Sule Yildirim Yayilgan

About

Biography

Professor Sule Yildirim Yayilgan works at the Department of Information Security and Communication Technology (IIK), NTNU since 2009. She received a MSc. degree in Computer Engineering in 1995, and PhD in Artificial Intelligence and Computer Science in 2002. She has been working in academia since the last 30 years with teaching and research activities. She served as head of the department between 2005-2009. She has participated in projects funded by EU Horizon 2020, Eurostars, Erasmus+ programs, the Research Council of Norway, the Regional Research Council of Norway and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Norway. She belongs to the Center for Cyber Information Security (ccis.no) and she is leading the research group MR PET: Multidisciplinary Research group on Privacy and data protEcTion. She has been supervising students at different academic levels and has published more than 100 journal and conference papers.

Her overall research goal is to be able to develop intelligent systems or their intelligence components which provide decision support to end-users, and which act ethically, legally, in a privacy preserving and an optimal way. More specifically, her research focuses on:

- Investigating and improving the use of data-driven AI methods in solving the challenges in the application domains of health, energy, education and security.

- Developing and adapting techniques from the fields of Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Large Language Models, Cybersecurity, Federated Learning, Blockchain Technologies.

- Improving accuracy and efficiency in AI applications.

- Increasing availability of high-quality data for AI applications.

- Reducing biases and privacy concerns, in compliance with relevant regulations and ethical principles.

- Improving interpretability of AI algorithms, enabling end-users to understand and validate AI-driven decisions in real-time.

The current research and educational projects are listed under the Research Tab.

Past Educational Projects:

2019-2020, Co-applicant, MODUS 2: MObility for Development of UniversitieS, EU EEA Grants

2015-2022, Project Leader & Academic Host, 4 projects granted: Two to Kosovo (UP and UBT) and two to UT, Erasmus+ Global Mobility

SMILE Bee: 2016-. This is a project run by Prof. Dr Youngbong Seo from the Innovation Center for Engineering Education, Pusan National University, Pusan, South Korea and the other partner is Prof. El Hasani from the Department of Telecommunications, Networks and Computer Science, Chouaib Doukkali University, Morocco. The project is about improving engineering education (http://projectbee.co.kr/).

COINS: 2013-2018. Research School of Computer and Information Security (https://coinsrs.no/)

FRISC: 2012-2016.Forum for Research and Innovation in Security and Communications is a network of organisations working on security in Norway (https://www.frisc.no/).

2011-2016, Project Leader & Academic Host, AEP: Academic Exchange for Progress, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Norway

CIMET: 2007–2014. Colour in Informatics and Media Technology is a collaborative multiple degree master programme funded by the EU over the Erasmus
Mundus programme.

COSI: 2015–2019. Colour in Science and Industry is a collaborative multiple degree master program funded by the EU over the Erasmus Mundus program

Since 2012 in 3DMT, the University Jean Monnet Saint-Etienne (France) and NTNU are combining their skills and expertise to offer a two-year Master Course in 3D Multimedia Technology (http://master-3dmt.eu/)

Past Research Projects

2020-2023, Main applicant, INCENTIVE METICOS, NTNU

2017-2020, Main applicant, INCENTIVE SMILE, NTNU (Sentral EU + IE faculty)

2017-2020, Main applicant, INCENTIVE INTENSIVE, Horizon proposal which scored over 12, hence funded with incentives from NTNU

2017-2020, WP leader and one of the two initiators of the project, SMILE: A Smart Mobility Approach of European Border Security, SEC-14-BES-2016 Horizon2020

HUMDIG: 2018-2020. Human Rights and Dignity: Policies and technology transforming the human rights discourse on refugees, funded by SAMKUL programme.

2015–2019, WP leader, IQMED: Image Quality enhancement in MEDical diagnosis, monitoring and treatment, Research Council of Norway

Ambulance Drone: 2017-2018. funded by NTNU

LTICR: 2017-2018. Language Teaching of Immigrant Children Using Robotics is a pre-project funded by the NFR

SWAN: 2016-2018. Secure Access Control over Wide Area Network funded by IKTPLUSS.

ENERGIZING: 2016-2017. A simplified 3D modelling (BIM) with gaming for digital energy efficient drift, maintenance and rehabilitation of water bone heating systems is a research pre-project funded by RFF-Inland

SKI: 2015-2015. Development of a pilot database for handling information on injured persons in alpine facilities is funded by the Regional Research Funds Norway, Inland (RFF-Inland)

IC1206: 2013-2017. De-identification for privacy protection in multimedia content, Cost Action.

INFUSE: 2012-2015. Development of Intelligent Search Motor is a project funded by the EU Eurostars programme.

SPEED: 2011-2012. Sport EvEnt iDentity Management is a project funded by RFF-Inland

DRONE: 2010–2010. Mobile Distributed Agents for Investigating Scenes of Evidence is a small project funded by the NFR and GUC.

Dictionary: 2008-, Modeling and Simulation Dictionary Project.

GED: 2007-2009. A Game Engine Development: Towards a unified platform for game development

Security: 2005. Security Issues in Adaptive Distributed Systems, funding from HIHM.

Recent Work Experience

2020- Professor Department of Information Security and Communication Technology, NTNU, Gjøvik, Norway

2016- 2020 Associate Professor, Department of Information Security and Communication Technology, NTNU, Gjøvik, Norway

2016 Associate Professor, Faculty of Computer Science and Media Technology, NTNU

2009-2015 Associate Professor, Faculty of Computer Science and Media Technology, Gjøvik University College, Norway

2005-2009 Head of Department, Department of Computer Science, HIHM, Norway

2004-2005 Associate Professor, Department of Computer Science, HIHM, Norway

Administration Activities

Medlem av nasjonal referansegruppe for samfunnssikkerhet i perioden 1. juli 2024 til 30. juni 2027
2022-2024 Regionalt redelighetsutvalg for Helse Midt-Norge RHF og NTNU
2021- Participant in Cost Action CA16101
2021- Member of Research Group Leaders Group, IIK
2020- Scientific board member of the NTNU strategic area: Data Science
2020- Head of Research Group MR PET: Multidisciplinary Research group on Privacy and data protEcTion
2020- Trondheim ACM Women Chapter Member
2020- Management Committee Member from Norway to COST Action CA19102
2020- Member of IEEE and IEEE Computational Intelligence Society
2020- Member of the Management Board of the METICOS project
2019- Member of the Management Board of the Lying Pen of Scribes Project
2019- Member of the Ethics Board of the Lying Pen of Scribes project
2019- Member of the Advisory Board of Applied Research Ethics Programme from the Faculty of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering
2018- Member of the Research Integrity Committee of NTNU
2018- Head of Ethics board of the Horizon2020 SMILE project
2018 Member of the advisory board of the Language teaching of immigrant children using robotics (LTICR) project
2017- Member, The International Association for Pattern Recognition (IAPR)
2016- Member of the SMILE Horizon2020 Project management board
2016- Member of ECSO‘ Support to SMEs, coordination with countries (in particular East EU) and regions’ Working Group
2013-2017 Management Committee member of Cost action IC1206
2013 Steering committee deputy member, GUC
2015- Deputy member of CCIS Management Board, GUC and NTNU
2011- Member of the Norwegian Biometrics Laboratory, NTNU
2010- Steering committee member of Norwegian Artificial Intelligence Society, branch of the European Association for Artificial Intelligence (EurAI)
2008-2009 Coordinator of Administrative Data Management Study in collaboration with Studiesenteret, HIHM \footnote{http://www.studiesenteret.no/}
2006- Member of the Norwegian Association for Image Processing and Pattern Recognition (NOBIM)
2005- Member of the Norwegian Association for Researchers (Forskerforbundet)
2006-2009 Head of Computer Science Dept. HIHM

2000- Graduate Student advisor for 41 + 2 (in progress) MSc, 3 + 2 (periods) + 6 in (progress) PhD, 10s of Postdoc and visiting researchers, NTNU, GUC, HIHM and EGE

Research

Multidisciplinary Research group on Privacy and data protEcTion (MR PET)

HEALTH-AI: Advancing Healthcare with Adaptive AI Training and a Collaboration Platform

HEALTH-AI is an interdisciplinary to equip healthcare professionals, students, and engineers with the knowledge, skills, and collaborative tools to responsibly integrate AI into clinical practice and medical education.

NettKISS: Networking for Research on Trustworthy AI and Security

KI er ikke lenger bare en applikasjon. Store språkmodeller er i ferd med å bli en integrert del av kritisk infrastruktur. Dette gir enorme muligheter, men skaper også en ny og kompleks risiko. Hvordan sikrer vi en trygg innføring av KI?

VIPA-DELF: Vineyard Leaf Image Analysis for Pest and Disease Detection using Explainable Federated Learning

This project proposes a holistic approach for disease detection in vineyards using grapevine leaf image analysis through SOTA "Computer Vision" based models, "Federated Learning (FL)" and "Explainable AI (XAI)". It runs between 01.02 - 31.07.2024

Artificial Intelligence in Formal Foreign Language Education

The project is funded by the EEA Grant between Norway and Czech Republic. The starting date is 15 December 2023 and the project ends 31 July 2024. I am the leader for the project.

Violence-inducing Behaviour Prevention in Social-Cyber Space of Local Communities

In this project our primary objective is to develop advanced methods for monitoring and preventing malicious behaviour on the Internet, through utilizing artificial intelligence or big data technologies in new manners.

The Lying Pen of Scribes: Manuscript Forgeries, Digital Imaging, and Critical Provenance Research

The project is funded by the Research Council of Norway, FRIPRO Toppforsk programme for the period 2019–2024. I am a member of the management board of the project, leading a WP and part of the ethical committee.

CINELDI: Center for intelligent electricity

The project is funded by the Research Council of Norway under the FME programme for the period 2016 –2024. I am working as a key researcher of WP2 (Smart Microgrids).

METICOS: A Platform for Monitoring and Prediction of Social Impact and Acceptability of Modern Border Control Technology

METICOS is funded by the European Union’s Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation programme under Grant Agreement No 883075 for the period 2020-2024. I am a member of the management board and leading a WP.

AQMA: Air Quality Monitoring Exploiting Massive Multiple-Input Multiple-Output Antennas

The project received funding from the Research Council of Norway under the call FRINATEK-Fri prosj.st. mat.,naturv.,tek for the period 2021-2024. I am leading a WP on machine learning and deep learning for air quality monitoring.

PhDICTKES: The development and implementation of a PhD Program in ICT for the Kosovo Education System

The project is funded by European Union KA2 and Industry call under the code 609990-EPP-1-2019-1-SE-EPPKA2-CBHE-JP for the period 2019-2023. I am a member of the key research team from NTNU side.

