People : Faculty
Associate Professor
Department of Computer Science and Engineering
Kasim Candan joined ASU in 1997.
K. Selçuk Candan's primary research interest is in the area of management of non-traditional, heterogeneous, and imprecise (such as multimedia, web, and scientific) data. Database, information retrieval, and multimedia systems emerged addressing the needs of very different application domains. As these domains matured over the years, however, the respective scientific disciplines moved closer. Having noticed this trend of convergence early, Dr. Candan followed a research vision tackling the needs of non-traditional data management applications and bridging the gap between multimedia, web, and database research. While the general theme of his research (i.e., addressing the challenges that arise due to heterogeneity and imprecision inherent in applications and modern information management systems) stayed largely the same, through a wide spectrum of cross-disciplinary collaborations (such as collaborations with media and fine arts researchers at Arts, Media, and Engineering program, disability researchers at CUBIC and Foundation for Blind Children, and archaeologists at the School of Human Evolution and Social Change as well as with leading R&D companies, such as NEC Labs America, IBM Almaden Research Center, Telecom Italia Labs, and RAI), over the years, his group's research had strong impact in diverse domains, from providing efficiency and agility to e-businesses to enabling students who are blind accessing educational materials. His various research projects are funded by a diverse set of sources, including the National Science Foundation, Department of Defense, and DES/RSA (Rehabilitation Services Administration). He has published over 100 articles and many book chapters. He has also authored 9 patents.
Education
Ph.D. - University of Maryland 1997
Contact Info
Office Location: BYENG 588
Phone: 480.965.2770
Email: candan@asu.edu
Website: http://www.public.asu.edu/~candan/index.htm
Research/Areas of Expertise
- Database systems
- Storage/Querying/Retrieval of multimedia and web data
- Heterogeneous information integration and retrieval
- Assistive technologies for information and data access
- Distributed multimedia systems
- Multimedia document authoring
Research Center Involvement
- Center for Cognitive Ubiquitous Computing (CUbiC)
- Institute for Computing and Information Science and Engineering (InCISE)
Courses Taught
- CSE 408/598 Multimedia Information Systems
- CSE 467 Data and Information Security
- CSE 414 Advanced Database Concepts
- CSE 510 Database Management System Implementation
- CSE 515 Multimedia and Web Databases
Honors and Distinctions
- DES/RSA Award, Ubiquitous Environment to Facilitate Access to Textbooks and Related Materials for Adults and School Age children who are Blind or Visually Impaired, 2006-2010
- NSF Award, AOC: Archaeological Data Integration for the Study of Long-Term Human and Social Dynamics, 2007-2009
- Mellon Foundation; Digital Antiquity: Planning a Digital Information Infrastructure for Archaeology, 2007-2008
- ASU-CEINT Award, Indexing in the Physical World across Space, Time, and Human Experience via dense RFID systems, 2007
- NSF Award, Enabling the Study of Long-Term Human and Social Dynamics: A Cyberinfrastructure for Archaeology, 09/15/2004-09/14/2005
- NSF Award, Quality-Adaptive Media-Flow Architectures to Support Sensor Data Management, 2003-2007
- NSF ITR Medium Award, iLearn: IT-enabled Ubiquitous Access to Educational Opportunities for Blind Individuals, 2003-2008
Selected Publications
- Please see http://www.public.asu.edu/~candan/index.html for an updated list of publications