Burcu Bilgic

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Burcu Bilgic is a PhD student in the Geosocial Artificial Intelligence Group at IT:U. Her research focuses on Explainable AI techniques and NLP methods for geosocial media data. She holds an MSc in Electrical and Electronics Engineering, specializing in Wireless Communication. She holds a BSc in Electrical and Electronics Engineering and a minor in Computer Engineering. She has more than 7 years of academic and industry experience and has several project engineering and project management positions experience in electronics and computer engineering areas in international teams.  She has contributed to various academic seminars, conferences and workshops worldwide both as an organizer and as a participant.  Moreover, while doing Master’s and Bachelor’s, she was an active member and board of directors of several engineering student clubs. She likes traveling, learning new cultures and languages, and doing sports, especially swimming and playing tennis in her free time.