I am a PhD student in the theory group and my advisors are Janos Simon (U of C) and Umut Acar from the Max Planck Institute (MPI-SWS). Before coming to Chicago, I majored in computer engineering and in mathematics, both at Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey. At U of C, I was a student of Adam Tauman Kalai during my second and third years. Under his guidance, I received a masters degree from the department.