Ercan Ezin recently completed his Ph.D. in Context-Aware Recommender Systems from the University of Bristol in May 2024. He holds an MSc in Advanced Computer Science from the University of Essex, UK, and dual BSc degrees in Computer Education and Instructional Technologies and Software Engineering from Bahçeşehir University, Türkiye.
Dr. Ezin's research focuses on novel AI and Machine Learning research projects, particularly in Context-Aware Next-POI Recommendations and, more recently, Natural Language Processing. With extensive experience as an AI Researcher and Teaching Assistant at the University of Bristol, he has published papers in top-tier conferences on recommender systems and is actively involved in Natural Language Processing projects in a newly established research lab called ANLAM Lab.
Dr. Ezin's industry background includes roles as a Java Software Developer, Data Scientist, and IT Director, bringing a blend of academic expertise and practical software development skills to his work. Dr. Ezin has been appointed as a tenured faculty member at Harran University, Türkiye.
2024
Ezin, E., Savran Kiziltepe, R., & Karakus, M., 2024, Using LLMs for Annotation and ML Methods for Comparative Analysis of Large-Scale Turkish Sentiment Datasets. in: 9th International Conference on Computer Science and Engineering (UBMK 2024): Antalya, Türkiye.
Savran Kiziltepe, R, Ezin, E & Karakus, M, 2024, A Comparative Study of ML Models on Large-Scale Turkish Sentiment Datasets. in: Innovations in Intelligent Systems and Applications Conference (ASYU 2024): Ankara, Türkiye.
2019
Ezin, E, Neve, J & Carrascosa, IP, 2019, ‘Group Decision Making with Collaborative-Filtering ’in the loop’: interaction-based preference and trust elicitation’. in: 2019 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics (IEEE SMC 2019): Special Session on Decision Support Systems based on Soft computing techniques. Bari, Italy.
Ezin, E, Alcaraz-Herrera, H & Carrascosa, IP, 2019, ‘Balancing Preferences, Popularity and Location in Context-Aware Restaurant Deal Recommendation: A Bristol, Cardiff and Brighton Case Study’. in: 13th ACM Conference on Recommender Systems (ACM-Recsys'19): ACM RecSys Workshop on Recommenders in Tourism. Copenhagen, Denmark.
2018
Ezin, E, Kim, E & Carrascosa, IP, 2018, ‘'Fitness that Fits': - A Prototype Model for Workout Video Recommendation’. in: 12th ACM Conference on Recommender Systems (ACM-Recsys'18): International Workshop on Health Recommender Systems. Vancouver, Canada.
Ezin, E, Neve, J & Carrascosa, IP, 2018, Extended Abstract: ‘Group decision making with recommendations ‘in the loop’: application to trip planning through video watching’. in: International Workshop on Decision Making and Recommender Systems: DMRS 2018. Bolzano-Bozen, Italy.
12
Sep'24 We are thrilled to announce that ANLAM LAB has been
awarded
a significant research grant by the Deanship of Scientific Research (DSR) at
King
Abdulaziz University. This grant (no. GPIP: 1789-612-2024) will support our
ongoing
efforts in advancing Natural Language Processing research and development.
28 Aug'24 I am excited to announce we have established Advanced Natural Language and Multimedia Processing Lab (ANLAM Lab) at Ankara University with a team of brilliant researchers. ANLAM Lab is dedicated to advancing research in Natural Language Processing (NLP) and multimedia technologies. Please check out our web page for more information.
14 Aug'24 It is with the greatest joy to announce that our second conference paper on Turkish NLP studies has been accepted for the UBMK 2024 Conference, which will be held at Antalya, Türkiye between October 26-28, 2024!
1 Aug'24 We are thrilled to announce that our conference paper on Turkish NLP studies has been accepted for the ASYU'24 Conference, which will be held at Gazi University, Ankara, Türkiye between October 16-18, 2024!
16 May'24 After enduring a long and exceedingly challenging five years in the UK, I have successfully graduated from the University of Bristol with my PhD degree, and I am now prepared to embark on my next challenge.
14 May'24 Happy to announce that I was invited by Dr. Binyamin bin Yusoff to give a talk at SIGMDA KNOWLEDGE SHARING SESSION organised by Universiti Malaysia Terengganu about one of my earlier study on Group Decision Making.
7 Mar'24 I delivered a lecture at Ankara University on Agile Methodologies, where I was invited to share my recent experiences.
20 Mar'23 I am happy to announce that I have submitted my PhD thesis.
Started:Sep'07
Award date: Sep'13
GPA:3.11/4.00
Started:Sep'07
Award date: Jun'13
GPA:3.63/4.00
Started:Feb'11
End date: Jul'11
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I’m thrilled to be working as a tenured Lecturer at Harran University in the historic city of Şanlıurfa, Türkiye, famously known for Göbeklitepe, the cradle of civilization! This Fall, I thought four exciting courses, with another four lined up for Spring 2025, all for the dynamic Department of Computer Engineering. It’s a privilege to share knowledge in such a vibrant and culturally rich setting!
I have worked as a Freelance Data Scientist in various companies, where I had the opportunity to showcase my knowledge in the areas of Data Science, Web Development, IT Directorship, Technical Architecture, Project Management and Python Development.
This is one of the big tech companies in Türkiye that consists of around 500 employers in three local and two international branches. I was responsible to develop Java based solutions in Telaura framework with a team of 40 people in Agile Development style for the third biggest telecom company in Türkiye called Turk Telekom Mobile.
My role was in back-end solutions team. I was responsible to develop and support Java Web and back-end projects that use Spring Framework with dependencies such as Thymeleaf, Guava, and Apache Shiro.
I worked in Business Solutions Department where we were developing Microsoft Dynamics CRM for International Companies.
The role of my team was to develope Affiliate module of Mezun Group and developed front-end and some back-end component of Mezun Call Android App.
I worked as a student representative of the university within the main campus and also in a job career fair. Additionally, I worked in a call-center to phone thousands of student candidates to offer them the prospectus of the university.
05 Jul'18 Proudly been awarded a Student Volunteer(SV) role in one of the most prestigious conference(13th ACM RecSys ) in Recommender Systems field which will be held in Denmark, Copenhagen between 16-20 September 2019. The award will allow me to make new connection with other SVs and conference organisers, Additionally, I will be exempt from paying registration fees of about 500£
Oct'18 It is an honour to be granted Bristol University Alumni Travel Grant by Alumni comitee. The fund will be used during my trip to DMRS workshop in Italy, Bolzano. More detail above in News section.
24/25 Oct'18 Great news from the lates event I participated. I have participated a two-days Hackhaton organised by ConnectingBristol and BBC Digital Cities Week. My team Eco Road Warriors has won the best application award and also won a prize in following Our Data Projects – Pitching and Commissioning Session event.
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