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M. Akay

M. Akay

 https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0700-9625

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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

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  • Turkish Journal of Sense of Place and Urban Studies (Journal)

    Akay, M. A. (Editorial board member)

    Jan 2023 → …

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editorial activity

  • HafenCity Universität Hamburg

    Akay, M. A. (Visiting researcher)

    15 Sept 2023 → 31 Dec 2023

    Activity: Visiting an external institution › Visiting an external academic institution

  • Journal of Urbanism: International Research on Placemaking and Urban Sustainability (Journal)

    Akay, M. A. (Peer reviewer)

    Sept 2022 → Dec 2022

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Publication peer-review

  • eCAADe 2022 Conference

    Pak, B. (Chair of programme committee), Stouffs, R. (Chair of programme committee), Akay, M. A. (Member of programme committee), Ünal, F. C. (Member of programme committee), Vrouwe, I. (Member of programme committee) & Goethals, H. (Member of programme committee)

    13 Sept 2022 → 16 Sept 2022

    Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in conference

  • II. Local Conference of the Network of Urban Morphology

    Kubat, A. S. (Chair of programme committee), Akay, M. (Member of programme committee), Kürkçüoğlu, E. (Member of programme committee), Kurtuluş, İ. (Member of programme committee), Küçük, E. (Member of programme committee), Argın, G. (Member of programme committee), Çelik, Ö. (Member of programme committee), Günay, Z. (Member of programme committee), Ünlü, T. (Member of programme committee), Ünlü, T. S. (Member of programme committee), Topçu, M. (Member of programme committee), Arslan, C. (Member of programme committee) & Burat, S. (Member of programme committee)

    31 Oct 2018 → 2 Nov 2018

    Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in conference

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