Lale Akarun
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Born10 March 1962
Ankara, Turkey
AlmamaterBoğaziçi University (BS, MS)
Polytechnic University (PhD)
Polytechnic University (PhD)
FieldsGesture recognition, human–computer interaction, biometrics
InstitutionsBoğaziçi University
Lale Akarun | |
|---|---|
| Born | 10 March 1962 Ankara, Turkey |
| Alma mater | Boğaziçi University (BS, MS) Polytechnic University (PhD) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Gesture recognition, human–computer interaction, biometrics |
| Institutions | Boğaziçi University |
| Doctoral advisor | Richard A. Haddad |
Lale Akarun (born 10 March 1962) is a Turkish electrical engineer and computer scientist researching sign language and gesture recognition, human–computer interaction, and biometrics. She is a professor in the computer engineering department and ex-vice rector at Boğaziçi University.
Lale Akarun was born on 10 March 1962 in Ankara.[1] She completed a B.S. (1984) and M.S. (1986) in electrical engineering at Boğaziçi University. She earned a Ph.D. in electrical engineering from Polytechnic University in 1992.[2] Her dissertation was titled Decimated Rank Order Filtering.[1]
