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  • S. Deari, S. Ulukaya, "A Hybrid Multistage Model Based on YOLO and Modified Inception Network for Rice Leaf Disease Analysis", Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering, pp. 1-9, 2023. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13369-023-08408-1 (November 2023)
  • I. Kurt, H. Selçuk, S. Ulukaya, G. Öztürk, H. Keklicek, "Thoracal motion-based analysis of breathing patterns in individuals with a mild-moderate Covid-19 history using machine learning techniques: A single blinded multidisciplinary study on post-Covid", Biomedical Signal Processing and Control, Vol. 87, 105429, 2023. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bspc.2023.105429 (September 2023)
  • B. Demir, S. Ulukaya, O. Erdem, "Detection of Parkinson’s disease with keystroke data", Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering, Vol. 26(13), pp. 1653-1667, 2023. https://doi.org/10.1080/10255842.2023.2245516 (August 2023)
  • C. Yakut, I. Oksuz, S. Ulukaya, "A Hybrid Fusion Method Combining Spatial Image Filtering with Parallel Channel Network for Retinal Vessel Segmentation", Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering, Vol. 48, pp. 6149–6162, 2023. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13369-022-07311-5 (May 2023)
  • S. Deari, I. Oksuz, S. Ulukaya, "Block Attention and Switchable Normalization Based Deep Learning Framework for Segmentation of Retinal Vessels," IEEE Access, vol. 11, pp. 38263-38274, 2023. doi: 10.1109/ACCESS.2023.3265729 (April 2023)
  • S. Ulukaya, A. A. Sarıca, O. Erdem, A. Karaali, "MSCCov19Net: multi-branch deep learning model for COVID-19 detection from cough sounds", Medical & Biological Engineering & Computing, pp. 1–11, 2023. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11517-023-02803-4 (February 2023)
  • K. M. Sunnetci, S. Ulukaya, A. Alkan, "Periodontal bone loss detection based on hybrid deep learning and machine learning models with a user-friendly application", Biomedical Signal Processing and Control, Vol. 77, 103844, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bspc.2022.103844 (August 2022)
  • H. Keklicek, H. Selçuk, I. Kurt, S. Ulukaya, G. Öztürk "Individuals with a COVID-19 history exhibit asymmetric gait patterns despite full recovery", Journal of Biomechanics, 137, 111098, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbiomech.2022.111098 (May 2022)
  • S. Ulukaya, E. N. Sandıkçı, Ç. E. Erdem, "Consensus and stacking based fusion and survey of facial feature point detectors", Journal of Ambient Intelligence and Humanized Computing, pp. 1-11, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12652-021-03662-3 (January 2022)
  • H. Selçuk, N. S. Aydın, I. Kurt, S. Salar, S. Ulukaya, H. Keklicek, "How does the non-disturbing phantom sensation affect the individual's gait? A pilot study", Gait & Posture, 90, 235, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gaitpost.2021.09.122 (October 2021)
  • S. Ulukaya, G. Serbes, Y. P. Kahya, "Resonance based Separation and Energy based Classification of Lung Sounds Using Tunable Wavelet Transform", Computers in Biology and Medicine, Vol. 131, pp. 104288, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compbiomed.2021.104288 (April 2021)
  • B. M. Rocha, D. Filos, L. Mendes, G. Serbes, S. Ulukaya, Y. P. Kahya, N. Jakovljevic, T. L. Turukalo, I. M. Vogiatzis, E. Perantoni, E. Kaimakamis, P. Natsiavas, A. Oliveira, C. Jacome, A. S. P. D. Marques, N. Maglaveras, R. P. Paiva, I. Chouvarda, and P. de Carvalho, "An open access database for the evaluation of respiratory sound classification algorithms", Physiological Measurement, https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6579/ab03ea (March 2019)
  • S. Ulukaya, G. Serbes, Y. P. Kahya, "Wheeze type classification using non-dyadic wavelet transform based optimal energy ratio technique", Computers in Biology and Medicine , Vol. 104, pp. 175-182, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compbiomed.2018.11.004 (January 2019)
  • S. Ulukaya, G. Serbes, Y. P. Kahya, "Overcomplete discrete wavelet transform based respiratory sound discrimination with feature and decision level fusion", Biomedical Signal Processing and Control , Vol. 38, pp. 322-336, 2017. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bspc.2017.06.018 (July 2017)
  • S. Ulukaya, C. E. Erdem, “Gaussian Mixture Model based Estimation of the Neutral Face Shape for Emotion Recognition”, Digital Signal Processing, vol. 32, pp. 11-23, DOI: 10.1016/j.dsp.2014.05.013, September 2014. (September 2014)
  • O. Çeliktutan, S. Ulukaya, B. Sankur, "A comparative study of face landmarking techniques" EURASIP Journal on Image and Video Processing, 2013(1), 13, https://doi.org/10.1186/1687-5281-2013-13 (January 2013)

