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Research Interests

My main research interests are:

  • Explainability of Graph Neural Networks

  • Uncertain Graphs

  • Covering Number of Neural Networks

  • Challenges of using Graph Neural Networks on large graphs

  • Hyper-graph Neural Networks

  • Creative Networks 

  • Generative models in image and graph domains

  • Model Collapsing of Neural Networks

  • Missing Modes

Explainable AI

Sep 2022 - Present

I am working on explainability of graph neural networks. Different types of them, algorithms, orientations...

On different downstream tasks including graph classification, node classification, link prediction, entity resolution, question answering... 

Generative Adversarial Networks 

Jan 2018 - Sep 2020

​My master's project was based on generative models, auto-encoders and variations of them, hybrid models, mode collapse and missing mode problems

Software Development

Aug 2016 - Jan 2018

Developing some applications for BI models by the datasets provided by a technopark

Web Application Development 

Sep 2014 - May 2016

Developing some web-based applications and website designing...

Work
Experience

Project Supervisor

Sep 2022 - Present

The project is related to age prediction on brain images.

Teaching Assistant

Jan 2018 - Sep 2020

Teaching assistant in Sabanci University.

Research Assistant

Jan 2018 - Sep 2020

Research assistant in Sabanci University.

Application Development 

Jan 2018 - Sep 2020

Developing applications as external job.

Education

Ph.D. student in Aalborg University

Sep 2022 - Present

Ph.D. Fellow in Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark.

Master's degree in Sabanci University

Sep 2012 - May 2016

Master's student in Sabanci University, Istanbul, Turkey.

Bachelor's degree in University of Tabriz

Sep 2012 - May 2016

Bachelor's student in University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran.

Skills
& Expertise

  • External Reviewer for SIGMOD 2024, PVLDB 2023.

  • Programming experience and skills in more than 15 programming languages including Visual Basics, C, C++, Java, C#, PHP, HTML4&5, ASP, SPSS, CSS, JavaScript, Google App Script, Python, Swift, Rstudio, SQL, MATLAB, VHDL, Circuit Design through Quartus, Verilog, Network Design Script, SAT tools mini-sat.

  • Research in some projects based on high-level algorithms and programming languages: Region-based face detection, gender detection, generative realistic photos, and Adversarial Face Attacks.

  • Doing web sorting project and student graduation analysis web-based application.

  • Invigilating more than 50 exams, Sabanci University, Istanbul, Turkey including all engineering departments.

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