Director, AI & Autonomous Systems Research Lab

Prof. Dr. Evren Yildirim

Professor of Computer Science & Artificial Intelligence

Multidisciplinary research on human-centered AI algorithms, deep reinforcement learning, and computational transformations in society.

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Prof. Dr. Evren Yildirim

Selected Publications

Publications

IEEE Transactions on Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence (TPAMI) 2025

Trustworthiness and Transparency Frameworks in Explainable Artificial Intelligence

Prof. Dr. Evren Yildirim, Dr. Sarah Chen, Dr. Mehmet Aksoy

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ACM Transactions on Intelligent Systems and Technology (TIST) 2024

Auditing Bias and Algorithmic Fairness in Large Language Models

Prof. Dr. Evren Yildirim, Dr. Clara Dupont

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Nature Machine Intelligence 2023

Deep Reinforcement Learning for Autonomous Fleet Management and Dynamic Routing

Prof. Dr. Evren Yildirim, Caner Sahin

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Research 01 Ongoing (2024-2027)

Horizon Europe: Human-Centric Trustworthy AI & Transparent Decision Engines

EU Horizon Europe funded €3.2M international research consortium developing mathematical explainability frameworks for critical decision-making in healthcare and finance.

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Books

Published Books

Otonom Sistemler ve İnsan Geleceği: Yapay Zekâ, Etik ve Toplumsal Dönüşüm

Otonom Sistemler ve İnsan Geleceği: Yapay Zekâ, Etik ve Toplumsal Dönüşüm

Oxford Academic Press · 2024

Oxford Academic Press tarafından yayımlanan bu kapsamlı eser; derin öğrenme algoritmalarının, otonom kararların ve yapay zekâ etiğ…

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Career Timeline

Academic Career & Milestones

  1. 2006
    01

    B.S. & M.S. in Computer Engineering, METU

    Graduated with honors and completed M.S. thesis on Computer Vision.

  2. 2012
    02

    Ph.D. & Postdoc at MIT CSAIL

    Ph.D. at MIT CSAIL focused on Autonomous Decision Systems and Reinforcement Learning.

  3. 2017
    03

    Associate Professorship & TUBITAK Incentive Award

    Awarded for international high-impact publications and patents in AI & Machine Learning.

  4. 2022
    04

    Full Professorship & Lab Directorship

    Promoted to Full Professor of Computer Science. Founded the AI & Autonomous Systems Research Lab.

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