Kemal Selçuk

Kemal Selçuk graduated from Sabanci University in 2021 with a BSc degree with a major in Electronics Engineering and a minor in Physics. He worked on several projects on device modeling, photonic devices, and integrated circuit design in collaboration with IHP Microelectronics, Eindhoven University of Technology, and Sabanci University Microelectronics Research (SUMER). He joined OPUS Lab at UC Santa Barbara to pursue a Ph.D. degree in 2021. He obtained his Ph.D degree in 2026 and joined OPUS as a postdoctoral researcher. His research interests include photonics, device physics, domain-specific circuits, quantum and probabilistic computing. Apart from research, Kemal takes his time playing the guitar, tennis, swimming, and traveling.