Publications

2026

Skipanes, Mads Vågane; Yildirim-Yayilgan, Sule; Porter, Kyle Andrew; Jørgensen, Tollef Emil; Lorentzen, Johannes. (2026) Operational Crime Analysis A Computational Framework for the Analysis of Unstructured Textual Data in Criminal Investigations. Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet
Doctoral thesis
Hashmi, Ehtesham; Shaikh, Sarang; Yildirim-Yayilgan, Sule; Riaz, Wania; Abomhara, Mohamed; Akerkar, Rajendra. (2026) Tertiary Cyberbullying Detection Using Machine Learning and Captum-Based Explainability. IEEE Xplore
Conference report

2025

Olsborg, Guro Bråten; Østby, Grethe; Abomhara, Mohamed; Yildirim-Yayilgan, Sule. (2025) An empirical study of socio-technical information security exercises as a tool to foster organizational learning and information security readiness development in Norwegian municipalities. CEUR Workshop Proceedings
Academic article
Skipanes, Mads Vågane; Lorentzen, Johannes Pippidis; Yayilgan, Sule Yildirim. (2025) Understanding the role of case management systems in criminal investigations. International Journal of Law, Crime and Justice
Academic article
Hashmi, Ehtesham; Shaikh, Sarang; Yildirim-Yayilgan, Sule; Abomhara, Mohamed; Akerkar, Rajendra; Afzal, Mehtab. (2025) Multi-domain text classification via linguistic and semantic feature integration. Social Network Analysis and Mining
Academic article
Hashmi, Ehtesham; Ahmad, Hasnain; Mazhar, Muhammad Tayyab; Yildirim-Yayilgan, Sule; Afzal, Mehtab; Shaikh, Sarang. (2025) A Robust and Linguistically-Aware Hate Speech Detection System for Roman Urdu. ACM Transactions on Asian and Low-Resource Language Information Processing (TALLIP)
Academic article
Chared, Zahim; Jantet, Clément; Ravix, Calliste; Salmi, Robin; Hashmi, Ehtesham; Yildirim-Yayilgan, Sule. (2025) AI-driven detection of hate speech on social media: a case study in the French language. Cluster Computing
Academic article
Della Vella, Dante; Senarath, Yasas; Hashmi, Ehtesham; Abomhara, Mohamed; Shaikh, Sarang; Igland, Torborg; Dralega, Carol Azungi; Yildirim-Yayilgan, Sule; Purohit, Hemant - GMU; Akerkar, Rajendra Arvind. (2025) Eliciting Socio-Technical Research Needs on Countering Violence-Inducing and Hateful Speech in Cyberspace. Digital Society: Ethics, Socio-Legal and Governance of Digital Technology
Academic article
Hashmi, Ehtesham; Yildirim-Yayilgan, Sule; Abomhara, Mohamed. (2025) Metalinguist: enhancing hate speech detection with cross-lingual meta-learning. Complex & Intelligent Systems
Academic article
Skipanes, Mads Ladsten; Jørgensen, Tollef Emil; Porter, Kyle Andrew; Yildirim-Yayilgan, Sule; Demartini, Gianluca. (2025) Enhancing Criminal Investigation Analysis with Summarization and Memory-based Retrieval-Augmented Generation: A Comprehensive Evaluation of Real Case Data. Proceedings of International Conference on Computational Linguistics (COLING)
Academic article
Sohail, Tooba; Aiman, Atiqa; Hashmi, Ehtesham; Imran, Ali Shariq; Daudpota, Sher Muhammad; Yildirim-Yayilgan, Sule. (2025) Hate Speech Detection in Code-Mixed Datasets Using Pretrained Embeddings and Transformers.
Academic chapter
Shaikh, Sarang; Yildirim-Yayilgan, Sule; Zoto, Erjon; Abomhara, Mohamed Ali Saleh. (2025) Dataset on travellers’ acceptance of border control technologies: Insights from METICOS pilot trials. Data in Brief
Academic article
Shaikh, Sarang; Yildirim-Yayilgan, Sule; Abomhara, Mohamed Ali Saleh; Zoto, Erjon. (2025) Multilingual user perceptions analysis from twitter using zero shot learning for border control technologies. Social Network Analysis and Mining
Academic article
Shaikh, Sarang; Yildirim-Yayilgan, Sule; Zoto, Erjon; Abomhara, Mohamed. (2025) Predicting and Improving Technology Acceptance for Border Control Technologies. Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet
Doctoral thesis
Hashmi, Ehtesham; Yildirim-Yayilgan, Sule; Abomhara, Mohamed; Akerkar, Rajendra Arvind. (2025) Transparent Hate Speech Detection in Norwegian Using Explainable AI.
Academic chapter

2024

Mobeen, Noor E; Shaikh, Sarang; Nweke, Livinus Obiora; Abomhara, Mohamed; Yildirim-Yayilgan, Sule; Fahad, Muhammad. (2024) Vineyard Leaf Disease Prediction: Bridging the Gap Between Predictive Accuracy and Interpretability. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing
Academic article
Hashmi, Ehtesham; Yamin, Muhammad Mudassar; Imran, Ali Shariq; Yildirim-Yayilgan, Sule; Ullah, Mohib. (2024) Enhancing Misogyny Detection in Bilingual Texts Using FastText and Explainable AI.
Academic chapter
Hashmi, Ehtesham; Yildirim-Yayilgan, Sule. (2024) A robust hybrid approach with product context-aware learning and explainable AI for sentiment analysis in Amazon user reviews. Electronic Commerce Research
Academic article
Abraham, Doney; Yildirim-Yayilgan, Sule; Gebremedhin, Alemayehu; Abomhara, Mohamed. (2024) Smart Grid Security: Assessing and Strengthening Cyber Security Awareness in Power Systems. Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet
Doctoral thesis
Nweke, Livinus Obiora; Yildirim-Yayilgan, Sule. (2024) Opportunities and Challenges of Using Artificial Intelligence in Securing Cyber-Physical Systems.
Academic chapter
Abraham, Doney; Toftegaard, Øyvind Anders Arntzen; R., Binu Ben Jose D.; Gebremedhin, Alemayehu; Yildirim-Yayilgan, Sule. (2024) Consequence simulation of cyber attacks on key smart grid business cases. Frontiers in Energy Research
Academic article
Hashmi, Ehtesham; Yildirim-Yayilgan, Sule; Yamin, Muhammad Mudassar; Ullah, Mohib. (2024) Enhancing misogyny detection in bilingual texts using explainable AI and multilingual fine-tuned transformers. Complex & Intelligent Systems
Academic article
Shaikh, Sarang; Yildirim-Yayilgan, Sule; Zoto, Erjon; Abomhara, Mohamed. (2024) From Insights to Action: Proposing Social Sensing Toolkit for Border Control Technology Acceptance Prediction. Scientific Reports
Academic article
Ali, Hashir; Hashmi, Ehtesham; Yildirim-Yayilgan, Sule; Shaikh, Sarang. (2024) Analyzing Amazon Products Sentiment: A Comparative Study of Machine and Deep Learning, and Transformer-Based Techniques. Electronics (Basel)
Academic article
Abraham, Doney; Toftegaard, Øyvind Anders Arntzen; Yildirim-Yayilgan, Sule; Gebremedhin, Alemayehu. (2024) Consequence verification during risk assessment of Smart Grids. IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology
Academic article
Abomhara, Mohamed Ali Saleh; Nweke, Livinus Obiora; Yildirim-Yayilgan, Sule; Comparin, Debora; Teyras, Kristel; Labriolle, Stéphanie de. (2024) Enhancing privacy protections in national identification systems: an examination of stakeholders’ knowledge, attitudes, and practices of privacy by design. International Journal of Information Security
Academic article
Holik, Filip; Yildirim-Yayilgan, Sule; Olsborg, Guro Bråten. (2024) Emulation of Digital Substations Communication for Cyber Security Awareness. Electronics (Basel)
Academic article
Hashmi, Ehtesham; Yildirim-Yayilgan, Sule. (2024) Multi-class hate speech detection in the Norwegian language using FAST-RNN and multilingual fine-tuned transformers. Complex & Intelligent Systems
Academic article
Hashmi, Ehtesham; Yamin, Muhammad Mudassar; Yildirim-Yayilgan, Sule. (2024) Securing tomorrow: a comprehensive survey on the synergy of Artificial Intelligence and information security. AI and Ethics
Academic literature review
Hashmi, Ehtesham; Yildirim-Yayilgan, Sule; Yamin, Muhammad Mudassar; Abomhara, Mohamed Ali Saleh; Ullah, Mohib. (2024) Self-supervised hate speech detection in Norwegian texts with lexical and semantic augmentations. Expert Systems With Applications
Academic article
Chatzimallis, Charalampos; Kyrkou, Danai; Kampouridou, Anneta; Themistocleous, Christiana; Astyakopoulos, Alkiviadis; Nikolaidou, Artemisia; Rosgova, Mirela; Yildirim-Yayilgan, Sule; Velanas, Pantelis. (2024) Best Practices for Creating and Maintaining Clusters in EU-Funded Projects: Insights from the H2020 BES Cluster. Security Informatics and Law Enforcement
Academic article
Hashmi, Ehtesham; Yildirim-Yayilgan, Sule; Hameed, Ibrahim A.; Yamin, Muhammad Mudassar; Ullah, Mohib; Abomhara, Mohamed. (2024) Enhancing Multilingual Hate Speech Detection: From Language-Specific Insights to Cross-Linguistic Integration. IEEE Access
Academic article
Hashmi, Ehtesham; Yildirim-Yayilgan, Sule; Shaikh, Sarang. (2024) Augmenting sentiment prediction capabilities for code-mixed tweets with multilingual transformers. Social Network Analysis and Mining
Academic article
Hashmi, Ehtesham; Yildirim-Yayilgan, Sule; Yamin, Muhammad Mudassar; Ali, Subhan; Abomhara, Mohamed Ali Saleh. (2024) Advancing Fake News Detection: Hybrid Deep Learning With FastText and Explainable AI. IEEE Access
Academic article

2023

Pourafzal, Alireza; Škrabánek, Pavel; Cheffena Gebresilassie, Michael; Yildirim-Yayilgan, Sule; Roi-Taravella, Thomas. (2023) Low complexity subspace approach for unbiased frequency estimation of a complex single-tone. Digital signal processing (Print)
Academic article
Blanka, Klimova; Pikhart, Marcel; Polakova, Petra; Cerna, Miloslava; Shaikh, Sarang; Yildirim-Yayilgan, Sule. (2023) A Systematic Review on the Use of Emerging Technologies in Teaching English as an Applied Language at the University Level. Systems
Academic literature review
Lumban Tobing, Tabita Anggraini Meilita; Skrabánek, Pavel; Yildirim-Yayilgan, Sule; George, Sony; Elgvin, Torleif. (2023) Character-based Writer Verification of Ancient Hebrew Square-script Manuscripts: On Edge-direction Feature. Archiving Conference
Academic article
Shaikh, Sarang; Yildirim-Yayilgan, Sule; Klimova, Blanka; Pikhart, Marcel. (2023) Assessing the Usability of ChatGPT for Formal English Language Learning. European Journal of Investigation in Health, Psychology and Education
Academic article
Abraham, Doney; Yildirim-Yayilgan, Sule; Holik, Filip; Sanchez Acevedo, Santiago; Gebremedhin, Alemayehu. (2023) Cyber Attack Simulation and Detection in Digital Substation.
Academic chapter
Shahbaz, Sikandar; Rabbia, Mahum; E., Ragab Adham; Yildirim-Yayilgan, Sule; Shaikh, Sarang. (2023) SCDet: A Robust Approach for the Detection of Skin Lesions. Diagnostics (Basel)
Academic article
Shaikh, Sarang; Yayilgan, Sule Yildirim. (2023) Developing an agent-based simulation model for predicting technology acceptance at border crossing points. IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers)
Anthology

