Abstract
Mahir will talk about the work and the vision of Topos. How to further advance the understanding of cities and neighborhoods in light of the technological sea-change underway in the realms of Big Data and Artificial Intelligence. Pulling from a wide variety of technologies and disciplines — computer vision, natural language processing, network science, machine learning, statistics, topology, urbanism, data visualization and information design — Topos is creating a transformative, globally scalable platform for understanding urban life and the culture of neighborhoods.
Bio
Mahir Yavuz, Co-founder at Topos (topos.ai)
Prior to founding Topos, Mahir was the Director of Data Science and Visualization at R/GA. He worked on large scale data-driven products for global clients such as Nike, Samsung, PWC, Microsoft, and Uber. He is the co-founder of NYCViz and has presented internationally at a wide range of conferences. He has 14 years of teaching experience, and is currently adjunct professor at UPenn and Pratt. Mahir’s academic background is in design and engineering (Istanbul Bilgi University) and HCI with a focus on data-driven cities (University of Linz, Austria).
