{"id":9169,"date":"2012-09-03T09:50:14","date_gmt":"2012-09-03T09:50:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arch.bilkent.edu.tr\/?p=9169"},"modified":"2026-04-14T13:32:19","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T13:32:19","slug":"01_berfin-yildiz-ph-d","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arch.bilkent.edu.tr\/?p=9169","title":{"rendered":"Berfin Y\u0131ld\u0131z, Ph.D."},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Berfin Y\u0131ld\u0131z, Ph.D.<\/strong>
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Office: FF406
Tel: 2033
E-mail: berfin.yildiz [at] bilkent.edu.tr
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Berfin Y\u0131ld\u0131z is an architect and computational design researcher whose work focuses on integrating soft computing techniques like artificial intelligence, fuzzy logic, generative design methods into architectural design and spatial analysis. She received both her M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees in the Architectural Design Computing Program at Istanbul Technical University (ITU). Her Ph.D. dissertation, \u201cArtificial Intelligence Approach in Architectural Design: Recognition of Space Functions with Machine Learning and Architectural Plan Generation with Generative Adversarial Networks\u201d, was supported by the T\u00dcB\u0130TAK 2211-C National Ph.D. Scholarship Program in the Priority Fields in Science and Technology. Her research develops intelligent computational frameworks that combine Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs), spatial recognition models, and user behavior simulations to automate and enhance architectural design processes. Y\u0131ld\u0131z also conducted international research as part of the T\u00dcB\u0130TAK 2214 International Research Fellowship Programme for Ph.D. Students, collaborating with the Design and Computation Research Group (DCG) at Lisbon University, Portugal. During this fellowship, she explored deep learning-based generative design and evaluation methods for architectural layouts. In addition, Y\u0131ld\u0131z is a participant in COST Action CA21103 (Implementation of Circular Economy in the Built Environment<\/em>) since 2024, contributing to international collaborations on AI-driven design innovation and advanced computational workflows. She has published several articles in high-impact Q1 journals indexed in SCI-Expanded, including Building and Environment, Building Research & Information, and Architectural Engineering and Design Management. Her work bridges computational design strategies, data-driven architectural analysis, and intelligent systems for informed decision-making in built environments.Previously, she held research and teaching positions at Ya\u015far University in \u0130zmir, where she contributed to both undergraduate and graduate architectural design education.
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Publications (Selected)<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Y\u0131ld\u0131z, B., \u00c7a\u011fda\u015f, G., & Zincir, I. (2023). Architectural Space Classification Considering Topological and 3D Visual Spatial Relations using Machine Learning Techniques. Building Research and Information, 52, 68\u201388. (SCI-Expanded, Q1)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Y\u0131ld\u0131z, B., & \u00c7a\u011fda\u015f, G. (2020). Fuzzy Logic in Agent-based Modeling of User Movement in Urban Space: Definition and Application to a Case Study of a Square. Building and Environment, 169. (SCI-Expanded, Q1)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Morales Beltran, M.G. & Y\u0131ld\u0131z, B. (2020). Integrating Configuration-based Seismic Design Principles into Architectural Education: Teaching Strategies for Lecture Courses. Architectural Engineering and Design Management, 16(4), 310\u2013328. (SCI-Expanded, Q1)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Y\u0131ld\u0131z, B. & \u00c7a\u011fda\u015f, G. (2021). Agent-based Modeling for User Movements using Fuzzy Logic. Journal of Computational Design, 2(1), 243\u2013264.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Conference Presentations (Selected)<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Y\u0131ld\u0131z, B., \u00c7a\u011fda\u015f, G., & Zincir, I. (2024). Automated Two-Story Housing Floor Plan Generation using Generative Adversarial Networks, 7th International Symposium on Formal Methods in Architecture (7FMA), Porto, Portugal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Y\u0131ld\u0131z, B., \u00c7a\u011fda\u015f, G., & Zincir, I. (2023). Deep Architectural Floor Plan Generation: An Approach for Open-planned Residential Spaces, ASCAAD 2023, Amman, Jordan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Y\u0131ld\u0131z, B., \u00c7a\u011fda\u015f, G., & Zincir, I. (2022). Floor Plan Recognition Considering Visual and Spatial Relations Through Machine Learning, IGRS, Istanbul, T\u00fcrkiye.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Awards and Grants<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

T\u00dcB\u0130TAK 2211-C National Ph.D. Scholarship in Priority Fields of Science and Technology<\/p>\n\n\n\n

T\u00dcB\u0130TAK 2214-A International Research Fellowship for Ph.D. Students<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Invited Lectures and Presentations<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cArtificial Intelligence in Architectural Design: Machine vs. Architect\u201d, Summer Event Series, Izmir Chamber of Architects (IZMIMOD), (2025).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDecision Making under Uncertainty: Fuzzy Logic\u201d, ITU Department of Informatics, MBL 602 Decision Support Systems in Architectural Design, Prof. G\u00fclen \u00c7a\u011fda\u015f, (2023-2024).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cExploration Patterns in Complex Datasets: Machine Learning\u201d, ITU Department of Informatics, MBL 602 Decision Support Systems in Architectural Design, Prof. G\u00fclen \u00c7a\u011fda\u015f, (2024).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cFloor Plan Generation Through Multi-Modality Data Representation and Deep Learning Techniques\u201d, UCL Barttlet School of Architecture, Assoc. Prof. Tasos Varoudis, (2023).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cGeneative Floor Plan Models using Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs), Penn State University, Stuckeman Center for Design Computing (SCDC), Prof. Jose Pinto Duarte, (2022).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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