16–17 October 2026 · Ankara, Türkiye
6th Ankara-Istanbul Workshop on Stochastic Processes
Institute of Applied Mathematics
Middle East Technical University (METU)
A two-day scientific meeting for researchers working in stochastic processes and their applications, with research talks, open-problem discussions, and time for new collaborations.
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About
Ideas, open problems, and collaboration
The workshop will bring together leading researchers and scholars working in stochastic processes and their applications. Its aim is to present recent advances, exchange ideas, discuss current research challenges, and foster new scientific collaborations.
The meeting is intentionally designed to combine formal research presentations with informal mathematical interaction, giving participants time to discuss open problems and explore potential solutions together.
Confirmed Speakers
Program
Scientific program
Friday · 16 October
9:00–9:20Registration
9:20–9:30Opening Remarks
9:30–10:30Serkan Eryılmaz
10:30–11:00Coffee Break
11:00–12:00Mehmet Öz
12:00–13:30Lunch
13:30–14:30Emrah Ahi
14:30–15:00Coffee Break
15:00–16:30
Presentations and Discussion
Deniz Karlı
Riesz Transforms for α-Stable Processes: A Fractional Extension of Classical Theory
Işık University
Barış Yeşiloğlu
A Short Introduction to Invariant Gibbs Measures
Boğaziçi University
Ceren Vardar Acar
Correlation of Maximum Drawdown and Maximum Drawup for Spectrally Negative Levy Processes
Middle East Technical University
Saturday · 17 October
9:20–9:30Registration
9:30–10:30Mine Çağlar
10:30–11:00Coffee Break
11:00–12:00Umut Yaran
12:00–13:30Lunch
13:30–14:30Demirberk Ünlü
14:30–15:00Coffee Break
15:00–16:30
Presentations and Discussion
Enes Emre Bağatar
Subsequence Problems in Unfair Permutations
Boğaziçi University
Öner Arda Dizdar
A Brief Introduction to Branching Random Walks
Boğaziçi University
Kaan Hepdurak
SDEs Driven by Hawkes Random Measures
Koç University
Venue
Middle East Technical University
Institute of Applied Mathematics
Ankara, Türkiye
Organizing Committee
Ceren Vardar Acar
Middle East Technical University
Mine Çağlar
Koç University
For invited speakers
Travel and accommodation support
The workshop is supported by Tubitak 1001 No: 124F094 and Tubitak 1001 No: 124F343 and will cover accommodation and/or travel expenses for invited speakers in accordance with the organizational arrangements. Specific details will be communicated directly to participants.
Contact
Questions about the workshop?
For scientific program and practical arrangements, please contact the organizing committee.