Ozan Yetkin
Researcher | Developer | Designer
web: ozanyetkin.com | dds.archweb.metu.edu.tr
e-mail: oyetkin@metu.edu.tr | ozan.yetkin@metu.edu.tr
office: METU Digital Design Studio | METU Technopolis CoZone
2020 – Ongoing
Doctor of Philosophy, Building Science
Middle
East Technical University (METU) / Graduate School of Natural and
Applied Sciences
2017 – 2020
Master of Science, Building Science
Middle
East Technical University (METU) / Graduate School of Natural and
Applied Sciences
2013 – 2017
Bachelor of Architecture
Middle East
Technical University (METU) / Department of Architecture
07.2024 – Ongoing
AI Reviewer, Turing, Palo Alto
06.2022 – Ongoing
Technical Lead, Develad Media Technologies, Ankara
04.2019 – Ongoing
Research Assistant, METU, Department of
Architecture
10.2022 – 01.2024
Co-Founder, Megscope Medical Technologies, Ankara
07.2019 – 09.2023
Co-Founder, OPTIO Design Technologies, METU
Technopolis
06.2018 – 02.2019
R&D Specialist, BY Teknik, Ankara
08.2017 – 06.2018
Freelance Designer, UpWork, Worldwide
07.2016 – 09.2016
Intern Architect, RMJM, Istanbul
06.2015 – 09.2015
Intern Engineer, TAV Construction, Abu
Dhabi
01.2022 – 07.2023
Automation/Optimization/Suggestion System
for Sustainable Housing Design
Project Developer /
1507–TUBITAK–BILTEG
01.2021 – 01.2022
AI Supported Generative System for
Performative Acoustic Panels
Project Researcher /
1001–TUBITAK–BAP
09.2020 – 09.2021
Autonomous Building Design System
Project
Developer / 1512–TUBITAK–BIGG
10.2010 – 06.2012
AFL Computer Olympics
Participant /
TUBITAK
01.2010 – 09.2010
BILSEM Research Project in Physics
Student
Researcher / 2204–TUBITAK
International Conference and Symposium Presentations
2023 – Yetkin, O., Surer, E., Gönenç Sorguç, A., “Collaborating
with Agents in Architectural Design and Decision-Making Process:
Top-Down and Bottom-Up Case Studies Using Reinforcement
Learning”
Smart Objects and Technologies for Social Good
(GOODTECHS 2023), Leiria, Portugal.
2022 – Kruşa Yemişcioğlu, M., Gönenç Sorguç, A., Yetkin, O.,
“Levels of Mapping in Nature-informed Studies: A Case Study on
Informed Wall”
eCAADe Conference 2022, Ghent, Belgium.
2019 – Yetkin, O., Gönenç Sorguç, A., “Design Space Exploration of
Initial Structural Design Alternatives via Artificial Neural
Networks”
eCAADe+SIGraDi Conference 2019, Porto, Portugal.
2018 – Yetiş, G., Yetkin, O., Moon, K.P., Kılıç, Ö., “A Novel
Approach for Classification of Structural Elements in a 3D Model
by Supervised Learning”
eCAADe Conference 2018, Lodz, Poland.
National Conference and Symposium Presentations
2022 – Gönenç Sorguç, A., Kruşa Yemişcioğlu, Yetkin,
Yetkin, O., “Demystifying Machine Learning for Architecture
Students”
XVI. MSTAS 2022, Eskişehir.
2020 – Gönenç Sorguç, A., Yetkin, O., Kruşa Yemişcioğlu, M.,
Özgenel, Ç.F., “Sayısal Tasarım Araçlarının Kışı mı Geliyor?”
XIV.
MSTAS 2020, Trabzon.
2017 – Yetkin, O., “Zıtlıklardan Ara Mekanlara”
XI. MSTAS
2017 Poster Presentation, Ankara.
2017 – Şahinler, K., Yetiş, G., Yetkin, O., “Conflict of the
Virtual/Real Space, Morphology of the Snowflake”
XI. MSTAS
2017 Poster Presentation, Ankara.
27.06 – 30.06.2022
Performative Design Strategies for Extreme
Conditions on Mars, DigitalFUTURES
Instructor
26.10 – Present
International Council for Research and
Innovation in Building and Construction
Coordinator
20.02 – 20.02.2020
Concrete Structure Design Competition,
Cement Industry Employers’ Association
Prize Winner
10.02 – 10.02.2020
Speculations on the New: Text Competition,
Architects’ Association 1927
Prize Winner
02.08 – 02.08.2019
Architectural Design Studio-IV Final Jury,
TOBB University of Economics and Technology
Jury Member
23.05 – 23.05.2018
Breaking the Walls of Sleepless Nights,
DAAD Falling Walls Lab 2018
Presenter
07.08 – 21.11.2017
Home Planet’s Mars Urbanization Challenge,
Launch Forth Education League
Participant
14.06 – 01.07.2017
Inside Out: Virtual Reality, Projection
Mapping, and Pavilion Exhibition, METU Faculty of Architecture
Contributor
13.03 – 14.03.2017
Flying in/on/over Boundless Boundaries:
Virtual Reality Exhibition, METU Faculty of Architecture
Contributor
22.10 – 20.11.2016
Are We Human?, 3rd Istanbul Design
Biennial
Contributor
BS 723 | Introduction to Machine Learning in Architecture (2020 – …)
BS 724 | Nature Informed Computational Design in Architecture (2020 – …)
BS 725 | Folding in Architecture (2021 – …)
BS 770 | Digital Fabrication Techniques in Architecture (2019 – …)
ARCH 470 | Digital Design Studio (2019 – …)
ARCH 475 | Advanced Digital Design Studio (2019 – …)
ARCH 333 | Mathematics in Architecture (2019 – …)
ARCH 203 | Digital Media in Architecture I (2019)
ARCH 231 | Architectural Engineering I: Statics and Strength of Materials (2022)
ARCH 251 | Building Materials Technologies (2019, 2021)
English: Professional Working Proficiency
German: Beginner
Deep Learning in Computer Vision Seminar (METU Multimedia Informatics) (2018)
Interdisciplinary Design Studio (METU Design Factory) (2017)
Autodesk Fusion 360 Workshop (METU Design Factory) (2017)
Machine Learning Course (Udemy) (2017)
Python Programming Course (Codecademy) (2017)
Programming Languages
Other Tools
Rhinoceros: Advanced
Grasshopper: Advanced
RhinoScriptSyntax: Advanced
Blender: Advanced
Revit: Advanced
Dynamo: Advanced
Autodesk DesignScript: Advanced
Fusion 360: Intermediate
Unity: Intermediate
Unreal Engine: Intermediate
Illustrator: Intermediate
Photoshop: Intermediate