Biography

Songül Varlı received her Bachelor’s degree from the Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering at Yıldız Technical University, and her Master’s and Ph.D. degrees from the Department of Computer Engineering at the same university. Dr. Varlı started her academic career in 1990 as a Research Assistant in the Department of Computer Engineering at Yıldız Technical University. She was appointed Assistant Professor in 2002 and Associate Professor in 2014. In 2012, she worked as a visiting researcher at the School of Engineering and Design and the School of Physics at Brunel University in the United Kingdom. She became a Full Professor in 2020 and has served in various administrative roles such as Deputy Director of the Institute, Vice Chair of the Department, and Head of Departmental Divisions. Between 2021 and 2024, she served as Vice President of the Health Institutes of Türkiye (TÜSEB) and as the Director of the Türkiye Health Data Research and Artificial Intelligence Applications Institute.

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