K. Selcuk Candan
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Phone: 480-965-2770
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BYENG 588 TEMPE, AZ 85287-8809
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Mail code: 8809Campus: Tempe
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K. Selcuk Candan is a President’s Professor of Computer Science and Engineering at the Arizona State University and the Director of ASU’s Center for Assured and Scalable Data Engineering (CASCADE). He research spans various scalable data management and analysis challenges and he has published over 250 journal and peer-reviewed conference articles, one book, and 16 book chapters. He has 9 patents. Prof. Candan served as an associate editor for the Very Large Databases (VLDB) journal, IEEE Transactions on Multimedia, Journal of Multimedia, IEEE Transactions on Knowledge and Data Engineering, and IEEE Transactions on Cloud Computing. He is currently an Associate Editor for the ACM Transactions on Database Systems, ACM Computing Surveys, Proceedings of the VLDB (PVLDB), and the Proceedings of the ACM on Management of Data (PACMMOD). He also served as a founding Managing editor for ACM PACMMOD journal. He has successfully served as the PI or co-PI of numerous grants, including from the National Science Foundation, Department of Energy, Army Corps of Engineers. Air Force Office of Research, Army Research Office, Mellon Foundation, Johnson Control, and HP Labs. He also served as a Visiting Research Scientist at NEC Laboratories America for over 10 years. He served as a member of the Executive Committee of ACM SIGMOD for 10 years and is a member of the advisory committee for ACM ICMR and is an ACM Distinguished Scientist. You can find more information about his research and an up-to-date resume at https://kscandan.site.
- Ph.D. Computer Science, University of Maryland-College Park 1997
- B.S. Computer Science, Bilkent University, Turkey 1993
Research areas:
Database/query processing & indexing techniques — algorithms and system-level research on query processing, advanced indexing, and optimization for non-traditional data
Multimedia data management & retrieval — storage, indexing, similarity-based search and retrieval for unstructured, multi-modal data
Heterogeneous & imprecise (uncertain/fuzzy) data management and analysis — models and query processing for semistructured, fuzzy, and uncertain data
Data integration & information fusion — scalable integration and reconciliation of distributed, diverse information sources
Scalable data engineering / analytics for complex systems (decision support, ML for systems such as energy, sustainability, healthcare) — applied research toward assurance, scalability, and analysis in CASCADE and related projects.
EmitLab @ ASU Center for Assured and Scalable Data Engineering (CASCADE)
NSF ACED: "Collaborative Research: ACED: Track 1: PanAX: Accelerating Epidemic Science through Causally-Informed Domain Generalization and Knowledge Transfer" (PI, 2025-2028)
NSF PIPP: "Theme 4: Human Systems - The Center for Analysis and Prediction of Pandemic Expansion (APPEX)" (co-PI, 2024-2031)
NSF CIVIC-PG: "Track A: Building Resilient and Responsible Arizona Heat Relief Network", (co-PI, PI: Wu, 2024-2025)
NSF Elements: "CausalBench: A Cyberinfrastructure for Causal-Learning Benchmarking for Efficacy Reproducibility and Scientific Collaboration" (PI: Candan, 2023-2026)
NSF Engines: "Type-2: Sustainability Innovation Engine for the Southwest (SIES)" (Senior Personnel, 2023-2025)
NSF PIRE: "Building Decarbonization via AI-empowered District Heat Pump Systems" (co-PI, 2023-2025)
NSF PIPP: "Phase I: Predicting Emergence in Multidisciplinary Pandemic Tipping-points (PREEMPT)" (co-PI, 2022-2024)
DOD Army Corps of Engineers: Designing nature to enhance resilience of built infrastructure in western US landscapes (PI 2021-2025)
