I'm a postdoc in Noah's Ark at UW NLP,
working with Noah Smith.
My research focuses on computational auditory scene analysis and music language modeling,
heavily inspired by Gestalt psychology and the role of inductive bias
in multimodal artificial intelligence.
Most recently, I completed a long-term project on building human-readable music notation
with audio grounding, designed to provide inductive bias to machine learning
algorithms — you can see how it enables a speech recognition model to generate
time-aligned sheet music.
Research interests
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Automatic Music Transcription
Unraveling musical notes from real-life classical music recordings.
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Music Performance Analysis
Analyzing technical and expressive nuances in musical performances.
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Auditory Stream Segregation
Untangling complex audio mixtures into individual source parameters.
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Multimodal Content Retrieval
Extracting information from text, video, and audio for complex tasks.
Personal Interests
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
For three years, I organized the Rubato classical music concert series
at Bogazici University — the namesake of the
Rubato model.
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!
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!
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!
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!
Experience & Education
Postdoctoral Researcher in Computer Science
Paul G. Allen School — University of Washington2025 — present
Music transcription, music language modeling, and computational auditory scene analysis.
PhD in Information & Communication Technologies
Music Technology Group — Universitat Pompeu Fabra2020 — 2024
Self- and weakly-supervised learning for various music information retrieval tasks such as music transcription and source separation.
M.S. in Electrical & Electronics Engineering
Bogazici University2017 — 2020
Weakly-supervised learning for sign language recognition and keyword search.
B.S. in Electrical & Electronics Engineering
Bogazici University2012 — 2017
Specialization in Digital Signal Processing
Languages
Turkish
Native
English
Profficient
Spanish
Upper Intermediate
Chinese
Intermediate
Python
Profficient
Circus Arts
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