2022

Holik, Filip; Abraham, Doney; Yayilgan, Sule Yildirim. (2022) Emulation of IEC 60870-5-104 Communication in Digital Secondary Substations. Communications in Computer and Information Science (CCIS)
Academic article
Pourafzal, Alireza; Roi-Taravella, Thomas; Cheffena, Michael; Yayilgan, Sule Yildirim. (2022) A Low-cost and Accurate Microwave Sensor System for Permittivity Characterization. IEEE Sensors Journal
Academic article
Shaikh, Sarang; Yayilgan, Sule Yildirim; Zoto, Erjon; Abomhara, Mohamed. (2022) Towards Understanding of User Perceptions for Smart Border Control Technologies using a Fine-Tuned Transformer Approach. Proceedings of the Northern Lights Deep Learning Workshop
Academic article
Shaikh, Sarang; Yayilgan, Sule Yildirim; Zoto, Erjon; Abomhara, Mohamed. (2022) A survey of artificial intelligence techniques for user perceptions’ extraction from social media data. Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems
Academic literature review
Yayilgan, Sule Yildirim; Holik, Filip; Abomhara, Mohamed; Abraham, Doney; Gebremedhin, Alemayehu. (2022) An Approach for Analyzing Cyber Security Threats and Attacks: A Case Study of Digital Substations in Norway. Electronics (Basel)
Academic article
Abraham, Doney; Yayilgan, Sule Yildirim; Abomhara, Mohamed; Gebremedhin, Alemayehu; Dalipi, Fisnik. (2022) Security and Privacy issues in IoT based Smart Grids: A case study in a digital substation.
Academic chapter
Sanfilippo, Filippo; Granmo, Ole-Christoffer; Yayilgan, Sule Yildirim; Bajwa, Imran Sarwar. (2022) Intelligent Technologies and Applications: 4th International Conference, INTAP 2021, Grimstad, Norway, October 11–13, 2021, Revised Selected Papers. Springer
Anthology
Lumban Tobing, Tabita; Yayilgan, Sule Yildirim; George, Sony; Elgvin, Torleif. (2022) Isolated Handwritten Character Recognition of Ancient Hebrew Manuscripts. Archiving Conference
Academic article
Holik, Filip; Flå, Lars; Jaatun, Martin Gilje; Yayilgan, Sule Yildirim; Foros, Jørn. (2022) Threat Modeling of a Smart Grid Secondary Substation. Electronics (Basel)
Academic article
Nweke, Livinus Obiora; Abomhara, Mohamed; Yayilgan, Sule Yildirim; Camparin, Debora; Heurtier, Olivier; Bunney, Calum. (2022) A LINDDUN-Based Privacy Threat Modelling for National Identification Systems.
Academic chapter

2021

Yayilgan, Sule Yildirim; Arifaj, Blend; Rahimpour, Masoomeh; Hardeberg, Jon Yngve; Ahmedi, Lule. (2021) Pre-trained CNN based deep features with hand-crafted features and patient data for skin lesion classification. Communications in Computer and Information Science (CCIS)
Academic article
Abomhara, Mohamed Ali Saleh; Yayilgan, Sule Yildirim. (2021) An Example of Privacy and Data Protection Best Practices for Biometrics Data Processing in Border Control: Lesson Learned from SMILE. Communications in Computer and Information Science (CCIS)
Academic article
Yayilgan, Sule Yildirim; Bajwa, Imran Sarwar; Sanfilippo, Filippo. (2021) Proceeding of the 3rd International Conference on Intelligent Technologies and Applications (INTAP). Springer
Anthology
Catak, Ferhat Özgur; Yayilgan, Sule Yildirim. (2021) Deep Neural Network based Malicious Network Activity Detection Under Adversarial Machine Learning Attacks. Communications in Computer and Information Science (CCIS)
Academic article
Golrang, Anahita Mohammadi; Yayilgan, Sule Yildirim; Elezaj, Ogerta. (2021) The multi-objective feature selection in Android malware detection system. Communications in Computer and Information Science (CCIS)
Academic article
Elezaj, Ogerta; Yayilgan, Sule Yildirim; Kalemi, Edlira. (2021) Criminal Network Community Detection in Social Media Forensics. Communications in Computer and Information Science (CCIS)
Academic article
Abomhara, Mohamed; Yayilgan, Sule Yildirim; Nweke, Livinus Obiora; Székely, Zoltán. (2021) A comparison of primary stakeholders views on the deployment of biometrics technology in border management: Case study of smart mobility at the European land borders. Technology in society
Academic article
Székely, Zoltán; Yayilgan, Sule Yildirim; Abomhara, Mohamed. (2021) Guidelines on privacy and data protection in forensic research. Multiforesee Cost Action 16101
Research report
Lee, Yen-Ting; Pengying, Thitinun; Yayilgan, Sule Yildirim; Elezaj, Ogerta. (2021) Data-Driven Machine Learning Approach for Human Action Recognition Using Skeleton and Optical Flow.
Academic chapter
Yayilgan, Sule Yildirim; Bajwa, Imran Sarwar; Sanfilippo, Filippo. (2021) Preface. Communications in Computer and Information Science (CCIS)
Editorial
Khodabakhsh, Athar; Yayilgan, Sule Yildirim. (2021) Data Privacy in IoT Equipped Future Smart Homes. Communications in Computer and Information Science (CCIS)
Academic article
Yayilgan, Sule Yildirim; Shaikh, Sarang. (2021) The Dawn of the Human-Machine Era: A forecast of new and emerging language technologies. University of Jyväskylä
Academic article

2020

Catak, Ferhat Özgur; Yayilgan, Sule Yildirim; Abomhara, Mohamed. (2020) A Privacy-Preserving Fully Homomorphic Encryption and Parallel Computation Based Biometric Data Matching. preprints.org > mathematics & computer science > information technology & data management
Popular science article
Ahmed, Javed; Yayilgan, Sule Yildirim; Nowostaki, Mariusz; Ramachandra, Raghavendra; Elezaj, Ogerta; Abomohara, Mohamad. (2020) GDPR compliant consent driven data protection in online social networks: A blockchain-based approach. 2020 3rd International Conference on Information and Computer Technologies (ICICT)
Academic article
Abomhara, Mohamed; Yayilgan, Sule Yildirim; Shalaginova, Marina; Székely, Zoltán. (2020) Border Control and Use of Biometrics: Reasons Why the Right to Privacy Can Not Be Absolute.
Academic chapter
Khodabakhsh, Athar; Yayilgan, Sule Yildirim; Houmb, Siv Hilde; Hurzuk, Nargis; Foros, Jørn; Istad, Maren Kristine. (2020) Cyber-Security Gaps in a Digital Substation: From Sensors to SCADA.
Academic chapter
Golrang, Anahita; Golrang, Alale Mohammadi; Yayilgan, Sule Yildirim; Elezaj, Ogerta. (2020) A Novel hybrid IDS based on modified NSGAII-ANN and Random Forest. Electronics (Basel)
Academic article
Khodabakhsh, Athar; Yayilgan, Sule Yildirim; Abomhara, Mohamed; Istad, Maren Kristine; Hurzuk, Nargis. (2020) Cyber-risk identification for a digital substation.
Academic chapter
Catak, Ferhat Özgur; Aydin, Ismail; Elezaj, Ogerta; Yayilgan, Sule Yildirim. (2020) Practical Implementation of Privacy Preserving Clustering Methods Using a Partially Homomorphic Encryption Algorithm. Electronics (Basel)
Academic article
Ahmed, Javed; Yayilgan, Sule Yildirim; Nowostawski, Mariusz; Abomhara, Mohamed Ali Saleh; Ramachandra, Raghavendra; Elezaj, Ogerta. (2020) Towards Blockchain-based GDPR-compliant Online Social Networks: Challenges, Opportunities and Way Forward. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing
Academic article
Mohammed, Ahmed Kedir; Farup, Ivar; Pedersen, Marius; Yayilgan, Sule Yildirim; Hovde, Øistein. (2020) PS-DeVCEM: Pathology-sensitive deep learning model for video capsule endoscopy based on weakly labeled data. Computer Vision and Image Understanding
Academic article
Elezaj, Ogerta; Yayilgan, Sule Yildirim; Ahmed, Javed; Kalemi, Edlira; Blichfeldt, Brumle Roger Andre; Haubold, Claudia. (2020) Crime Intelligence from Social Media Using CISMO. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing
Academic article
Mulliqi, Nita; Yayilgan, Sule Yildirim; Mohammed, Ahmed Kedir; Ahmedi, Lule; Wang, Hao; Elezaj, Ogerta; Hovde, Øistein. (2020) The Importance Of Skip Connections In Encoder-Decoder Architectures For Colorectal Polyp Detection.
Academic chapter

2019

Elezaj, Ogerta; Yayilgan, Sule Yildirim; Abomhara, Mohamed Ali Saleh; Yeng, Prosper; Ahmed, Javed. (2019) Data-driven Intrusion Detection System for Small and Medium Enterprises. IEEE International Workshop on Computer Aided Modeling and Design of Communication Links and Networks, CAMAD
Academic article
Kastrati, Zenun; Imran, Ali Shariq; Yayilgan, Sule Yildirim. (2019) The impact of deep learning on document classification using semantically rich representations. Information Processing & Management
Academic article
Melit Devassy, Binu; Yayilgan, Sule Yildirim; Hardeberg, Jon Yngve. (2019) The Impact of Replacing Complex Hand-Crafted Features with Standard Features for Melanoma Classification using Both Hand-Crafted and Deep Features. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing
Academic article
Mohammed, Ahmed Kedir; Yayilgan, Sule Yildirim; Farup, Ivar; Pedersen, Marius; Hovde, Øistein. (2019) StreoScenNet: Surgical stereo robotic scene segmentation. Progress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging
Academic article
Abomhara, Mohamed Ali Saleh; Yayilgan, Sule Yildirim; Nymoen, Anne Hilde Ruen; Shalaginova, Marina; Székely, Zoltán; Elezaj, Ogerta. (2019) How to do it right: A framework for biometrics supported border control. Communications in Computer and Information Science (CCIS)
Academic article
Elezaj, Ogerta; Yayilgan, Sule Yildirim; Kalemi, Edlira; Wendelberg, Linda; Abomhara, Mohamed Ali Saleh; Ahmed, Javed. (2019) Towards Designing a Knowledge Graph-Based Framework for Investigating and Preventing Crime on Online Social Networks. Communications in Computer and Information Science (CCIS)
Academic article