NSF-CNS: "PanCommunity: Leveraging Data and Models for Understanding and Improving Community Response in Pandemics" (PI: Candan, 2021-2024)
NSF RAPID: “RTEM: Rapid Testing as Multi-fidelity Data Collection for Epidemic Modeling” (co-PI, PI: Pedrielli, 2020-2021)
DOE: “Securing Grid-interactive Efficient Buildings (GEB) through Cyber Defense and Resilient System (CYDRES)” (co-PI, PI: Wu, 2020-2022)
BARC: “Multi-Signal Fingerprinting” (PI: Candan, 2020-2021)
DOD-PCH: "Deep Phenotyping for Physiologic Biomarkers of Post-Traumatic Epilepsy in Children" (ASU-PI; 2020-2021)
NSF-III: “pCAR: Discovering and Leveraging Plausibly Causal (p-causal) Relationships to Understand Complex Dynamic Systems” (PI: Candan, 2019-2022)
NSF PFI-RP: Building Doctor's Medicine Cabinet (BDMC): Data-Driven Services for High Performance and Sustainable Buildings (co-PI; PI: Teresa Wu, 2018-2021)
NSF-CDSE: "DataStorm: A Data Enabled System for End-to-End Disaster Planning and Response" (PI: Candan, 2016-2019)
NSF-BigData: "Discovering Context-Sensitive Impact in Complex Systems" (PI: Candan, 2016-2019)
NSF-III: "III: EAGER: Data Management Systems Support for Personalized Recommendation Applications" (co-PI; PI: Sarwat, 2017-2018)
NSF-II-New: "GEARS - An Infrastructure for Energy-Efficient Big Data Research on Heterogenous and Dynamic Data" (co-PI; PI: Zhao, 2016-2019)
DOD-ARMY-TRADOC: "ASU Decision Theater TRADOC Partnership" (co-PI; PI: Miller, 2017-2019)
NSF-CRISP: "Design and Control of Coordinated Green and Gray Water Infrastructure to Improve Resiliency in Chemical and Agricultural Sectors" (senior personnel; PI: Sabo, 2017-2021)
NSF-SCC-Planning: "Smart Connected Engaged Senior Communities" (co-PI; PI: Wu, 2018-2019)
NSF-CRISP: "Design and Control of Coordinated Green and Gray Water Infrastructure to Improve Resiliency in Chemical and Agricultural Sectors" (senio personnel; PI: Sabo, 2017-20121)
BRAIN IUCRC: "Deep Phenotyping for Physiologic Biomarkers of Post-Traumatic Epilepsy in Children" (co-PI; 2018)
CASCADE IUCRC: "Intelligent AirPlane: Assessment of Onboard Data Processing Architectures and ML Algorithms for Pilot-in-the-loop Operations" (co-PI, 2018)
NSF-III: "Understanding the Evolution Patterns of the Ebola Outbreak in West-Africa and Supporting Real-Time Decision Making and Hypothesis Testing through Large Scale Simulations" (PI: Candan, 2014-2016)
NSF: "Collaborative Research: Planning Grant: I/UCRC for Assured and SCAlable Data Engineering (CASCADE)" (PI: Candan, 2015-2016)
NSF: "Student Travel Fellowships for ACM Symposium on Cloud Computing 2015". (PI:Candan, 2015-2016)
NSF-PFI:BIC#1430144. "Fraud Detection via Visual Analytics: An Infrastructure to Support Complex Financial Patterns (CFP)-based Real-Time Services Delivery" (PI: Davulcu, 2014-2017)
NSF-III#1318788. "Data Management for Real-Time Data Driven Epidemic Spread Simulations" (PI: Candan, 2013-2016)
NSF-SSE/SI2#1339835. "E-SDMS: Energy Simulation Data Management System Software" (PI: Candan, 2013-2016)
Consortium of Embedded Systems/JCI. "I2AV: Integrate, Index, Analyze, and Visualize Energy Data for Data-driven Simulations and Optimizations" (PI: Candan, 2014-Present)
NSF-III#1116394. "RanKloud: Data Partitioning and Resource Allocation Strategies for Scalable Multimedia and Social Media Analysis" (PI: Candan, 2011-2015)
NSF-III#1016921. "One Size Does Not Fit All: Empowering the User with User-Driven Integration." (PI: Candan, 2010-2015)
NSF DUE#1043583 - "MiNC: NSDL Middleware for Network- and Context-aware Recommendations (PI: Candan, 2010-2014).
HP Labs Innovation Research Program (IRP); Data-Quality Aware Middleware for Scalable Data Analysis, (PI: Candan, 2009-2011).
Mellon Foundation; Digital Antiquity: Enabling and Enhancing Preservation and Access to Archaeological Information: (PI: Kintigh, 1/1/2009-4/30/2011).
Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) via Korea Research Foundation; A Framework for Real-time Context Monitoring in Sensor-rich Personal Mobile Environments. (PI: Candan, 2009-2013).
