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Vilda Purutçuoğlu

                                  

Prof. Vilda Purutçuoğlu
Room No: 131
Telephone: +90 (312) 210-5319
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Education

  • B.Sc., Department of Philosophy, Anadolu University, Turkey, 2017-2020.
  • Ph.D., Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Lancaster University, UK, 2004-2007.
  • M.Sc., Department of Statistics, Middle East Technical University, Turkey, 2002-2004.
  • Minor,: Department of Economics, Middle East Technical University, Turkey, 2000-2002.
  • B.Sc., Department of Statistics, Middle East Technical University, Turkey, 1998-2002.

Ongoing Professional Activities

  • February 2025-Continue, Head of Department of Statistics, METU.
  • April 2025-December 2025, Academic Advisor, Huawei, Turkey R&D Center.
  • August 2024 - July 2025, Global Engagement Fellowship, University College London, London, UK.
  • September 2024 - July 2025, External examiner, COMSATS University Islamabad, Pakistan
  • July 2024, Invited Researcher, Universita Della Svizzera Italiana, Lugano, Switzerland
  • January 2022 - December 2027, Chair of Award Fund Committee, International Biometric Society (IBS)
  • November 2022 - Continue, Associate Editor of BMC Bioinformatics.
  • June 2019 - June 2025, Chair of Graduate Programme of Biomedical Engineering, METU.
  • June 2019 - June 2025, Erasmus Coordinator, Graduate Programme of Biomedical Engineering, METU.
  • March 2024 - Continue, Horizontal Transfer Coordinator, Department of Statistics, METU. 
  • December 2010-Continue, Advisory Board and Regular Referee for Journal of Biostatistics - Turkish Clinics.
  • December 2013-Continue, Internship Coordinator, Department of Statistics, METU.

Selected Past Professional Activities

  • July 2023 - June 2024, Academic Advisor, Huawei, Turkey R&D Center.
  • Sept. 2020 - July 2024, External examiner, COMSATS University Islamabad, Pakistan
  • June 2020 - June 2024, Associate Editor of Biometrics.
  • Jan. 2016 - Dec. 2021, Awards Fund Committee Member, International Biometric Society (IBS).
  • June 2019 - June 2023, Country Representative, Eastern Mediterranean Region of the International Biometric Society (EMR-IBS).
  • Nov. 2016 - March 2020, Biomolecular Engineering Track Representative, Department of Biomedical Engineering, METU.

Awards

  • 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022: Academic Performance Award, METU
  • 2015: Finalist of Sabri Ülker Science Award, Sabri Ülker Food Research Foundation.

(Note: The complete list of scholarships and awards can be found in the attached CV).

Recent Academic Posts

  • October 2018-Continue, Professor, Department of Statistics, METU.
  • February 2011-Continue, Affiliated Faculty Member, Department of Biomedical Engineering, METU.
  • November 2010-Continue, Affiliated Faculty Member, Institute of Applied Mathematics, METU.
  • December 2012-October 2018, Associate Professor, Department of Statistics, METU.
  • January 2011-June 2023, Affiliated Faculty Member, Informatics Institute, METU.
  • August 2010-December 2012, Assistant Professor, Department of Statistics, METU.

Research Interests:

Bioinformatics, Systems Biology, High Dimensional Data, Neuroscience, Social Statistics.

Recent Projects

  • Principal investigator, January 2025-December 2027, Scientific Research Project (BAP1), METU. Project title: Modeling the economic and sociological satisfaction of the Turkish family. Project no: Project no: 11576.
  • Principal investigator, December 2024-December 2026, Scientific and Technological Research Council (TÜBİTAK - 1505 Programme). Project title: Detecting outliers in user search data in application galleries.  Project no: 5240032.
  • Principal investigator, May 2024-May 2025, AdımODTÜ Undergraduate Research Project,METU. Project title:Foster family in Turkish society.Project no: E8.
  • Principal investigator, September 2023 -January 2025, Scientific and Technological Research Council (TÜBİTAK - 1003 Programme). Project title: Development of hardware and software infrastructure for physiological human data for use in human-machine applications. Project no: 117E650.
  • Tutorial Lecturer, 18-20 October 2021, Scientific and Technological Research Council (TÜBİTAK - 2237-B Programme). Project title: Project training in engineering (MAPRE). 
  • Principal investigator, January 2020-January 2022, Scientific Research Project (BAP1), METU. Project title: Approximate stochastic simulation algorithms in protein-protein interaction networks. Project no: BAP-10282. 
  • Secondary-investigator, May 2016-November 2020, European Community 7th Framework Programme (COST Programme). Project title: European network for statistical network science. Project no: CA15109. 

(Note: The complete list of projects can be found in the attached CV.)

