Mentoring & Graduate Supervision

Ph.D. Students (Current)

• Jordan Eckert, Ph.D. Candidate in Statistics, Auburn University
• Rui Shi, Ph.D. Candidate in Statistics, Auburn University (main advisor with co-advisor Dr. Nedret Billor)
• Li Zhou, Ph.D. Candidate in Statistics, Auburn University
• Hyunha Park, Ph.D. Candidate in Mathematics, Auburn University
• Yingshan Qiu, Ph.D. Candidate in Statistics, Auburn University (co-advisor with main advisor Dr. Yan Li)

Completed Ph.D. Students

• Polat Charyyev, Ph.D. in Mathematics, Koc University (2017)
  Dissertation: The Optimal Obstacle Placement with Disambiguation Problem
• Artur Manukyan, Ph.D. in Computational Science and Engineering, Koc University (2016)
  Dissertation: Statistical Learning with Proximity Catch Digraphs
• Selim Bahadır, Ph.D. in Mathematics, Koc University (2016)
  Dissertation: A Probabilistic Investigation of Invariants of NN-type Graphs

Completed MS Students

• Zequn Wang, M.S. in Statistics (Non-Thesis), Auburn University (2023)
• De Xing, M.S. in Statistics, Auburn University (2022)
  Thesis: An Analysis of Effect of Diet, Masu Salmon Elovl2 Transgene, and Their Interaction on Fatty Acid Composition in Channel Catfish
• Minghong Jian, M.S. in Statistics, Auburn University (2021)
  Thesis: Statistical Analysis of SAC Solder Joints’ Fatigue and Damage Accumulation
• Enes Özel, M.S. in Mathematics, Koc University (2011)
  Thesis: Extensions of Domination Number and Their Distribution for Random Interval Catch Digraph Families

Postdoctoral Fellows Supervised

• Yuting Ma, Postdoctoral Fellow, Auburn University (October 2024 - October 2025)
• Fekadu Bayisa, Postdoctoral Fellow, Auburn University (September 2021 - May 2023)
• Antony Pearson, Postdoctoral Fellow, Auburn University (July 2020 - May 2023)

Postdoctoral Mentoring at SAMSI (2017–2019)

• Provided formal evaluations and written feedback for postdocs and instructors
• Observed undergraduate teaching sessions and prepared reference letters
• Participated in postdoc recruitment for major research programs (e.g., Precision Medicine)
• Advised on mentorship design and funding continuity across research cycles

Ph.D. Committee Membership - Auburn University

• Yasuhiro Shoji, Chemical Engineering
• Ana Flavia Brancalion Costa, Earth Systems Sciences Program
• Jordan Nakayama, Civil and Environmental Engineering
• Yu Shan Mu, Mathematics
• Shenbageshwaran Rajendiran, Chemical Engineering
• Haile Gilroy, Mathematics (2025)
• Yuting Ma, Industrial & Systems Engineering (2024)
• Yuyan Yi, Mathematics & Statistics (2023)
• Tagbo Aroh, Mathematics & Statistics (2023)
• Aditya Tadakaluru, Computer Science & Software Engineering (2023)
• Emmanuel Otubo, Mathematics & Statistics (2023)
• Minghong Jian, Industrial & Systems Engineering (2021)

M.S. Committee Membership - Auburn University

• Alexander Miller, Statistics(2025)
• Rongjing Xia, Statistics (2024)
• Jared Thacker, Statistics (2023)
• Todd Steury, Statistics (2022)
• Wanyu Zhang, Statistics (2022)
• Jinhai Wang, Statistics (2022)
• Hongyang Wu, Statistics (2021)
• Jianfeng Zhang, Master of Probability and Statistics (2021)

M.S. Committee Membership - Koc University

• Emre Ekinci, Economics (2007); 
• Berk Yavuzoglu, Economics (2008)
• Mehmet Gumus, Mathematics (2011)

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