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Publication
14
Open Access
4
Biography
Dr. Onur Külçe received his B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees from the Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering at Bilkent University in 2010, 2012, and 2018, respectively. Between 2019 and 2021, he conducted postdoctoral research at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), where he was a Fulbright scholar. Having worked as an optical design engineer at Aselsan between 2021 and 2026, Dr. Külçe has been serving as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering at Hacettepe University since 2026. His research interests include optical computing, optical artificial intelligence, signal processing for electromagnetic fields, image processing, and camera design. Born in Isparta in 1987, Dr. Onur Külçe is married and has one child.
Education
2019 - 2021
2019 - 2021Post Doctorate
University of California, Los Angeles, School of Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering, United States Of America
2012 - 2018
2012 - 2018Doctorate
Ihsan Dogramaci Bilkent University, Institute of Engineering and Science, Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Turkey
2010 - 2012
2010 - 2012Postgraduate
Ihsan Dogramaci Bilkent University, Institute of Engineering and Science, Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Turkey
2005 - 2010
2005 - 2010Undergraduate
Ihsan Dogramaci Bilkent University, Faculty of Engineering, Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Turkey
Dissertations
2018
2018Doctorate
TRANSFORMATION TECHNIQUES FROM SCALAR WAVE FIELDS TO POLARIZED OPTICAL FIELDS FOR WIDE-VIEWING-ANGLE HOLOGRAPHIC DISPLAYS
Ihsan Dogramaci Bilkent University, Institute of Engineering and Science, Electrical and Electronics Engineering
2012
2012Postgraduate
HAREKET EDEN NESNE VİDEOLARININ ALTBAND İSTATİSTİKLERİ KULLANILARAK YÜZEY YANSITMA OZELLİĞİNİN BELİRLENMESİ
Ihsan Dogramaci Bilkent University, Institute of Engineering and Science, Electrical and Electronics Engineering
Foreign Languages
C2 Mastery
C2 MasteryEnglish
Research Areas
Avesis Research Areas:
Image and Video Processing, Signal Processing Theory and Methods, Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Optics and Photonics, Electromagnetic, Wave Propagation and Remote Sensing, Electromagnetic Waves, Antennas and Propagation
WoS Research Areas:
Engineering Electrical & Electronic, Optics
Scopus Research Areas:
Modeling and Simulation, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Signal Processing
Research Areas Based on Academic Activities
Avesis Research Areas
WoS Research Areas
Scopus Research Areas
Academic Positions
2026 - Present
2026 - PresentAssistant Professor
Hacettepe University, Mühendislik Fakültesi, Elektrik Ve Elektronik Bölümü
2024 - 2025
2024 - 2025Lecturer
Hacettepe University, Mühendislik Fakültesi, Elektrik Ve Elektronik Bölümü
2019 - 2019
2019 - 2019Lecturer
TOBB University of Economics and Technology, Fen Bilimleri Enstitüsü, Biyomedikal Mühendisliği
Non Academic Experience
2021 - 2026
2021 - 2026Optik Tasarım Mühendisi
Company, Aselsan, Optik/Optomekanik Tasarım, Optik Tasarım Mühendisi
2017 - 2019
2017 - 2019Mühendis
University, Bilkent Üniversitesi, İletişim ve Spektrum Yönetimi Araştırma Merkezi, Mühendis
Articles
All (7)
SCI-E, SSCI, AHCI (7)
SCI-E, SSCI, AHCI, ESCI (7)
Scopus (7)
2022
20221. Polarization multiplexed diffractive computing: all-optical implementation of a group of linear transformations through a polarization-encoded diffractive network
Li J., Hung Y., Kulce O., Mengu D., Ozcan A.
Light: Science and Applications
, vol.11, no.1, 2022 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
2022
20222. At the intersection of optics and deep learning: statistical inference, computing, and inverse design
Mengu D., Rahman M. S. S., Luo Y., Li J., Kulce O., Ozcan A.