2018

Kastrati, Zenun; Imran, Ali Shariq; Yildirim, Sule. (2018) A Hybrid Concept Learning Approach to Ontology Enrichment.
Academic chapter
Mohammed, Ahmed Kedir; Farup, Ivar; Pedersen, Marius; Hovde, Øistein; Yayilgan, Sule Yildirim. (2018) Stochastic Capsule Endoscopy Image Enhancement. Journal of Imaging
Academic article
Bolkar, Sabri; Wang, Congcong; Alaya Cheikh, Faouzi; Yayilgan, Sule Yildirim. (2018) Deep Smoke Removal from Minimally Invasive Surgery Videos. Proceedings of IEEE International Conference on Image Processing
Academic article
Hyseni, Qëndresë; Yildirim, Sule; Krasniqi, Bujar; Sylejmani, Kadri. (2018) Solving the problem of distribution of fiscal coupons by using a Steady State Genetic Algorithm. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing
Academic article
Mohammed, Ahmed Kedir; Pedersen, Marius; Hovde, Øistein; Yayilgan, Sule Yildirim. (2018) Deep-STRESS Capsule Video Endoscopy Image Enhancement. Color and Imaging Conference (CIC)
Academic article
Zenun, Kastrati; Imran, Ali Shariq; Yildirim, Sule. (2018) A Hybrid Concept Learning Approach to Ontology Enrichment. Innovations, Developments, and Applications of Semantic Web and Information Systems
Professional article
Mohammed, Ahmed Kedir; Farup, Ivar; Yildirim, Sule; Pedersen, Marius; Hovde, Øistein. (2018) Variational approach for capsule video frame interpolation. EURASIP Journal on Image and Video Processing
Academic article
Reyes, Evelyn Lissete Paiz; de Lima, Nadile Nunes; Yildirim, Sule. (2018) GIF Image Retrieval in Cloud Computing Environment. Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS)
Academic article
Brito, Claudia Companioni; Elawady, Mohamed; Yildirim, Sule; Hardeberg, Jon Yngve. (2018) Editorial Image Retrieval using Handcrafted and CNN Features. Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS)
Academic article
Companioni-Brito, Claudia; Mariano, Zygred; Elawady, Mohamed; Yayilgan, Sule Yildirim. (2018) Mobile-Based Painting Photo Retrieval using Combined Features. Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS)
Academic article
Lam, Yat Hong; Yildirim, Sule. (2018) Saliency-based Image Object Indexing and Retrieval. Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS)
Academic article
Sylejmani, Kadri; Hyseni, Qëndresë; Yayilgan, Sule Yildirim; Qurdina, Agon; Mula, Leke; Krasniqi, Bujar. (2018) Distribution of fiscal coupons via Genetic Algorithms and Greedy Randomized Adaptive Search Procedure. International Journal of Computer Information Systems and Industrial Management Applications
Academic article
Kedir, Ahmed; Yayilgan, Sule Yildirim; Farup, Ivar; Pedersen, Marius; Hovde, Øistein. (2018) Y-net: A deep convolutional neural network for polyp detection. https://arxiv.org/abs/1806.01907
Popular science article
Majtner, Tomas; Bajić, Buda; Yayilgan, Sule Yildirim; Hardeberg, Jon Yngve; Lindblad, Joakim; Sladoje, Nataša. (2018) Ensemble of Convolutional Neural Networks for Dermoscopic Images Classification. https://arxiv.org/abs/1808.05071
Popular science article
Skrabánek, Pavel; Yayilgan, Sule Yildirim. (2018) WECIA graph: Visualization of classification performance dependency on grayscale conversion setting. The MENDEL Soft Computing journal : International Conference on Soft Computing MENDEL
Academic article
Majtner, Tomas; Yayilgan, Sule Yildirim; Hardeberg, Jon Yngve. (2018) Optimised Deep Learning Features for Improved Melanoma Detection. Multimedia Tools and Applications
Academic article

2017

Muka, Romina; Yayilgan, Sule Yildirim; Sevrani, Kozeta. (2017) Security Analysis of Wireless BAN in e-Health. International Journal of Business and Technology
Academic article
Dalipi, Fisnik; Ferati, Mexhid; Yildirim, Sule. (2017) User interface evaluation of a ski injuries management system. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing
Academic article
Mohammed, Ahmed Kedir; Yildirim, Sule; Pedersen, Marius; Hovde, Øistein; Alaya Cheikh, Faouzi. (2017) Sparse coded handcrafted and deep features for colon capsule video summarization. Computer-Based Medical Systems
Academic article
Wendelberg, Linda; Volden, Frode; Yildirim, Sule. (2017) Death anxiety and visual oculomotor processing of arousing stimuli in a free view setting. Scandinavian Journal of Psychology
Academic article
Kastrati, Zenun; Yildirim, Sule. (2017) Improving document classification effectiveness using knowledge exploited by ontologies. Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS)
Academic article
Kalemi, Edlira; Yildirim, Sule; Domnori, Elton; Elezaj, Ogerta. (2017) SMONT: an ontology for crime solving through social media. International Journal of Metadata, Semantics and Ontologies
Academic article
Mohammed, Ahmed Kedir; Yildirim, Sule; Pedersen, Marius; Hovde, Øistein; Alaya Cheikh, Faouzi. (2017) Sparse coded handcrafted and deep features for colon capsule video summarization.
Academic chapter
Kastrati, Zenun; Yildirim, Sule. (2017) Supervised Ontology-Based Document Classification Model.
Academic chapter
Elezaj, Ogerta; Yildirim, Sule; Kalemi, Edlira. (2017) Data-Driven Machine-Learning Approach for predicting missing values in large data sets: A comparison Study.
Academic chapter
Yildirim, Sule. (2017) Energizing: A simplification of 3D modeling (BIM) at gaming digital energy efficient operation, maintenance and rehabilitation of water-based heating. Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet
Research report
Majtner, Tomas; Yildirim, Sule; Hardeberg, Jon Yngve. (2017) Combining Deep Learning and Hand-Crafted Features for Skin Lesion Classification.
Academic chapter

2016

Dalipi, Fisnik; Yildirim, Sule; Gebremedhin, Alemayehu. (2016) Data-driven Machine Learning Model in District Heating System for Heat Load Prediction: A Comparison Study. Applied Computational Intelligence and Soft Computing
Academic article
Dalipi, Fisnik; Yildirim, Sule; Imran, Ali Shariq; Kastrati, Zenun. (2016) Towards Understanding the MOOC Trend: Pedagogical Challenges and Business Opportunities. Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS)
Academic article
Yildirim, Sule; Du, Yang; Dalipi, Fisnik; Jeppesen, Jonas C.. (2016) A new ski injury registration system architecture using mobile applications to enhance skiing safety. International Journal of Interactive Mobile Technologies (iJIM)
Academic article
Kalemi, Edlira; Yildirim, Sule; ÇEÇO, Leandro; ÇEÇO, Polina. (2016) An EHR system architecture for Albania for improving health care services and its implementation.
Academic chapter
Muka, Romina; Yildirim, Sule; Sevrani, Kozeta. (2016) Legal and ethical considerations for transmission and storage of shared e-health data: A review.
Academic chapter
Trpkovska, Marika Apostolova; Yayilgan, Sule Yildirim; Besimi, Adrian. (2016) An integrated children disease prediction tool within a special social network. Studies in Health Technology and Informatics
Academic article
Majtner, Tomas; Lidayova, Kristina; Yildirim, Sule; Hardeberg, Jon Yngve. (2016) Improving skin lesion segmentation in dermoscopic images by thin artefacts removal methods.
Academic chapter
Dalipi, Fisnik; Ferati, Mexhid; Yildirim, Sule. (2016) User Interface Evaluation of a Ski Injuries Management System.
Academic chapter
Kastrati, Zenun; Imran, Ali Shariq; Yildirim, Sule. (2016) SEMCON: A semantic and contextual objective metric for enriching domain ontology concepts. International Journal on Semantic Web and Information Systems (IJSWIS)
Academic article
Kastrati, Zenun; Yayilgan, Sule Yildirim; Hjelsvold, Rune. (2016) Automatically Enriching Domain Ontologies for Document Classification.
Academic chapter
Dalipi, Fisnik; Yildirim, Sule. (2016) Security and Privacy Considerations for IoT Application on Smart Grids: Survey and Research Challenges.
Academic chapter
Sharma, Vivek; Yildirim, Sule; Gool, Luc Van. (2016) Low-Cost Scene Modeling using a Density Function Improves Segmentation Performance.
Academic chapter
Skrabánek, Pavel; Vodicka, Pavel; Yildirim-Yayilgan, Sule. (2016) Control System of a Semi-Autonomous Mobile Robot. IFAC-PapersOnLine
Academic article
Majtner, Tomas; Yildirim, Sule; Hardeberg, Jon Yngve. (2016) Efficient Melanoma Detection Using Texture-Based RSurf Features. Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS)
Academic article
Kalemi, Edlira; Yildirim, Sule. (2016) Ontologies for Social Media Digital Evidence. World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology
Academic article

2015

Dalipi, Fisnik; Mendoza, Diana Marina Armijo; Imran, Ali Shariq; Yayilgan, Sule. (2015) An Intelligent Model for Predicting the Occurrence of Skiing Injuries.
Academic chapter
Yayilgan, Sule; Du, Yang; Dalipi, Fisnik; Jeppesen, Jonas C.. (2015) A Novel System Architecture for Efficient Management of Skiing Injuries.
Academic chapter
Dalipi, Fisnik; Yildirim, Sule; Gebremedhin, Alemayehu. (2015) A Cloud Computing Framework for Smarter District Heating Systems.
Academic chapter
Duque, Carlos Andrés Arango; Khachatryan, Ani; Yayilgan, Sule. (2015) A relevance feedback based image retrieval approach for improved performance.
Academic chapter
Sharma, Vivek; Dittrich, Frank; Yildirim, Sule; Gool, Luc Van. (2015) Efficient Real-Time Pixelwise Object Class Labeling for Safe Human-Robot Collaboration in Industrial Domain. JMLR Workshop and Conference Proceedings
Academic article
Kastrati, Zenun; Imran, Ali Shariq; Yildirim, Sule. (2015) An Improved Concept Vector Space Model for Ontology Based Classification.
Academic chapter
Dalipi, Fisnik; Yildirim, Sule. (2015) The impact of environmental factors to skiing injuries: Bayesian regularization neural network model for predicting skiing injuries.
Academic chapter
Yayilgan, Sule; Bechina, Aurilla Aurelie Arntzen; Stavseng, Gry Helene; Ljubicic, Milena; Solvang, Bjørn; Meadow, Richard; Dalipi, Fisnik. (2015) Knowledge, Technology and Innovation (KTI): Opportunities, Issues and Challenges of KTI transfer between Norway and the Balkans countries.
Academic chapter
Dalipi, Fisnik; Yayilgan, Sule; Kastrati, Zenun. (2015) Enhancing the Learner’s Performance Analysis Using SMEUS Semantic E-learning System and Business Intelligence Technologies.
Academic chapter
Sharma, Vivek; Dittrich, Frank; Yayilgan, Sule; Imran, Ali Shariq; Wörn, Heinz. (2015) How to Tune a Random Forest for Real-time Segmentation in Safe Human-Robot Collaboration?.
Academic chapter
Kastrati, Zenun; Imran, Ali Shariq; Yayilgan, Sule; Dalipi, Fisnik. (2015) Analysis of Online Social Networks Posts to Investigate Suspects Using SEMCON.
Academic chapter
Kastrati, Zenun; Imran, Ali Shariq; Yayilgan, Sule. (2015) A General Framework for Text Document Classification Using SEMCON and ACVSR.
Academic chapter
Gueye, Limamou; Yildirim, Sule; Alaya Cheikh, Faouzi; Balasingham, Ilangko. (2015) Automatic detection of colonoscopic anomalies using capsule endoscopy.
Academic chapter
Dalipi, Fisnik; Yayilgan, Sule; Gebremedhin, Alemayehu. (2015) A machine learning approach to increase energy efficiency in district heating systems.
Academic chapter
Kastrati, Zenun; Yayilgan, Sule; Imran, Ali Shariq. (2015) Using Context-Aware and Semantic Similarity Based Model to Enrich Ontology Concepts.
Academic chapter
Kastrati, Zenun; Yayilgan, Sule; Imran, Ali Shariq. (2015) SEMCON: Semantic and contextual objective metric.
Academic chapter

