Ali Furkan Kalay

I had been meaning to update my Python package synloc for a while, aiming for two main improvements: parallelisation and fewer dependencies. [Read More]

I recently had the privilege of presenting at the Artificial Intelligence, Law and Society Conference at Macquarie University on February 14, 2025. My presentation, “Generating Synthetic Data with Locally Estimated Distributions for Disclosure Control,” was part of my PhD thesis. [Read More]

In 2024, to relax, I read many novels. I mostly read the famous ones. I intend to keep that pace for next year. I enjoyed these novels very much. I decided to write this blog post, to retrieve my old good habit and also share my thoughts on these books. I typically do hours of research before I start reading something. I write this blog post for people who are struggling to find a worthy book to read. [Read More]

Congratulations to CIs Prof Henry Cutler, Dr Anam Bilgrami, Dr Ali Furkan Kalay & Dr Alan Woodward on receiving a grant worth $296K from the National Suicide Prevention Office for research to predict self-harm and suicide risk in Australian Local Government Areas. @AIHI_MQ— MUCHE (@MUCHE_Macquarie) November 8, 2024

We recently launched the first productivity workshop series at MUCHE, starting with my presentation on how Jupyter Notebooks and AI can aid coding. I showcased how AI tools like GitHub Copilot and Codium can significantly boost efficiency, and highlighted the collaborative benefits of using notebooks for clearer and more organized coding. [Read More]