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.
Current Members
Name/Position Current Afilliation Research Contact
PhD Student
Early Programming Education with Shared Smartphones and Easy-to-Find Materials, Educational Interfaces
PhD Student
Affect Burst Detection and Recognition (co-supervised)
MSc Student
Context-based Sketch Recognition
MSc Student
Models of Engagement and Interaction for Groups of Robots
MSc Student
Sketch-based Interfaces
MSc Student
Language and Drawings, Understanding Comics
Undergraduate Student
Sketch-based Interfaces
Undergraduate Student
Sketch-based Interfaces
Alumni
Name/Position Current/Next Afilliation Research Contact
Post-Doctoral Research Associate
Sketch-based Articulated 3D Shape Retrieval
Post-Doctoral Research Associate
Visualization Literacy at Elementary School
Post-Doctoral Research Associate
Formative Affective Interfaces
PhD Student
Vibrotactile Touch Screens
PhD Student
Sketch and Attribute Based Query Interfaces (co-supervised)
PhD Student
Haptic Role Allocation and Intention Negotiation in Human-Robot Collaboration (co-supervised)
PhD Student
Learning Stroke Fragmentation and Sketch Segmentation
PhD Student
Gaze-Aware Predictive Multimodal Interfaces
MSc Student
Deep Models for Generation of 3D Human Models and Animations from Sketches
MSc Student
Incorporating Affect into Dialog Generation
MSc Student
Stroke-based Sketched Symbol Segmentation And Generation (Deep Learning)
MSc Student
Explainable Artificial Intelligence, Generative Models for Video Synthesis
MSc Student
Generative Models for Audio-Based Formative Feedback
MSc Student
Multimodal Interfaces for Motion Retrieval
MSc Student
Affect Burst Detection and Recognition (co-supervised)
MSc Student
Active Learning for Sketch Recognition
MSc Student
Semi-Supervised Multimodal Intelligent Content Translator
MSc Student
Effective Data Collection Strategies for Sketch-Based Interfaces
MSc Student
Haptic Stylus with Inertial and Vibro Tactile Feedback (co-supervised)
MSc Student
Learning People's Perception of Messiness for Hand-drawn Sketches
MSc Student
Detection of Recognition Errors from Eye Gaze Behavior in Sketch Recognition Interfaces
MSc Student
A Negotiation Model for Affective Visuo-Haptic Communication Between a Human Operator and a Machine (co-supervised)
Undergraduate Student
AI Assisted PowerPoint
Undergraduate Student
A game to teach the core concepts of machine learning
Undergraduate Student
Generative Models for Audio-Based Formative Feedback
Undergraduate Student
AI Assisted PowerPoint
Undergraduate Student
Sketch-based Interfaces
Undergraduate Student
Sketch-based Interfaces
Undergraduate Student
Sketch-based Interfaces
Undergraduate Student
Kart-ON Project
Undergraduate Student
Kart-ON Project
Summer Researcher
Using Sketch Auto-Completion in Video Retrieval Engines
Summer Researcher
Acceleration of Sketch Auto-Completion using Parallel Computing
Summer Researcher
Demonstration of Sketch Auto-Completion in Real Life
Summer Researcher
Algorithm Optimization in Sketch Auto-Completion
Summer Researcher
Demonstration of Sketch Auto-Completion in Real Life
Summer Researcher
Efficient Annotation for Semi-Automated Content Translation
Summer Researcher
Visualization of Big Data for e-Learning
Summer Researcher
Sketch Auto-Completion by Grouping Classes
Summer Researcher
Fixtures for Ambient Traffic-Density Signage
Summer Researcher
Sketch Recognition
Summer Researcher
Online Gaze Recognition Interface
Summer Researcher
Robust Primitive Extraction for Free-Hand Strokes
Summer Researcher
Multi-touch Applications in Windows 7
Summer Researcher
2D Sketch Recognition
BSc Student
Sketch Recognition