2014

Imran, Ali Shariq; Rahadianti, Laksmita; Alaya Cheikh, Faouzi; Yildirim, Sule. (2014) Objective Keyword Selection For Lecture Video Annotation.
Academic chapter
Vold, Aud Tone; Yildirim, Sule; Sørnes, Jan Oddvar. (2014) New Takes on Learning in Organizations When Using Role Play Simulation.
Academic chapter
Abdalla, Adnan; Yildirim, Sule. (2014) A Review of Using Online Social Networks for Investigative Activities.
Academic chapter
Dittrich, Frank; Woern, Heinz; Sharma, Vivek; Yildirim, Sule. (2014) Pixelwise Object Class Segmentation based on Synthetic Data using an Optimized Training Strategy.
Academic chapter
Kastrati, Zenun; Imran, Ali Shariq; Yayilgan, Sule Yildirim. (2014) Building Domain Ontologies for Hyperlinked Multimedia Pedagogical Platforms.
Academic chapter

2013

Vishi, Kamer; Yildirim, Sule. (2013) Multimodal Biometric Authentication Using Fingerprint and Iris Recognition in Identity Management. IEEE-2013 Ninth International Conference on Intelligent Information Hiding and Multimedia Signal Processing (IIH-MSP)
Anthology
Vishi, Kamer; Yayilgan, Sule Yildirim. (2013) Multimodal Biometric Authentication using Fingerprint and Iris Recognition in Identity Management.
Academic chapter
Vold, Aud Tone; Yayilgan, Sule Yildirim. (2013) Playful participation for learning in higher education — The introduction of participatory role play simulation in a course at Hedmark University College.
Academic chapter
Imran, Ali Shariq; Rahadianti, Laksmita; Alaya Cheikh, Faouzi; Yayilgan, Sule Yildirim. (2013) Semantic Keyword Selection for Automatic Video Annotation.
Academic chapter

2012

Yayilgan, Sule Yildirim; Blobel, Bernd; Petersen, Françoise; Hovstø, Asbjørn; Pharow, Peter; Waaler, Dag; Hijazi, Younis. (2012) An Architectural Approach to Building Ambient Intelligent Travel Companions. International Journal of E-Health and Medical Communications (IJEHMC)
Academic article
Torres Ochoa, Victor Manuel; Yayilgan, Sule Yildirim; Alaya Cheikh, Faouzi. (2012) Adult video content detection using Machine Learning Techniques.
Academic chapter
Imran, Ali Shariq; Rahadianti, Laksmita; Alaya Cheikh, Faouzi; Yayilgan, Sule Yildirim. (2012) Semantic Tags for Lecture Videos.
Academic chapter

2011

Yildirim, Sule; Hovstø, Asbjørn; Alaya Cheikh, Faouzi; Amodei, Anthony; Iori, Marc; Zaharia, Sandel; Ioannidis, Dimos; Thorvaldsen, Øystein Espelid. (2011) Group Identification at Border Crossing Points.
Academic chapter

2010

Vold, Tone; Yildirim, Sule; Ree-Lindstad, Nina; Souami, Feryel. (2010) Enhanced Learning Outcome Using Participative Role Play Simulation.
Academic chapter
Yildirim, Sule; Kofod-Petersen, Anders. (2010) Proceedings of the second Norwegian Artificial Intelligence Symposium : November 22, 2010 Høgskolen i Gjøvik. Tapir Akademisk Forlag
Anthology
Yildirim, Sule; Stene, Sindre Berg. (2010) A survey on the need and use of AI in game agensts.
Academic chapter

2009

Jacobsen, Arild; Stene, Sindre; Yildirim, Sule. (2009) Possibilities for learning in game artificial intelligence.
Academic chapter

2008

Yildirim, Sule; Stene, Sindre Berg. (2008) A survey on the need and use of AI in game agents.
Academic chapter
Yildirim, Sule; Veflingstad, Henning. (2008) Novelty Detection in and Between Different Modalities http://link.aip.org/link/?APCPCS/969/818/1.
Academic chapter
Wang, Jun; Dam, Gregory; Yildirim, Sule; Rand, William; Wilensky, Uri; Houk, James C. (2008) Reciprocity Between the Cerebellum and the Cerebral Cortex: Nonlinear Dynamics in Microscopic Modules fop Generating Voluntary Motor Commands. Complexity
Academic article

2007

Yildirim, Sule; Dam, Gregory; Houk, James C. (2007) The Mind Agents in Netlogo 3.1.
Academic chapter
Yildirim, Sule; Beachell, Ronald; Veflingstad, Henning. (2007) Novel Rock Detection Intelligence for Space Exploration Based on Non-Symbolic Algorithms and Concepts.
Academic chapter
Yildirim, Sule; Veflingstad, Henning. (2007) Relevant Concepts of and a Framework for Conceptual Representations based on Connectionism. Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet
Master thesis
Yildirim, Sule; Øredsson, Anders. (2007) Cognitive video surveillance: an ANN/CBR hybrid approach. Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet
Master thesis
Yildirim, Sule; Karlsen, Ero Stig. (2007) Learning and Evolution in Complex Fitness Landscapes. Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet
Master thesis

2005

Yildirim, Sule. (2005) Innate planning mechanisms.
Academic chapter

2004

Yildirim, Sule. (2004) A Learning Based and Vision Guided Robotic Agent Replanning Framework and a Case Study.
Academic chapter

2003

Yildirim, Sule. (2003) A LEARNING BASED AND VISION GUIDED ROBOTIC AGENT REPLANNING FRAMEWORK. International Journal of Computational Intelligence
Academic article

2002

Yildirim, Sule. (2002) The Implementation of a Robotic Replanning Framework. Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS)
Academic article

1999

Yildirim, Sule. (1999) A New Methodology For Dealing With Uncertainty In Robotic Tasks.
Academic chapter

