PhD, Computer Science

2020 - 2024

Lancaster University

Thesis title: “Synthetic Data for Machine Learning”. Supervisors: Leandro Marcolino, Richard Jiang, and Erickson R. Nascimento (Microsoft)

MSc, Computer Engineering

2018 - 2021

Hacettepe University

Thesis title: “Synthetic Data Generation for Training and Evaluation of Deep Learning-based Computer Vision Models” Supervisors: Ufuk Celikcan, Erkut Erdem, and Aykut Erdem Including modules in Data Mining, Computer Vision, Neural Networks, and Image Processing. GPA: 3.97/4.00

BSc, Computer Engineering

2015 - 2018

Ankara Yildirim Beyazit University

Including modules in Applications of Computer Graphics, Operating Systems, Digital Image Processing, and Big Data. GPA: 3.67/4.00 (High Honors)

BSc, Electronics and Communication Engineering

2013 - 2017

Ankara Yildirim Beyazit University

First rank in the Faculty and BSc Valedictorian. Including modules in Microprocessors, Control Systems, Process Control, and Signal and Systems. GPA: 3.69/4.00 (High Honors)

EPSRC Research Fellow in Explainable AI

2024 - Present

University of Surrey, UK

• Researched state-of-the-art semantic segmentation methods in remote sensing with applications in building damage assessment (BDA) and change detection, focusing on robustness under real-world challenges such as occlusion, spectral similarity, and single-temporal data.
• Designed and developed BSNet, an entropy-based adaptive building segmentation network, introducing multi-level weighted aggregation, adaptive downsampling, and entropy-guided reception mechanisms, achieving state-of-the-art performance on four benchmark datasets.
• Proposed PBDANet, a novel end-to-end single-temporal pixel-level BDA method using only post-disaster satellite imagery. Utilized adaptive dual upsampling, structural attention, and entropy-weighted refinement to deliver highly accurate damage maps
• Advanced explainable multi-view representation learning for remote sensing scene classification by leveraging evolving fuzzy neural encoders and multi-CNN feature fusion.

Lecturer (Assistant Professor)

2022 - 2024

University for the Creative Arts (UCA), UK

• FGCT4016 Gameplay Design and Programming
• FGTE5004 Games Systems Design
• FGCT5017 Tools and Production
• FGTE6003 Final Major Project