Presenter

Mert Toka is a computer scientist, media artist, and HCI researcher focused on creativity-support tools, generative art and design, agent-based simulation, data visualization, and computational fabrication. He builds interactive audiovisual systems, investigates emergent patterns, and explores the interplay of digital and physical making. His work has been published in CHI, UIST, DIS, IEEE VIS, and VISAP. He holds a Ph.D. and an M.S. in Media Arts & Technology from UC Santa Barbara, where he was a Fulbright Scholar, as well as a B.S. in Computer Science and Engineering from Sabancı University.