Urban Morphology · Spatial Complexity · AI for Cities

I develop theoretical and computational frameworks for understanding and transforming urban systems, drawing on statistical mechanics, complexity theory, fractal geometry and space syntax.

I work on measuring urban morphology, spatial complexity and resilience; analysing transitions from closed/top-down plans to adaptive and participatory planning; and integrating agriculture/food systems into urban design.

On GitHub, I operationalise these themes as computational tools: decision dashboards, RAG systems, multi-modal data analysis (text, audio, video, spatial), simulations and agent-based models, and visualisations for researchers and policy makers. 🌆📊

Urban morphology · Spatial complexity · Fractal analysis · Sub-fractal scaling · Space syntax ·
Statistical mechanics · Morphological dual-phase modelling · Urban form metrics · Adaptive capacity ·
Planning transitions · Urban design methods · Agent-based simulation · GIS · Urban design & planning ·
Multi-modal data analysis · Language model integration · Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) ·
Hotspot / cluster analysis · 3D modelling · CGI & visualisation

• Instructor, City and Regional Planning, Middle East Technical University (METU), Ankara — 2024–
• Financial Affairs, Altındağ Municipality, Ankara — 2020–

• PhD, City and Regional Planning — METU, 2016–2023
• MSc, Urban Design — METU, 2010–2014
• BSc, City and Regional Planning — METU, 2005–2010

Domain-independent computational tools that can be adapted to urban, regional and policy questions:

• SynapseIDE – Programmable workbench for complex-system modelling and decision-support
  👉 GitHub · Zenodo: 10.5281/zenodo.17878968

• Synapse_IDE (Core IDE platform) – Browser-based IDE (React + TypeScript + Monaco) with multi-provider language model integration and controlled apply pipelines
  👉 GitHub · Zenodo: 10.5281/zenodo.17164863

• EchoForge – Audio and video/YouTube processing and transcription pipeline with structured downstream analysis
  👉 GitHub · Zenodo: 10.5281/zenodo.17164879

• Medigenius_AI – Retrieval-Augmented platform over large document corpora, with multi-model orchestration and analytical workflows
  👉 GitHub · Zenodo: 10.5281/zenodo.17164802

• MoodForge – Multimodal simulation engine generating synthetic agents and longitudinal trajectories for risk and complexity experiments
  👉 GitHub · Zenodo: 10.5281/zenodo.17164900

• NeuroClarity – Dashboard architecture for multi-modal signals (mood, text, audio, video, metrics) with model-based interpretation
  👉 GitHub · Zenodo: 10.5281/zenodo.17164815

• Urban complexity: Izmir’s adaptive capacity through sub-fractal difference analysis
  Environment and Planning B: Urban Analytics and City Science, 2025. DOI: 10.1177/23998083251379282

• Advanced Quantification of Urban Complexity and Adaptive Capacity: Sub-Fractal Analysis and Spatial Statistics in Izmir
  AESOP 2025 – Planning as a Transformative Action in an Age of Planetary Crisis, Istanbul, 2025 (conference presentation)

• Exploring Regionalization and Centralization in Izmir: A Dual-Phase Analysis of Urban Morphology Using Sub-Fractal and Space Syntax Methods
  AESOP 2025 – Planning as a Transformative Action in an Age of Planetary Crisis, Istanbul, 2025 (conference poster)

• How Can Urban Planners in Türkiye Foster Stronger Connections with the Agricultural/Food Sector While Transitioning from Closed Plans to Open Plans?
  Journal of Planning, 2025. DOI: 10.14744/planlama.2024.52386

• Dijitalleşen Araçlarda Kentsel Karmaşıklığın Ölçülmesi ve Alt-Fraktal Analizlerin Mekansal İstatistiği – İzmir Kenti Adaptasyon Kapasitesi ve Arazi Kullanım Planlamasının Etkileri
  8 Kasım Dünya Şehircilik Günü 47. Kolokyumu, 2024 (conference presentation)

• Transition from Traditional Urban Models to Complex System Models
  Journal of Planning, 2024. DOI: 10.14744/planlama.2024.38243

• Conceptualizations of Urban, Rural and Region in “Urban Age”
  In Architectural Sciences and Recent Approaches and Trends in Urban and Regional Planning, 2023 (book chapter)

• İzmir Bölgesinin Merkezileşme Eğilimlerinin Alt-fraktal Analiz Yöntemiyle İrdelenmesi
  23. Ulusal Bölge Bilimi ve Bölge Planlama Kongresi, 2023 (conference paper)

📎 Full list of works and software: ORCID profile.

A toolbox for working with urban complexity, multi-modal data, AI and planning practice.