Curriculum Vitae

Education

  • Ph. D. 2017 - 2022

    Middle East Technical University, Department of Computer Engineering
    Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Faruk Polat
    Co-supervisor: Dr. Erkin Çilden
    GPA: 3.64 / 4.00

  • M. Sc. 2015 - 2017

    Middle East Technical University, Department of Computer Engineering
    Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Faruk Polat
    GPA: 3.71 / 4.00

  • B. Sc. 2010 - 2015

    Middle East Technical University, Department of Computer Engineering
    GPA: 3.41 / 4.00

Work Experience

  • Post-Doctoral Researcher Aug, 2023 - Present

    Utrecht University, Department of Information and Computing Science
    Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Pınar Yolum

  • Research and Teaching Asistant Oct, 2015 - Present

    Middle East Technical University, Department of Computer Engineering

  • Part-Time Software Developer Nov, 2013 - Dec, 2014

    Software Resarch & Development Consultancy

  • Intern Software Developer Summer 2013

    LockSmith Software Technologies

  • Student Asistant 2012 Spring

    Middle East Technical University, Department of Computer Engineering
    CENG230 - Introduction to C Programming

Research Projects

  • Solving Partially Observable Privacy Conflicts with Multi-Agent Reinforcement Learning

    Aug, 2023 - Present
    Supported by the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey(TUBITAK) through BIDEB 2219 International Postdoctoral Research Scholarship Program.

  • Program and Capacity Management System for Council of Higher Education (YÖK)

    Sep, 2018 - May, 2020
    Supported by the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey(TUBITAK) under Grant No. 115G086.

  • A Stakeholder Oriented Intelligent System for Energy Retrofit

    June, 2018 - Sep, 2018
    Supported by British Council and the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey(TUBITAK) under Grant No. 217M519.

  • Subgoal Identification in Sequential Decision Making under Partial Observability

    May, 2016 - May, 2018
    Supported by the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey(TUBITAK) under Grant No. 215E250.

Publications

  • M. İlayda Bal, H.Aydın, C. İyigün, F. Polat, "Potential-based reward shaping using state–space segmentation for efficiency in reinforcement learning", Future Generation Computer Systems, Vol. 157, pp.469-484, August, 2024

  • H.Aydın, "Assisting Users in Privacy Conflicts with Partially Observable Multi-Agent Reinforcement Learning", In HHAI 2024, 3rd International Conference on Hybrid Human Artificial Intelligence, June, 2024, Malmo, Sweden

  • M. İlayda Bal, C. İyigün, F. Polat, H.Aydın, "Population-based exploration in reinforcement learning through repulsive reward shaping using eligibility traces", Annals of Operations Research, January, 2024

  • H.Aydın, E. Çilden, F. Polat, "Using chains of bottleneck transitions to decompose and solve Reinforcement Learning tasks with hidden states", Future Generation Computer Systems, Vol. 133, pp.153-168, August, 2022

  • H.Aydın, E. Çilden, F. Polat, "Compact Frequency Memory for Reinforcement Learning with Hidden States", In PRIMA 2019, 22th International Conference on Principle and Practice of Multi-agent Systems, October, 2019, Torino, ITALY

  • H.Aydın, E. Çilden and F.Polat, "Using Transitional Bottlenecks to Improve Learning in Nearest Sequence Memory Algorithm", In 29th International Conference on Tools with Artificial Intelligence, November, 2017, Boston, MA, USA.

  • M. Gençtürk, E. Alpay, G. B. L. Ertürkmen, A. Doğaç, H. Aydın, “Self-Management of Patients with Severe Arthritis through a Personal Health System: the Turkish Case Study in the PALANTE Project” In eChallenges 2014 Conference, October, 2014, Belfast, IRELAND.

Translations

  • H.Aydın, F. Yarman Vural, "Derin Modellerin Eğitiminde Eniyileme" [Optimization for Training Deep Models]. In "Derin Öğrenme" [Deep Learning (Goodfellow et. al.)] (pp. 273 - 317). Buzdağı Yayınevi, October, 2018, Ankara, TURKEY

  • H.Aydın, F. Yarman Vural, "Doğrusal Faktör Modelleri" [Linear Factor Models]. In "Derin Öğrenme" [Deep Learning (Goodfellow et. al.)] (pp. 493 - 504). Buzdağı Yayınevi, October, 2018, Ankara, TURKEY

Other Professional Activities

  • Programme Committee, 27th European Conference on Articial Intelligence (ECAI), 2024