Journal publications

Olsborg, Guro Bråten; Østby, Grethe; Abomhara, Mohamed; Yildirim-Yayilgan, Sule. (2025) An empirical study of socio-technical information security exercises as a tool to foster organizational learning and information security readiness development in Norwegian municipalities. CEUR Workshop Proceedings
Academic article
Skipanes, Mads Vågane; Lorentzen, Johannes Pippidis; Yayilgan, Sule Yildirim. (2025) Understanding the role of case management systems in criminal investigations. International Journal of Law, Crime and Justice
Academic article
Hashmi, Ehtesham; Shaikh, Sarang; Yildirim-Yayilgan, Sule; Abomhara, Mohamed; Akerkar, Rajendra; Afzal, Mehtab. (2025) Multi-domain text classification via linguistic and semantic feature integration. Social Network Analysis and Mining
Academic article
Hashmi, Ehtesham; Ahmad, Hasnain; Mazhar, Muhammad Tayyab; Yildirim-Yayilgan, Sule; Afzal, Mehtab; Shaikh, Sarang. (2025) A Robust and Linguistically-Aware Hate Speech Detection System for Roman Urdu. ACM Transactions on Asian and Low-Resource Language Information Processing (TALLIP)
Academic article
Chared, Zahim; Jantet, Clément; Ravix, Calliste; Salmi, Robin; Hashmi, Ehtesham; Yildirim-Yayilgan, Sule. (2025) AI-driven detection of hate speech on social media: a case study in the French language. Cluster Computing
Academic article
Mobeen, Noor E; Shaikh, Sarang; Nweke, Livinus Obiora; Abomhara, Mohamed; Yildirim-Yayilgan, Sule; Fahad, Muhammad. (2024) Vineyard Leaf Disease Prediction: Bridging the Gap Between Predictive Accuracy and Interpretability. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing
Academic article
Elezaj, Ogerta; Yayilgan, Sule Yildirim; Abomhara, Mohamed Ali Saleh; Yeng, Prosper; Ahmed, Javed. (2019) Data-driven Intrusion Detection System for Small and Medium Enterprises. IEEE International Workshop on Computer Aided Modeling and Design of Communication Links and Networks, CAMAD
Academic article
Hashmi, Ehtesham; Yildirim-Yayilgan, Sule. (2024) A robust hybrid approach with product context-aware learning and explainable AI for sentiment analysis in Amazon user reviews. Electronic Commerce Research
Academic article
Kastrati, Zenun; Imran, Ali Shariq; Yayilgan, Sule Yildirim. (2019) The impact of deep learning on document classification using semantically rich representations. Information Processing & Management
Academic article
Muka, Romina; Yayilgan, Sule Yildirim; Sevrani, Kozeta. (2017) Security Analysis of Wireless BAN in e-Health. International Journal of Business and Technology
Academic article
Catak, Ferhat Özgur; Yayilgan, Sule Yildirim; Abomhara, Mohamed. (2020) A Privacy-Preserving Fully Homomorphic Encryption and Parallel Computation Based Biometric Data Matching. preprints.org > mathematics & computer science > information technology & data management
Popular science article
Mohammed, Ahmed Kedir; Farup, Ivar; Pedersen, Marius; Hovde, Øistein; Yayilgan, Sule Yildirim. (2018) Stochastic Capsule Endoscopy Image Enhancement. Journal of Imaging
Academic article
Della Vella, Dante; Senarath, Yasas; Hashmi, Ehtesham; Abomhara, Mohamed; Shaikh, Sarang; Igland, Torborg; Dralega, Carol Azungi; Yildirim-Yayilgan, Sule; Purohit, Hemant - GMU; Akerkar, Rajendra Arvind. (2025) Eliciting Socio-Technical Research Needs on Countering Violence-Inducing and Hateful Speech in Cyberspace. Digital Society: Ethics, Socio-Legal and Governance of Digital Technology
Academic article
Ahmed, Javed; Yayilgan, Sule Yildirim; Nowostaki, Mariusz; Ramachandra, Raghavendra; Elezaj, Ogerta; Abomohara, Mohamad. (2020) GDPR compliant consent driven data protection in online social networks: A blockchain-based approach. 2020 3rd International Conference on Information and Computer Technologies (ICICT)
Academic article
Yildirim, Sule. (2002) The Implementation of a Robotic Replanning Framework. Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS)
Academic article
Yayilgan, Sule Yildirim; Blobel, Bernd; Petersen, Françoise; Hovstø, Asbjørn; Pharow, Peter; Waaler, Dag; Hijazi, Younis. (2012) An Architectural Approach to Building Ambient Intelligent Travel Companions. International Journal of E-Health and Medical Communications (IJEHMC)
Academic article
Yayilgan, Sule Yildirim; Arifaj, Blend; Rahimpour, Masoomeh; Hardeberg, Jon Yngve; Ahmedi, Lule. (2021) Pre-trained CNN based deep features with hand-crafted features and patient data for skin lesion classification. Communications in Computer and Information Science (CCIS)
Academic article
Abomhara, Mohamed Ali Saleh; Yayilgan, Sule Yildirim. (2021) An Example of Privacy and Data Protection Best Practices for Biometrics Data Processing in Border Control: Lesson Learned from SMILE. Communications in Computer and Information Science (CCIS)
Academic article
Abraham, Doney; Toftegaard, Øyvind Anders Arntzen; R., Binu Ben Jose D.; Gebremedhin, Alemayehu; Yildirim-Yayilgan, Sule. (2024) Consequence simulation of cyber attacks on key smart grid business cases. Frontiers in Energy Research
Academic article
Dalipi, Fisnik; Ferati, Mexhid; Yildirim, Sule. (2017) User interface evaluation of a ski injuries management system. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing
Academic article
Hashmi, Ehtesham; Yildirim-Yayilgan, Sule; Yamin, Muhammad Mudassar; Ullah, Mohib. (2024) Enhancing misogyny detection in bilingual texts using explainable AI and multilingual fine-tuned transformers. Complex & Intelligent Systems
Academic article
Melit Devassy, Binu; Yayilgan, Sule Yildirim; Hardeberg, Jon Yngve. (2019) The Impact of Replacing Complex Hand-Crafted Features with Standard Features for Melanoma Classification using Both Hand-Crafted and Deep Features. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing
Academic article
Pourafzal, Alireza; Škrabánek, Pavel; Cheffena Gebresilassie, Michael; Yildirim-Yayilgan, Sule; Roi-Taravella, Thomas. (2023) Low complexity subspace approach for unbiased frequency estimation of a complex single-tone. Digital signal processing (Print)
Academic article
Catak, Ferhat Özgur; Yayilgan, Sule Yildirim. (2021) Deep Neural Network based Malicious Network Activity Detection Under Adversarial Machine Learning Attacks. Communications in Computer and Information Science (CCIS)
Academic article
Dalipi, Fisnik; Yildirim, Sule; Gebremedhin, Alemayehu. (2016) Data-driven Machine Learning Model in District Heating System for Heat Load Prediction: A Comparison Study. Applied Computational Intelligence and Soft Computing
Academic article
Bolkar, Sabri; Wang, Congcong; Alaya Cheikh, Faouzi; Yayilgan, Sule Yildirim. (2018) Deep Smoke Removal from Minimally Invasive Surgery Videos. Proceedings of IEEE International Conference on Image Processing
Academic article
Hashmi, Ehtesham; Yildirim-Yayilgan, Sule; Abomhara, Mohamed. (2025) Metalinguist: enhancing hate speech detection with cross-lingual meta-learning. Complex & Intelligent Systems
Academic article
Dalipi, Fisnik; Yildirim, Sule; Imran, Ali Shariq; Kastrati, Zenun. (2016) Towards Understanding the MOOC Trend: Pedagogical Challenges and Business Opportunities. Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS)
Academic article
Yildirim, Sule; Du, Yang; Dalipi, Fisnik; Jeppesen, Jonas C.. (2016) A new ski injury registration system architecture using mobile applications to enhance skiing safety. International Journal of Interactive Mobile Technologies (iJIM)
Academic article
Shaikh, Sarang; Yildirim-Yayilgan, Sule; Zoto, Erjon; Abomhara, Mohamed. (2024) From Insights to Action: Proposing Social Sensing Toolkit for Border Control Technology Acceptance Prediction. Scientific Reports
Academic article
Mohammed, Ahmed Kedir; Yildirim, Sule; Pedersen, Marius; Hovde, Øistein; Alaya Cheikh, Faouzi. (2017) Sparse coded handcrafted and deep features for colon capsule video summarization. Computer-Based Medical Systems
Academic article
Wendelberg, Linda; Volden, Frode; Yildirim, Sule. (2017) Death anxiety and visual oculomotor processing of arousing stimuli in a free view setting. Scandinavian Journal of Psychology
Academic article
Hyseni, Qëndresë; Yildirim, Sule; Krasniqi, Bujar; Sylejmani, Kadri. (2018) Solving the problem of distribution of fiscal coupons by using a Steady State Genetic Algorithm. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing
Academic article
Sharma, Vivek; Dittrich, Frank; Yildirim, Sule; Gool, Luc Van. (2015) Efficient Real-Time Pixelwise Object Class Labeling for Safe Human-Robot Collaboration in Industrial Domain. JMLR Workshop and Conference Proceedings
Academic article
Ali, Hashir; Hashmi, Ehtesham; Yildirim-Yayilgan, Sule; Shaikh, Sarang. (2024) Analyzing Amazon Products Sentiment: A Comparative Study of Machine and Deep Learning, and Transformer-Based Techniques. Electronics (Basel)
Academic article
Kastrati, Zenun; Yildirim, Sule. (2017) Improving document classification effectiveness using knowledge exploited by ontologies. Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS)
Academic article
Abraham, Doney; Toftegaard, Øyvind Anders Arntzen; Yildirim-Yayilgan, Sule; Gebremedhin, Alemayehu. (2024) Consequence verification during risk assessment of Smart Grids. IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology
Academic article
Golrang, Anahita Mohammadi; Yayilgan, Sule Yildirim; Elezaj, Ogerta. (2021) The multi-objective feature selection in Android malware detection system. Communications in Computer and Information Science (CCIS)
Academic article
Elezaj, Ogerta; Yayilgan, Sule Yildirim; Kalemi, Edlira. (2021) Criminal Network Community Detection in Social Media Forensics. Communications in Computer and Information Science (CCIS)
Academic article
Kalemi, Edlira; Yildirim, Sule; Domnori, Elton; Elezaj, Ogerta. (2017) SMONT: an ontology for crime solving through social media. International Journal of Metadata, Semantics and Ontologies
Academic article
Blanka, Klimova; Pikhart, Marcel; Polakova, Petra; Cerna, Miloslava; Shaikh, Sarang; Yildirim-Yayilgan, Sule. (2023) A Systematic Review on the Use of Emerging Technologies in Teaching English as an Applied Language at the University Level. Systems
Academic literature review
Abomhara, Mohamed; Yayilgan, Sule Yildirim; Nweke, Livinus Obiora; Székely, Zoltán. (2021) A comparison of primary stakeholders views on the deployment of biometrics technology in border management: Case study of smart mobility at the European land borders. Technology in society
Academic article
Mohammed, Ahmed Kedir; Pedersen, Marius; Hovde, Øistein; Yayilgan, Sule Yildirim. (2018) Deep-STRESS Capsule Video Endoscopy Image Enhancement. Color and Imaging Conference (CIC)
Academic article
Trpkovska, Marika Apostolova; Yayilgan, Sule Yildirim; Besimi, Adrian. (2016) An integrated children disease prediction tool within a special social network. Studies in Health Technology and Informatics
Academic article
Skipanes, Mads Ladsten; Jørgensen, Tollef Emil; Porter, Kyle Andrew; Yildirim-Yayilgan, Sule; Demartini, Gianluca. (2025) Enhancing Criminal Investigation Analysis with Summarization and Memory-based Retrieval-Augmented Generation: A Comprehensive Evaluation of Real Case Data. Proceedings of International Conference on Computational Linguistics (COLING)
Academic article
