University College Cork
School of Information Technology & Computer Science
Research Title: Real-time anxiety prediction in virtual reality exposure therapy
PhD Candidate
Hello, I'm Deniz. I'm a Computer Science PhD candidate at University College Cork. I am currently researching real-time anxiety classification in Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy. My research interests include on-body physiological sensors, machine learning and Virtual Reality. I am passionate about computer vision and natural language processing and love to include them in my personal projects. I am an avid gamer, so focussing on design choices that put the user first is very important for me. I am experienced in teaching and tutoring various computer science topics including VR development, Web Development, Java programming and Python programming.
If you would like to work with me or learn more about my research, feel free to send me an email.
PhD Thesis Title: Real-time anxiety classification in Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy
Abstract: The study sets out to integrate real-time anxiety prediction into Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy (VRET) for better decision-making. VRET is a therapy method that involves gradual exposure to a certain stimulus that the user is uncomfortable with, and couples this exposure with relaxation techniques. There have been many controlled experiments that provide evidence that VRET produces effective and long-lasting results. This study focuses on using wearable physiological sensors to collect information from the user and using a neural network to predict the anxiety level. This prediction can be used to enhance therapy by better tailoring it to the user’s needs.
Journal Paper Anxiety Classification in Virtual Reality Using Biosensors: A Mini Scoping Review Deniz Mevlevioğlu, Sabin Tabirca, and David Murphy. 2023. PLoS One 18 (7) |
Conference Paper Emotional Virtual Reality Stroop Task Deniz Mevlevioğlu, Sabin Tabirca, and David Murphy. 2023. IEEE International Conference on Pervasive Computing and Communications Workshops and other Affiliated Events (PerCom Workshops) |
Conference Paper Emotional Virtual Reality Stroop Task: an Immersive Cognitive Test Deniz Mevlevioğlu, Sabin Tabirca, and David Murphy. 2022. In Proceedings of the ACM International Conference on Interactive Media Experiences (IMX '22). |
Conference Paper Real-time Anxiety Prediction in Virtual Reality Therapy. Deniz Mevlevioğlu, Sabin Tabirca, and David Murphy. 2021. Proceedings of the 12th ACM Multimedia Systems Conference (MMSys '22). |
Conference Paper Emotional Virtual Reality Stroop Task: Pilot Design. Deniz Mevlevioğlu, Sabin Tabirca, and David Murphy. 2021. In Proceedings of the 27th ACM Symposium on Virtual Reality Software and Technology (VRST '21). |
Conference Paper Visual Respiratory Feedback in Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy: A Pilot Study. Deniz Mevlevioğlu, Sabin Tabirca, and David Murphy. 2021. In Proceedings of the ACM International Conference on Interactive Media Experiences (IMX '21). |
Conference Paper Real-time Anxiety Prediction in Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy. Deniz Mevlevioğlu, David Murphy, and Sabin Tabirca. 2021. In Adjunct Proceedings of the ACM International Conference on Interactive Media Experiences (IMX '21). |
Date | Funding Body | Project |
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2020-2024 | ADVANCE CRT | PhD Grant |
2018 | University College Cork | College of Science, Engineering and Food Science Postgraduate Scholarship |
ACM SIGCHI | The Special Interest Group on Computer–Human Interaction |
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IEEE WIE | Women in Engineering |
UCC MAVRIC | Mixed Augmented Virtual Reality and Immersive Computing Research Lab |
School of Information Technology & Computer Science
Research Title: Real-time anxiety prediction in virtual reality exposure therapy
School of Information Technology & Computer Science
Thesis Title: Visual Respiratory Feedback in Virtual Reality
First Class Honours
Faculty of Arts and Sciences
2.94/4 (GPA)
Epigeum Online Course System
Epigeum Online Course System
Ataturk Faculty of Education
Research topic: Physiological synchrony between socially anxious dyads
Related Skills: Machine Learning, Research
Provided theoretical and practical lessons in introductory level web development to give students the necessary skills to make a beautiful portfolio website in 5 weeks.
Related Skills: Teaching, HTML, CSS, JS
Demonstrated in the practical lessons delivered to MSc and BSc students in Computer Science.
Modules: Graphics for Media, 3D Graphics and Modelling, Authoring, Digital Video Capture and Packaging, Usability Engineering, Web-based applications, Future and Emerging Technologies, Human-Computer Interaction and Digital Video Compression and Delivery and Web Development
Responsibilities:
Related Skills: Teaching, PHP, Java, JavaScript, jQuery, three.js, WebGL, Virtual Reality, Python, HTML, Blender
Responsibilities:
Related Skills: WordPress, HTML, CSS, JS, PHP
Responsibilities:
Related Skills: Web Development, HTML, CSS, JS, PHP
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Related Skills: Interpersonal communication, Teaching
Student Volunteer Chair, ACM IMX 2022 | Acted as a member of the organising committee for ACM Interactive Media Experiences, the leading international conference for research into interactive media experiences. |
Student Presentations Panellist, ADVANCE Research Colloquium 2022 | Acted as a member of the organising committee for SFI Centre for Research Training in Advanced Networks for Sustainable Societies Research Colloquium 2022. Contributed to deciding on the content of the colloquium as well as being responsible for the student presentations with one other colleague. |
Guest Lecturer, University College Cork | Delivered a guest lecture with the topic “Using Python for Scripting in Blender” to MSc Interactive Media Students, including a tutorial. |
Team Xhalers Member, VR4Rehab Hackathon | Worked with a team of physiotherapists, nurses, physicians and other computer scientists to design and prototype “Short games for long covid”; a VR application for aiding in the management of long-covid symptoms in the VR4Rehab hackathon by Interreg. |
Emotional Virtual Reality Stroop Task for assessing anxiety levels.
A virtual reality experience for treating fear of heights.
Intelligent chatbots using GPT-3 and GPT-J pretrained language models.
A personal project of a fun little game inspired by Katamari Damacy.
Feel free to send me an email through d.mevlevioglu@cs.ucc.ie