Sermet Mir

Dr Sermet Mir

  • smir at bournemouth dot ac dot uk
  • Lecturer in Computer Science
  • Poole House P318, Talbot Campus, Fern Barrow, Poole, BH12 5BB
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Biography

Dr. Sermet Mir is a Lecturer in Computer Science at the Department of Computing & Informatics, Bournemouth University. He earned his PhD in 2020, with a thesis titled "An Efficient Model for Representing Sparkle Effects in Automotive Paints."

For the past 10 years, Dr. Mir has taught a range of subjects in Data Science while also taking on responsibilities in academic projects. His professional experience includes working internationally. In 2017, he worked as a research intern at Siemens Healthineers' Research and Development Center in Princeton, NJ, USA, where he contributed to internal lighting, translucent windowing and Monte Carlo Denoising in Image Visualisation team.

Research

Dr Mir’s main areas of research cover a range of complex topics, most notably in computer vision, image processing, and computer graphics. His work is particularly focused on appearance modelling and global illumination. In addition, his research interests extend to data mining and machine learning, with a particular emphasis on developing and analysing feature selection algorithms. He is also interested in the governance of artificial intelligence, especially the ethical and responsible development and deployment of AI systems in these domains.

Journal Articles

  • Mir, S., Yildirim, B. and Kurt, M., 2022. An Analysis of Goniochromatic and Sparkle Effects on Multi-Layered Materials. Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Mühendislik Fakültesi Fen ve Mühendislik Dergisi.
  • Mir, S., 2020. A Review of Emerging Artificial Intelligence and Internet of Things Techniques Against COVID-19. Journal of Modern Technology and Engineering, 5 (3).
  • Mir, S., 2020. A Survey of Monte Carlo Denoising: Challenges and Possible Solutions. Journal of Modern Technology and Engineering, 5 (1).

Chapters

  • Mir, S., Kurt, M. and Ozturk, A., 2020. An Efficient Plugin for Representing Heterogeneous Translucent Materials. Contemporary Topics in Computer Graphics and Games Selected Papers from the Eurasia Graphics Conference Series. Peter Lang Gmbh, Internationaler Verlag Der Wissenschaften.

Conferences

  • Ergun Serkan, Mir, S. and Ozturk, A., 2016. A General Micro-flake Model for Predicting the Appearance of Car Paint. In: Eurographics Symposium on Rendering - Experimental Ideas & Implementations 22-24 June 2016 Dublin, Ireland.
  • Mir, S., Kurt, M. and Ozturk, A., 2014. An Efficient Plugin for Representing Heterogeneous Translucent Materials. In: International Conference on Computer Graphics, Animation and Game Technologies (Eurasia Graphics 2014) 14 October 2014 Ankara, Turkey.
  • Mir, S., Komesli, M. and Okur, M.C., 2014. Transforming Geographical Data Modelled with UML to OWL with the help of XLST (In Turkish: UML ile Modellenen Coğrafi Verilerin XSLT Yardımıyla OWL'a Dönüştürülmesi). In: National Software Engineering Symposium of Turkey (Ulusal Yazilim Muhendisligi Sempozyumu - UYMS) 8-10 September 2014 Turkey.

Posters

  • Sandyasa, A., Cetinkaya, D., Mir, S. and Yucel, C., 2025. AI Governance Framework for Mitigating Software Supply Chain Attacks. In: 2025 BU-SciTech PGR Conference.

PhD Students

  • Aprido Sandyasa. (MRes). AI Governance Framework for Mitigating Software Supply Chain Attacks, (In progress)

Profile of Teaching PG

  • L7 - Data Storytelling (2023 - )
  • L7 - Research Methods - Data mining methods and methodologies (Guest Lecturer)

Profile of Teaching UG

  • L5 - Big Data Engineering & Analytics (2024 - )
  • L6 - Data Visualisation & Visual Analytics (2023 - 2025)
  • L6 - Data Visualisation & Storytelling (2025 - )
  • L5 - Tools & Technologies of Data Science (2023 - 2025)
  • L4 - Introduction to Business Analytics - Visualising Data Analysis (Guest Lecturer)
  • L0 - Academic Study Skills for Engineering & Technology - Statistics & Visualisation (Guest Lecturer)
  • L5 - Technological Innovations in Computing - Computational Models, Cloud Computing, Real-time App Development & Integration (Guest Lecturer)

Grants

  • A Genetic Algorithm for Measured Subsurface Scattering Representation (Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (Tubitak), 01 Apr 2020). Completed
  • An Efficient Model for Subsurface Scattering in Translucent Materials (Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (Tubitak), 01 May 2012). Completed

External Responsibilities

  • Annual Modeling and Simulation Conference 2025 (ANNSIM’25), Technical Program Committee Member (2024-), https://annsim.org/program/

Internal Responsibilities

  • Departmental Teaching Committee Member, Department of Computing & Informatics
  • L5 Level Lead, Department of Computing & Informatics
  • Academic Placement Tutor, Department of Computing & Informatics

Journal Reviewing/Refereeing

  • PLoS ONE, Anonymous peer review, 29 Jun 2025
  • PLoS ONE, Anonymous peer review, 09 Apr 2025
  • Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Mühendislik Fakültesi Fen ve Mühendislik Dergisi, Anonymous peer review, 23 Nov 2021

Public Engagement & Outreach Activities

  • Outreach Activities (Corfe Hills Schools, Brockenhurst College (2024 - 2025))

Qualifications

  • PGCE in PGCert in Education Practice (Bournemouth University, 2024)
  • PhD in Computer Engineering (Yasar University (Izmir, Turkey), 2020)
  • MSc in Computer Engineering (Yasar University (Izmir, Turkey), 2014)
  • MSc in Cybernetics (Exhange Programme - Erasmus) (University of Reading (UK), 2013)
  • BSc (Hons) in Computer Engineering (Middle East Technical University (Ankara, Turkey), 2011)

Honours

  • J-1 Trainee Scholarship (Cultural Vistas, 2017)
  • Erasmus+ Exchange Scholarship (University of Reading, UK) (European Union (Erasmus+), 2013)

Memberships