
T. Metin Sezgin
[ Curriculum Vitae ]
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
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
Models of Engagement and Interaction for Groups of Robots
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
Sketch and Attribute Based Query Interfaces (co-supervised)

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

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

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

MSc Student
Explainable Artificial Intelligence, Generative Models for Video Synthesis

MSc Student
Affect Burst Detection and Recognition (co-supervised)

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
A game to teach the core concepts of machine learning

Undergraduate Student
Generative Models for Audio-Based Formative Feedback

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
Efficient Annotation for Semi-Automated Content Translation

Summer Researcher
Sketch Auto-Completion by Grouping Classes

Summer Researcher
Fixtures for Ambient Traffic-Density Signage