Ufuk Celik was born in Istanbul, Türkiye, in 1976. He received the B.S. degree in Environmental Engineering from Selcuk University, Konya, Türkiye, the M.S. degree in Computing from London Metropolitan University, London, England, U.K., and the Ph.D. degree in Computer and Information Engineering from Sakarya University, Adapazari, Türkiye. He was an IT consultant for industrial companies. Currently, he is a professor at Bandirma Onyedi Eylul University, Balikesir, Türkiye. He teaches data mining, data visualization, and algorithms to graduate and postgraduate students. His research interests include data mining, medical health informatics, and business intelligence.