Hilmi Volkan Demir received his B.Sc. degree in electrical and electronics engineering from Bilkent University, Ankara, Turkey, in 1998, and his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering from Stanford University, California, in 2000 and 2004, respectively. In September 2004, he joined Bilkent University, where he is currently Assistant Professor with joint appointments at the Department of Physics and the Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering. He is also the Associate Director of Nanotechnology Research Center and a faculty member of the Advanced Research Laboratory and the Institute of Materials Science and Nanotechnology.

At Bilkent, he is the Principle Investigator of the Devices and Sensors Research Group. His current research interests and projects include the development and demonstration of innovative hybrid nanophotonic devices, nanocrystal, metal nanoparticle and nanowire embedded nanodevices, high-performance RF and optoelectronic sensors, III-nitride optoelectronic devices, white LEDs, and photovoltaic devices. He has published 80+ refereed scientific journal and refereed international conference papers, presented 80+ invited lectures, and has 10+ patent applications at various stages of the process.

Dr. Demir is the recipient of 2007 ESF-EURYI (European Science Foundation Eurpoean Young Investigator Award), 2006 TUBA-GEBIP (Turkish National Academy of Sciences Distinguished Young Scientist Award), and 2005 European Union Marie Curie Fellowship. He is a member of the professional societies of OSA, LEOS, IEEE, and SPIE and the alumni associations of Stanford University, Bilkent University, and Ankara Science High School.

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