About me
Dr. Ilke Demir's research focuses on generative models for digitizing the real world, deepfake detection and generation techniques, content provenance and protection, and computational geometry for synthesis and fabrication. Dr. Demir earned her Ph.D. and M.S. in Computer Science from Purdue University. Her Ph.D. dissertation conceives geometric and topological shape processing approaches for reconstruction, modeling, and synthesis; which pioneered the area of proceduralization. Afterwards, Dr. Demir joined Facebook as a Postdoctoral Research Scientist, where their team developed the breakthrough innovation on generative street addresses. At the intersection of art and science, Dr. Demir contributed to several animated feature and VR/AR short films in Pixar Animation Studios and Intel Studios, respectively. She established the research foundations of the world's largest volumetric capture studio at Intel, bridging the gap between the creative process and AI approaches. She has built Intel's Trusted Media program, pioneering the research on content authenticity and provenance. Prior to joining Intel, she had a brief startup experience, and she was also a visiting scholar at UCLA. In addition to her publications in top-tier venues, she has organized workshops, competitions, and courses in deep learning, computer vision, and graphics. Dr. Demir received numerous awards and honors such as ACM Distinguished Speaker, Jack Dangermond Award, Bilsland Dissertation Fellowship, and IEEE Industry Distinguished Lecturer. Her scientific articles received significant attention from researchers and media outlets around the world, such as CNN, BBC, and The Independent. She has been invited to present over 130 talks and panels worldwide, on the wide range of topics that her work spans.
