Hilmi Volkan Demir received his B.Sc. degree in electrical and electronics engineering from Bilkent University (one of the top ranking engineering schools in Turkey) in 1998, and his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering from Stanford University, CA, in 2000 and 2004, respectively. He received his Docent title (assoc. prof.) in optics and photonics from the Turkish Council of Higher Education (YOK) in 2007. Since September 2004, he has been working as a faculty member at Bilkent University (his alma mater), where he presently holds joint appointments as an Associate Professor at Electrical and Electronics Engineering Department, Physics Department, and Materials Science and Nanotechnology Graduate Program. He is also a member of UNAM - National Nanotechnology Research Center (nanomaterial growth and synthesis, nanofabrication, nanocharacterization), UMRAM - National Magnetic Resonance Imaging Research Center (bioimplant metamaterials), and the Advanced Research Laboratory (device fabrication and testing).

During his graduate studies at Stanford, he was Research Assistant to Professors David A. B. Miller and James S. Harris, Jr. His Ph.D. research focused on the development of novel ultrafast multifunctional photonic switches incorporating quantum structures for high-density switching; his doctoral work is recognized for producing the world’s first chip-scale wavelength-converting crossbar switches. At Bilkent, he is the Principle Investigator of the Devices and Sensors Research Group. He presently leads 10+ international and national research projects and supervises 25+ research students, engineers, and researchers in his group. His current research interests and projects at Bilkent 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 (UV-visible modulators and LEDs), white LEDs, and photovoltaic devices. To date in the Demir Group at Bilkent, together with his research students and colleagues, tunable high-quality FRET-enhanced white LEDs hybridizing multiple combinations of quantum dot nanocrystals; nanocrystal scintillators for substantially enhanced photodetection and photovoltaics in UV; strongly enhanced nanocrystal emitters selectively plasmon-coupled with metal nanoparticles; record-breaking blue quantum electroabsorption modulators; and highly efficient spectral activation of photocatalytic nanocomposites (in collaboration with industrial partners) have been successfully demonstrated.He is the Founding Partner of a nanotechnology startup company, Innovnano, which is now turned into Innovcoat as a joint venture in Europe.

Professor Demir has published over 130 peer-reviewed research articles in major scientific journals (over 55) and conferences (over 75), presented over 100 invited lectures, invited seminars, and invited conference talks around the world, co-translated two books, and has over 15 patents at various stages of the process. He serves as a reviewer for major scientific journals including Nature Photonics, Applied Physics Letters, Advanced Materials, Journal of Applied Physics, Nanotechnology, IEEE Photonics Technology Letters, and Journal of Special Topics in Quantum Electronics, and a panelist for several funding agencies in Turkey, Europe, and the USA. He is EU FP7 National Expert in information and communication technologies (ICT) and NATO National Technical Member in nanotechnology. He is currently the Elect Chair of IEEE Photonics Society Turkish Chapter and a Board Member of International Commission for Optics (ICO) in Turkey. He serves on the Advisory Committee of Bilkent University Library and TUBITAK Editorial Board. He is a partner of European Union FP7 Nanophotonics4Energy Network of Excellence (N4E NoE) and the PI of N4E NoE at Bilkent.

Dr. Demir is a winner of 2007 ESF-EURYI Award (European Science Foundation Eurpoean Young Investigator Award). He is an awardee of 2009 TUBITAK-TESVIK Award (Turkish Scientific and Technological Research Council Young Scientist Award) and 2006 TUBA-GEBIP Award (Turkish National Academy of Sciences Distinguished Young Scientist Award). He is also a recipient of 2008 Parlar Foundation Young Scientist Award, and 2005 European Union Marie Curie Fellowship Award. He is recognized with two TOYP Awards (The Outstanding Young Persons Award) of Junior Chamber International (JCI International Federation of Young Leaders and Entrepreneurs): 2006 JCI Turkey First Prize and 2007 JCI World First Prize in academic achievement and leadership. Dr. Demir is also awarded with 2008 Scientist of the Year Award of Quark Science Society (KBT), Stanford-Intel research scholarship (2000-2004), Edward L. Ginzton fellowship (1998-1999), and Bilkent Board of Trustees scholarship (1994-1998). He was a consultant to the Orthopeadics Biomechanics Laboratory at the University of California, San Francisco in 2003-2005; one of the Stanford - UC Berkeley Innovator’s Challenge finalists, CA, in 2003; a selected participant of National Union of Israeli Students’ exchange program, Israel, in 1998; a sponsored exchange student at Purdue University, IN, in 1997; and an invited participant of London International Youth Science Forum, UK, in 1994. Dr. Demir is listed in "WHO'S WHO in Science and Engineering" and "WHO'S WHO in the World". He is a member of the professional societies of OSA, IEEE, and SPIE and the alumni associations of Stanford University, Bilkent University, and Ankara Science High School.

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