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Ebru Cankaya, PhD

Ebru Cankaya, PhD

Professor of Instruction - Computer Science
 
972-883-2018
ECS3610
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Professional Preparation

M.S. - IT & Management
University of Texas at Dallas - 2009
Ph.D. - Computer Science
Ege University, Izmir/Turkey - 2004
M.S. - Computer Science
Ege University, Izmir/Turkey - 2004
MBA - Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences
Ege University. Izmir/Turkey - 2000
BSc. - Computer Engineering
Ege University, Izmir/Turkey - 1994

Research Areas

Research Interests
  • AI Assisted Computer and Cybersecurity 
  • Adversarial AI Attacks and Mitigation Strategies
  • Cloud Computing Security
  • Post Quantum Security 

Publications

  • Majumdar Anindo, Messimer Caitlin M., Celikel Cankaya Ebru, “Context-Aware Hybrid Access Control for Healthcare Under Zero Trust”, (in progress).
  • Madhekar Krishna Santosh, Nguyen Khiem Ngoc, Celikel Cankaya Ebru, “Balancing Privacy and Protection: A Framework for Content Moderation in E2EE Systems”, (in progress).
  • Jones Daniel Jacob, Lak Kian, Nourbakhsh Ramin, Celikel Cankaya Ebru, “Defending Against Adversarial Images Using Machine Learning”, Artificial Intelligence x Data & Knowledge Engineering Conference, Laguna Hills, CA, Feb 2-4, 2026.
  • Jones Daniel Jacob, Lak Kian, Nourbakhsh Ramin, Celikel Cankaya Ebru, “Defending Against Adversarial Images Using Machine Learning”, Artificial Intelligence x Data & Knowledge Engineering Conference, Laguna Hills, CA, Feb 2-4, 2026.
  • Singh Swayamveer, Amit Ayushmaan Ajay, Celikel Cankaya Ebru, “Recursive AI Machine Learning Model with Fully Homomorphic Encryption Support”, Int’l Conference on Computer Engineering, Technologies, and Applications, Istanbul, TURKEY, September 24-26, 2025.
  • Dye Olga, Celikel Cankaya Ebru, “Cloud Service Analysis From the Security Principles Perspective”, IEEE Int’l Symposium on Digital Forensics and Security, Boston, MA, April 24-25, 2025.
  • Mwange Collins Mbwika, Celikel Cankaya Ebru, “Android Trojan Horse Spyware Attack: A Practical Implementation”, 12th International Symposium on Digital Forensics and Security, San Antonio, TX, April 29-30, 2024.
  • Dye Olga, Heo Justin, Celikel Cankaya Ebru, “Reflection of Federal Data Protection Standards on Cloud Governance”, 5th International Conference on Cloud Computing and IoT, February 24- 25, 2024, Vancouver, Canada.
  • Laroche Ashton Wesley, Celikel Cankaya Ebru, “Glossa: A Self-driven Language Learning Tool”, HUIC2023, 7-9 June, 2023, Honolulu, HI.
  • Garcia Susana Paola Lainez, Abraham Amy S., Kepic Kristina, Celikel Cankaya Ebru, “Vulnerability Assessment for Web Applications”, ISCAP2022, 2-5 November, 2022, Clearwater Beach, FL.
  • Williams Elissa, Palit Anindita, Celikel Cankaya Ebru, “A Didactic Tool for Digital Forensics”, AHFE2022, 24-28 July, 2022, NewYork.
  • Fossati Gina, Agarwal Anmol, Celikel Cankaya Ebru, “Digital Image Forensics Using Hexadecimal Image Analysis”, AHFE2021, 25-29 July, 20201, NewYork.
  • Celikel Cankaya Ebru, “Using a Digital Forensics Tool to Analyze ENRON Data”, Trusted-CI Summit, NSF Cybersecurity Summit, (online), September 22-24, 2020.
  • Odekirk Dylan, Celikel Cankaya Ebru, “Creating Effective and Efficient User Dashboards Through Dynamic Customization and Well-Designed Webpage Visualization”, Steam / Stem & Education Conference, 5-7 June, 2019, Honolulu, HI.
