Bekir Afsar

Postdoctoral Researcher at the University of Jyväskylä, studying on multiobjective optimization and decision making!

[Galatasaray EN @Galatasaray]

Record breakers.
History makers.
Built Different. Born to reign.
First to Five. Forever the Greatest.

Galatasaray Spor Kulübü.

[Bekir Afsar @BeAfsar]

Just a heads up: I will be posting on Bluesky from now on, not here on X/Twitter.
If you are over there too, feel free to connect me: https://t.co/XmJrxFSxfV

#BlueSky

[Bekir Afsar @BeAfsar]

🏆 Thrilled to share that our paper "Can #LIME Make #Interactive #Multiobjective #Optimization Methods Explainable?" received the Outstanding Paper Award at the #IEEE Symposium on #Trustworthy, #Explainable and Responsible #Computational #Intelligence!

#ieee #ieeessci2025

[Alexander Stubb @alexstubb]

Finland is ranked the Happiest Country in the World for eight years running. Thank you. Kiitos!

For us Finns being happy or content with life has at least 5,6 million reasons. In other words we all have our own take on happiness.

I personally think that happiness is closely linked to meaning. And meaning often comes from making others happy. That feeling when you help a friend and bring a smile to their face. In today’s tumultuous world we all need it.

Life is never perfect and no one can be happy all the time, and sometimes circumstance makes it difficult. But getting the basics right - security, freedom and equality - is a good start.

So, next time you are thinking about visiting a new place, why don’t you come and enjoy Finnish hospitality, nature and food. And if you are brave, enough you can try one of our 2,2 million saunas.

Finland, even cooler than you think!
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Onnea maailman onnellisimmalle kansalle! Pidetään yhdessä huolta siitä, että Suomi säilyy maailman onnellisimpana maana jatkossakin.
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Lyckan kommer, lyckan går, men Finland är världens lyckligaste land i åtta år. Det gäller väl att bara bada bastu.

[Bekir Afsar @BeAfsar]

I forgot to mention the conference name, which is IEEE-SSCI 2025 in Trondheim, Norway.

#IEEE #SSCI

[Bekir Afsar @BeAfsar]

There was a nice plenary talk from Sanaz Mostaghim, where she talked on the human-centric #decisionmaking.
Although she didn't mention #interactive #multiobjective #optimization methods, I still liked the talk :)

[CarolaDoerr @CarolaDoerr19]

For the ERC dynaBBO and the HQI project, I am recruiting
- PostDocs with interest in black-box optimization, ML, or optimization for quantum computing
- research engineer/software developer for https://t.co/D9lhAyihZ3 , data base, and ML applications
in Paris, @Sorbonne_Univ_

[Finnish Center for AI 🦣 @[email protected] @FCAI_fi]

Applications are open for the doctoral program in AI!
🎓 Fully funded PhD positions across 10 Finnish universities 🇫🇮
📹 Watch the video with @arnosolin below
➡️Apply here by Sept. 9 https://t.co/G4MkmpB152

[BioDT @BiodiversityDT]

🌲 New BioDT Research Publication: Advancing #Forest #Biodiversity #Conservation 🌲

This paper presents the development of the BioDT Forest Biodiversity Dynamics Prototype #DigitalTwin (pDT), an innovative tool designed to predict the effects of various forest management strategies and climate change scenarios on forest ecosystems. 🌍

🔍 The paper is fully open access here: https://t.co/UFO7yo3tRV

[Bekir Afsar @BeAfsar]

Have presented @BiodiversityDT's forest prototype digital twin at @WorldBioForum 2024 in Davos!

For conference attendees, let's connect and discuss! Feel free to reach out.
#Biodiversity #digitaltwin
#forestmanagement #WBF2024

[BioDT @BiodiversityDT]

🌿 BioDT's Bekir Afsar recently gave a keynote talk at @CSCfi event on #digitaltwins and spoke about his work on the #Forest digital twin prototype being developed by the #BioDT project.

🍁 Learn more about our project on our website: https://t.co/FuJ9zu8IZQ

[BioDT @BiodiversityDT]

Recently Bekir Afsar from the #BioDT project took part in the Beyond Dead Wood #hackathon where he discussed some of the challenges we have in our forest digital twin as part of the BioDT project!

Learn more about the #biodiversity #digitaltwin: https://t.co/VAlfRLisYS

[BioDT @BiodiversityDT]

🌍 🌿 #BioDT will take part in the World #Biodiversity Forum 2024 in Switzerland, from 17th to 20th June. 🗓️ Join us as we explore "#DigitalTwin Applications to Foster Actions for Biodiversity Conservation" in our dedicated session 🌐🌱

🌊🌳🔍 Learn more: https://t.co/R1MWXFNMZN

[BioDT @BiodiversityDT]

🌾🚀 Join us for a groundbreaking event in Oslo, Norway, from January 23rd to 25th, 2024 - the BioDT Hackathon: Bring Your Own Data (BYOD) - Second End-Users Workshop on Harnessing Digital Twinning for Sustainable Agriculture! 🌱🌍 Register now: https://t.co/Bqj5bvCrIT

[BioDT @BiodiversityDT]

🍃 Dive deep into #DataCitation with insights from GBIF 🌎!

Discover why it's key to #biodiversity research: ensuring transparency, credibility & collaboration.

🔍 Learn to cite datasets right!
🗓️ Nov 6, 2023
🍃Register: https://t.co/9R75weSd1p

#Biodiversity #DataCitation

[Bekir Afsar @BeAfsar]

Thrilled to share that I've completed the "Qualitative Research Methods" on Coursera! As part of the @BiodiversityDT project, I'm conducting interviews with real stakeholders in #forest management. My goal? Acquire survival skills in #qualitative analysis for my ongoing project.

[María Triviño @Maria_Trivino_C]

Apply for 3-year #postdoc position!🌲😃 Become part of @JYU_BERG to do exciting research at @jyuscience and @JYU_WISDOM. Themes include #sustainable_forestry #stakeholders #preferences #climateadaptation. Please spread the word. More details 👉🏽 https://t.co/SA2Uf1OWHG
DL: 22 Oct!

[Bekir Afsar @BeAfsar]

The IBFRA (@BorealForest) conference is going extremely well. Many thanks to @LukeFinlandInt. I presented prototype forest digital twin of @BiodiversityDT. Video recording of my talk: https://t.co/Ncm5VhwEtL (My talk is the first one in the video).
Here are some photos as well:

[BioDT @BiodiversityDT]

Learn more about this prototype in the #BioDT poster: https://t.co/JkuZr8JcZP
#forest #biodiversity #climatechange

[BioDT @BiodiversityDT]

Join us next week at #IBFRA2023, hosted by @LukeFinlandInt & @IBFRA!
Explore the changing boreal forest landscape and its impact on ecosystems, communities, & climate.
@BeAfsar @uniofjyvaskyla presents the innovative Forest/birds prototype Digital Twin.
https://t.co/PwNjxThdW8