Wayne State University

Research Group

If you are interested in joining my group to pursue research for a Ph.D. or M.S., please contact me.

Requirements strong analytical skills (e.g. statistics, probability, mathematical modeling) and programming skills in one or more languages (R, Matlab, Python, C++).

Desired (but not required) qualifications are interest and knowledge in healthcare applications and publications (conference proceedings or journal articles).

Only eligible applicants will be contacted directly and interviewed (in-person or online).


Suzan Arslanturk

Suzan Arslanturk

Assistant Professor, Computer Science

PhD in Computer Science, Oakland University
MSc in Computer Science, Oakland University
BSc in Computer Engineering, Baskent University, Turkey


Current students

Sima Ranjbari

Sima Ranjbari

PhD Candidate, started Sep 2021

Focus area: Multi-modal data integration, disease progression prediction

MSc in Health Systems Engineering, Tarbiat Modares University
BSc in Industrial Engineering, University of Tabriz


Latif Candir

Latif Candir

PhD Candidate, started Sep 2021

Focus area: Neuro-informatics, Brain seizure detection using EEG Data
Understanding brain dynamics

MSc in Information Systems, Middle East Technical University
BSc in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Middle East Technical University


Shelia Tuly

Shelia Tuly

PhD Candidate, started Sep 2021

Focus area: Multi-source Data Integration, Domain Adaptation
Understanding brain dynamics

MSc in Information Technology, Jahangirnagar University
BSc in Information Technology, Jahangirnagar University


Seeya Munj

Seeya Munj

PhD Stduent stated January 2022

Focus area: Drug Repurposing, Cross-cancer disease learning, scRNA data analysis.

MSc in Computer Science, Wayne State University


Tasnimul Taz

Tasnimul Taz

PhD Candidate, started Sep 2021

Focus area: Variant Data Analysis, Biomarker Discovery

BSc in Software Engineering, Daffodil International University


Former students

Kaiyue Zhou

Kaiyue Zhou

Ph.D. Student, Computer Science (2019-2021)

Focus area: Novel Deep Learning Methods for Medical Applications with Limited Data

Current Position: Postdoctoral Researcher, Tsinghua University


Jad Raad

Jad Raad

Ph.D. Student, Industrial and Systems Engineering (2017-2023) (co-advisor with Ratna Babu Chinnam)

Dissertation Title: There and Back Again: Anomaly Detection in Neonatal MRI

Brain Scans Current Position: Lead Data Scientist at Alteryx