  • Khan Haneya, Siddiqui Asim, Islam Fariha, Hamid Elham, Celikel Cankaya Ebru, “ParEncrypt: A Two-phased Encryption for Improved Security”, International Conference on Research in Education and Science, 28 April- 1 May, 2019, Cesme, Turkey.
  • Khakpour Neda, Popa Edwina, Lamuno Jose Luis, Zaidi Syeda Anam, Truong Bao, Celikel Cankaya Ebru, “An Intelligent Tool to Facilitate Home Building: U-Design”, 2nd International Conference on Intelligent Human Systems Integration, 7-10 February 2019, San Diego, CA.
  • Khalid Umar, Reiling Daniel, White Corbin, Yoshida Masahiro, Celikel Cankaya Ebru, “More Time Left for Lecture: The GoToClass Automated Attendance-taking Application”, FECS'18 - The 14th Int'l Conf on Frontiers in Education: Computer Science and Computer Engineering, 30 July-2 August, 2018, Las Vegas, NV.
  •  Holloway Caleb, Celikel Cankaya Ebru, “Guided Terrain Synthesis Through Distance Transforms”, Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics, 22-26 July, 2018, Orlando, FL.
  • Lopez-Araiza Christopher, Celikel Cankaya Ebru, “A Survey of Network Security Tools from a Forensics Perspective”, 6th International Conference on Forensic Research & Technology, Houston, TX, September 18-19, 2017.
  • Muggler Michael, Eshwarappa Rekha, Cankaya Celikel Ebru, “Cybersecurity Management Through Logging Analytics”, Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics, 17-21 July, 2017, Los Angeles, CA.
  • Cankaya Celikel Ebru, Kupka Brad, “A Survey of Digital Forensics Tools for Database Extraction”, Future Technologies Conference, San Francisco, CA, 6-7 December, 2016.
  •  Eich James, John Lalu, Smith Kolin, Cankaya Celikel Ebru, “Extended Password Security via Cloud: CloudPass”, 7th International Conference on Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics, AHFE2016, Orlando, FL, 27-31 July, 2016.
  • Cankaya Celikel Ebru, Carr Luke Daniel, “Implementing a Bitcoin Exchange with Enhanced Security”, 13th International Conference on Information Technology: New Generations, ITNG2016, Las Vegas, April 11-13, 2016.
  • Cankaya Celikel Ebru, Kywe Than, “A Secure Healthcare System: From Design to Implementation”, International Conference on Soft Computing and Software Engineering, volume 62, pp. 203–212, March 5-6, 2015, UC Berkeley, Berkeley, CA.
  • Cankaya Celikel Ebru, “The Effect of Changing Programming Language to Student Success in Undergraduate Computer Science Curriculum”, International Conference on Frontiers in Education: Computer Science and Computer Engineering, Las Vegas, NV, 21-24 July, 2014.
  • Ulusoy Huseyin, Kantarcioglu Murat, Thuraisingham Bhavani M., Cankaya Celikel Ebru, Pattuk Erman, “Analysis of heuristic based access pattern obfuscation.”, 9th IEEE International Conference on Collaborative Computing: Networking, Applications and Worksharing, October 20-23, 2013, Austin, TX.
  • Cankaya Celikel Ebru, Darwish Omar, “Improving Compression Performance with a Star Encoding Front End: A Linguistic Comparison”, International Conference on Foundations of Computer Science, Las Vegas, NV, 22-25 July, 2013.
  • Chartree Jedsada, Cankaya Celikel Ebru, Phithakkitnukoon Santi, “Query Expansion Using Association Matrix For Improved Information Retrieval Performance”, International Conference on Information and Knowledge Engineering, Las Vegas, NV, 22-25 July, 2013.
  • Israelson Jennifer, Cankaya Celikel Ebru, “A Hybrid Web Based Personal Health Record System Shielded with Comprehensive Security”, Hawaii Int’l Conf. on System Sciences, Maui, HI, 4-7 January, 2012.
