Fatih Bildirici
Logo PhD Researcher in Artificial Intelligence

I'm currently pursuing a PhD in Artificial Intelligence at Ankara University and an MSc in Cognitive Science at Middle East Technical University.

I work as Senior Subject Matter Expert at ASELSAN, where I lead transformative projects and initiatives. I also embrace this role in various transformation projects and provide consultancy to startups, collaborating with innovative tech companies specializing in AI and digital transformation.

My research interests include Explainable AI, reinforcement learning, optimization, and defense applications of AI. I'm dedicated to building explainable and responsible AI systems that prioritize transparency and human understanding.

Recommended reading:
- A Survival Guide to a PhD by Andrej Karpathy
- Advice for researchers and students by Michael Ernst from UW
- Advice and Resources for PhD students in AI/ML by Truyen Tran


Education
  • Ankara University
    Ankara University
    Department of Artificial Intelligence
    Ph.D. Student
    Feb. 2024 - present
  • Middle East Technical University
    Middle East Technical University
    MSc in Cognitive Science
    Sep. 2025 - present
  • Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt University
    Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt University
    B.S. and MSc in Information Systems
    Sep. 2021 - Jul. 2023
Experience
  • ASELSAN
    ASELSAN
    Senior Subject Matter Expert
    Sep. 2024 - present
  • Advanced Natural Language and Multimedia Processing Lab
    Advanced Natural Language and Multimedia Processing Lab
    Research Fellow
Honors & Awards
  • Responsible AI Institute Research Fellow
    2024
  • Future Innovation Leaders Fellow
  • Hamdi Ulukaya Girişimi Fellow
News
2026
Published Toward Resilient System-Level Explainable AI in Defense System-of-Systems at the 21st Annual System of Systems Engineering Conference (SoSE), focusing on gap-aware confidence recalibration. View publication
Jun 29
Presented Feynman Explanation Prompting: A Pedagogically Grounded Framework for Large Language Models at ICHORA 2026 in Ankara. View publication
May 21
Delivered From Black-Box to Glass-Box: XAI for Trustworthy Network Autonomy, a tutorial on explainable AI for resilient and trustworthy network systems at NOMS 2026 in Rome.
May 18
Presented A White-Box Benchmark for Intrinsic Hallucination Detection in Turkish LLMs at the 5th International Informatics and Software Engineering Conference (IISEC). View publication
Feb 05
2024
Featured talk Demystifying Machine Intelligence The Path to Explainable AI at AICon0.2, Ankara University YazGit. Explored XAI techniques for transparency in complex models and their role in building industry trust.
Nov 13
Delivered keynote talks on AI Business Integration (Future Innovation Leaders), Explainable AI (Atatürk University), and MLOps (Ankara University YAZGİG25) - spanning the full AI implementation spectrum.
Oct 19
I delivered a student presentation at EEML that illuminated how the Feynman technique’s clear, simple explanations empower deeper understanding and trust in Explainable AI, bridging complex models with human intuition. Featured
Jul 05
🎙️ My Podcast "Otostopçunun Yapay Zeka Rehberi" has become Turkey's most listened AI podcast, offering a trusted guide through the complex universe of artificial intelligence inspired by Douglas Adams' unforgettable work. Listen My Podcast
Jan 30
Selected Publications (view all )
Blockchain based tokenomics architecture for developer incentivization in software development processes

Fatih Bildirici, Murat Karakus, Goksu Senturk

Information and Software Technology 198, 108201 2026

Blockchain based tokenomics architecture for developer incentivization in software development processes

Fatih Bildirici, Murat Karakus, Goksu Senturk

Information and Software Technology 198, 108201 2026

Toward Resilient System-Level Explainable AI in Defense System-of-Systems: Gap-Aware Confidence Recalibration

Fatih Bildirici, Keziban Seckin Codal, Ozge Batur

2026 21st Annual System of Systems Engineering Conference (SoSE), 1-6 2026

Toward Resilient System-Level Explainable AI in Defense System-of-Systems: Gap-Aware Confidence Recalibration

Fatih Bildirici, Keziban Seckin Codal, Ozge Batur

2026 21st Annual System of Systems Engineering Conference (SoSE), 1-6 2026

A White-Box Benchmark for Intrinsic Hallucination Detection in Turkish LLMs

Berkay Bayramoglu, Mert Ficici, Fatih Bildirici, Rukiye Savran Kiziltepe, Murat Karakus

2026 5th International Informatics and Software Engineering Conference (IISEC), 549-554 2026

A White-Box Benchmark for Intrinsic Hallucination Detection in Turkish LLMs

Berkay Bayramoglu, Mert Ficici, Fatih Bildirici, Rukiye Savran Kiziltepe, Murat Karakus

2026 5th International Informatics and Software Engineering Conference (IISEC), 549-554 2026

Open-source AI: An Approach to Responsible Artificial Intelligence Development
Open-source AI: An Approach to Responsible Artificial Intelligence Development

Fatih Bildirici

Jurnal Sosiologi Reflektif (JSR) 2024 Spotlight

This paper comprehensively addresses the risks, problems, and ethical issues for the responsible development of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies. It demonstrates the critical importance of this approach to the future of AI by addressing both technological innovation and societal values in a balanced manner.

Open-source AI: An Approach to Responsible Artificial Intelligence Development

Fatih Bildirici

Jurnal Sosiologi Reflektif (JSR) 2024 Spotlight

This paper comprehensively addresses the risks, problems, and ethical issues for the responsible development of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies. It demonstrates the critical importance of this approach to the future of AI by addressing both technological innovation and societal values in a balanced manner.

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