About me

I'm a passionate researcher specializing in Music Information Retrieval (MIR), currently pursuing my PhD with Prof. Xavier Serra. My work involves creating innovative algorithms for various MIR tasks, including music transcription, pitch estimation, source separation, and music performance analysis. I explore both self-supervised and weakly-supervised learning approaches, empowering our algorithms to learn from minimal labeled data. Beyond audio, I embrace the synergy of audio, video, and text domains to enhance the richness of music understanding.

Research interests

  • 🎵

    Automatic Music Transcription

    Unraveling musical notes from real-life classical music recordings.

  • 🎤

    Music Performance Analysis

    Analyzing technical and expressive nuances in musical performances.

  • 👂

    Auditory Stream Segregation

    Untangling complex audio mixtures into individual source parameters.

  • 🔍

    Multimodal Content Retrieval

    Extracting information from text, video, and audio for complex tasks.

Personal Interests

  • Music

    Classical Music

    My passion for music and music technology started thanks to the violin! I am a devout chamber music enthusiast, and I have been playing the violin and the viola in various chamber music ensembles and orchestras. I used to sing in choirs as well.

    Violinist & Violist

    • - UPF Chamber Orchestra, 2022-23

    • - Tasplak Symphony Orch., 2019-20

    • - Boston University Orch., 2015

    • - Monster Game Music Orch., 2014

    Choir Singer, Tenor

    • - UPF Choir, 2021-22

    • - BUMK Classical Choir, 2017-19

    • - Folia Corale, 2019

  • Circus

    Circus Arts

    By far my biggest obsession since I started the PhD! I am a circus artist-wannabe, specializing in aerial straps and silks. I am VERY passionate about sharing my knowledge and experience with others, you can find me in Can Battlo after work!

  • Circus

    History

    A devoted history enthusiast here! Early modern era is my specialty! And of course, an interest in history comes with a passion for geography, architecture, traveling and exploring new cultures!

  • Circus

    Gardening

    My giant pothos is the pride of the show! Others include monstera, aloe vera, jasmine, and dipladenia. More philosophically, I am interested in observing how self-sustaining systems work in nature. Currently doing my research for a balanced ecosystem aquiarium!

  • Circus

    Design

    I am very passionate about creating visually appealing content, and bringing joy and color to my boring scientific presentations! Most of the logos and illustrations of my publications and demos, including this website, are designed by me!

Education

  1. PhD in Information & Communication Technologies

    Universitat Pompeu Fabra 2020 — present

    Self- and weakly-supervised learning for various music information retrieval tasks such as music transcription and source separation.

  2. M.S. in Electrical & Electronics Engineering

    Bogazici University 2017 — 2020

    Weakly-supervised learning for sign language recognition and keyword search.

  3. B.S. in Electrical & Electronics Engineering

    Bogazici University 2012 — 2017

    Specialization in Digital Signal Processing

Languages

  • Turkish
    Native
  • English
    Profficient
  • Spanish
    Upper Intermediate
  • Chinese
    Intermediate
  • Python
    Profficient
Circus

Circus Arts

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Publications