Kokten Ulas BIRANT received his B.Sc., M.Sc., and Ph.D. in Computer Engineering from the Dokuz Eylul University, Turkey, in 2000, 2002, and 2006, respectively. He is currently working as an Associate Professor at the same place. He has been involved in more than 12 long-term R&D projects in computer science. He has published over 60 research papers in journals, conferences, and books. His research interests include machine learning and software engineering.