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Prof. Dr. T. Metin Sezgin

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Koc University, Associate Professor
Yale University, Visiting Fellow

Previous Affiliations
Harvard University, Visiting Professor
University of Cambridge, Postdoctoral Associate

Education
Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology
M.Sc., Massachusetts Institute of Technology
B.Sc., Syracuse University

 Prof. Dr. Sezgin graduated summa cum laude with Honors from Syracuse University in 1999. He received his MS in 2001 and his PhD in 2006, both from Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He joined the University of Cambridge Computer Laboratory as a Postdoctoral Research Associate in 2006. He joined Koc University in 2009, and is currently an Associate Professor at the Department of Computer Engineering.

Dr. Sezgin leads the Intelligent User Interfaces Lab at Koç University. His main research goal is enabling people to interact with computers in a more natural fashion by combining techniques from machine learning, computer vision, computer graphics and human-computer interaction.

  mtsezgin@ku.edu.tr

Current Members

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Bekir Berker Türker
PhD Student
Research Engineer, KUIS AI

Backchannel Prediction In Human-Robot Interaction For Engaging Agents (co-supervised)

Aleyna Kütük
MSc Student
Koç University

Context-based Sketch Recognition

Demir Ekin Arıkan
Undergraduate Student
Koç University

Context-based Sketch Recognition

Caner Şetlek
Undergraduate Student
Koç University

Sketch-based Interfaces

Elizaveta Grintseviç
Undergraduate Student
Koç University

Sketch-based Interfaces

Zeynep Yorulmaz
Undergraduate Student
Koç University

Context-based Sketch Recognition

Alumni

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Assoc. Prof. Dr. Yusuf Sahillioğlu
Post-Doctoral Research Associate
Middle East Technical University

Sketch-based Articulated 3D Shape Retrieval

Başak Alper
Post-Doctoral Research Associate
NASA - Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Visualization Literacy at Elementary School

Neşe Alyüz Çivitci
Post-Doctoral Research Associate
Research Scientist at Intel Labs, Intel Corporation

Formative Affective Interfaces

Senem Ezgi Emgin
PhD Student
Apple

Vibrotactile Touch Screens

Çağlar Tırkaz
PhD Student
Applied Scientist at Amazon

Sketch and Attribute Based Query Interfaces (co-supervised)

Ayşe Küçükyılmaz
PhD Student
Assistant Professor, University of Nottingham

Haptic Role Allocation and Intention Negotiation in Human-Robot Collaboration (co-supervised)

R. Sinan Tümen
PhD Student
Koç University

Learning Stroke Fragmentation and Sketch Segmentation

Çağla Çığ Karaman
PhD Student
Sahibinden.com

Gaze-Aware Predictive Multimodal Interfaces

Alican Akman
MSc Student
Imperial College London

Deep Models for Generation of 3D Human Models and Animations from Sketches

Zana Buçinca
MSc Student
Harvard University

Incorporating Affect into Dialog Generation

Kurmanbek Kaiyrbekov
MSc Student
John Hopkins University

Stroke-based Sketched Symbol Segmentation And Generation (Deep Learning)

Ezgi Dede
MSc Student
Koç University

Sketch-based Interfaces

Gürkan Soykan
MSc Student
Koç University

Language and Drawings, Understanding Comics

Alara Zindancıoğlu
MSc Student
Koç University

Explainable Artificial Intelligence, Generative Models for Video Synthesis

Gökçe İymen
MSc Student
PragmaCraft

Generative Models for Audio-Based Formative Feedback

Ozan Can Altıok
MSc Student
Unscrambl, Inc.

Multimodal Interfaces for Motion Retrieval

Shabbir Marzban
MSc Student
Lahore University of Management Sciences

Affect Burst Detection and Recognition (co-supervised)

Erelcan Yanık
MSc Student
HAVELSAN

Active Learning for Sketch Recognition

Cansu Şen
MSc Student
University of Massachusetts Medical School

Semi-Supervised Multimodal Intelligent Content Translator

Kemal Tuğrul Yeşilbek
MSc Student
Elify.io

Effective Data Collection Strategies for Sketch-Based Interfaces

Atakan Arasan
MSc Student
Kargarn Yün Akrilik

Haptic Stylus with Inertial and Vibro Tactile Feedback (co-supervised)

Banuçiçek Gürcüoğlu
MSc Student
Sr. Data Scientist - D&A Business Planning IKEA IT AB - Group Digital Malmö Sweden

Learning People's Perception of Messiness for Hand-drawn Sketches

Özem Kalay
MSc Student
Seven Bridges

Detection of Recognition Errors from Eye Gaze Behavior in Sketch Recognition Interfaces

S. Özgür Öğüz
MSc Student
Uni Stuttgart and MPI

A Negotiation Model for Affective Visuo-Haptic Communication Between a Human Operator and a Machine (co-supervised)

Gül Sena Altıntaş
Undergraduate Student
ETH Zürich

AI Assisted PowerPoint

Ceren Kocaogullar
Undergraduate Student
University of Cambridge

A game to teach the core concepts of machine learning

Ahmet Akkoç
Undergraduate Student
IT University of Copenhagen

Generative Models for Audio-Based Formative Feedback

Anıl Kul
Undergraduate Student
Avantgarde

AI Assisted PowerPoint

İrem Karaca
Undergraduate Student
Koç University

Sketch-based Interfaces

Birkan Çelik
Undergraduate Student
Koç University

Sketch-based Interfaces

Aslı Ağılönü
Undergraduate Student
Koç University

Sketch-based Interfaces

Begüm Yalçın
Undergraduate Student
Koç University

Kart-ON Project

Yağmur Akarken
Undergraduate Student
Koç University

Kart-ON Project

Tuğrulcan Elmas
Summer Researcher
École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

Using Sketch Auto-Completion in Video Retrieval Engines

Arda İçmez
Summer Researcher
Facebook

Acceleration of Sketch Auto-Completion using Parallel Computing

Amirhossein Sayyafan
Summer Researcher
Washington State University

Demonstration of Sketch Auto-Completion in Real Life

Semih Günel
Summer Researcher
École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

Algorithm Optimization in Sketch Auto-Completion

Elif Yağmur Eyrice
Summer Researcher
Accenture

Demonstration of Sketch Auto-Completion in Real Life

Sardar Fatooreh Bonabi
Summer Researcher
University of California, Irvine

Efficient Annotation for Semi-Automated Content Translation

Zahra Montazeri
Summer Researcher
UC Irvine

Visualization of Big Data for e-Learning

Ahmet Bağlan
Summer Researcher
Market Risk Modelling at Nordea

Sketch Auto-Completion by Grouping Classes

Mustafa Tülü
Summer Researcher
argeX Research and Development LTD.

Fixtures for Ambient Traffic-Density Signage

Mustafa Emre Acer
Summer Researcher
Google

Sketch Recognition

Eren Sezener
Summer Researcher
Google DeepMind

Online Gaze Recognition Interface

Emrah Şamdan
Summer Researcher
Thundra

Robust Primitive Extraction for Free-Hand Strokes

Orhan Can Ceylan
Summer Researcher
Deliveroo

Multi-touch Applications in Windows 7

İsmail Ulutürk
Summer Researcher
University of South Florida

2D Sketch Recognition

H. Gökhan Himmetoglu
BSc Student
The University of British Columbia

Sketch Recognition