Haydar Çukurtepe

Haydar Çukurtepe Assistant Professor of Computing and Information Sciences Haydar.Cukurtepe@valpo.edu 219.464.5181 GEM 116

Education

Ph.D. in Computer Engineering – Istanbul Technical University, Turkey (2014)
M.S. in Computer Engineering – Air Force Academy, Turkey (2005)
B.S. in Systems Engineering – Military Academy, Turkey (1997)

Courses Taught

  • CS 335 – Networks
  • IT 502 – Introduction to Programming
  • IT 510 – Introduction to Information Technologies
  • Previously taught courses: Algorithms Design and Analysis, Software Engineering,
  • Information Security and Cryptography,

Research Interests

  • Communication networks – Wide range of networks including backbone fiber optic
  • Communication down to wireless networks, PAN, and IoT communication.
  • Computer security – Cryptography, designing secure communication, theory.
  • Blockchain – Consensus algorithms, smart contracts, decentralized applications.
  • Software Engineering – architecture, methodologies.