Professor
Computer Systems
Email
631-420-6433
Whitman Hall Room 212
https://www.linkedin.com/in/ilknur-aydin-ph-d-91b60686

Education

PhD, Computer Science, University of Delaware, Newark, DE, USA, 2010
MSc, Computer Science, University of Delaware, Newark, DE, USA, 2002
BSc, Computer Engineering, Marmara University, Istanbul, Turkey, 1999

Biography

Ilknur Aydin is a Full Professor in the Computer Systems Department at Farmingdale State College. She holds a Ph.D. and M.S. in Computer Science from University of Delaware and a B.S. in Computer Engineering from Marmara University (Istanbul, Turkey). Before joining FSC, she was an Assistant Professor of Computer Science at SUNY Plattsburgh. Dr. Aydin's industry experience includes working as a software engineer in Istanbul, where she contributed to projects such as the implementation of a GPS-based vehicle tracking system.
 

Her research interests lie in the area of wireless and mobile networks, with a focus on transport layer issues, including the SCTP protocol, multihoming, congestion control, and network coding. She developed SCTP module for the QualNet network simulator as a publicly available software tool. Dr. Aydin has worked with high school and undergraduate students in research projects exploring the Internet of Things (IoT) using tools like Arduino and Raspberry Pi, as well as utilizing cyberinfrastructure public testbeds such as CloudLab and FABRIC. She is also passionate about computer science education and promoting the participation of women and other underrepresented groups in computing. Dr. Aydin is a long-time faculty co-advisor for the Women in Computing club at FSC. A list of her publications is available on her Google scholar profile.

Areas of Research and Teaching:

Research: Wireless and Mobile Networks, Transport Layer, Internet of Things
Courses: Programming courses (Java, C++, Perl, C# ), Computer Networking, Unix and shell scripting, Database, Software Engineering

Previous Academic and Professional Positions:
Associate Professor, Computer Systems Department, Farmingdale State College, NY, 2018-2024
Assistant Professor, Computer Systems Department, Farmingdale State College, NY, 2012-2018
Assistant Professor, Computer Science Department, SUNY Plattsburgh, NY, 2009-2012
Teaching/Research Assistant, Computer and Info. Sciences Department, University of Delaware, DE, 2001-2008
Software Engineer, Teknobil Inc., Istanbul, Turkey, 1999-2000