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CS Seminar: “Toward Autonomous Digital Agents in the Real World”, İzzeddin Gür (Google Deepmind), 10:30AM October 22, 2026 (EN)

Toward Autonomous Digital Agents in the Real World İzzeddin Gür Google Deepmind Abstract: Reinforcement Learning (RL) provides a mathematically grounded foundation for sequential decision-making. Yet, deploying RL agents for real-world digital tasks remains a significant challenge. Contemporary web pages present unstructured state spaces that exhibit long-context HTML code with high […]

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PHIL Seminar: “The Constitution’s Sovereignty: Carl Schmitt on Normality”, Jonas Heller (Goethe University of Frankfurt), 3:30PM October 22, 2026 (EN)

Title: The Constitution’s Sovereignty: Carl Schmitt on Normality By Jonas Heller (Goethe University of Frankfurt, Philosophy) Date: Thursday, October 22, 2026 Time: 1530-1700 Room: Humanities Seminar Room (H-232) Abstract: The legal scholar Carl Schmitt is best known for his theory of the emergency (“Ernstfall”), to which he attributes a heuristic […]

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LAW Seminar: “Climate Law Lab: ‘New Paradigms in Commercial Law: Sustainability and Climate Change’”, Başak Şit İmamoğlu, 5:30PM October 22, 2026 (TR)

Climate Law Seminars Begin! Bilkent University Faculty of Law is pleased to announce a seminar organised by the Climate Law Lab, featuring Assoc. Prof. Dr. Başak Şit İmamoğlu and her talk titled “New Paradigms in Commercial Law: Sustainability and Climate Change.” Date: Thursday, 22 October 2026 Time: 17:30 Venue: Library Art […]

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CHEM Seminar: “Functional Molecular Chemistry and Analytics: From Molecular Design to Sustainable Energy Conversion and Storage”, Ali Tuna (Metropolia University of Applied Sciences), 12:30Noon October 20, 2026 (EN)

You are cordially invited to attend the seminar organized by the Department of Chemistry. Title: Functional Molecular Chemistry and Analytics: From Molecular Design to Sustainable Energy Conversion and Storage Speaker: Ali Tuna, PhD Sp Chemist Date: 20/10/2026, Tuesday Time: 12:30 (Turkiye Time) Place: SBZ-14 Functional Molecular Chemistry and Analytics: From […]

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MATH Seminar: “Functional Molecular Chemistry and Analytics: From Molecular Design to Sustainable Energy Conversion and Storage”, Rose Lopez (Bilkent University), 2:00PM October 20, 2026 (EN)

You are cordially invited to the Arithmetic Geometry & Number Theory Seminar organized by the Department of Mathematics. Speaker: Rose Lopez (Bilkent University) “Shimura Curves as stacks and Atkin-Lehner involutions on them” Abstract: I will be presenting on work in progress joint with John Voight towards understanding Shimura curves as […]

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NSC&ASBAM Seminar: “Optogenetics — From Algae to Treatment of Blindness: The 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine”, Turgay Dalkara (Bilkent University), 5:30PM October 20, 2026 (EN)

Title: Optogenetics — From Algae to Treatment of Blindness: The 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine Speaker: Prof. Dr. Turgay Dalkara (Bilkent University, Neuroscience and Molecular Biology and Genetics) In this university-wide seminar, Prof. Dr. Turgay Dalkara will discuss the scientific foundations of optogenetics, its significance in neuroscience, and […]

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