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Taner Halıcıoğlu '96
Founder, Halıcıoğlu Data Science Institute (HDSI)

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Taner Halıcıoğlu is the founder of the Halıcıoğlu Data Science Institute (HDSI) at UC San Diego, which aims to nurture the evolving field through education, research, and industry applications. He is currently a lecturer in the Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) Department in the Jacobs School of Engineering (JSOE) at UC San Diego and is an active angel investor and advisor to startups, through Keshif Ventures. Previously, Taner held engineering and operations roles at ebay, Facebook, and Blizzard Entertainment, among others. He serves on the Board of the Helen Woodward Animal Center.
An active member of the UC San Diego community, he serves on the CSE Alumni Advisory Board, the JSOE Dean’s Council of Advisors, the Executive Board of the Basement, and the Triton Center Initiative Leadership Group. He is a former member of the UC San Diego Alumni Association Board of Directors. He is also a lecturer in the Computer Science and Engineering Department in the Jacobs School of Engineering. Taner was awarded the Chancellor’s Medal in 2019.
2024-2025 Trustees
- Sandra Timmons '81
- Leo Spiegel ’83
- Pradeep K. Khosla
- Jeff Silberman
- Pelin Thorogood
- Phyllis Epstein
- Matt Newsome '91
- Sherry Bahrambeygui '86
- Sara Baxter '90
- Laurie Black
- Deborah Bronston-Culp '80
- Grace Chui-Miller '93
- Una Davis
- Nathan East '78
- Bobbie Gilbert
- Melody Gonzales '02
- Antonio Grillo-Lopez
- Taner Halıcıoğlu ‘96
- Steve Hamerslag
- Martin Hartono '96
- Larry Hershfield
- Ralph Ho '94
- Andy Chedrick
- Sheri Jamieson '73
- Barry C. Johnson
- William Jones
- Alexander Khalessi
- James Kralik
- Kenneth F. Kroner, PhD '88
- Wendy Kwok '99
- Jeanne Lawrence
- Yufeng (Jeff) Li
- Bosco Luján, MBA '12
- Jerrilyn T. Malana '86
- Gabriela Manriquez, B.S. ’89, M.P.I.A. ’97
- Robert S. Marren '86
- James Moffatt '80
- Shelley O'Connor '83
- Morgan Dene Oliver
- James Ong, MD '89
- Miles Palmer, MA '78, PhD '80
- Greg Papadopoulos '79
- Rafael Pastor
- Harry Rady
- Sam Ramji '94
- Samara Reck-Peterson
- Lynn Schenk
- Tim Scott '87
- Munjal Shah '95
- Stephen Strachan
- Vickie Turner
- Drew Senyei
- Scott Wolfe
- Sally WongAvery '75
- Alfred Zollar, MA '76