University, Türkiye
Istanbul Technical University
Statistics
- People here now
- 0
- People ever
- 4
- Full moves in and out
- 1 in, 3 out
Our research follows 7,547 researchers, builders, lab leaders and public voices through cited biographies. Missing career records can lower counts. Outdated roles can overstate current counts and change ranks. Publication numbers from OpenAlex, as of 22 October 2026. Career and profile data as of 22 October 2026.
We estimate that 4 people shaping AI have worked or studied at Istanbul Technical University, all as former affiliations with no current roles recorded. That total covers 2 people with work roles and 2 recorded only as students (2 both studied and worked here). By all-time headcount, Istanbul Technical University is tied for 688th among 3,127 universities (tied for 1,053rd of 8,827 organizations overall). Robotics and autonomous systems leads 3 areas of expertise (2 of 4 people with profile topics). Dated work records span from 2005 to 2013. Across dated career transitions, we record 1 full move in and 3 out.
People here now
We have no evidence of a current role here. Our last dated work record here ended in 2013. All 4 people associated with Istanbul Technical University appear under former affiliations below.
People with former affiliations
We record 4 people with former affiliations at Istanbul Technical University: 2 who held work roles and 2 recorded as students only. 4 of the 4 have a recorded current role at another organization. Across the 3 former people with confident OpenAlex records, combined career citations total 35,264 (median h-index 48).
- Ahmet YalçınkayaNow at Molino Machinery Industry and Trade Inc.
- Aslı ÇelikyılmazNow at Microsoft and University of Washington
- Melike Erol-KantarciNow at University of Ottawa, Vector Institute and Ericsson
- Sertac KaramanNow at Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Posts that include Istanbul Technical University
Istanbul Technical University appears in 2 research posts comparing organizations across AI.
- More people shaping AI studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology than at any other institutionWe estimate where the people shaping AI studied and where their careers led. Massachusetts Institute of Technology leads with 467 former students, including 291 recorded doctorates.
- The company share of AI researchers’ top papers was 31% in 2020–2024 and 8% in 1970–1974We estimate where the people shaping AI worked when their most-cited papers appeared: the company share was 31% in 2020–2024 and 8% in 1970–1974, and Google led all organizations in 2020–2024.