Uğur Ercan completed his BA in Computer Engineering at the Faculty of Engineering, Mersin University, in 2003, as the top student in the department and faculty (90.13/100). In 2004, Uğur Ercan was appointed as a lecturer in the Department of Informatics, Akdeniz University. In 2008, he completed his MA in Mathematics at the Institute of Science, Akdeniz University. In 2016, he completed his PhD in Econometrics at the Institute of Social Sciences, Akdeniz University. Uğur Ercan became an Associate Professor in the field of Quantitative Decision Methods in 2023. His research areas are Statistical Analysis and Applications, Machine Learning, Data Mining and Optimization. Uğur Ercan currently works as an Associate Professor in the Department of Informatics at Akdeniz University.