• PhD: Department of Statistics, Middle East Technical University, Turkey, 2021-Present
• MS: Department of Statistics, Middle East Technical University, Turkey, 2019-2021
• AD: Paralegal Studies, Anadolu University, Turkey, 2019-2021
• B.S.: Department of Statistics, Middle East Technical University, Turkey, 2014-2019

Academic and Professional Experience:

• Research Assistant in the Department of Statistics, Middle East Technical University, Turkey, December 2020 – Present
• Data Scientist in Republic of Turkey Ministry of Trade Project, April 2020-December 2020

Assisted Courses/Laboratories:

• STAT 155- STATISTICAL METHODS (Fall 2021)
• STAT 480- APP. OF STAT. TECH. IN SOCIO-ECONOMIC RESEARCH (Fall 2021)
• STAT 472- STATISTICAL DECISION ANALYSIS (Spring 2021)
• STAT 111- STATISTICS BY REAL LIFE EXAMPLES (Spring 2021)

Conference Proceedings:

• Koca B., Gokalp Yavuz F., 4th International Conference on Data Science and Applications (ICONDATA) 2021, Turkey, 05 Haziran 2021

Thesis Information:

• Koca, B., (2021). Implementation of Different Algorithms in Linear Mixed Models: Case Studies with TIMSS. MSc. Thesis. (Supervisor: Gokalp Yavuz, F.)

Committee Involvement:

• Organizing Committee Member, American Statistical Association DataFest 2021 at Middle East Technical University, 23-25 April 2021, Ankara, Turkey