  • Garlick Ryan, Cankaya Celikel Ebru, “Using Alice in CS1 – A Quantitative Experiment”, ITiCSE 2010, The 15th Annual Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education, Ankara, Turkey, June 26-30, 2010.
  • Dai Chenyung, Lin Dan, Kantarcioglu Murat, Bertino Elisa, Celikel Ebru, Thuraisingham Bhavani, “Query Processing Techniques for Compliance with Data Confidence Policies”, LNCS 5776, pp. 49-67, Secure Data Management 2009, Lyon, France, August 28, 2009.
  • Celikel Ebru, Kantarcioglu Murat, Thuraisingham Bhavani, Bertino Elisa, “Managing Risks in RBAC Employed Distributed Environments”, LNCS 4804, pp. 1548-1566, The 2nd International Symposium on Information Security (IS'07) Vilamoura, Algarve, Portugal, Nov 26-27, 2007.
  • Kardas Geylani, Celikel Ebru, “A Smart Card Mediated Mobile Platform for Secure E-Mail Communication”, 4th International Conference on Information Technology: New Generations, IEEE Computer Society, Las Vegas, NV, 2-4 April, 2007.
  • Nair Suku, Celikel Ebru. Marchetti Marco, “Adaptive Security and Reliability Using Linear Erasure Correction Codes”, The 7th IBIMA Conference on Internet & Information Systems in the Digital Age, Brescia, Italy, 14-16 December 2006.
  • Celikel Ebru, Davidson Jean, Kern Colin, “Parallel Performance of DES in ECB Mode”, 7th Int’l Symposium on Computer Networks (ISCN’06), Istanbul/Turkey, June 16-18, 2006.
  • Celikel Ebru, “Potential Women in Science”, InWIC 2006 (Indiana Women in Computing), Spencer, IN, February 3-4, 2006.
  • Celikel Ebru, “Security Threats Against Information Systems”, International Conference on Business Management & Economics in a Changing World, Izmir/Turkey, June 16-19, 2005.
  • Celikel Ebru, "A Cryptographic Approach to Language Identification: PPM", 7th Int’l Conference on Enterprise Information Systems (ICEIS), Miami, FL, May 24-28, 2005.
  • Celikel Ebru, "Language Discrimination via PPM Model", Int’l Conference on Information Technology (ITCC) 2005, Las Vegas, NV, April 4-6, 2005.
  • Celikel Ebru, Kardas Geylani, “Realization of a Secure Transmission Platform on A Client/Server Architecture with Smart Card Mobile Environment Supported Asymmetrical Encryption System”, Akademik Bilisim, Gazientep/Turkey, February 2-4, 2005.
  • Celikel Ebru, Dincer B. Taner; “Improving the Compression Performance of Turkish Texts with PoS Tags", Int’l Conference on Information and Knowledge Engineering (IKE'04), Las Vegas, NV, June 21-24, 2004.
  • Celikel Ebru, Dalkilic M. Emin; "Experiments on A Secure Compression Algorithm", Int’l Conference on Information Technology (ITCC) 2004, Las Vegas, NV, April 5-7, 2004.
  • Celikel Ebru; "The Transition Period of Internet in Commercial World", VIIIth Internet Congress, Istanbul/Turkey, December 19-21, 2002.
  • Dalkilic M. Emin, Celikel Ebru; "Concept of and Experiments on Combining Compression with Encryption", Int’l Symposium on Computer and Information Sciences (ISCIS) XVIIth , pp. 130-134, Orlando, FL, October 28-30, 2002.
  • Dalkilic M. Emin, Celikel Ebru; "Performance and Sensitivity Comparisons of Some Lossless Compression Algorithms", Int’l Symposium on Computer and Information Sciences (ISCIS) XVIth, pp. 375-382, Antalya/Turkey, November 5-7, 2001.
  • Akgungor Sedef, Celikel Ebru; "Internet and Marketing: Izmir Production Industry Case", 5th National Marketing Congress, Antalya/Turkey, November 16-18, 2000.
  • Celikel Ebru, Ikiz A. Salih; "Potential Problems and Solution Proposals for the Female Academic Staff of Ege University", 4th National Women Studies Meeting, Izmir/Turkey, September 7-9, 1998.