Selected Publications:

Books

Recent Chapters in Books

  • Doğan-Dar, E. and Purutçuoğlu, V. (2025). "Non-parametric circular network construction via microarray data ", Chapter in: Operations Research: Evolving Frontiers and Diverse Applications. Editors: V. Purutçuoğlu, G. W. Weber, and H. Farnoudkia, CRC/Taylor and Francis. 
  • Sarasir, F. and Purutçuoğlu, V. (2025). "Imputation of missing value in EMG signaling data ", Chapter in: Operations Research: Evolving Frontiers and Diverse Applications. Editors: V. Purutçuoğlu, G. W. Weber, and H. Farnoudkia, CRC/Taylor and Francis.
  • Atar, G. and Purutçuoğlu, V. (2025). "Statistical modeling of social data: a case study from TAYA 2016 survey ", Chapter in: Operations Research: Evolving Frontiers and Diverse Applications. Editors: V. Purutçuoğlu, G. W. Weber, and H. Farnoudkia, CRC/Taylor and Francis.
  • Kalaycı, B., Purutçuoğlu, V. , Weber, G. W., Uğur,  O, and Defterli, Ö. (2025). "Application of various modelling techniques into consumer confidence index ", Chapter in: Operations Research: Evolving Frontiers and Diverse Applications. Editors: V. Purutçuoğlu, G. W. Weber, and H. Farnoudkia, CRC/Taylor and Francis.
  • Bahçivancı, B. and Purutçuoğlu, V. (2024). "Selection of threshold in binary graphes of biological networks ", 121-132. Chapter in: Smart Green Energy Production. Editors: P. Vasant, J.J. Thomas, R.R. Aguilar, and G.W. Weber, De Gruyter.
  • Demirbüken, S. and Puruçuoğlu, V. (2024). "Approximate stochastic simulation algorithms ", 67-93. Chapter in: Smart Green Energy Production. Editors: P. Vasant, J.J. Thomas, R.R. Aguilar, and G.W. Weber, De Gruyter. 
  • Erkuş, E. C. and Purutçuoğlu, V. (2024). "Outlier detection in biomedical data: ECG focused approaches ". 161-181. Chapter in:Smart Green Energy Production. Editors: P. Vasant, J.J. Thomas, R.R. Aguilar, and G.W. Weber, De Gruyter. 
  • Kaygusuz, M. A. and Purutçuoğlu, V. (2024). "Model selection criteria with bootstrap algorithms: applications with biological networks ". 133-148. Chapter in: Smart Green Energy Production. Editors: P. Vasant, J.J. Thomas, R.R. Aguilar, and G.W. Weber, De Gruyter.
  • Farnoudkia, H. and Purutçuoğlu, V. (2023). "Bayesian inference for undirected network models ", 218-238. Chapter in: Operations Research: New Paradigms and Emerging Applications. Editors: V. Purutçuoğlu, G. W. Weber, and H. Farnoudkia, CRC/Taylor and Francis.
  • Arı, F., Akan, E., Aktaş Dinçer, H., Erkuş, E.C., Farzin-Asanjan, M., Gökçay, D., Ileri, F., Purutçuoğlu, V., and Somuncuoğlu, A. N. (2023). "Evaluation of data compression methods for efficient transport and classification of facial EMG signals ", 239-258. Chapter in: Operations Research: New Paradigms and Emerging Applications. Editors: V. Puruçoğlu, G. W. Weber, and H. Farnoudkia, CRC/Taylor and Francis.
  • Kalaycı, B., Purutçuoğlu, V., andWeber, G. W. (2023). "Operation research in neuroscience: a recent perspective of operation research application in Finance ", 170-190. Chapter in: Operations Research: New Paradigms and Emerging Applications. Editors: V. Purutçuoğlu, G. W. Weber, and H. Farnoudkia, CRC/Taylor and Francis.
  • Ayyıldız, E. and Purutçuoğlu, V. (2022) "Generating various types of graphical models via MARS". 101-110. Chapter in: Bayesian Reasoning and Gaussian Processes for Machine Learning Applications. Editors: K. Hemachandran, S. Tayal, P. M. George, P. Singla, U. Köse. CRC/Taylor and Francis Press.
  • Demirbüken, S. and Purutçuoğlu, V. (2022) "Extension of leap condition in approximate stochastic simulation algorithms of biological networks with 2nd and 3rd order Taylor expansion". 271-290. Chapter in: Mathematical Methods for Engineering Applications. Editors: F. Yilmaz, A. Queiruga-Dios, M.J.S. Sánchez, D. Rasteiro, V.G. Martínez, and J.M. Vaquero. Springer. 
  • Seçilmiş, D., Ağraz, M. and Purutçuoğlu, V. (2022) "Two novel non-parametric models in the construction of biological networks ". 77-100. Chapter in: Bayesian Reasoning and Gaussian Processes for Machine Learning Applications. Editors: K. Hemachandran, S. Tayal, P. M. George, P. Singla, U. Köse. CRC/Taylor and Francis Press.  
  • Purutçuoğlu, V. and Farnoudkia, H. (2021) "Vine copula and artificial neural network models to analysis breast cancer data". 287-304. Chapter in: Artificial Intelligence for Data-Driven Medical Diagnosis. Editors: D. Gupta, U. Kose, B. L. Nguyen, S. Bhattacharyya. De Gruyter.
  • Ağyüz, U., Purutçuoğlu, V., Purutçuoğlu, E. and Ürün, Y. (2021) "Construction of a new model to investigate breast cancer data". 11-29. Chapter in: Modeling, Dynamics, Optimization and Bioeconomics IV. Editors: A. Pinto and D. Zilberman. Springer.
  • Doğan Dar, E., Purutçuoğlu, V. and Purutçuoğlu, E. (2020) "Detection of HIV-1 protease cleavages sites via hidden Markov model and physicochemical properties of aminoacids". 171- 193. Chapter in: Numerical Solutions of Realistic Nonlinear Phenomena. Editors: J. A. T. Machado, N. Ozdemir, D. Baleanu. Springer.

