Research output per year
Research output per year
Mert Akay is a PhD candidate at the Department of Human-centered Design, Faculty of Industrial Design Engineering. His research integrates big data and thick data through AI methodologies to develop a framework for urban climate research. By combining urban data science with machine anthropology, he seeks actionable insights to enhance urban climate resilience, particularly in mitigating urban heat and reducing heat vulnerability.
He is an Urban Planner and Urban Designer with practical and academic experience that touches upon different aspects, mediums, and scales of urban planning and design practice. In addition to the awards received in national and international design competitions, he has been involved in several research projects and planning practices at the local and national levels. His current research interests cover urban climate, urban analytics, machine anthropology, urban morphology and climate-resilient city-making
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster › Scientific
Research output: Chapter in Book/Conference proceedings/Edited volume › Chapter › Scientific › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
Akay, M. (Recipient), Terzi, Fatih (Recipient), Gokce, Pinar (Recipient), Eşbah Tuncay, Hayriye (Recipient), Erbaş Gürler, Ebru (Recipient), Akülke, Dilara (Recipient), Güler, Arzu (Recipient), Kaplan, Adnan (Recipient), Drahşan, Emir (Recipient) & Güler, Utku (Recipient), 2020
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Akay, M. (Recipient), 2019
Prize: National/international honour
Akay, M. (Recipient), Koçer, Çağrım (Recipient), Karadoğan, Selen (Recipient), Ertem, Hazal (Recipient), Gülcan, Elifnaz (Recipient), Güzel, Nacize (Recipient) & İtez, Cansu (Recipient), 2018
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Akay, M. (Recipient), Çalışkan, Olgu (Recipient), Sinan, Ali (Recipient), Çetin, Hasan Okan (Recipient), Akpınar, Okan Mutlu (Recipient) & Karadeniz, Coşan (Recipient), 2018
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
M.A. Akay (Visiting researcher)
Activity: Visiting an external institution › Visiting an external academic institution
M.A. Akay (Editorial board member)
Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editorial activity
Burak Pak (Chair of programme committee), Rudi Stouffs (Chair of programme committee), M.A. Akay (Member of programme committee), Faruk Can Ünal (Member of programme committee), Ivo Vrouwe (Member of programme committee) & Heleen Goethals (Member of programme committee)
Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in conference
M.A. Akay (Peer reviewer)
Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Publication peer-review
Mert Akay (Chair of programme committee) & Eda Beyazıt İnce (Chair of programme committee)
Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in workshop, seminar, course