International Conference Proceedings

  • S. Ulukaya, "Biomedical innovation and engineering approaches in health", In Abstracts of the Union of Thrace Universities VI. International Health Sciences Congress, pp. 5, 2023. (Invited Speaker) (December 2023)
  • I. Kurt, S. Ulukaya, H. Selçuk, N. S. Aydın, S. Salar, H. Keklicek, "The Effect of Phantom Sensation on the Autocorrelation of Gait in Amputation", 2023 46th International Conference on Telecommunications and Signal Processing (TSP), pp. 125-128, IEEE, 2023. (July 2023)
  • S. Deari, S. Ulukaya, "A hybrid rice leaf diseases detection and classification approach", In Abstracts of the ICASEM 4th International Applied Sciences, Engineering, and Mathematics Congress, pp. 115, 2022. (October 2022)
  • S. A. Yamaç, O. Kuyucuoğlu, Ş. B. Köseoğlu, S. Ulukaya, "Deep Learning Based Classification of Human Nail Diseases Using Color Nail Images", 2022 45th International Conference on Telecommunications and Signal Processing (TSP), pp. 196-199, IEEE, 2022. (July 2022)
  • S. Deari, I. Öksüz, S. Ulukaya, "Importance of Data Augmentation and Transfer Learning on Retinal Vessel Segmentation", In 2021 29th Telecommunications Forum (TELFOR), pp. 1-4, IEEE, 2021. (November 2021)
  • İ. Kurt, S. Ulukaya, O. Erdem, "Classification of Parkinson’s Disease Using Dynamic Time Warping", IEEE 27th Telecommunications Forum (TELFOR 2019), Belgrade, Serbia, 2019. (November 2019)
  • İ. Kurt, S. Ulukaya, O. Erdem, "Musical Feature Based Classification of Parkinson's Disease Using Dysphonic Speech", 41st International Conference on Telecommunications and Signal Processing (TSP 2018), Athens, Greece, 2018. (July 2018)
  • G. Serbes, S. Ulukaya, Y. P. Kahya, "An Automated Lung Sound Preprocessing and Classification System Based On Spectral Analysis Methods", In: Maglaveras N., Chouvarda I., de Carvalho P. (eds) Precision Medicine Powered by pHealth and Connected Health. IFMBE Proceedings, vol 66. Springer, Singapore. (November 2017)
  • S. Ulukaya, G. Serbes, Y.P. Kahya, "Performance comparison of wavelet based denoising methods on discontinuous adventitious lung sounds", 39th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC 2017), Jeju Island, South Korea, 2017. (July 2017)
  • S. Ulukaya, G. Serbes, Y. P. Kahya, "An Adaptive and Automatic Parameter Selection Method based on Rational Dilation Wavelet Transform for Wheeze Type Classification", Proceedings of the 8th International Workshop on Biosignal Interpretation (BSI 2016), Osaka, Japan, pp. 163-166. (November 2016)
  • S. Ulukaya, G. Serbes, Y.P. Kahya, "Resonance based Respiratory Sound Decomposition Aiming at Localization of Crackles in Noisy Measurements", 38th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC 2016), Orlando, USA, 2016 (August 2016)
  • S. Ulukaya, G. Serbes, I. Şen, Y.P. Kahya, "A Lung Sound Classification System based on the Rational Dilation Wavelet Transform", 38th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC 2016), Orlando, USA, 2016 (August 2016)
  • S. Ulukaya, I. Şen, Y.P. Kahya, "Feature Extraction Using Time-Frequency Analysis for Monophonic-Polyphonic Wheeze Discrimination", 37th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC 2015), Milano, Italy, 2015. (August 2015)
  • S. Ulukaya, C. E. Erdem, “Estimation of the Neutral Face Shape Using Gaussian Mixture Models”, IEEE 37th Int. Conf. on Acoustics, Speech and Signal Processing (ICASSP 2012), pp.1385-1388, Kyoto, Japan, March 25-30, 2012. (March 2012)
  • C. E. Erdem, S. Ulukaya, A. Karaali, A. T. Erdem, “Combining Haar Feature and Skin Color Based Classifiers for Face Detection”, IEEE 36th International Conference on Acoustics, Speech and Signal Processing (ICASSP 2011), Prague, Czech Rep., May 22-27, 2011. (May 2011)

International Books and Book Chapters

  • H. Keklicek and S. Ulukaya, “Gait analyses in multiple sclerosis; and time series,” Neurological Disorders and Imaging Physics, Volume 2, 2053-2563, pp. 11-1–11-30, IOP Publishing, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1088/978-0-7503-1762-7ch11 (November 2019)

