Dr. Cara Tursun
About Me
As a researcher specializing in human visual perception, I focus on improving visual computing technologies using the knowledge of how humans see. My research interests span several areas, including the development of computational models of human vision, perceptually-driven image and video quality metrics, gaze-contingent approaches to rendering, High Dynamic Range imaging techniques, and the applications of generative deep learning for graphics.
I have held an assistant professor position at the University of Groningen between February 2022 and January 2026. Before that, I conducted postgraduate research Max Planck Institute for Informatics (MPII), Germany, under Prof. Karol Myszkowski, and at Università della Svizzera italiana (USI), Switzerland, under Prof. Piotr Didyk.
Professional Activities
Program Committees
- Eurographics Full Papers (2023, 2024)
- Pacific Graphics (2024)
- ACM Symposium on Applied Perception (SAP) (2022, 2023, 2024, 2025)
- Eurographics Symposium on Rendering (EGSR) (2023, 2024)
- Computational Visual Media Conference (CVM) (2025)
Reviewer
- ACM Transactions on Graphics (ToG), Siggraph, Siggraph Asia (2019–2025)
- IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality (ISMAR) (2020–2025)
- Biological Cybernetics (2023, 2025)
- Journal of Visual Communication and Image Representation (JVCI) (2016–2022, 2023-2025)
- Springer Pattern Analysis and Applications (2025)
- Eurographics (2021–2025)
- ACM Symposium on Applied Perception (SAP) (2022–2025)
- IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics (TVCG) (2022–2024)
- Scientific Reports (2024)
- ACM Transactions on Applied Perception (TAP) (2021–2023)
- Journal of Electronic Imaging (JEI) (2022)
- IEEE Virtual Reality (2021)
- IEEE Transactions on Multimedia (2020, 2021)
- ACM Symposium on Eye Tracking Research & Applications (ETRA) (2020)
- IEEE Transactions on Image Processing (TIP) (2019)
- IEEE Transactions on Computational Imaging (2019)
- Grant reviewer for German Research Foundation (DFG) (2025)
Teaching
I have taught the following courses at the University of Groningen:- WMCS029-05 Perception for Visual Computing (from 2022-23 to 2024-25)
- WMCS008-05 Image Processing (in 2022-23 and 2023-24)
- WBCS005-05 Introduction to Computing Science (from 2022-23 to 2024-25)
Publications
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NEST: Neural Estimation by Sequential Testing S. Bruin, J. Kosinka & C. Tursun
In Vision Research, Volume 238 (January 2026).
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Gaze-Contingent Perceptual Level of Detail Prediction L. Surace, C. Tursun, U. Çelikcan & P. Didyk
Eurographics Symposium on Rendering 2023.
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Perceptual Visibility Model for Temporal Contrast Changes in Periphery C. Tursun & P. Didyk
In ACM Transactions on Graphics, Volume 42, Issue 2 (April 2023). Presented in SIGGRAPH 2023.
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Learning GAN-based Foveated Reconstruction to Recover Perceptually Important Image Features L. Surace, M. Wernikowski, C. Tursun, K. Myszkowski, R. Mantiuk & P. Didyk
In ACM Transactions on Applied Perception, Volume 20, Issue 2 (April 2023). |
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Practical Saccade Prediction for Head-Mounted Displays: Towards a Comprehensive Model E. Arabadzhiyska, C. Tursun, H. P. Seidel & P. Didyk
In ACM Transactions on Applied Perception, Volume 20, Issue 1 (January 2023).
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Noise-based Enhancement for Foveated Rendering T. Tariq, C. Tursun & P. Didyk
In ACM Transactions on Graphics, Volume 41, Issue 4 (Proceedings of SIGGRAPH
2022), Vancouver, Canada.
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Gaze-Contingent Retinal Speckle Suppression for Perceptually-Matched Foveated Holographic Displays P. Chakravarthula, Z. Zhang, O. Tursun, P. Didyk, Q. Sun & H. Fuchs
In IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics
(Proc. of ISMAR 2021).
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Stimulating the Human Visual System Beyond Real World Performance in Future Augmented Reality Displays D. Dunn, O. Tursun, H. Yu, P. Didyk, K. Myszkowski & H. Fuchs
In Proceedings of the IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and
Augmented Reality (ISMAR 2020).
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Why Are Deep Representations Good Perceptual Quality Features? T. Tariq, O. Tursun, M. Kim & P. Didyk
In Proceedings of the European Conference on Computer Vision
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Consistent Filtering of Videos and Dense Light-Fields Without Optic-Flow S. Shekar, A. Semmo, M. Trapp, O. Tursun, S. Pasewaldt, K. Myszkowski & J. Döllner
In 24th International Symposium on Vision, Modeling, and
Visualization (VMV 2019), Rostock, Germany. Eurographics
Association.
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Luminance-Contrast-Aware Foveated Rendering O. Tursun, E. Arabadzhiyska-Koleva, M. Wernikowski, R. Mantiuk, H. P. Seidel, K. Myszkowski & P. Didyk
In ACM Transactions on Graphics 38(4) (Proceedings of SIGGRAPH
2019), Los Angeles, CA. |
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A Perception-driven Hybrid Decomposition for Multi-layer Accommodative Displays H. Yu, M. Bemana, M. Wernikowski, M. Chwesiuk, O. Tursun, G. Singh, K. Myszkowski, H. P. Seidel & P. Didyk
IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics (Proc.
IEEE VR 2019), Osaka, Japan. |
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Perceptual Display: Apparent Enhancement of Scene Detail and Depth K. Myszkowski, O. Tursun, P. Kellnhofer, K. Templin, E. Arabadzhiyska, P. Didyk & H. P. Seidel
In Human Vision and Electronic Imaging 2018, Bellingham, WA:
SPIE/IS&T. |
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Saccade Landing Position Prediction for Gaze-Contingent Rendering E. Arabadzhiyska, O. Tursun, K. Myszkowski, H. P. Seidel & P. Didyk
In ACM Transactions on Graphics 36(4) (Proceedings of SIGGRAPH
2017), Los Angeles, CA. |
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Ghosting in HDR Video A. O. Akyüz, O. Tursun, J. Hasić-Telalović & K. Karađuzović-Hadžiabdić
In A. Chalmers, P. Campisi, P. Shiley & I. G. Olaizola
(Eds.), High Dynamic Range Video (pp. 3-44). Amsterdam: Elsevier
(2017). |
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An Objective Deghosting Quality Metric for HDR Images O. Tursun, A. O. Akyüz, A. Erdem & E. Erdem
In Computer Graphics Forum (Proceedings of Eurographics 2016),
Vol. 35, pp 139-152. |
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The State of the Art in HDR Deghosting: A Survey and Evaluation O. Tursun, A. O. Akyüz, A. Erdem & E. Erdem
In Computer Graphics Forum (Proceedings of Eurographics 2015),
Vol. 34, pp. 348-362. |
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Evaluating deghosting algorithms for HDR images O. Tursun, A. O. Akyüz, A. Erdem & E. Erdem
In Signal Processing and Communications Applications Conference
(SIU), 2014 22nd (pp. 1275-1278). IEEE. |