Ilke Demir

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[03/08/25] Recording of my C2PA talk at Open Source Forum is online.
[02/11/25] I'll be speaking about C2PA in Academy Software Foundation's Open Source Forum.
[12/20/24] Second USM3D workshop will be colocated with CVPR 2025!
[12/04/24] See you in PAI 2024 Partner Forum!
[11/07/24] My podcast with The Harvest is online!
[11/05/24] I gave an invited talk in the International Copyright Technology Conference by Korean Copyright Commission.
[11/04/24] We released the second blog on integrating semantic hierarchy in Gaussian Splatting for our MIT SGI project.
[10/30/24] I was an invited AI trainer to TechCamp Korea by US. Dept. of State and US Embassy Seoul. During the 3 day TechCamp Korea; developers, CEOs, and young leaders from Korea are mentored by me and other trainers to develop their own projects for "Shaping the Future of AI Responsibly", in addition to attending interactive lectures for learning to navigate the RAI landscape.
[10/04/24] I gave an invited ACM DSP lecture called “Embattling for a Deep Fake Dystopia” in The College of New Jersey.
[09/29/24] I gave "Battle Against Deepfakes using Authenticity" talk in the ECCV 2024 tutorial "Responsibly Building Generative Models".
[09/26/24] FakeCatcher is highlighted by PBS Nova as a detection tool against deepfakes.
[09/23/24] I briefed BRT (Business RoundTable) about Trusted Media research and contributions.
[09/10/24] We had a great panel in LA Sync Mission about AI and IP Policy. Sync Mission is a multi-day event co-organized by the US Trade Dept. and British government to foster collaborations between art, music, and entertainment industries of the two countries.
[09/11/24] I attended National Academy of Engineering's Frontiers of Engineering Symposium 2024, where 100 nation-wide selected researchers gathered to spark multi-disciplinary collaborations.
[08/24] We concluded another year of MIT SGI for 2024.
[08/26/24] One paper is accepted as an oral presentation to ISVC'24.
[08/21/24] FakeCatcher is recognized as a finalist in EnTech Awards!
[08/16/24] I am invited as a trainer to TechCamp Korea!
[08/14/24] I served as a judge in Intel AI Global Impact Festival, evaluating projects for innovative use of AI and technical merit.
[08/02/24] I will give an invited ACM DSP Lecture at The College of New Jersey in October.
[07/23/24] I am an invited panelist on Digital Hollywood's session on "AI and the Crisis of Creative Rights: Deep Fakes, Ethics and the Law".
[07/18/24] I gave an invited lecture at ACM Sacramento Chapter called "The Science of Generative Architecture: Proceduralization".
[07/11/24] I gave an invited talk in Intel AI Forum titled "Trusted Media in the Age of Generative AI".
[06/27/24] I have the honor to be selected to participate in Frontiers of Engineering Symposium of National Academy of Engineering.

Who am I?

I am a curious research scientist, working on topics in 3D vision, computational geometry, generative models, remote sensing, and deep learning. I earned my Ph.D. from Department of Computer Science at Purdue University, working under supervision of Daniel Aliaga. Then I joined Facebook as a Postdoctoral Research Scientist to work with Ramesh Raskar. After some groundbreaking projects, I left to pursue a startup path, which ended with an acquisition. Which led me to find my research heaven in the world's largest volumetric capture stage at Intel Studios. You can reach my publications, projects, talks, and several other resources from the tabs at the top of the page.

I got my B.S. degree in Computer Engineering with a minor in Electrics and Electronics Engineering from Middle East Technical University (METU), Turkey. I also did an internship at Pixar Animation Studios, for which I will always stay as a Pixarian by heart.

For academic collaborations, speaking engagements, or podcast inquiries feel free to reach out from my public profiles below.

I will also leave a link to my previous semi-personal sites, which may have been taken down after I accomplish my mission there.