Recent Articles

  • Akgün, A., Taş, E.A. and Purutçuoğlu, V. (2025). "Women's empowerment in family decision-making: an analysis of influential factors". (Under review)
  • Kaygusuz, M. A., Göğebakan, M. and Purutçuoğlu, V. (2025). "Effect of bootstrapping in Gaussian mixture model". (Under review)
  • Atar, G. and Purutçuoğlu, V. (2024). " Construction of statistical models for foster family in Turkey" (Under review)
  • Sarasir, F. and Purutçuoğlu, V. (2024). "Comparative analysis of missing value imputation techniques in electromyography signalling data". (Under review)
  • Dogan-Dar, E., Purutçuoğlu, V. and SenGupta, A. (2024). "Non-parametric circular-circular graphical network". (Under review)
  • Atanda, O., Purutçuoğu, V., Wit, E. and Weber, G.-W. (2024). "Detection of degree distribution for biological networksin Pearson Family and its approximation". (Under review)
  • Mogharabin, A. and Purutçuoğlu, V. (2025). "A bayesian network model for family dynamics, linguistic influences and happiness in Turkey". Gazi University Journal of  Science Part A: Engineeringa and Innovation, 1-14 (Accepted).
  • Farnoudkia, H. and Purutçuoğlu, V. (2025). "Inference of time series chain graphical model ",  Journal of Dynamics and Games, 12 (2), 183-195.
  • Kaygusuz, M. A. and Purutçuoğlu, V. (2025). "Comparative study by adding bootstrapping stage in the construction of biological networks ". Journal of Dynamics and Games, 12 (2), 118-133.
  • Kalaycı, B., Purutçuoğlu, V., and Weber, G.W. (2024). "Optimal model description of finance and human factor indices". Central European Journal of Operations Research, 33, 1-26.
  • Erkuş, E.C. and  Purutçuoğlu, V. (2023). "A new collective anomaly detection approach using pitch frequency and dissimilarity: pitchy anomaly detection (PAD)) ". Journal of Computational Science, 72, 102084, 1-31.
  • Demirbüken, S. and Purutçuoğlu, V. (2022). "Extension of leap condition in approximate stochastic simulation algorithms of biological networks ". Turkish Journal of Mathematics and Computer Science, 14 (2), 1-10.
  • Erkuş, E.C. and Purutçuoğlu, V. (2021). "Outlier detection and quasi-periodicity optimization algorithm: Frequency domain based outlier detection (FOD) ". European Journal of Operational Research, 291, 560-574.
  • Erkuş, E.C. and Purutçuoğlu, V. (2021) "Outlier detection and quasi-periodicity optimization algorithm: Frequency domain based outlier detection (FOD)". European Journal of Operational Research, 291, 560-574.
  • Bülbül, G. B. and Purutçuoğlu, V. (2021). "Novel model selection criteria for LMARS: MARS designed for biological networks ". Journal of Statistical Computation and Simulation, 91 (9), 17491761.
  • Farnoudkia, H. and Purutçuoğlu, V. (2021). "Vine copula graphical models in the construction of biological networks ". Hacettepe Journal of Mathematics and Statistics, 50 (4), 11721184. 
  • Ağraz, M. and Purutçuoğlu, V. (2020) "Long-tailed graphical model and frequentist inference of the model parameters for biological networks". Journal of Statistical Computation and Simulation, 90 (9), 1591-1605.
  • Farnoudkia, H. and Purutçuoğlu, V. (2020) "Application of r-vine copula method in Istanbul stock market data: A case study for the construction sector". Journal of Turkish Operations Management, 4 (2), 509-518.
  • Ağraz, M. and Purutçuoğlu, V. (2020). "Long-tailed graphical model and frequentist inference of the model parameters for biological networks ". Journal of Statistical Computation and Simulation, 90 (9), 1591-1605.

(Note: The complete list of projects can be found in the attached CV.)

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