The Notion of Affordance: Focusing on the Interface of the Agent with the World Assoc. Prof. Dr. Erol Şahin Middle East Technical University The concept of affordances influenced studies in fields ranging from human–computer interaction to autonomous robotics. In the first part of this talk, I first introduce the notion […]
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Bilkent Mourns the Loss of Janusz Szprot, former instructor at the Faculty of Music and Performing Arts
Jazz musician and musicologist Janusz Szprot, former (1990 – 2014) instructor at the Faculty of Music and Performing Arts, passed away on Tuesday, July 2, 2019. We wish to extend our condolences to his family, friends and Bilkent community. The funeral services will be held in Poland.
Seminar: “The Hidden Figures in Fashion: Diversity Issue,” Lena Çavuşoğlu (İzmir University of Economics), Ümit Berkman Seminar Room, 1:40PM July 8 (EN)
Date: 8 July 2019, Monday Time: 13:40-14:40 Place: Faculty of Business Administration, Ümit Berkman Seminar Room (MA-330) “THE HIDDEN FIGURES IN FASHION: DIVERSITY ISSUE” by Lena Çavuşoğlu İzmir University of Economics Abstract: Prior research has emphasized how the fashion industry creates a burden on women to measure their self-worth with […]
Seminar: “Lending Cycles and Real Outcomes,” Orkun Saka (University of Sussex), Ümit Berkman Seminar Room, 10:40AM July 9 (EN)
Date: 9 July 2019, Tuesday Time: 10:40-11:40 Place: Faculty of Business Administration, Ümit Berkman Seminar Room (MA-330) “Lending Cycles and Real Outcomes” by Orkun Saka University of Sussex Abstract: We use data on the universe of credit in Turkey to document a strong political lending cycle. State-owned banks systematically adjust […]
MS Thesis Presentation: “GOOWE-ML: A Novel Online Stacked Ensemble for Multi-label Classification in Data Streams,” Alican Büyükçakır (CS), EA-409, 11AM July 11 (EN)
MS THESIS PRESENTATION: GOOWE-ML: A Novel Online Stacked Ensemble for Multi-label Classification in Data Streams Alican Büyükçakır MS Student (Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Fazlı Can) Computer Engineering Department As data streams become more prevalent, the necessity for online algorithms that mine this transient and dynamic data becomes clearer. Multi-label data stream […]
MS Thesis Presentation: “Multimodal Video-based Personality Recognition Using Long Short-Term Memory and Convolutional Neural Networks,” Süleyman Aslan (CS), EA-516, 1:30PM July 11 (EN)
MS THESIS PRESENTATION: “Multimodal Video-based Personality Recognition Using Long Short-Term Memory and Convolutional Neural Networks” Süleyman Aslan MS Student (Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Uğur Güdükbay ) Computer Engineering Department Personality computing and affective computing, where recognition of personality traits is essential, have gained increasing interest and attention in many research areas […]
MS Thesis Presentation: “Privacy-Preserving Protocols for Aggregate Location Queries via Homomorphic Encryption and Multiparty Computation,” Cihan Eryonucu (CS), EA-409, 2:30PM July 11 (EN)
MS THESIS PRESENTATION: Privacy-Preserving Protocols for Aggregate Location Queries via Homomorphic Encryption and Multiparty Computation Cihan Eryonucu MS Student (Supervisor: Asst. Prof. Dr. Erman Ayday) Computer Engineering Department Two main goals of the businesses are to serve their customers better and in the meantime, increase their profit. One of the […]
Talk: “Lessons in the dark – on Buene’s Music,” Evind Buene (Composer), Room 242, 5:15PM June 28 (EN)
Composer and literary figure Eivind Buene delivers his second talk in the framework of Bilkent Composition Academy. All Bilkenters are cordially invited. Talk language is English. Speaker: Evind Buene Talk title: “Lessons in the dark – on Buene’s Music” Date and hour: June 28, Friday, 17:15-18:45 Place: Room 242 at […]
Bilkent University Theatre Days, June 23-28, 2019
BILKENT UNIVERSITY THEATRE DAYS Bilkent University Theatre Department is hosting 8. Bilkent Theater Days, International University Theatre Festival between 23-28 June. Participant schools are Turkey, USA, China, Korea, Northern Cyprus,Macedonia and Iran. This year 11 productions are being performed by theatre students from Turkey and around the world in Bilkent […]
Concert: Arditti Quartet, Bilkent Concert Hall, 8PM June 27
Arditti Quartet “Lachenmann, Harvey, Andre, Gedizlioğlu” June 27, Thursday, Bilkent Concert Hall, 20:00 With their world-wide reputation for spirited and technically refined interpretations of contemporary and earlier 20th century music, the legendary Arditti Quartet will be giving their first concert on June 27, Thursday, as honored guests of the Bilkent […]