High School (intern)
- Mehmed Sahin, 2022, High School (intern)
- Qiuayu Gu, 2022, BS, CS
- Beyza Cikmaz, 2021, BS, UP
- Kane Templeton, CS, MS, 2021 (part-time)
- Ryan Skrzypek, CSE, BS, 2021 (part-time student)
- Kevin Nguyen, Business, BS, 2021 (part-time student)
- Ishan Goyal, High School, 2021 (SSTP intern)
- Edgar Babajanyan, High School, 2020-2021 (intern)
- Akshat Gautam, High School, 2018-2021 (intern, part-time student)
- Anson Hu, High School, 2018-2021 (intern, part-time student)
- Indrani Ghosh, CS, MS, 2020 (collaborator)
- Zachary Macke, 2019-2020 (undergraduate researcher)
- Joshua Feuerstein, High School, 2019-2020 (intern)
- Anthony Maggio, High School, 2019 (intern)
- Aman Manazir, High School, 2018-2019 (intern)
- Zhouyayan (Iris) Li, 2019-2020, BS, CEE (intern)
- Takumi Niwa, 2019, BS, ECE (collaborator)
- Arman Habib, 2019, MS, CEE (intern)
- Runxiong Dong, 2019, MS, CS (part-time)
- Yifan He, 2019, MS, CS, UIOWA (part-time)
- Omar Bin Salamah, 2018, BS, CS, UIOWA (part-time)
- Bekir Zahit Demiray, 2018, MS, CS (intern)
- Jeremy M. Ferguson, 2018, High School (intern)
- Flavia K. R. Hauss, 2018, BS, CEE (intern)
- Tsutomu Fujisawa, 2017, BS, CS (intern)
- Muhammed Sit, 2015-2017, BS, CS (intern)
- Mary B. Windsor, 2015-2017, IIHR (researcher)
- Paul E. Villanueva, 2016, BS, part-time (intern)
- Bomo Shen, 2014-2016, BS, CS, UIOWA (part-time)
- Ian Wold, 2014-2015, BS, CS, UIOWA (researcher)
- Yusuf Sermet, 2014, BS, ECE (intern)
- A.T.M. Saleh, 2014, part-time (remote)
- Darnell K. Melvin Jr., 2014, BS, ISU (researcher)
- Ramil Agliamzanov, 2013, BS, ECE (intern)
- Rachel Cortez, 2013, BS, CEE, UIOWA (researcher)
- Skeel Lee, 2013, part-time (Google SOC)
- Hemant Singh, 2013, part-time (Google SOC)
- Nikhil Upadhye, 2013, part-time (Google SOC)
- Eric Osgood, 2012-2013, MS, MIE, UIOWA (researcher)
- Jake Maschoff, 2012, BS, CEE, UIOWA (researcher)
- Aaron Fisher, 2011, BS, CS, UIOWA (researcher)
