Hello! I’m Begüm — an MSc student in Computer Science at the Intelligent User Interfaces Lab, Koç University, supervised by Prof. Metin Sezgin. I received my Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science from Bilkent University.

My current research explores how people communicate and develop ideas through sketching, language, and other intuitive forms of interaction, and how these modalities can inform the design of more expressive and collaborative computational tools.

More broadly, my interests lie at the intersection of human–computer interaction, artificial intelligence, and computer graphics. I am particularly interested in how we represent and interpret human expression computationally, and how these representations shape the possibilities for human–AI interaction. Through this work, I aim to develop human-centered intelligent systems that expand how we think, learn, and create with machines.

Always open to collaborations and conversations. Feel free to reach out!

                     
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