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Seminar: “Relative Performance Evaluation of Overconfident CEOs,” Kerem Kılıç (HEC Paris), Ümit Berkman Seminar Room, 1:40PM November 8 (EN)

Date: 08 November 2019, Friday Time: 13:40-14:40 Place: Faculty of Business Administration, Ümit Berkman Seminar Room (MA-330) “Relative Performance Evaluation of Overconfident CEOs” by Kerem Kılıç HEC Paris Abstract: This paper offers one of the first empirical tests of the relationship between performance evaluation mechanisms and risk-taking by biased chief […]

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IR Seminar: “Foreign State Patrons and Civilian Support for Armed Groups,” Assoc. Prof. Belgin Şan Akca (Koç University), A-130, 12:30PM November 6 (EN)

Associate Professor Belgin Şan Akca – Koç University “Foreign State Patrons and Civilian Support for Armed Groups” Date & Time: 06.11.2019, Wednesday, 12.30 Room: A-130 Short Bio: Belgin San-Akca is an Associate Professor of Political Science at the Department of International Relations in Koç University. She received her Ph.D. from […]

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Talk: “Why Bother? Rethinking Participation in Elections and Protests,” Dr. Selim Erdem Aytaç (Koç University), A-130, 12:30PM November 7 (EN)

Talk: “Why Bother? Rethinking Participation in Elections and Protests” by Asst. Prof. Dr. Selim Erdem Aytaç Department of International Relations, Koç University Thursday, November 7, 2019, 12:30 p.m. FEASS Building, A-130 Abstract: Why do vote-suppression efforts sometimes fail? Why does police repression of demonstrators sometimes turn localized protests into massive, […]

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Seminar: “Exploration of Cognitive Processes with Eye Tracking,” Prof. Dr. Kürşat Çağıltay (METU), EE-01, 12:40PM November 7 (EN)

Dear Colleagues, You are cordially invited to seminar organized by the Bilkent Teaching and Learning Support Center (BTLSC). Title: Exploration of Cognitive Processes with Eye Tracking By: Prof. Dr. Kürşat Çağıltay, Computer Education & Instructional Technology, METU. Date: November 7, 2019 Time: 12:40-13:30 Place: Electrical and Electronics Engineering, EE-01 Abstract: […]

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CS Seminar: “Multi-Task Networks for Coloring, Counting and Cliff-Diving,” Prof. Dr. Cees Snoek (University of Amsterdam), EA-409, 1PM November 7 (EN)

Multi-Task Networks for Coloring, Counting and Cliff-Diving Prof. Dr. Cees Snoek University of Amsterdam In this talk we present recent progress on colorizing gray-scale photographs, counting arbitrary objects and detecting human activities in video. While each of these computer vision challenges have a different purpose, they all benefit from a […]

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