MSc in Chemistry Thesis Defense by Yaren Şevval Özdoğan Title: Ion Specificity and Cononsolvency Effects on Neutral Macromolecules Advisor: Asst. Prof. Halil Ibrahim Okur Date: September 9, 2025 Time: 11.00 Place: Chemistry Department Meeting Room (SB Building, 1. Floor) Abstract: Ions, osmolytes, and other small molecules can interact with macromolecules […]
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POLS Seminar: “Thinking Globally about World Politics—Case Studies”, Monica Herz, 3:30PM September 9 2025 (EN)
Seminar: ‘Thinking Globally about World Politics—case studies’ Speakers: Monica Herz, PUC-Rio, Karen Smith, University of Leiden, Pınar Bilgin, Bilkent University Room: A130 Date/time: 9 September 15:30-17:00 The ‘Global IR and Regional Worlds’ agenda of ISA 2015 has bifurcated into critiques of globality in IR theorising on the one hand, and […]
KMO Event: “Alumni Homecoming 2025”, 12:00Noon September 14 2025
You are invited to our traditional Alumni Homecoming (MEH) , which will be organized by the Career and Alumni Office on Sunday, September 14th at noon.
FS Seminar: “Quantifying Emergence: Tools from Statistical Mechanics and Information Theory”, Henrik Jeldtoft Jensen, 3:30PM September 17 2025
You are cordially invited to the Colloquium organized by Faculty of Science. Speaker: Professor Henrik Jeldtoft Jensen (Professor of Mathematical Physics and leader of the Complexity Science Centre at Imperial College London, UK.) Title: “Quantifying Emergence: tools from statistical mechanics and information theory” Date: Wednesday, 17 September 2025 Time: 15:30 […]
PhilFest’25: “Bilkent Philosophy Festival”, 12:00Noon September 27, 2025
For More: https://philfest.bilkent.edu.tr/
CHEM Seminar: “Thesis Defense Presentation: Systematic Investigation of Intramolecular Through-Space Charge Transfer in Naphthalene-Based Systems with Various Donor and Acceptor Moieties”, Gizem Yıldız, 1:00PM August 25 2025 (EN)
Date: August 25, Monday Time: 13:00 Place: Chemistry Department Meeting Room Gizem Yıldız Advisor: Assistant Professor Yunus Emre Türkmen Title: Systematic Investigation of Intramolecular Through-Space Charge Transfer in Naphthalene-Based Systems with Various Donor and Acceptor Moieties Abstract: Charge transfer (CT) is the transition between two states with different charge densities, […]
CHEM Seminar: “Thesis Defense Presentation: The Delocalization of Lone Pair Electrons on Oxygen Dictates Solubility In Aqueous Media”, Sena Nur Aykut, 3:00PM August 25 2025 (EN)
Date: August 25, Monday Time: 15:00 Place: Chemistry Department Meeting Room Sena Nur Aykut Advisor: Asst. Prof. Halil İbrahim Okur Co-Advisor: Asst. Prof. Fahri Alkan Title: The Delocalization of Lone Pair Electrons on Oxygen Dictates Solubility In Aqueous Media Abstract: The solution behavior of polyethers exhibits substantial differences, especially in […]
PHYS Seminar: “Thesis Defense Presentation: Geometry, Topology, and Emergent Quantum Phases: Quasicrystals, Moir’e Magnets, and Spin Liquids”, Mehmet Akif Keskiner, 4:00PM August 20 2025 (EN)
GRADUATE SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND SCIENCE PHYSICS GRADUATE PROGRAM PhD Thesis Defense Mehmet Akif Keskiner Advisor: Prof. Dr. Mehmet Özgür Oktel Title: Geometry, Topology, and Emergent Quantum Phases: Quasicrystals, Moir’e Magnets, and Spin Liquids Abstract: This thesis explores how quasiperiodic geometry, moir´e superlattice, and fraction-lized spin excitations generate novel electronic […]
MATH Seminar: “Arithmetic Properties of Return Sets in Linear Dynamics III”, Konstantinos Maronikolakis, 5:00PM August 4 2025 (EN)
You are cordially invited to the seminar organized by the Department of Mathematics. Speaker: Konstantinos Maronikolakis (Bilkent) “Arithmetic properties of return sets in linear dynamics III” Abstract: In this talk, we will finish our exploration of the arithmetic properties of return sets of linear dynamical systems. Date: Monday 4th of […]
IE Seminar: “M.S. Thesis Presentation: Privacy-Preserving Data Normalization Techniques with Multiparty Homomorphic Encryption for Federated Learning”, Melih Coşğun, 10:00AM August 5 2025 (EN)
Privacy-Preserving Data Normalization Techniques with Multiparty Homomorphic Encryption for Federated Learning Melih Coşğun Master Student (Supervisor: Asst.Prof.Sinem Sav) Computer Engineering Department Bilkent University Abstract: Data normalization is a crucial preprocessing step for enhancing model performance and training stability. In federated learning (FL), where data remains distributed across multiple parties during […]