Kagan Tumer

Professional

• 2010-Now: Professor, Oregon State University
• 2018-Now: Founding Director of the Collaborative Robotics and Intelligent Systems (CoRIS) Institute.
• 2014-2018: Founding Director of Robotics Graduate Program
• 2006-2010: Associate Professor, Oregon State University
• 1997-2006: Senior research scientist in the Intelligent Systems Division, NASA Ames Research Center
• 1996-1997: Visiting professor in the Electrical and Computer Engineering, at The University of Texas, San Antonio.

Education

• PhD in Electrical and Computer Engineering, from The University of Texas in May 1996. My advisor was Joydeep Ghosh.
• MSE in Electrical and Computer Engineering, from The University of Texas in August 1992.
• BS in Electrical and Computer Engineering, from George Mason University in May 1989.

Science Fiction

• I am also a science fiction author. If you'd like to read about that Kagan Tumer, please click here.

Soccer

I play and watch soccer, mostly the Portland Thorns and Arsenal, and of course the World Cup every four years. Here is a soccer-centric view of my bio

• I signed off on the 50th graduate degree I advised (PhD and MS) the year Arsenal won the Premier League for the 14th time.
• The AI PhD and MS programs at Oregon State University were launched the year before the Thorns won their third NWSL title.
• The robotics PhD and MS programs at Oregon State University were launched the year Germany won its fourth world cup.
• I became a full Professor the year Spain won its first world cup.
• I arrived at Oregon State University a few months after Italy won its fourth world cup.
• I started working at NASA the year before France won its first world cup, and while I was there, Arsenal won the Premier League without losing a single match.
• I received my PhD from the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at the University of Texas the year Germany won its third European Championship in the first major international final decided by a golden goal.