Education
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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
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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
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Part-Time Software Developer
Nov, 2013 - Dec, 2014 Software Resarch & Development Consultancy
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Intern Software Developer
Summer 2013 LockSmith Software Technologies
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Student Asistant
2012 Spring Middle East Technical University, Department of Computer Engineering
CENG230 - Introduction to C Programming
Research Projects
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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.
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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