Dr. Cara Tursun
About Me
I am a researcher specializing in human visual perception. My research interests include
- Computational models of human visual perception,
- Perceptually inspired image/video quality and visibility metrics,
- Gaze-contingency paradigm and foveated rendering,
- High dynamic range imaging,
- Generative deep learning for graphics.
In the past, I conducted postgraduate research at Max Planck Institute for Informatics (MPII), Germany, under Prof. Karol Myszkowski, and at Università della Svizzera italiana (USI), Switzerland, under Prof. Piotr Didyk. My research activities primarily focused on formulating perceptual models of the human visual system, designing and running perceptual experiments, conducting statistical analysis of psychophysical data, and calibration of perceptual models with the main goal of understanding human visual perception and proposing creative solutions to bottlenecks and issues observed in contemporary applications of computer graphics, computer vision, and digital image processing. I have held an assistant professor position at the University of Groningen between February 2022 and January 2026.
Professional Activities
Program Committees
- Eurographics Full Papers (2023, 2024, 2026)
- 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, 2026)
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
(ECCV 2020). |
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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. |