Computer Graphics Researcher
Bilkent University · Ankara, Turkey
Computer Science researcher in computer graphics and human–computer interaction. I work on character animation, motion synthesis, and virtual reality — building data-driven tools that make virtual humans move and behave more naturally.
I earned my B.S. in Computer Science from Bilkent University (June 2026, summa cum laude). My interests span character animation, motion synthesis, human–computer interaction, and virtual reality — with a focus on data-driven methods for making virtual humans move and behave naturally.
Data-driven Inverse Kinematics using Laban Movement Analysis
Computers & Graphics, vol. 138 (Proc. SMI 2026)🏆 Honorable Mention
Paper · DOI · Honorable Mention · SMI 2026
Generalization of Multi-Dimensional Polygonal Numbers
Caucasian Journal of Science, vol. 9, no. 2, pp. 75–94, 2022
Lead a team of four engineers building Riskoloji, a large-scale seismic risk-assessment platform; architect distributed sensor systems and scalable, high-availability data pipelines for processing massive real-time sensor data.
Developed data-driven solutions to human-body inverse kinematics problems using Laban Movement Analysis, supervised by Prof. Uğur Güdükbay. The work culminated in a paper published in Computers & Graphics and presented at SMI 2026, where it received an Honorable Mention.
Designed and implemented an immersive VR experiment in Unity investigating expressive conversational virtual agents. Ran a user study on how agent personality traits shape user engagement and learning. Mentored by Dr. Katja Zibrek.
Built modular backend services with Spring Boot, Java, and RabbitMQ, and web interfaces with Vue.js and TailwindCSS.
Built reusable API-integration components in TypeScript, making third-party APIs accessible to non-technical users.
Graduated summa cum laude with a CGPA of 3.92 / 4.00, ranked 4th in cohort. Admitted on a full (100%) merit scholarship after ranking 266th nationally in the university entrance exam (YKS) among 3M+ candidates.
The best way to reach me is by email: mehmetakifika@outlook.com. You can also find me on LinkedIn.
Ankara, Turkey