Advances in Optics and Photonics , vol.14, no.2, pp.209-290, 2022 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
2021
20213. All-optical information-processing capacity of diffractive surfaces
Kulce O., Mengu D., Rivenson Y., Ozcan A.
Light: Science and Applications
, vol.10, no.1, 2021 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
2021
20214. All-optical synthesis of an arbitrary linear transformation using diffractive surfaces
Kulce O., Mengu D., Rivenson Y., Ozcan A.
Light: Science and Applications
, vol.10, no.1, 2021 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
2021
20215. Generation of a polarized optical field from a given scalar field for wide-viewing-angle holographic displays
Kulce O., Onural L.
Optics and Lasers in Engineering , vol.137, 2021 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
2018
20186. Power Spectrum Equalized Scalar Representation of Wide-Angle Optical Field Propagation
Kulce O., Onural L.
Journal of Mathematical Imaging and Vision , vol.60, no.8, pp.1246-1260, 2018 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
2016
20167. Evaluation of the validity of the scalar approximation in optical wave propagation using a systems approach and an accurate digital electromagnetic model
Kulce O., Onural L., Ozaktas H. M.
Journal of Modern Optics , vol.63, no.21, pp.2382-2391, 2016 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
Papers Presented at Peer-Reviewed Scientific Conferences
2023
20231. All-Optical Computing of a Group of Linear Transformations Using a Polarization Multiplexed Diffractive Neural Network
Li J., Hung Y., Kulce O., Mengu D., Ozcan A.
2023 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, CLEO 2023, California, United States Of America, 7 - 12 May 2023, (Full Text)
2023
20232. All-Optical Computing of a Group of Linear Transformations Using a Polarization Multiplexed Diffractive Neural Network
Li J., Hung Y., Kulce O., Mengu D., Ozcan A.
CLEO: Science and Innovations, CLEO:S and I 2023 - Part of Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics 2023, California, United States Of America, 7 - 12 May 2023, (Full Text)
2022
20223. All-Optical Computation of an Arbitrary Linear Transform Using Diffractive Networks
Kulce O., Mengu D., Rivenson Y., Ozcan A.
Computational Optical Sensing and Imaging, COSI 2022, Vancouver, Canada, 11 - 15 July 2022, (Full Text)
2021
20214. Information Processing Capacity of Diffractive Optical Processors
Kulce O., Mengu D., Rivenson Y., Ozcan A.
Frontiers in Optics + Laser Science 2021, FiO+LS 2021 - Part of Frontiers in Optics, FiO 2021, Virtual, Online, United States Of America, 1 - 04 November 2021, (Full Text)
2017
20175. Local error analysis arising from the conventional scalar approximation in wide optical fields GenişOptik Alanlarda Geleneksel Sayil Yaklas im Sonucunda Oluşan Bölgesel Hatanin Analizi
Kulce O., Onural L.
25th Signal Processing and Communications Applications Conference, SIU 2017, Antalya, Turkey, 15 - 18 May 2017, (Full Text)
2017
20176. Phase retrieval from electric field intensity for wide angle optical fields
Kulce O., Onural L.
Computational Optical Sensing and Imaging, COSI 2017, California, United States Of America, 26 - 29 June 2017, vol.Part F46-COSI 2017, (Full Text)
2016
20167. Analysis of the longitudinal component of the electric field generated by flat and pixelated liquid crystal displays
Kulce O., Onural L.
2016 3DTV-Conference: The True Vision - Capture, Transmission and Display of 3D Video, 3DTV-CON 2016, Hamburg, Germany, 4 - 06 July 2016, vol.2016-August, (Full Text)
Invited Talks
September 2026
September 2026Diffractive Optical Processors and Electromagnetic Field Synthesis for Next-Generation Computing and Displays
Workshop
İhsan Doğramacı Bilkent Üniversitesi-Turkey
Scholarships
2019 - 2020
2019 - 2020