Basar Koc

Contact

Information

T 716-203-1050 www.basarkoc.com

b PO Box 248405, Coral Gables, FL 33124-4805 mail@basarkoc.com

Research

Interests

Lossless data compression, image compression, data encryption; image and video codecs,

parallel computing, CUDA, computer graphics.

Education University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL

Ph.D., Computer Science May 2017

M.S., Computer Science May 2014

State University of New York at Fredonia, Fredonia, NY

Experience

Stetson University, DeLand, FL

Research Consultant Mar. 2021 - Jun. 2021

Prime Contractor: Intelligent Automation Inc. (IAI), Rockville, MD

DOE SBIR FY 2021 #7c: Technologies for Exascale Computing

Data Compression and Dimensionality Reduction for Exascale and other highly

parallel systems (ScalCompReduce)

Visiting Research Scholar Feb. 2018 - May 2024

University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL

Research Fellow Aug. 2016 - May 2017

University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL

Patents Arnavut, Z., Koc, B., Kocak, H., “System and method for concurrent encryption and

lossless compression of data,” U.S. Patent Application (pending) US20230291417A1,

filed on March 9, 2023.

Projects A collection of episodes with videos, codes, and exercises for learning the basics of the

Python, Perl, and R programming languages.

- Python for Biologists pythonforbiologists.org

- Perl for Biologists perlforbiologists.org

- R for Biologists rforbiologists.org

A collection of episodes with videos and supporting materials on Computational Science.

Select theoretical, computational, and scientific components are presented in a simple

Refereed

using inversion ranks,” Journal of Information Security and Applications, Elsevier,

2023.

2. Kabadurmus, O., Kayikci, Y., Demir, S., Koc, B., “A data-driven decision support

system with smart packaging in grocery store supply chains during outbreaks,”

Journal of Socio-Economic Planning Sciences, Elsevier, 2022.

3. Kayikci, Y., Demir, S., Mangla, S., Subramanian, N., Koc, B., “Data-driven

optimal dynamic pricing strategy for reducing perishable food waste at retailers,”

Journal of Cleaner Production, Elsevier, 2022.

4. Koc, B., Arnavut, Z., Sarkar, D., Kocak, H., “Technique for lossless compression

of color images based on hierarchical prediction, inversion, and context-adaptive

Refereed

Conference

Publications

7. Koc, B., Arnavut, Z., Kocak, H., “Irreversible Compression of Medical Images

with Rigorous Error Bounds,” IEEE Data Compression Conference (DCC), 2025

(accepted).

8. Koc, B., Arnavut, Z., Kocak, H., “Concurrent Encryption and Lossless Compression

with Inversion Ranks,” IEEE Data Compression Conference (DCC), 2022.

9. Kayikci, Y., Demir, S., Koc, B.,“IoT-Freshness Sensor Data-Driven Price Information

System for Food Waste Reduction in Grocery Retail Stores,” The 25th International

Systems (INES), 2020.

12. Cui, J., Koc, B.,“Poster: Encrypted QR code,” IEEE Symposium on Security and

Privacy, 2019.

13. Koc, B., Arnavut, Z., Sarkar, D., Kocak, H., “A New Technique for Lossless

Compression of Color Images based on Hierarchical Prediction, Inversion, and

Context Adaptive Coding,” IEEE Data Compression Conference (DCC), 2019.

14. Koc, B., Arnavut, Z., Sarkar, D., Kocak, H., “Energy-aware transfer of compressed

data on MSP432 family of microcontrollers,” 16th International Conference on

Clean Energy (ICCE), 2018.

15. Koc, B., Arnavut, Z., Sarkar, D., Kocak, H., “Splitting Bits for Lossless Compression

17. Koc, B., Sarkar, D., Kocak, H., Arnavut, Z., “A study of power consumption on

Burrows-Wheeler transformation with inversion coder,” Engineering in Medicine

and Biology Society (EMBC), 37th Annual International Conference of the IEEE,

2015.

19. Koc, B., Arnavut, Z., Kocak, H., “Lossless compression of DNA microarray images

with inversion coder*,” High-capacity Optical Networks and Enabling Technologies

(HONET), 2014.

20. Arnavut, Z., Koc, B., Kocak, H., “Scanning paths for lossless compression of

pseudo-color images,” Image and Signal Processing Workshop (WNYISPW), IEEE

Western New York, 2014.

21. Koc, B., Arnavut, Z., Kocak, H., “Lossless compression of DNA microarray images

Technologies (HONET), 9th International Conference on, 2012.

24. Koc, B., Arnavut, Z., “A new context-model for the pseudo-distance technique

in lossless compression of color-mapped images,” SPIE Optics + Photonics, Proc.

SPIE 8499, Applications of Digital Image Processing XXXV, 2012.

25. Koc, B., Arnavut, Z., “A modified pseudo-distance technique for lossless compression

on color-mapped images,” IEEE Data Compression Conference (DCC), 2012.

26. Koc, B., Arnavut, Z., “Gradient adjusted predictor with pseudo-distance technique

for lossless compression of color-mapped images,” IEEE Frontiers of Information

Technology (FIT), 2011.

27. Koc, B., Arnavut, Z., “Block-sorting transformations with pseudo-distance technique

Other

Publications

29. Koc, B., “Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality Solutions in Aviation Industry,”

Smart and Sustainable Operations Management chapters in the Aviation Industry:

A Supply Chain 4.0 Perspective, CRC Press, 2024.

Professional

Activities

Peer reviewer

IEEE Transactions on Very Large Scale Integration (VLSI) Systems, Journal of

Computers and Electrical Engineering, Journal of Electronic Imaging (JEI), Journal

of Optical Engineering (SPIE), Journal of Computational Science, Journal of Biomedical