NSF Award, MAISON: Middleware for Accessible Information Spaces on NSDL, (PI: Candan, 2008-2010)
NSF Award, Design of Dense RFID Systems for Indexing in the Physical World across Space, Time, and Human Experience, (PI: Sundaram, 2008-2010)
NSF Award, AOC: Archaeological Data Integration for the Study of Long-Term Human and Social Dynamics, (PI: Kintigh, 2007-2009).
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, (PI: Candan, 2006-2008).
Mellon Foundation; Digital Antiquity: Planning a Digital Information Infrastructure for Archaeology, (PI: Kintigh, 2007-2008).
ASU-CEINT Award, Indexing in the Physical World across Space, Time, and Human Experience via dense RFID systems, (PI: Sundaram, 2007).
NSF Award, Enabling the Study of Long-Term Human and Social Dynamics: A Cyberinfrastructure for Archaeology, (PI: Kintigh, 09/15/2004-09/14/2005).
NSF Award, Quality-Adaptive Media-Flow Architectures to Support Sensor Data Management, (PI: Candan, 15/10/03-14/10/06).
NSF ITR Medium Award, iLearn: IT-enabled Ubiquitous Access to Educational Opportunities for Blind Individuals, (PI: Panchanthan, 2003-2008).
NSF PPD-FRI Award, Ubiquitous Environment to Facilitate Engineering Education for Blind Persons, (PI: Panchanathan, 2003-2005).
ARO, International Workshop on Multimedia Information Systems, (PI: Candan, 06/01/02-05/31/03).
ASU-IT301, iCARE, (PI: Panchanthan, 2002-2003).
ASU-IT301, Distributed Digital Media and Arts (DMA), (PI: Thanassis, 2002-2003)
NSF Award, Replication of Heterogeneous Multimedia Data, (PI: Candan, 01/01/01-02/31/03).
DOD-ARMY-ARO; MIS 2002-Eight International Workshop on Multimedia Information Systems. (PI: Candan, 6/1/2002 - 12/31/2004).
DOD-AFOSR Award, Code Hiding Techniques for Mobile Applications, (PI: Bazzi, 12/01/99-11/30/02).
ASU-FGIA, A Distributed Service-provider for Heterogeneous Multimedia Environments, (PI: Candan, 1998).
Courses
2026 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
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| CSE 795 | Continuing Registration |
| CSE 799 | Dissertation |
2025 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
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| CSE 595 | Continuing Registration |
| CSE 792 | Research |
| CSE 795 | Continuing Registration |
| CSE 799 | Dissertation |
| CSE 580 | Practicum |
| CEN 792 | Research |
| CSE 515 | Multimedia and Web Databases |
2025 Summer
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| CSE 795 | Continuing Registration |
2025 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| CSE 599 | Thesis |
| CSE 792 | Research |
| CSE 795 | Continuing Registration |
| CSE 799 | Dissertation |
| CSE 580 | Practicum |
| CEN 792 | Research |
| CSE 510 | Database Mgmt Sys Implementn |
2024 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
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| CSE 595 | Continuing Registration |
| CSE 599 | Thesis |
| CSE 792 | Research |
| CSE 795 | Continuing Registration |
| CSE 799 | Dissertation |
| CSE 590 | Reading and Conference |
| CSE 580 | Practicum |
| CSE 790 | Reading and Conference |
| CEN 792 | Research |
| CSE 790 | Reading and Conference |
| DSE 792 | Research |
| CSE 515 | Multimedia and Web Databases |
2024 Summer
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| CSE 584 | Internship |
| CSE 595 | Continuing Registration |
| CSE 795 | Continuing Registration |
| CSE 792 | Research |
| CSE 795 | Continuing Registration |
| CEN 584 | Internship |
| CSE 799 | Dissertation |
| CSE 792 | Research |
2024 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| CSE 595 | Continuing Registration |
| CSE 599 | Thesis |
| CSE 792 | Research |
| CSE 795 | Continuing Registration |
| CSE 799 | Dissertation |
| CSE 590 | Reading and Conference |
| CSE 790 | Reading and Conference |
| CSE 584 | Internship |
| CEN 599 | Thesis |
| CSE 580 | Practicum |
| CSE 599 | Thesis |
| CSE 580 | Practicum |
| DSE 792 | Research |