National Articles

  • S. A. Yamaç, O. Kuyucuoğlu, Ş. B. Köseoğlu, S. Ulukaya, "Detection of nail diseases using ensemble model based on majority voting", Kahramanmaraş Sütçü İmam Üniversitesi Mühendislik Bilimleri Dergisi, 26(1), 250-260. doi:https://doi.org/10.17780/ksujes.1224006 (March 2023)
  • C. Yakut, S. Ulukaya, "Görüntü filtreleme ile denetimsiz retina damar bölütlenmesi için parametre eniyileştirilmesi", Mühendislik Bilimleri ve Tasarım Dergisi, 10(3), 844-855. doi:https://doi.org/10.21923/jesd.1033339 (September 2022)
  • S. Ulukaya, G. Serbes, I. Şen, Y. P. Kahya, "Classification of Respiratory Sounds Using Spectral Features", Süleyman Demirel Üniversitesi Fen Bilimleri Enstitüsü Dergisi, 22(2), 711-716. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.19113/sdufbed.84471 (August 2018)

National Conference Proceedings

  • E. N. Sandıkçı, C. E. Erdem, S. Ulukaya, “A comparison of facial landmark detection methods”, IEEE 26th Signal Processing and Applications Conference (SIU 2018), İzmir, Turkey, May 2018. (May 2018)
  • S. Ulukaya, I. Şen, Y.P. Kahya, “A Novel Method for Determination of Wheeze Type”, IEEE 23th Signal Processing and Applications Conference (SIU 2015), Malatya, Turkey, May 2015. (May 2015)
  • S. Ulukaya, Y. P. Kahya, "Respiratory Sound Classification Using Perceptual Linear Prediction Features for Healthy - Pathological Diagnosis", Proceedings of 18th National Biomedical Engineering Meeting (BIYOMUT 2014), İstanbul, Turkey, October 2014. (October 2014)
  • S. Ulukaya, C. E. Erdem, “A Hybrid Facial Expression Recognition System Based on Neutral Face Shape Estimation”, IEEE 20th Signal Processing and Applications Conference (SIU 2012), Muğla, Turkey, April 2012. (April 2012)
  • A. Karaali, C. E. Erdem, S. Ulukaya, “Multipose Face Detection Using Zernike Moment Invariants”, IEEE 20th Signal Processing and Applications Conference (SIU 2012), Muğla, Turkey, April 2012. (April 2012)
  • S. Ulukaya, G. Kayım, H. K. Ekenel, "Face Recognition-based IMDB Plug-in for Movies", IEEE 19th Signal Processing and Applications Conference (SIU 2011), Antalya, Turkey, April 2011. (April 2011)
  • S. Ulukaya, C. E. Erdem, “A Comparison of Geometrical Facial Features for Affect Recognition”, IEEE 19th Signal Processing and Applications Conference (SIU 2011), Antalya, Turkey, April 2011. (April 2011)

Referee Positions

  • Soft Computing (SCIE) x1
  • IEEE Journal of Biomedical and Health Informatics (SCI) x4
  • Turkish Journal of Electrical Engineering & Computer Sciences (SCIE) x4
  • Signal, Image and Video Processing (SCIE) x1
  • Computers in Biology and Medicine (SCI) x4
  • IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering (SCI) x1
  • Biomedical Signal Processing and Control (SCIE) x1

Projects

  • Investigating whether Phantom Sensation Affects Autocorrelation Features of Individuals with Unilateral Below-Knee Amputation, TUBITAK 1001 Project, Researcher, 2020-2022
  • Time-Frequency and Time-Scale Analysis and Detection of Crackle and Wheeze Adventitious Sounds, Boğaziçi University BAP Researcher, 2016-2017 (December 2017)
  • Spontaneous Affect Recognition from Speech and Facial Expressions for Human-Computer Interaction, TUBITAK 1001 Project, Researcher, 2010-2013

Awards

  • First position at the Respiratory Sound Processing Challenge and Scientific Challenge Best Paper Award in International Conference on Biomedical and Health Informatics (ICBHI 2017) (November 2017)
  • Innovation Management Certification Program Third Prize, Siemens Healthcare GmbH, Germany by Sultan Haider, Founder and Director of Innovation Think Tank (December 2015)

Other

  • Patent - A handgrip meter (December 2022)
  • S. Ulukaya, C. E. Erdem, “Facial Expression Recognition Based on Neutral Face Shape Estimation”, Affective Computing for Mobile HCI Workshop (Graduate Student Spotlight poster session), İstanbul, Turkey, Sep. 2012. (September 2012)