Omer Yildiran

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I am a learner with a passion for cognitive science and mostly problem solving.

  • New York University-NYU Computational Neuroscience PhD. Cand.
  • École normale supérieure - PSL (Paris, France), MSc.
  • Middle East Technical University (Ankara, Turkey), Psychology BSc.

On this website, you can access my CV, projects, short essays, codes, tutorials, and helpful guides.

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CV Highlights

  • Current: PhD in Cognition and Perception (Computational Neuroscience), NYU (2024-present)
  • Funding: MacCracken Fellowship (full doctoral funding, 2024-2029)
  • Recent roles: Graduate Research Assistant (Landy Lab), Teaching Assistant at NYU, Research Scientist Intern (Southampton/CPC)
  • Technical stack: Python (PyTorch, NumPy, SciPy, OpenCV, scikit-learn), MATLAB, R, Blender Python API, Unity, Bayesian and stochastic modeling
  • Selected awards: Berlin Science of Intelligence Grant (2023), French Embassy Scholarship (2022-2023), Global Undergraduate Award - Highly Commended (2021)

News

Workshop on psychophysics experiment design and analysis

Publications

  • Yildiran, O. F. & Mamassian, P. (2023). Role of Expectation on Perceived Time of Visual Events. M1 Thesis
  • Yildiran, O. F., Storrs, K. R., Fleming, R. W., & Doerschner, K. (2023). Unsupervised learning can predict properties of nonrigid mirror objects in ambiguous conditions. Journal of Vision, 23(9). doi
  • Saint-Raymond, L.; Abgaryan, H.; Georgiou, A. L.; Montanteme, J.; Nijman, J.; Novelli Duro, F. M.; Yildiran, O. F. (2022). George Viau’s Collection: A Computational Approach. Preprints 2022, 2022120203. doi: 10.20944/preprints202212.0203.v1
  • Yildiran, O. F. & Dovencioglu, D. N. (2021). Effect of Auditory Cues on Object’s Material Property Perception. The Undergraduate Library. link
  • Yildiran, O. F. & Dovencioglu, N. D. (2021). Parchment Skin Illusion for Haptic Perception of Viscous Materials. Perception, 50(1_SUPPL), 177-177. hdl

Projects

Role of Expectation on Perceived Time of Visual Events

Github Repo Open on YouTube

Unsupervised learning can predict properties of non-rigid mirror objects in ambiguous conditions

Github Repo Open video directly Presentation

Parchment Skin Illusion for Haptic Perception of Viscous Materials

Github Repo Project Link PDF Open video on Google Drive

Effect of Auditory Cues on Material Perception of Objects

Project Link Embedded Link PDF
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Effect of Auditory Cues on Object's Material Property Perception

Investigating the Role of Auditory Cues that Create Expectation Effect for Visual Targets

Github Repo PsychoPy Demo Open on YouTube

George Viau's Collection: A Computational Approach

George Viau article cover Project Article

External Works