Dr Anil Bas, FHEA, is an Assistant Professor in Computer Science at Marmara University, Istanbul. Between 2023 and 2025, he held a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Postdoctoral Fellowship at the Centre for Applied Creative Technologies (CfACTs), part of the National Centre for Computer Animation (NCCA) at Bournemouth University, UK.
His research lies at the intersection of computer vision, graphics and machine learning, investigating photorealistic 3D scene representation and surface reconstruction from limited data. He specialises in Gaussian Splatting, with a focus on mesh extraction and high-fidelity visualisation. His broader interests include visual scene understanding and computational imaging, as well as virtual head/face avatars and digital humans.
Anil received his PhD in Computer Science from the University of York, UK. Funded by the Turkish Higher Education Council, his doctoral thesis concentrated on 3D face shape estimation from in-the-wild images using geometric cues, i.e. semantically meaningful landmark points and contours.
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FHEA Recognition, Dec 2025
I was awarded Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA) by Advance HE, in recognition of my commitment to professionalism in teaching and learning in higher education.
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AniNex Workshop Special Issue, Nov 2025
I served as Guest Editor for a special issue of Computers & Graphics (Elsevier), featuring selected papers from the AniNex Workshop, held at CASA 2025 in Strasbourg, France.
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CfACTs Workshop: AI Research, Nov 2024
I co-organised a workshop at the BFX Festival 2024, one of the UK's top visual effects, animation and games festivals. Details are in the festival programme.
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Literary Metaphor in the Context of Generative AI, Oct 2024
Our latest work on creative text generation was published in the Proceedings of the ECAI Workshop on AI and Creativity. Please find the paper here.
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Performing the Post-Anthropocene, Dec 2023
Our article on AI: When a Robot Writes a Play was published in TDR: The Drama Review by Cambridge University Press. Please find it here.
Experience
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Assistant Professor
Marmara University
Jan 2026 – Present
I returned to my full-time faculty position at the Department of Computer Engineering following the completion of my two-year postdoctoral fellowship. I continue to work on Gaussian Splatting and 3D scene reconstruction.
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Research Fellow
Bournemouth University
Oct 2023 – Dec 2025
I was a Marie Curie Research Fellow at the Centre for Applied Creative Technologies (CfACTs). My role involved conducting applied research with a focus on photorealistic 3D scene representations. I was engaged in an industry collaboration with a leading London-based VFX company, Visualskies Ltd, where I investigated state-of-the-art radiance fields pipelines.
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Assistant Professor
Marmara University
Aug 2020 – Oct 2023
I was promoted to Assistant Professor in Computer Science. My role was mainly teaching and supervision oriented (undergraduate and graduate levels). I served as Deputy Head of Department between Dec 2021 and Oct 2023.
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Research Associate
Marmara University
Sep 2018 – Aug 2020
Having received my PhD, I joined the Department of Computer Engineering, Faculty of Technology, Marmara University, Istanbul.
Education
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PhD in Computer Science
University of York
Oct 2014 – Sep 2018
Thesis: What Does 2D Geometric Information Really Tell Us About 3D Face Shape?
Supervisor: Prof William AP Smith
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MSc in Computer Engineering
Selcuk University
Sep 2011 – Sep 2013
Thesis: Real-time Motion Recognition for Interactive Applications
Supervisor: Prof H Erdinc Kocer
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BSc in Electronics
and Computer EducationKocaeli University
Sep 2007 – Jun 2011
Professional Activities
Teaching & Mobility
Graduate Level
- Computer Graphics (Y21 F22 Y23)
- Advanced Image Processing Applications (S22)
Undergraduate Level
- Web Programming (S21 S22 S23 S26)
- C Programming (Y19 Y20 S21 S26)
- Technical English (S22 S23)
- Computer Graphics (F21 F22 F23)
- HCI and Vis. (F20 F21 F22 F23)
- Intro to Algorithms (Y19 Y20 F21)
Visiting Scholar
- School for Data Science and Computational Thinking
Stellenbosch University, South Africa (1–29 Jul 2022)
Erasmus Exchange Student
- Faculty of Electronics and Information Technology
Warsaw University of Technology, Poland (2010–2011)
Service
External Consultant
- TUBITAK (Turkish Research Council):
• 4006 Science Fair Support Programme - TEKNOFEST (Turkey's largest tech event) Advisory Committee:
• Unmanned Underwater Systems Competition, 2021
• Technology for Humanity Competition, 2020
Guest Editor
- Computers & Graphics (AniNex Special Issue)
Organising Committee Member
- AniNex Workshop at CASA 2025 (AniNex)
- CfACTs Workshop: AI Research at BFX 2024 (BFX Festival)
Student Assistant
- British Machine Vision Conference 2016 (BMVC)
Awards & Achievements
Research Fellow
Oct 2023 – Dec 2025
NeRF and Model Based Face Analysis in the Wild
- MSCA COFUND Postdoctoral Fellowship
- Host: Bournemouth University, Bournemouth.ac.uk/cfacts-research
- Industry Partner: Visualskies Ltd, Visualskies.com
- Member: Anil Bas (PI)
- Advisors: Oleg Fryazinov (Primary), Xiaosong Yang (Secondary) and Jian Chang (Head of CfACTs)
The project investigates the application of deep learning-based 3D face models in fields where virtual avatars are becoming increasingly popular, such as digital entertainment, gaming and virtual reality. It will address the limitations of current 3D facial reconstruction methods by developing a new framework that combines the strengths of 3D Morphable Models (3DMM) with Neural Radiance Fields (NeRF) and Gaussian Splatting (GS).
Senior Researcher
Jan 2020 – Oct 2023
AI as Author: Bridging the Gap Between Computational Creativity Techniques and Literary Theory
- TUBITAK 2232 – International Fellowship for Outstanding Researchers
- Host: Koc University
- Members: Imke van Heerden (PI), Anil Bas et al.
- Budget: 1,421,384 TL
The first AI-assisted poetry collection in Afrikaans:
Silwerwit in die soontoe [Silverwhite into the Distance]
Principal Investigator
Jan 2022 – Jun 2023
Data Processing with Clustering Algorithms for Vehicle Routing Problems
- Marmara University Scientific Research Unit
- Host: Marmara University
- Members: Anil Bas (PI), Kerem Buyukozdemir and Kazim Yildiz
- Budget: 20,000 TL
Researcher
Apr 2020 – Aug 2022
Intelligent Solid Waste Collection:
A Case Study of Maltepe Municipality
- Royal Academy of Engineering – Netwon Fund
- Collaboration: Marmara University, Sheffield Hallam University and Maltepe Municipality
- Members: Onder Demir (PI), Anil Bas et al.
- Budget: 78,792 GBP
Academic Consultant
May 2021 – Dec 2021
Parkjet: Digital Parking Solutions
- Altamira Digital Ventures
- Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) System
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Office 111, T4 Building, Faculty of Technology, Marmara University, 34854, Maltepe, Istanbul
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anil.bas at marmara.edu.tr
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abas at bournemouth.ac.uk