PhD Student in Computer Engineering
Location: Ankara, Turkey
Email: bartu.akyurek@metu.edu.tr
GitHub: github.com/bartuakyurek
Portfolio: bartuakyurek.com
I am a PhD student specializing in Geometry Processing under the supervision of Prof. Yusuf Sahillioğlu. My interests also include fine and contemporary arts, particularly new media art. I am passionate about interdisciplinary work at the intersection of engineering, arts, and social sciences as well as learning how to learn.
(2025 – Present) PhD, Middle East Technical University, Computer Engineering
(2021 – 2025) MSc, Middle East Technical University, Computer Engineering, CGPA: 3.93
(2017 – 2021) BSc, Ihsan Dogramaci Bilkent University, Electrical and Electronics Engineering, CGPA:3.00
(March 2025 – Present) TUBITAK Project Scholar, under the project "3D Scanning Registration and Reconstruction for Digital Twin Creation"
(March 2023 – September 2023) New Media Art Events Organizer and Teaching Assistant (Fine Arts), Dogan Tasdelen Contemporary Arts Center Turan Erol Art Atelier
(March 2022 – June 2023) TUBITAK Project Scholar, under the project ”Computation of Transmissions Between Non-Isometric Shapes”
(July – August 2020) Intern, Bilkent University EEE Department
(July – August 2019) Intern, Desard Tech
I worked on a toy guitar project, designed to teach basic electronics without requiring a technical background.
B. Akyürek and Y. Sahillioğlu, Real-Time Secondary Animation with Spring Decomposed Skinning, Computer Graphics Forum (Proc. SGP), Vol. 44, No. 5, 2025
(Also presented in Symposium on Geometry Processing 2025.)
Programming: Python (main), Rust (preferred), C++, MATLAB, Java, Assembly, VHDL
CAD Tools: Blender, AutoCAD, Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Altium Designer
Languages: Turkish (native), English (fluent), German (beginner), Japanese (beginner)
MSc Thesis: Real-Time Secondary Animation with Spring Decomposed Skinning
See also: bartuakyurek.com/software