| CSE 510 | Database Mgmt Sys Implementn |
2023 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| CSE 595 | Continuing Registration |
| CSE 599 | Thesis |
| CSE 792 | Research |
| CSE 795 | Continuing Registration |
| CSE 799 | Dissertation |
| CSE 590 | Reading and Conference |
| CSE 580 | Practicum |
| CSE 790 | Reading and Conference |
| CSE 580 | Practicum |
| CSE 790 | Reading and Conference |
| DSE 792 | Research |
| CSE 515 | Multimedia and Web Databases |
2023 Summer
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| CSE 595 | Continuing Registration |
| CSE 795 | Continuing Registration |
| CSE 584 | Internship |
| CSE 792 | Research |
| CSE 795 | Continuing Registration |
| CEN 584 | Internship |
| CSE 799 | Dissertation |
| CSE 792 | Research |
2023 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| CSE 595 | Continuing Registration |
| CSE 599 | Thesis |
| CSE 792 | Research |
| CSE 795 | Continuing Registration |
| CSE 799 | Dissertation |
| CSE 590 | Reading and Conference |
| CSE 790 | Reading and Conference |
| CSE 584 | Internship |
| CSE 595 | Continuing Registration |
| CEN 599 | Thesis |
| CSE 580 | Practicum |
| CSE 599 | Thesis |
| CSE 792 | Research |
| CSE 790 | Reading and Conference |
| CSE 580 | Practicum |
| DSE 792 | Research |
2022 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| CSE 595 | Continuing Registration |
| CSE 599 | Thesis |
| CSE 792 | Research |
| CSE 795 | Continuing Registration |
| CSE 799 | Dissertation |
| CSE 590 | Reading and Conference |
| CSE 580 | Practicum |
| CSE 790 | Reading and Conference |
| CSE 580 | Practicum |
| CSE 790 | Reading and Conference |
| DSE 792 | Research |
2022 Summer
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| CSE 580 | Practicum |
| CSE 795 | Continuing Registration |
| CSE 584 | Internship |
| CSE 792 | Research |
| CEN 584 | Internship |
| CSE 799 | Dissertation |
| CSE 792 | Research |
2022 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| CSE 595 | Continuing Registration |
| CSE 599 | Thesis |
| CSE 792 | Research |
| CSE 795 | Continuing Registration |
| CSE 799 | Dissertation |
| CSE 590 | Reading and Conference |
| CSE 790 | Reading and Conference |
| CSE 510 | Database Mgmt Sys Implementn |
| CSE 584 | Internship |
| CSE 595 | Continuing Registration |
| CEN 599 | Thesis |
| CSE 580 | Practicum |
| CSE 599 | Thesis |
| CSE 580 | Practicum |
| DSE 792 | Research |
2021 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| CSE 595 | Continuing Registration |
| CSE 599 | Thesis |
| CSE 792 | Research |
| CSE 795 | Continuing Registration |
| CSE 799 | Dissertation |
| CSE 590 | Reading and Conference |
| CSE 580 | Practicum |
| CSE 790 | Reading and Conference |
| CSE 580 | Practicum |
| CSE 515 | Multimedia and Web Databases |
| CSE 792 | Research |
2021 Summer
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| CSE 580 | Practicum |
| CSE 595 | Continuing Registration |
| CSE 795 | Continuing Registration |
| CSE 584 | Internship |
| CSE 792 | Research |
| CEN 584 | Internship |
| CSE 799 | Dissertation |
| CSE 792 | Research |
2021 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| CSE 595 | Continuing Registration |
| CSE 599 | Thesis |
| CSE 792 | Research |
| CSE 795 | Continuing Registration |
| CSE 799 | Dissertation |
| CSE 590 | Reading and Conference |
| CSE 790 | Reading and Conference |
| CSE 510 | Database Mgmt Sys Implementn |
| CSE 584 | Internship |
| CSE 595 | Continuing Registration |
| CEN 599 | Thesis |
| CSE 580 | Practicum |
| CSE 599 | Thesis |
| CSE 792 | Research |
| CSE 790 | Reading and Conference |
| CSE 580 | Practicum |
2020 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| CSE 595 | Continuing Registration |
| CSE 599 | Thesis |
| CSE 792 | Research |
| CSE 795 | Continuing Registration |
| CSE 799 | Dissertation |
| CSE 590 | Reading and Conference |
| CSE 580 | Practicum |
| CSE 790 | Reading and Conference |
| CSE 580 | Practicum |