Abomhara, Mohamed Ali Saleh; Nweke, Livinus Obiora; Yildirim-Yayilgan, Sule; Comparin, Debora; Teyras, Kristel; Labriolle, Stéphanie de. (2024) Enhancing privacy protections in national identification systems: an examination of stakeholders’ knowledge, attitudes, and practices of privacy by design. International Journal of Information Security
Academic article
Holik, Filip; Abraham, Doney; Yayilgan, Sule Yildirim. (2022) Emulation of IEC 60870-5-104 Communication in Digital Secondary Substations. Communications in Computer and Information Science (CCIS)
Academic article
Pourafzal, Alireza; Roi-Taravella, Thomas; Cheffena, Michael; Yayilgan, Sule Yildirim. (2022) A Low-cost and Accurate Microwave Sensor System for Permittivity Characterization. IEEE Sensors Journal
Academic article
Golrang, Anahita; Golrang, Alale Mohammadi; Yayilgan, Sule Yildirim; Elezaj, Ogerta. (2020) A Novel hybrid IDS based on modified NSGAII-ANN and Random Forest. Electronics (Basel)
Academic article
Shaikh, Sarang; Yayilgan, Sule Yildirim; Zoto, Erjon; Abomhara, Mohamed. (2022) Towards Understanding of User Perceptions for Smart Border Control Technologies using a Fine-Tuned Transformer Approach. Proceedings of the Northern Lights Deep Learning Workshop
Academic article
Holik, Filip; Yildirim-Yayilgan, Sule; Olsborg, Guro Bråten. (2024) Emulation of Digital Substations Communication for Cyber Security Awareness. Electronics (Basel)
Academic article
Hashmi, Ehtesham; Yildirim-Yayilgan, Sule. (2024) Multi-class hate speech detection in the Norwegian language using FAST-RNN and multilingual fine-tuned transformers. Complex & Intelligent Systems
Academic article
Hashmi, Ehtesham; Yamin, Muhammad Mudassar; Yildirim-Yayilgan, Sule. (2024) Securing tomorrow: a comprehensive survey on the synergy of Artificial Intelligence and information security. AI and Ethics
Academic literature review
Lumban Tobing, Tabita Anggraini Meilita; Skrabánek, Pavel; Yildirim-Yayilgan, Sule; George, Sony; Elgvin, Torleif. (2023) Character-based Writer Verification of Ancient Hebrew Square-script Manuscripts: On Edge-direction Feature. Archiving Conference
Academic article
Shaikh, Sarang; Yayilgan, Sule Yildirim; Zoto, Erjon; Abomhara, Mohamed. (2022) A survey of artificial intelligence techniques for user perceptions’ extraction from social media data. Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems
Academic literature review
Zenun, Kastrati; Imran, Ali Shariq; Yildirim, Sule. (2018) A Hybrid Concept Learning Approach to Ontology Enrichment. Innovations, Developments, and Applications of Semantic Web and Information Systems
Professional article
Shaikh, Sarang; Yildirim-Yayilgan, Sule; Klimova, Blanka; Pikhart, Marcel. (2023) Assessing the Usability of ChatGPT for Formal English Language Learning. European Journal of Investigation in Health, Psychology and Education
Academic article
Yayilgan, Sule Yildirim; Holik, Filip; Abomhara, Mohamed; Abraham, Doney; Gebremedhin, Alemayehu. (2022) An Approach for Analyzing Cyber Security Threats and Attacks: A Case Study of Digital Substations in Norway. Electronics (Basel)
Academic article
Shaikh, Sarang; Yildirim-Yayilgan, Sule; Zoto, Erjon; Abomhara, Mohamed Ali Saleh. (2025) Dataset on travellers’ acceptance of border control technologies: Insights from METICOS pilot trials. Data in Brief
Academic article
Shaikh, Sarang; Yildirim-Yayilgan, Sule; Abomhara, Mohamed Ali Saleh; Zoto, Erjon. (2025) Multilingual user perceptions analysis from twitter using zero shot learning for border control technologies. Social Network Analysis and Mining
Academic article
Mohammed, Ahmed Kedir; Yayilgan, Sule Yildirim; Farup, Ivar; Pedersen, Marius; Hovde, Øistein. (2019) StreoScenNet: Surgical stereo robotic scene segmentation. Progress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging
Academic article
Wang, Jun; Dam, Gregory; Yildirim, Sule; Rand, William; Wilensky, Uri; Houk, James C. (2008) Reciprocity Between the Cerebellum and the Cerebral Cortex: Nonlinear Dynamics in Microscopic Modules fop Generating Voluntary Motor Commands. Complexity
Academic article
Kastrati, Zenun; Imran, Ali Shariq; Yildirim, Sule. (2016) SEMCON: A semantic and contextual objective metric for enriching domain ontology concepts. International Journal on Semantic Web and Information Systems (IJSWIS)
Academic article
Mohammed, Ahmed Kedir; Farup, Ivar; Yildirim, Sule; Pedersen, Marius; Hovde, Øistein. (2018) Variational approach for capsule video frame interpolation. EURASIP Journal on Image and Video Processing
Academic article
Reyes, Evelyn Lissete Paiz; de Lima, Nadile Nunes; Yildirim, Sule. (2018) GIF Image Retrieval in Cloud Computing Environment. Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS)
Academic article
Brito, Claudia Companioni; Elawady, Mohamed; Yildirim, Sule; Hardeberg, Jon Yngve. (2018) Editorial Image Retrieval using Handcrafted and CNN Features. Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS)
Academic article
Yildirim, Sule. (2003) A LEARNING BASED AND VISION GUIDED ROBOTIC AGENT REPLANNING FRAMEWORK. International Journal of Computational Intelligence
Academic article
Companioni-Brito, Claudia; Mariano, Zygred; Elawady, Mohamed; Yayilgan, Sule Yildirim. (2018) Mobile-Based Painting Photo Retrieval using Combined Features. Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS)
Academic article
Lam, Yat Hong; Yildirim, Sule. (2018) Saliency-based Image Object Indexing and Retrieval. Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS)
Academic article
Catak, Ferhat Özgur; Aydin, Ismail; Elezaj, Ogerta; Yayilgan, Sule Yildirim. (2020) Practical Implementation of Privacy Preserving Clustering Methods Using a Partially Homomorphic Encryption Algorithm. Electronics (Basel)
Academic article
Sylejmani, Kadri; Hyseni, Qëndresë; Yayilgan, Sule Yildirim; Qurdina, Agon; Mula, Leke; Krasniqi, Bujar. (2018) Distribution of fiscal coupons via Genetic Algorithms and Greedy Randomized Adaptive Search Procedure. International Journal of Computer Information Systems and Industrial Management Applications
Academic article
Kedir, Ahmed; Yayilgan, Sule Yildirim; Farup, Ivar; Pedersen, Marius; Hovde, Øistein. (2018) Y-net: A deep convolutional neural network for polyp detection. https://arxiv.org/abs/1806.01907
Popular science article
Majtner, Tomas; Bajić, Buda; Yayilgan, Sule Yildirim; Hardeberg, Jon Yngve; Lindblad, Joakim; Sladoje, Nataša. (2018) Ensemble of Convolutional Neural Networks for Dermoscopic Images Classification. https://arxiv.org/abs/1808.05071
Popular science article
Hashmi, Ehtesham; Yildirim-Yayilgan, Sule; Yamin, Muhammad Mudassar; Abomhara, Mohamed Ali Saleh; Ullah, Mohib. (2024) Self-supervised hate speech detection in Norwegian texts with lexical and semantic augmentations. Expert Systems With Applications
Academic article
Chatzimallis, Charalampos; Kyrkou, Danai; Kampouridou, Anneta; Themistocleous, Christiana; Astyakopoulos, Alkiviadis; Nikolaidou, Artemisia; Rosgova, Mirela; Yildirim-Yayilgan, Sule; Velanas, Pantelis. (2024) Best Practices for Creating and Maintaining Clusters in EU-Funded Projects: Insights from the H2020 BES Cluster. Security Informatics and Law Enforcement
Academic article
Abomhara, Mohamed Ali Saleh; Yayilgan, Sule Yildirim; Nymoen, Anne Hilde Ruen; Shalaginova, Marina; Székely, Zoltán; Elezaj, Ogerta. (2019) How to do it right: A framework for biometrics supported border control. Communications in Computer and Information Science (CCIS)
Academic article
Elezaj, Ogerta; Yayilgan, Sule Yildirim; Kalemi, Edlira; Wendelberg, Linda; Abomhara, Mohamed Ali Saleh; Ahmed, Javed. (2019) Towards Designing a Knowledge Graph-Based Framework for Investigating and Preventing Crime on Online Social Networks. Communications in Computer and Information Science (CCIS)
Academic article
Skrabánek, Pavel; Vodicka, Pavel; Yildirim-Yayilgan, Sule. (2016) Control System of a Semi-Autonomous Mobile Robot. IFAC-PapersOnLine
Academic article
Majtner, Tomas; Yildirim, Sule; Hardeberg, Jon Yngve. (2016) Efficient Melanoma Detection Using Texture-Based RSurf Features. Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS)
Academic article
Hashmi, Ehtesham; Yildirim-Yayilgan, Sule; Hameed, Ibrahim A.; Yamin, Muhammad Mudassar; Ullah, Mohib; Abomhara, Mohamed. (2024) Enhancing Multilingual Hate Speech Detection: From Language-Specific Insights to Cross-Linguistic Integration. IEEE Access
Academic article
Hashmi, Ehtesham; Yildirim-Yayilgan, Sule; Shaikh, Sarang. (2024) Augmenting sentiment prediction capabilities for code-mixed tweets with multilingual transformers. Social Network Analysis and Mining
Academic article
Yayilgan, Sule Yildirim; Bajwa, Imran Sarwar; Sanfilippo, Filippo. (2021) Preface. Communications in Computer and Information Science (CCIS)
Editorial
Khodabakhsh, Athar; Yayilgan, Sule Yildirim. (2021) Data Privacy in IoT Equipped Future Smart Homes. Communications in Computer and Information Science (CCIS)
Academic article
Kalemi, Edlira; Yildirim, Sule. (2016) Ontologies for Social Media Digital Evidence. World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology
Academic article
Ahmed, Javed; Yayilgan, Sule Yildirim; Nowostawski, Mariusz; Abomhara, Mohamed Ali Saleh; Ramachandra, Raghavendra; Elezaj, Ogerta. (2020) Towards Blockchain-based GDPR-compliant Online Social Networks: Challenges, Opportunities and Way Forward. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing
Academic article
Mohammed, Ahmed Kedir; Farup, Ivar; Pedersen, Marius; Yayilgan, Sule Yildirim; Hovde, Øistein. (2020) PS-DeVCEM: Pathology-sensitive deep learning model for video capsule endoscopy based on weakly labeled data. Computer Vision and Image Understanding
Academic article
Yayilgan, Sule Yildirim; Shaikh, Sarang. (2021) The Dawn of the Human-Machine Era: A forecast of new and emerging language technologies. University of Jyväskylä
Academic article
Lumban Tobing, Tabita; Yayilgan, Sule Yildirim; George, Sony; Elgvin, Torleif. (2022) Isolated Handwritten Character Recognition of Ancient Hebrew Manuscripts. Archiving Conference
Academic article
Elezaj, Ogerta; Yayilgan, Sule Yildirim; Ahmed, Javed; Kalemi, Edlira; Blichfeldt, Brumle Roger Andre; Haubold, Claudia. (2020) Crime Intelligence from Social Media Using CISMO. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing
Academic article
Shahbaz, Sikandar; Rabbia, Mahum; E., Ragab Adham; Yildirim-Yayilgan, Sule; Shaikh, Sarang. (2023) SCDet: A Robust Approach for the Detection of Skin Lesions. Diagnostics (Basel)
Academic article
Holik, Filip; Flå, Lars; Jaatun, Martin Gilje; Yayilgan, Sule Yildirim; Foros, Jørn. (2022) Threat Modeling of a Smart Grid Secondary Substation. Electronics (Basel)
Academic article
Skrabánek, Pavel; Yayilgan, Sule Yildirim. (2018) WECIA graph: Visualization of classification performance dependency on grayscale conversion setting. The MENDEL Soft Computing journal : International Conference on Soft Computing MENDEL
Academic article
Hashmi, Ehtesham; Yildirim-Yayilgan, Sule; Yamin, Muhammad Mudassar; Ali, Subhan; Abomhara, Mohamed Ali Saleh. (2024) Advancing Fake News Detection: Hybrid Deep Learning With FastText and Explainable AI. IEEE Access
Academic article
Majtner, Tomas; Yayilgan, Sule Yildirim; Hardeberg, Jon Yngve. (2018) Optimised Deep Learning Features for Improved Melanoma Detection. Multimedia Tools and Applications
Academic article