2013 - Publication

Appointments

Professor of Instruction
University of Texas at Dallas [2012–Present]
Senior Lecturer
University of North Texas [2011–2011]
Adjunct Professor
Southern Methodist University [2008–2009]
Lecturer
University of North Texas [2007–2011]
Visiting Assistant Professor
Earlham College [2005–2006]
Visiting Assistant Professor
Izmir University of Economics [2004–2005]
Assistant Professor
Ege University [2004–2007]
Lecturer
Ege University [2001–2004]
Research Assistant
Ege University [1999–2001]
Research Assistant
Ege University [1997–1999]

Additional Information

Honors and Awards
  • Certification of Appreciation Award for Teaching and Service by UTDallas Department of Computer Science, Fall 2025.
  • Nominee for Provost’s Award for Excellence in Faculty Mentoring, University of Texas at Dallas, Spring 2024.
  • University of Texas at Dallas Jonsson School - Teaching Award, Department of Computer Science, University of Texas at Dallas, Spring 2022.
  • Certification of Appreciation Award presented by UTDallas Department of Computer Science Staff, Fall 2019.
  • Outstanding Faculty of the Year, Center for Teaching and Learning, University of Texas at Dallas, Spring 2019.
  • ECS Appreciation - Teaching Award, Department of Computer Science, University of Texas at Dallas, Spring 2018.
  • Nominee for President’s Teaching Award, University of Texas at Dallas, Spring 2018.
  • Nominee for President’s Teaching Award, University of Texas at Dallas, Fall 2017.
  • Nominee for Regents Outstanding Teaching Award (ROTA), University of Texas at Dallas, Fall 2017.
  • Nominee for President’s Teaching Award, University of Texas at Dallas, Spring 2017.
  • Nominee for Regents Outstanding Teaching Award (ROTA), University of Texas at Dallas, Spring 2017.
  • Nominee for Provost’s Award for Faculty Excellence in Undergraduate Research Mentoring, University of Texas at Dallas, Spring 2015.
  • Nominee for Regents Outstanding Teaching Award (ROTA), University of Texas at Dallas, Spring 2015.
  • Outstanding Teaching and Service Award, University of Texas at Dallas, Department of Computer Science, December 2015.
  • Faculty of the Month Campus Winner Award, The National Association of College and University Residence Halls, University of Texas at Dallas, January 2013.
  • “Thank a Teacher” Award, University of North Texas Department of Computer Science, Fall 2011.
  • TUBITAK (The Scientific and Technical Research Council of Turkey) International Publication Encouragement Award, 2004. – for two different publications-
  • EBILTEM (Ege University Science and Technology Center) Publication Award, 2004. –for two different publications-
  • TUBITAK (The Scientific and Technical Research Council of Turkey) International Publication Encouragement Award, 2003.
  • EBILTEM (Ege University Science and Technology Center) Publication Award, 2003.
  • EBILTEM (Ege University Science and Technology Center) Project Competition and Exhibition Participation Award for “Compression with Encryption (CwE) Algorithm”, 2003.
  • Ege University Department of Computer Science Graduation Degree of Honor Award, 1994.

Memberships
  •  IEEE 
  •  ACM