LockedDown: Exploiting Contention on Host-GPU PCIe Bus for Fun and Profit

Mert Side, Fan Yao, Zhenkai Zhang

IEEE European Symposium on Security and Privacy (EuroS&P), 2022

Optimal GPU Frequency Selection using Multi-Objective Approaches for HPC Systems

Ghazanfar Ali, Sridutt Bhalachandra, Nicholas Wright, Mert Side, Yong Chen

IEEE High Performance Extreme Computing Conference (HPEC), 2022

Towards xBGAS on CHERI: Supporting a Secure Global Memory

Mert Side, Brody Williams, John Leidel, Jonathan Woodruff, Simon W. Moore, Yong Chen

IEEE International Symposium on Parallel and Distributed Processing Workshops and Phd Forum (IPDPSW), 2023

Performance-aware Energy-efficient GPU Frequency Selection using DNN-based Models

Ghazanfar Ali, Mert Side, Sridutt Bhalachandra, Nicholas Wright, Yong Chen

ACM International Conference on Parallel Processing (ICPP), 2023

An automated and portable method for selecting an optimal GPU frequency

Ghazanfar Ali, Mert Side, Sridutt Bhalachandra, Nicholas Wright, Yong Chen

Elsevier Journal of Future Generation Computer Systems (FGCS), 2023

Understanding the Efficacy of Power Profiles: A Case Study of AMD Instinct MI100 GPU

Ghazanfar Ali, Mert Side, Sridutt Bhalachandra, Tommy Dang, Alan Sill, Yong Chen

IEEE High Performance Extreme Computing Conference (HPEC), 2024

Research Assistant @ Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX (USA)

Aug 2022 - Present

Department of Computer Science.

Teaching Assistant @ Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX (USA)

Sep 2019 - Jul 2022

Department of Computer Science.

Industrial Engineering Internship @ ENTES Elektronik, Istanbul (Turkey)

Aug 2017 - Sep 2017

Observed the Manufacturing Department and made optimization proposals.

Computer Science Engineering Internship @ Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX (USA)

Jun 2017 - Jul 2017

Participated in the Edward E. Whitacre Jr. College of Engineering Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Program. Conducted research on "Malware Signatures in Android Apps" in the area of software security.

Computer Engineering Internship @ AIR Telecommunication Solutions, Istanbul (Turkey)

Aug 2016 - Sep 2016

Learned basics of the telecommunication industry, helped with the development of a web-based interface (using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript) for the products that are being distributed.

Ph.D. in Computer Science

Jul 2019 - Present

Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX (USA)

Microarchitecture Security

Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering

Sep 2014 - Jun 2018

Istanbul Okan University, Istanbul (Turkey)

Ranked 1st in the Faculty of Engineering. Ranked 2nd in the University.

Under Full Scholarship

Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering

Sep 2015 - Jun 2019

Istanbul Okan University, Istanbul (Turkey)

Studying as a Double Major Program student

Studied as an Erasmus Exchange Student in Industrial Engineering

Sep 2016 - Jan 2017

University of Minho, Guimarães (Portugal)

Okan University Computer Engineering & Software Society

Co-founder

ESN Okan

Local Member of Erasmus Student Network (ESN) Okan since February 2017. President of ESN Okan since June 2017.