| CSE 515 | Multimedia and Web Databases |
| CSE 792 | Research |
- Candan, Kasim, Hegpeth, Terri, Li, Qing. Oasis System for Serving Digital Information to Students without Sight. 11th Annual Vision Rehabilitation and Technology Expo
- Li, Qing, Hedgpeth, Terri, Candan, Kasim, Kolhatkar, Atul, Han, Sangwoo. OASIS System Demonstration. 10th Annual Assistive Technology Conference
- 13th International Conference Database Systems for Advanced Applications (DASFAA), PC Member (2008 - Present)
- International Conference on Intelligent Environments (IE), PC Member (2008 - Present)
- International Symposium on Computer and Information Sciences (ISCIS), PC Member (2008 - Present)
- Art Media and Engineering (AME) program, Assoc. Director (2007 - Present)
- The Very Large Databases (VLDB) Journal, Editorial Board Member (2005 - Present)
- CSE Faculty Recruitment Committee, Member (2007 - 2009)
- JournaL of Information Sciences, Reviewer (2008 - 2008)
- NIH, Review oanel member (2008 - 2008)
- IEEE Internet Computing; Special Issue - Data Stream Mgmt, Reviewer (2008 - 2008)
- ACM Transactions on Multimedia Computing, Communications and Applications (ACM TOMCCAP), reviewer (2008 - 2008)
- IEEE Transactions on Data and Knowledge Engineering, Reviewer (2008 - 2008)
- Int. Workshop on Ambient Media Delivery and Interactive Television (AMDIT), PC Member (2008 - 2008)
- International Conference on Multimedia & Expo (ICME), PC Member (2008 - 2008)
- Journal of Data and Knowledge Engineering, Reviewer (2008 - 2008)
- NSF NSDL, proposal review panelist (2008 - 2008)
- Research Grants Council (RGC) of Hong Kong, Proposal Reviewer (2008 - 2008)
- SIGKDD Int. Workshop on Multimedia Data Mining (MDM/KDD), PC Member (2008 - 2008)
- VLDB Int. Workshop on Data Management in Sensor Networks (DMSN), PC Member (2008 - 2008)
- Workshop on Automated Information Extraction in Media Production (AIEMPro), PC Member (2008 - 2008)
- Workshop on Software Engineering of Pervasive Services (SEPS), PC Member (2008 - 2008)
- ACM Multimedia Conference, Program co-chair (2007 - 2008)
- AME Personnel Committee, Member (2007 - 2008)
- AME Recruitment Committee, Member (2007 - 2008)
- SCI Information Sciences Certificate Committee, Member (2007 - 2008)
- International Conference on Ambient Media and Systems (Ambi-Sys), Workshops Chair (2007 - 2008)
- CSE Personnel Committee, Member (2006 - 2008)
- SCI Steering Committee, Member + Chair (2006 - 2008)
- 1st ICDE Int. Workshop on Ambient Intelligence, Media, and Sensing (AIMS), Co-chair (2007)
- ACM SIGMM MIR Steering Committee, Member (2007)
- ACM Transaction on Database Systems (TODS), Referee (2007)
- Conference on Database Systems for Advanced Applications (DASFAA), PC Member (2007)
- Conference on Information and Knowledge Management, PC Member (2007)
- IEEE Transactions on Knowledge and Data Engineering, Referee (2007)
- IEEE Transactions on Multimedia, referee (2007)
- IEEE/ACS Int.Conference on Computer Systems and Applications (AICCSA), PC Member (2007)
- International Conference on Data Engineering (ICDE), PC Member (2007)
- International Conference on Database and Expert Systems Applications (DEXA), PC Member (2007)
- International Conference on Intelligent Environments (IE), PC Member (2007)
- International Conference on Multimedia & Expo (ICME), PC Member (2007)
- International Database Engineering & Applications Symposium, PC Member (2007)
- International Journal of Cooperative Information Systems, referee (2007)
- International Symposium on Ubiquitous Computing Systems (UCS), PC Member (2007)
- Journal of Data and Knowledge Engineering, Referee (2007)
- Journal of Parallel and Distributed Computing, referee (2007)
- Ontario Research Fund - Research Excellence (ORF-RE) program competition, Proposal referee (2007)
- SIGKDD Int. Workshop on Multimedia Data Mining (MDM/KDD), Co-Chair (2007)
- Workshop on Database Management and Application over Networks (DBMAN), PC Member (2007)