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Yüksel Arslantaş
Yüksel received his B.S. and M.S. degrees from the Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering at Bilkent University, resp., in 2022 and 2024. He is currently a Ph.D. student in the same department. His research interests include (multi-agent) reinforcement learning, control theory, game theory, and robotics. For additional details, please refer to Yüksel’s personal webpage.
- Y. Arslantas, E. Yuceel, Y. Yalin, and M. O. Sayin, “Convergence of heterogeneous learning dynamics in zero-sum stochastic games,” IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, 2025. [url]
- A. S. Donmez, Y. Arslantas, and M. O. Sayin, “Team-fictitious play for reaching team-Nash equilibrium in multi-team games,” in NeurIPS, 2024. [url]
- Y. Arslantas, E. Yuceel, and M. O. Sayin, “Strategizing against Q-learners: A control-theoretical approach,” IEEE Control Systems Letters, 2024. [url]
- Y. Arslantas and M. O. Sayin, “Strategic control of experience-weighted attraction model in human-AI interactions,” in IFAC CPHS, 2024.
- Y. Arslantas. “Heterogeneity and strategic sophistication in multi-agent reinforcement learning,” M.S. Thesis, Bilkent University, Electrical and Electronics Engineering, 2024. [url]
Shuwei Pei
Shuwei Pei is a PhD candidate at the University of Groningen, specializing in intelligent transportation systems with a focus on autonomous vehicle coordination at intersections. He is also a joint PhD researcher at Bilkent University. He holds a Master’s degree in Vehicle Engineering from the University of Science and Technology Beijing (USTB), where his research focused on multi-agent deep reinforcement learning for fleet-level dispatching and multi-objective trajectory optimization in autonomous mining trucks. Shuwei’s current work combines game-theoretic models and reinforcement learning to develop cooperative decision-making strategies for autonomous vehicles in complex, interactive traffic scenarios.
Ahmet Said Dönmez
Said received a B.S. degree with a full scholarship and high honors from Bilkent University in June 2023 with a CGPA of 3.96 / 4.00. During his undergraduate years, he won high-achievement scholarships from the Republic of Turkey Prime Ministry and ISBANK. He received the 2nd rank among more than 2 million students in Turkey’s Nationwide University Entrance Examination in 2018. He won a silver medal in the National Mathematical Olympiads of Turkey in 2017. He is currently an M.S. student in the same department. His research interests include signal processing, machine learning, and (multi-agent) reinforcement learning.
- A. S. Donmez, O. Unlu, and M. O. Sayin, “Logit-Q dynamics for efficient learning in stochastic teams,” SIAM Journal on Control and Optimization, 2025. [url]
- A. S. Donmez, Y. Arslantas, and M. O. Sayin, “Team-fictitious play for reaching team-Nash equilibrium in multi-team games,” in NeurIPS, 2024. [url]
- A. S. Donmez and M. O. Sayin, “Generalized individual Q-learning for polymatrix games with partial observations,” in IEEE CDC, 2024. [url]
- S. T. Kiremitci, A. S. Donmez, and M. O. Sayin, “Achieving Pareto optimality in games via single-bit feedback,”, 2025. [url]
Şeref Taha Kiremitçi
Taha received a B.S. degree from the Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering at Bilkent University in June 2023. He is currently an M.S. student in the same department. His research interests include multi-agent and risk-aware learning.
- S. T. Kiremitci, A. S. Donmez, and M. O. Sayin, “Achieving Pareto optimality in games via single-bit feedback,”, 2025. [url]
Yusuf Saltan
Yusuf received a B.S. degree from the Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering at Bilkent University in June 2023. He is currently an M.S. student in the same department. His research interests include (multi-agent) reinforcement learning, intelligent transportation systems, and routing games.
- Y. Saltan, A. Kosay, C.-W. Lin, and M. O. Sayin, “Strategic control of intersections for efficient traffic routing without tolls,” in IFAC CPHS, 2024.
- Y. Saltan, J.-J. Wang, A. Kosay, C.-W. Lin, M. O. Sayin, “Designing non-monetary intersection control mechanisms for efficient selfish routing,” 2025.
Arda Koşay
Arda received a B.S. degree from the Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering at Bilkent University in June 2025. He is currently an M.S. student in the same department. His research interests include game theory, reinforcement learning, intelligent transportation systems and the development and analysis of simulations for complex systems.
- Y. Saltan, A. Kosay, C.-W. Lin, and M. O. Sayin, “Strategic control of intersections for efficient traffic routing without tolls,” in IFAC CPHS, 2024.
- Y. Saltan, J.-J. Wang, A. Kosay, C.-W. Lin, M. O. Sayin, “Designing non-monetary intersection control mechanisms for efficient selfish routing,” 2025.
Ozan Cem Baş
Ozan received a B.S. degree from Bilkent University Department of Physics with a full scholarship and high honors in June 2025. He is currently an M.S student in the same university’s department of electrical and electronics engineering. His research interest include applied game theory, complex systems, and coordinated multi-agent dynamics.
Alumnus
Yiğit Yalın
Yiğit received a B.S. degree with a full scholarship and high honors from the Department of Computer Engineering at Bilkent University in June 2024. He moved to Max Plank Institute for a Ph.D. on computer and information science.
- Y. Arslantas, E. Yuceel, Y. Yalin, and M. O. Sayin, “Convergence of heterogeneous learning dynamics in zero-sum stochastic games,” IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, 2025. [url]
Ege Yüceel
Ege received a B.S. degree with a full scholarship and high honors from the Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering at Bilkent University in June 2024. He moved to the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, IL, for a Ph.D.
- Y. Arslantas, E. Yuceel, Y. Yalin, and M. O. Sayin, “Convergence of heterogeneous learning dynamics in zero-sum stochastic games,” IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, 2025. [url]
- Y. Arslantas, E. Yuceel, and M. O. Sayin, “Strategizing against Q-learners: A control-theoretical approach,” IEEE Control Systems Letters, 2024. [url]
Onur Ünlü
Onur received a B.S. degree with a full scholarship and high honors from the Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering at Bilkent University in June 2023 with a CGPA of 3.97 / 4.00. He moved to the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, for a Ph.D.