Yagiz Sutcu

I am a PhD candidate in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at Polytechnic University. I was born in Izmir, Turkey, and received my B.S. degree in industrial engineering from Galatasaray University, Istanbul, and my M.S. degree in systems and control engineering from Bogazici University, Istanbul, in 1998 and 2002, respectively. After receiving my master’s, I started my PhD studies in control and automation engineering at Istanbul Technical University. However, in 2003, I came to Poly and have been working with Professor Nasir Memon since 2004 on security-related projects. My current research topics include designing secure and reliable biometric-based authentication schemes and applying signal-processing techniques and statistical tools to detecting whether digital images and video have been tampered with.

I’m a sports fan and love playing and watching soccer. I also enjoy skiing and playing basketball, tennis, table tennis, and billiards (if I can find enough people), and I play a little bit of guitar and mandolin.