Books

Yayilgan, Sule Yildirim; Bajwa, Imran Sarwar; Sanfilippo, Filippo. (2021) Proceeding of the 3rd International Conference on Intelligent Technologies and Applications (INTAP). Springer
Anthology
Vishi, Kamer; Yildirim, Sule. (2013) Multimodal Biometric Authentication Using Fingerprint and Iris Recognition in Identity Management. IEEE-2013 Ninth International Conference on Intelligent Information Hiding and Multimedia Signal Processing (IIH-MSP)
Anthology
Sanfilippo, Filippo; Granmo, Ole-Christoffer; Yayilgan, Sule Yildirim; Bajwa, Imran Sarwar. (2022) Intelligent Technologies and Applications: 4th International Conference, INTAP 2021, Grimstad, Norway, October 11–13, 2021, Revised Selected Papers. Springer
Anthology
Yildirim, Sule; Kofod-Petersen, Anders. (2010) Proceedings of the second Norwegian Artificial Intelligence Symposium : November 22, 2010 Høgskolen i Gjøvik. Tapir Akademisk Forlag
Anthology
Shaikh, Sarang; Yayilgan, Sule Yildirim. (2023) Developing an agent-based simulation model for predicting technology acceptance at border crossing points. IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers)
Anthology

Part of book/report

Dalipi, Fisnik; Mendoza, Diana Marina Armijo; Imran, Ali Shariq; Yayilgan, Sule. (2015) An Intelligent Model for Predicting the Occurrence of Skiing Injuries.
Academic chapter
Yayilgan, Sule; Du, Yang; Dalipi, Fisnik; Jeppesen, Jonas C.. (2015) A Novel System Architecture for Efficient Management of Skiing Injuries.
Academic chapter
Hashmi, Ehtesham; Yamin, Muhammad Mudassar; Imran, Ali Shariq; Yildirim-Yayilgan, Sule; Ullah, Mohib. (2024) Enhancing Misogyny Detection in Bilingual Texts Using FastText and Explainable AI.
Academic chapter
Kastrati, Zenun; Imran, Ali Shariq; Yildirim, Sule. (2018) A Hybrid Concept Learning Approach to Ontology Enrichment.
Academic chapter
Dalipi, Fisnik; Yildirim, Sule; Gebremedhin, Alemayehu. (2015) A Cloud Computing Framework for Smarter District Heating Systems.
Academic chapter
Abomhara, Mohamed; Yayilgan, Sule Yildirim; Shalaginova, Marina; Székely, Zoltán. (2020) Border Control and Use of Biometrics: Reasons Why the Right to Privacy Can Not Be Absolute.
Academic chapter
Yildirim, Sule. (2004) A Learning Based and Vision Guided Robotic Agent Replanning Framework and a Case Study.
Academic chapter
Yildirim, Sule; Hovstø, Asbjørn; Alaya Cheikh, Faouzi; Amodei, Anthony; Iori, Marc; Zaharia, Sandel; Ioannidis, Dimos; Thorvaldsen, Øystein Espelid. (2011) Group Identification at Border Crossing Points.
Academic chapter
Khodabakhsh, Athar; Yayilgan, Sule Yildirim; Houmb, Siv Hilde; Hurzuk, Nargis; Foros, Jørn; Istad, Maren Kristine. (2020) Cyber-Security Gaps in a Digital Substation: From Sensors to SCADA.
Academic chapter
Duque, Carlos Andrés Arango; Khachatryan, Ani; Yayilgan, Sule. (2015) A relevance feedback based image retrieval approach for improved performance.
Academic chapter
Yildirim, Sule. (1999) A New Methodology For Dealing With Uncertainty In Robotic Tasks.
Academic chapter
Nweke, Livinus Obiora; Yildirim-Yayilgan, Sule. (2024) Opportunities and Challenges of Using Artificial Intelligence in Securing Cyber-Physical Systems.
Academic chapter
Yildirim, Sule. (2005) Innate planning mechanisms.
Academic chapter
Imran, Ali Shariq; Rahadianti, Laksmita; Alaya Cheikh, Faouzi; Yildirim, Sule. (2014) Objective Keyword Selection For Lecture Video Annotation.
Academic chapter
Jacobsen, Arild; Stene, Sindre; Yildirim, Sule. (2009) Possibilities for learning in game artificial intelligence.
Academic chapter
Kastrati, Zenun; Imran, Ali Shariq; Yildirim, Sule. (2015) An Improved Concept Vector Space Model for Ontology Based Classification.
Academic chapter
Dalipi, Fisnik; Yildirim, Sule. (2015) The impact of environmental factors to skiing injuries: Bayesian regularization neural network model for predicting skiing injuries.
Academic chapter
Yildirim, Sule; Dam, Gregory; Houk, James C. (2007) The Mind Agents in Netlogo 3.1.
Academic chapter
Kalemi, Edlira; Yildirim, Sule; ÇEÇO, Leandro; ÇEÇO, Polina. (2016) An EHR system architecture for Albania for improving health care services and its implementation.
Academic chapter
Muka, Romina; Yildirim, Sule; Sevrani, Kozeta. (2016) Legal and ethical considerations for transmission and storage of shared e-health data: A review.
Academic chapter
Yildirim, Sule; Beachell, Ronald; Veflingstad, Henning. (2007) Novel Rock Detection Intelligence for Space Exploration Based on Non-Symbolic Algorithms and Concepts.
Academic chapter
Torres Ochoa, Victor Manuel; Yayilgan, Sule Yildirim; Alaya Cheikh, Faouzi. (2012) Adult video content detection using Machine Learning Techniques.
Academic chapter
Yayilgan, Sule; Bechina, Aurilla Aurelie Arntzen; Stavseng, Gry Helene; Ljubicic, Milena; Solvang, Bjørn; Meadow, Richard; Dalipi, Fisnik. (2015) Knowledge, Technology and Innovation (KTI): Opportunities, Issues and Challenges of KTI transfer between Norway and the Balkans countries.
Academic chapter
Yildirim, Sule; Stene, Sindre Berg. (2008) A survey on the need and use of AI in game agents.
Academic chapter
Majtner, Tomas; Lidayova, Kristina; Yildirim, Sule; Hardeberg, Jon Yngve. (2016) Improving skin lesion segmentation in dermoscopic images by thin artefacts removal methods.
Academic chapter
Sohail, Tooba; Aiman, Atiqa; Hashmi, Ehtesham; Imran, Ali Shariq; Daudpota, Sher Muhammad; Yildirim-Yayilgan, Sule. (2025) Hate Speech Detection in Code-Mixed Datasets Using Pretrained Embeddings and Transformers.
Academic chapter
Mohammed, Ahmed Kedir; Yildirim, Sule; Pedersen, Marius; Hovde, Øistein; Alaya Cheikh, Faouzi. (2017) Sparse coded handcrafted and deep features for colon capsule video summarization.
Academic chapter
Khodabakhsh, Athar; Yayilgan, Sule Yildirim; Abomhara, Mohamed; Istad, Maren Kristine; Hurzuk, Nargis. (2020) Cyber-risk identification for a digital substation.
Academic chapter
Dalipi, Fisnik; Ferati, Mexhid; Yildirim, Sule. (2016) User Interface Evaluation of a Ski Injuries Management System.
Academic chapter
Kastrati, Zenun; Yildirim, Sule. (2017) Supervised Ontology-Based Document Classification Model.
Academic chapter
Abraham, Doney; Yayilgan, Sule Yildirim; Abomhara, Mohamed; Gebremedhin, Alemayehu; Dalipi, Fisnik. (2022) Security and Privacy issues in IoT based Smart Grids: A case study in a digital substation.
Academic chapter
Vold, Tone; Yildirim, Sule; Ree-Lindstad, Nina; Souami, Feryel. (2010) Enhanced Learning Outcome Using Participative Role Play Simulation.
Academic chapter
Elezaj, Ogerta; Yildirim, Sule; Kalemi, Edlira. (2017) Data-Driven Machine-Learning Approach for predicting missing values in large data sets: A comparison Study.
Academic chapter
Yildirim, Sule; Veflingstad, Henning. (2008) Novelty Detection in and Between Different Modalities http://link.aip.org/link/?APCPCS/969/818/1.
Academic chapter
Majtner, Tomas; Yildirim, Sule; Hardeberg, Jon Yngve. (2017) Combining Deep Learning and Hand-Crafted Features for Skin Lesion Classification.
Academic chapter
Vishi, Kamer; Yayilgan, Sule Yildirim. (2013) Multimodal Biometric Authentication using Fingerprint and Iris Recognition in Identity Management.
Academic chapter
Abraham, Doney; Yildirim-Yayilgan, Sule; Holik, Filip; Sanchez Acevedo, Santiago; Gebremedhin, Alemayehu. (2023) Cyber Attack Simulation and Detection in Digital Substation.
Academic chapter
Kastrati, Zenun; Yayilgan, Sule Yildirim; Hjelsvold, Rune. (2016) Automatically Enriching Domain Ontologies for Document Classification.
Academic chapter
Dalipi, Fisnik; Yayilgan, Sule; Kastrati, Zenun. (2015) Enhancing the Learner’s Performance Analysis Using SMEUS Semantic E-learning System and Business Intelligence Technologies.
Academic chapter
Vold, Aud Tone; Yildirim, Sule; Sørnes, Jan Oddvar. (2014) New Takes on Learning in Organizations When Using Role Play Simulation.
Academic chapter
Dalipi, Fisnik; Yildirim, Sule. (2016) Security and Privacy Considerations for IoT Application on Smart Grids: Survey and Research Challenges.
Academic chapter
Lee, Yen-Ting; Pengying, Thitinun; Yayilgan, Sule Yildirim; Elezaj, Ogerta. (2021) Data-Driven Machine Learning Approach for Human Action Recognition Using Skeleton and Optical Flow.
Academic chapter
Sharma, Vivek; Yildirim, Sule; Gool, Luc Van. (2016) Low-Cost Scene Modeling using a Density Function Improves Segmentation Performance.
Academic chapter
Sharma, Vivek; Dittrich, Frank; Yayilgan, Sule; Imran, Ali Shariq; Wörn, Heinz. (2015) How to Tune a Random Forest for Real-time Segmentation in Safe Human-Robot Collaboration?.
Academic chapter
Kastrati, Zenun; Imran, Ali Shariq; Yayilgan, Sule; Dalipi, Fisnik. (2015) Analysis of Online Social Networks Posts to Investigate Suspects Using SEMCON.
Academic chapter
Kastrati, Zenun; Imran, Ali Shariq; Yayilgan, Sule. (2015) A General Framework for Text Document Classification Using SEMCON and ACVSR.
Academic chapter
Abdalla, Adnan; Yildirim, Sule. (2014) A Review of Using Online Social Networks for Investigative Activities.
Academic chapter
Dittrich, Frank; Woern, Heinz; Sharma, Vivek; Yildirim, Sule. (2014) Pixelwise Object Class Segmentation based on Synthetic Data using an Optimized Training Strategy.
Academic chapter
Vold, Aud Tone; Yayilgan, Sule Yildirim. (2013) Playful participation for learning in higher education — The introduction of participatory role play simulation in a course at Hedmark University College.
Academic chapter
Imran, Ali Shariq; Rahadianti, Laksmita; Alaya Cheikh, Faouzi; Yayilgan, Sule Yildirim. (2013) Semantic Keyword Selection for Automatic Video Annotation.
Academic chapter
Hashmi, Ehtesham; Yildirim-Yayilgan, Sule; Abomhara, Mohamed; Akerkar, Rajendra Arvind. (2025) Transparent Hate Speech Detection in Norwegian Using Explainable AI.
Academic chapter
Kastrati, Zenun; Imran, Ali Shariq; Yayilgan, Sule Yildirim. (2014) Building Domain Ontologies for Hyperlinked Multimedia Pedagogical Platforms.
Academic chapter
Gueye, Limamou; Yildirim, Sule; Alaya Cheikh, Faouzi; Balasingham, Ilangko. (2015) Automatic detection of colonoscopic anomalies using capsule endoscopy.
Academic chapter
Mulliqi, Nita; Yayilgan, Sule Yildirim; Mohammed, Ahmed Kedir; Ahmedi, Lule; Wang, Hao; Elezaj, Ogerta; Hovde, Øistein. (2020) The Importance Of Skip Connections In Encoder-Decoder Architectures For Colorectal Polyp Detection.
Academic chapter
Dalipi, Fisnik; Yayilgan, Sule; Gebremedhin, Alemayehu. (2015) A machine learning approach to increase energy efficiency in district heating systems.
Academic chapter
Yildirim, Sule; Stene, Sindre Berg. (2010) A survey on the need and use of AI in game agensts.
Academic chapter
Imran, Ali Shariq; Rahadianti, Laksmita; Alaya Cheikh, Faouzi; Yayilgan, Sule Yildirim. (2012) Semantic Tags for Lecture Videos.
Academic chapter
Nweke, Livinus Obiora; Abomhara, Mohamed; Yayilgan, Sule Yildirim; Camparin, Debora; Heurtier, Olivier; Bunney, Calum. (2022) A LINDDUN-Based Privacy Threat Modelling for National Identification Systems.
Academic chapter
Kastrati, Zenun; Yayilgan, Sule; Imran, Ali Shariq. (2015) Using Context-Aware and Semantic Similarity Based Model to Enrich Ontology Concepts.
Academic chapter
Kastrati, Zenun; Yayilgan, Sule; Imran, Ali Shariq. (2015) SEMCON: Semantic and contextual objective metric.
Academic chapter

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Hashmi, Ehtesham; Shaikh, Sarang; Yildirim-Yayilgan, Sule; Riaz, Wania; Abomhara, Mohamed; Akerkar, Rajendra. (2026) Tertiary Cyberbullying Detection Using Machine Learning and Captum-Based Explainability. IEEE Xplore
Conference report
Székely, Zoltán; Yayilgan, Sule Yildirim; Abomhara, Mohamed. (2021) Guidelines on privacy and data protection in forensic research. Multiforesee Cost Action 16101
Research report
Yildirim, Sule. (2017) Energizing: A simplification of 3D modeling (BIM) at gaming digital energy efficient operation, maintenance and rehabilitation of water-based heating. Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet
Research report

Student thesis or dissertation

Skipanes, Mads Vågane; Yildirim-Yayilgan, Sule; Porter, Kyle Andrew; Jørgensen, Tollef Emil; Lorentzen, Johannes. (2026) Operational Crime Analysis A Computational Framework for the Analysis of Unstructured Textual Data in Criminal Investigations. Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet
Doctoral thesis
Abraham, Doney; Yildirim-Yayilgan, Sule; Gebremedhin, Alemayehu; Abomhara, Mohamed. (2024) Smart Grid Security: Assessing and Strengthening Cyber Security Awareness in Power Systems. Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet
Doctoral thesis
Shaikh, Sarang; Yildirim-Yayilgan, Sule; Zoto, Erjon; Abomhara, Mohamed. (2025) Predicting and Improving Technology Acceptance for Border Control Technologies. Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet
Doctoral thesis
Yildirim, Sule; Veflingstad, Henning. (2007) Relevant Concepts of and a Framework for Conceptual Representations based on Connectionism. Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet
Master thesis
Yildirim, Sule; Øredsson, Anders. (2007) Cognitive video surveillance: an ANN/CBR hybrid approach. Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet
Master thesis
Yildirim, Sule; Karlsen, Ero Stig. (2007) Learning and Evolution in Complex Fitness Landscapes. Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet
Master thesis

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