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Department of AI and Data Science · METU Computer Center

Özgür Kaya

Principal Investigator of the Department of AI and Data Science at the METU Computer Center (BİDB), and Instructor (Öğr. Gör.) in the Department of Computer Engineering, Faculty of Engineering.

Role

Research leadership

As Principal Investigator, leads the department's research programme across its two laboratories: Agent OS, which studies the runtime foundations autonomous agents need — execution environments, persistent memory, identity and permission models, auditability and multi-agent coordination — and Human–AI Interaction, which studies interaction and communication norms between people and AI systems and their effects on teams and institutions. Both laboratories are led day to day by Ramazan Polat.

Infrastructure

AI services for METU

The department's research programme is paired with on-campus AI capability operated for the university: the METU language model service built on open-weight models with OpenAI-compatible endpoints, GPU compute for research groups, hosting for research services, and technical guidance for faculties and administrative units evaluating AI. See Services.

NameÖzgür Kaya
RolePrincipal Investigator
Academic titleInstructor (Öğr. Gör.)
DepartmentAI and Data Science
UnitComputer Center (BİDB), Middle East Technical University
Faculty appointmentDepartment of Computer Engineering, Faculty of Engineering
E-mailokaya@metu.edu.tr
Academic recordavesis.metu.edu.tr/okaya
Institutionmetu.edu.tr · bidb.metu.edu.tr