Akademik

RESEARCH AREA:

Ph.D.: Speech Processing
M.S.: Robotics and Human-Robot Interaction
B.S.: Control Systems

ADVISOR:

Ph.D.: Dr. D. Mitch Wilkes
M.S.: Dr. Julie A. Adams
B.S.: Dr. Osman Parlaktuna

EDUCATION:
Ph.D.: Vanderbilt University, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Nashville, TN, USA (2005 - present)
M.S.: Vanderbilt University, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Nashville, TN, USA (2001 - 2004)
B.S.: Osmangazi University, Elektrik Elektronik Muhendisligi, Eskisehir, TURKEY (1996 - 2000)
High School: Eskisehir Anadolu Lisesi (EAL), Eskisehir, TURKEY (1989 - 1996)
Elementary School: Yunus Emre Ilkogretim Okulu, Eskisehir, TURKEY (1984 -1989)

PUBLICATIONS:

1) H. Kaymaz Keskinpala, T. Yingthawornsuk, D.M. Wilkes, R.G. Shiavi, R.M. Salomon,” Distinguishing High Risk Suicidal Subjects among Depressed Subjects Using Mel-Frequency Cepstrum Coefficients and Cross Validation Technique”, Fifth International Workshop on Model and Analysis of Vocal Emissions for Biomedical Applications (MAVEBA 2007), Firenze, Italy, December 13-15, 2007.

2) H. Kaymaz Keskinpala, T. Yingthawornsuk, D.M. Wilkes, R.G. Shiavi, R.M. Salomon, “Screening for High Risk Suicidal States Using Mel-Cepstral Coefficients and Energy in Frequency Bands”, Fifteenth European Signal Processing Conference (EUSIPCO 2007), Poznan, Poland, September 3-7, 2007.

3) T. Yingthawornsuk,H. Kaymaz Keskinpala, D.M. Wilkes, R.G. Shiavi, R.M. Salomon,” Direct Acoustic Feature Using Iterative EM Algorithm and Spectral Energy for Classifying Suicidal Speech”, Tenth International Conference on Spoken Language Processing (INTERSPEECH 2007), Antwerp, Belgium, August 27-31, 2007.

4) T. Yingthawornsuk, H. Kaymaz Keskinpala, D. France, D.M. Wilkes, R.G. Shiavi, R.M. Salomon, “Objective Estimation of Suicidal Risk Using Vocal Output Characteristics“, Ninth International Conference on Spoken Language Processing (ICSLP-INTERSPEECH 2006), pp. 649-652, Pittsburgh,Pennsylvania, USA 17-21 September, 2006.

5) H. Kaymaz Keskinpala, J. A. Adams,”Results Analysis of a PDA-Based Human Robotic Interface“, Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics (SMC 2004), Hague, Netherlands, October 10-13, 2004.

6) H. Kaymaz Keskinpala, “PDA-based Teleoperation Interface for a Mobile Robot“, Master’s Thesis, Vanderbilt University, May 2004.

7) J. A. Adams, H. Kaymaz Keskinpala, “Analysis of Perceived Workload when using a PDA for Mobile Robot Teleoperation“, Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA 2004), New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, April 26- May 1, 2004.

8) H. Kaymaz Keskinpala, J. A. Adams, K. Kawamura, “PDA- Based Human Robotic Interface“, Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics (SMC 2003), pp.3931- 3936, Washington DC,USA, October 5-8, 2003.

9) T. Keskinpala, A.B. Koku, H. Kaymaz Keskinpala, “Color-Based Object Tracking to Improve Mobile Robot Navigation“, World Multi-Conference on Systems, Cybernetics, and Informatics (SCI 2002), Volumen 5, Orlando, Florida, USA, 15-17 July, 2002.

WORK EXPERIENCE:

1/2005 - Present: Teaching Assistant at Vanderbilt University
8/2005 - 5/2006: Math Tutor
1/2005 - 5/2005: Math Tutor
8/2004 -1/2005: Geometry & English Tutor
9/2001 - 5/2004: Research Assistant and Teaching Assistant at Vanderbilt University
9/2000 - 6/2001: Research Assisstant in Osmangazi University
7/2000 -9/2000: Extern at ARCELIK, Eskisehir, TURKEY
6/1999 - 7/1999: Intern at ARCELIK, Eskisehir, TURKEY
6/1998 - 7/1998: Intern at OTOSAN,Inonu, Eskisehir, TURKEY


CLASSES THAT I WAS TEACHING ASSISTANT (TA) FOR:

1) Intro to Engineering - ES 140 - Vanderbilt University (4 semesters)
2) Intro to Programming for Engineers and Scientists - CS 103 - Vanderbilt University (3 semesters)
3) Circuits II - EECS 213 - Vanderbilt University (2 semesters)
4) Digital Logic - EECS 116 - Vanderbilt University (3 semesters)
5) Control Systems Lab. - Osmangazi University (1 semester)
6) Circuits I - EECE 112 - Vanderbilt University (1 summer semester)