Mehmet Vurkaç

Mehmet Vurkaç
  • Doctor of Philosophy
  • Professor (Assistant) at Seattle University

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Introduction
I have teaching duties in machine learning, embedded systems, VLSI, VHDL, and electromagnetism. As of 2020 my primary research project has shifted back to decolonial machine listening. My previous main area, modeling action selection in the dopaminergic system and the cortico-BG-thalamo-cortical loop for the eventual goal of seeking neurological or biochemical mechanisms of the positive effect of rhythm priming on parkinsonian gait, is still central to my long-term goals, but less active now.
Current institution
Seattle University
Current position
  • Professor (Assistant)

Publications

Publications (10)
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Camera trapping is a noninvasive tool to collect data about wildlife. For example, conservation biologists use camera traps to study the elusive snow leopard. Widespread adoption of camera traps has resulted in a large volume of image data produced every day. There is a pressing need to develop automated analysis methods that can free the researche...
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This article presents an in–depth study of the musical concept called clave direction. The significance and regulative role of clave and similar cyclical timelines in Afro–Latin music have been established by many scholars, including Ned Sublette, Tomás Cruz, H.W. Soebbing, Rebecca Mauleón– Santana, and Ronald Herder. Clave is typically identified...
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Music Information Research abounds with work on the recognition of style, genre, composer and singer, and the detection of beat, tempo, metre and even emotion. However, some musical attributes remain unexplored. One of these, clave direction, is a rhythmic principle found throughout Latin American music. The purpose of this article is to introduce...

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