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Last published 2026
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Mert Can Çakmak

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Assistant Professor

Also affiliated: University of Calgary (2022); University of Southern Denmark (2022); University of Arkansas System (2024–2026); Istanbul Medipol University (2022)

9 h-index 38 pubs 180 cited

Biography and Research Information

OverviewAI-generated summary

Mert Can Çakmak researches algorithmic bias and recommendation systems, particularly focusing on YouTube. His work investigates how biases manifest in algorithmic content delivery, examining aspects such as emotion assessment, color theory, and moral dynamics within YouTube's recommendation algorithms. Çakmak has published research analyzing drift in YouTube's algorithmic recommendations and evaluating the comprehensive nature of bias within these systems. He also explores methods for improving research efficiency, including adopting parallel processing for rapid transcript generation in multimedia-rich online environments. His scholarship metrics include an h-index of 9, with 33 total publications and 175 total citations. Key collaborators include Nitin Agarwal, Diwash Poudel, John R. Talburt, and Billy Spann, all from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock.

Metrics

  • h-index: 9
  • Publications: 38
  • Citations: 180

Positions

  • Assistant Professor 2026–present
    Arkansas Tech University Computer and Information Science ORCID
  • AI Researcher 2022–2026
    University of Arkansas at Little Rock Computer and Information science ORCID

Selected Publications

  • A Hybrid Entity Resolution Pipeline Integrating LLM Intelligence, Semantic Clustering, and Household Movement Analysis (2026)
    Advances in intelligent systems and computing DOI OpenAlex
  • A Coordinated Multi-agent Architecture for Automated Data Governance Using Large Language Models (2026)
    Advances in intelligent systems and computing DOI OpenAlex
  • Engineering Queryable Industrial Product Knowledge Bases from Technical Documents: A Survey of Data, Knowledge, and Retrieval Pipelines (2026)
    SSRN Electronic Journal DOI OpenAlex
  • Positive Data Control: A Secure Architecture for LLM-Mediated Data Governance (2026)
    Research Square DOI OpenAlex
  • Simulating User Watch-Time to Investigate Bias in YouTube Shorts Recommendations (2026)
    Lecture notes in computer science DOI OpenAlex
  • Evaluating Semantic and Syntactic Understanding in Large Language Models for Payroll Systems (2026)
    Advances in intelligent systems and computing DOI OpenAlex
  • A System for Name and Address Parsing with Large Language Models (2026)
    Advances in intelligent systems and computing DOI OpenAlex
  • Policy-Aware Generative AI for Safe, Auditable Data Access Governance (2025)
    4 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Investigating Algorithmic Bias in YouTube Shorts (2025)
    Lecture notes in social networks 3 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Beyond the Click: How YouTube Thumbnails Shape User Interaction and Algorithmic Recommendations (2025)
    Lecture notes in social networks 5 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Influence of symbolic content on recommendation bias: analyzing YouTube’s algorithm during Taiwan’s 2024 election (2025)
    Applied Network Science 3 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Examining the Impact of Symbolic Content on YouTube’s Recommendation System (2025)
    Studies in computational intelligence 4 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Unveiling Bias in YouTube Shorts: Analyzing Thumbnail Recommendations and Topic Dynamics (2024)
    Lecture notes in computer science 9 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • The bias beneath: analyzing drift in YouTube’s algorithmic recommendations (2024)
    Social Network Analysis and Mining 26 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Emotion Assessment of YouTube Videos using Color Theory (2024)
    19 citations DOI OpenAlex

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