黑料科

黑料科 is hosting a major international scientific event aimed at strengthening academic cooperation across the Turkic world in the fields of artificial intelligence and digital transformation. Organized for the first time this year, the “1st International Turkic World Congress on Artificial Intelligence and Digital Transformation” has brought together scholars, researchers, and technology experts from various countries on a common academic platform.

The congress, organized by the Department of Applied Mathematics and Informatics within the Faculty of Science at Manas University, is being held in cooperation with Anadolu University, Ankara University, Atatürk University, Sivas Cumhuriyet University, F谋rat University, Kapadokya University, and Kastamonu University. During the two-day event, 115 scientific papers will be presented both in person and online across 11 sessions.

The congress addresses key areas shaping the modern era, including artificial intelligence, big data analytics, machine learning, deep learning, data security, intelligent systems, digital educational technologies, cybersecurity, and the societal impacts of digitalization through a multidisciplinary academic perspective.

“Manas University Aims to Become One of the Regional Centers of Digital Transformation”

In his opening remarks, Rector of Manas University Prof. Dr. Alpaslan Ceylan emphasized that higher education institutions must serve as strategic centers guiding the scientific transformation processes of the modern age. He stated that producing scientific innovation has become a fundamental responsibility for universities and noted that the rapidly changing world necessitates new ways of thinking and new academic approaches.

Prof. Dr. Ceylan explained that, in response to developments in artificial intelligence and digital transformation, the university has recently established departments of Artificial Intelligence and Cybersecurity. He noted that Manas University aims to take a leading role in digital transformation processes in Central Asia. Highlighting the university’s strong academic infrastructure and international collaborations, Rector Ceylan emphasized that the institution continues to pursue its vision of becoming one of the centers shaping future technologies. He also underlined the strategic importance of academic solidarity in enhancing the joint knowledge production capacity of the Turkic world.

Prof. Dr. Ceylan further stated that the congress would make significant contributions to shaping the scientific roadmap of the newly established academic programs. He added that academic discussions in the fields of artificial intelligence and cybersecurity would pave the way for the development of new regional research ecosystems.

Prof. Dr. Ercan Çelik: “The Turkic World Should Become a Strong Actor in the AI Ecosystem”

Prof. Dr. Ercan Çelik, faculty member at the Department of Applied Mathematics and Informatics of Manas University and Chair of the Congress, stated that one of the main goals of the congress is to make the shared language, culture, and scientific potential of the Turkic world more visible through technology-oriented cooperation. Stressing the importance of interdisciplinary collaboration, he noted that supporting current developments in artificial intelligence through joint academic production processes would strengthen regional technological capacity.

Prof. Dr. Çelik also highlighted that the congress brings together researchers from diverse disciplines on a common platform and stressed that strengthening the culture of scientific exchange would enhance the competitive power of the Turkic world within the global artificial intelligence ecosystem.

Vice-Rector of National Defense University, Prof. Dr. Serdar Salman, expressed his satisfaction with the academic progress demonstrated by Manas University in recent years. Emphasizing the importance of strengthening scientific cooperation between Türkiye and Kyrgyzstan, Prof. Dr. Salman stated that joint academic projects and research activities further reinforce the intellectual ties between the two countries.

The Limits of Artificial Intelligence and Human Reasoning Discussed

One of the invited speakers of the congress, Prof. Dr. Ahmet Bedri Özer, delivered a presentation titled “The Limits of Artificial Intelligence and AI Agents,” in which he addressed the cognitive capacity, ethical boundaries, and future risks of artificial intelligence. Prof. Dr. Özer noted that while AI possesses a strong capability in data-driven analytical processes, the human mind continues to play a decisive role through experience, ethical judgment, and critical thinking.

In his presentation, Prof. Dr. Özer also discussed the functional differences between large language models and AI agents, while addressing issues such as security, data quality, ethical risks, and technology governance.

The Transformative Potential of Artificial Intelligence in Education Addressed

Another invited speaker, Prof. Dr. Veysel Bozkurt from Istanbul University, evaluated the impact of artificial intelligence on educational processes in his presentation titled “The Use of Artificial Intelligence for Educational Purposes in Türkiye.” Bozkurt emphasized that AI is an important tool supporting learning processes and stressed that technology should be regarded not as a substitute for critical thinking, but as a structure that supports it. Highlighting the continuing central role of teacher-student interaction in education, Bozkurt pointed out the importance of carrying out technological transformation in education together with human-centered pedagogical approaches.

Workshops Bridged Theory and Practice

The workshop sessions organized within the congress also attracted significant attention. In the workshop titled “How to Build Generative AI Products and Services for Low-Resource Contexts,” conducted by Prof. Dr. Hüseyin Atakan, participants explored AI solutions that can be developed under limited data and infrastructure conditions. Discussions particularly focused on building sustainable AI ecosystems for low-resource languages.

In another workshop designed for undergraduate students, Dr. Murat Aydo臒an provided practical training on “Developing RAG-Based Chatbots.” Participants gained technical knowledge about the core principles of Retrieval-Augmented Generation architectures and modern chatbot development processes.

Multidimensional Impacts of Artificial Intelligence Discussed Through an Interdisciplinary Perspective

During the parallel sessions held on the first day of the congress, researchers evaluated the impacts of artificial intelligence on engineering, healthcare, education, language technologies, communication, agriculture, and cultural studies. Topics such as deep learning-based healthcare applications, smart agricultural systems, natural language processing technologies, large language models, AI-supported educational systems, and digital communication strategies were discussed through practical examples.

In the session titled “AI-Supported Engineering, Healthcare, and Intelligent System Applications,” researchers presented studies on the classification of electrocardiography data using deep learning methods, AI-supported mobility solutions, disease detection and intelligent irrigation systems in agricultural automation, traffic volume forecasting models, short-term weather forecasting systems, fraud detection and API security in banking, and pneumonia diagnosis from chest X-ray images. The session also included discussions on the cultural and psychosocial dimensions of generative AI through studies examining the effects of AI-supported music production on young adults.

The session titled “Natural Language Processing, Large Language Models, and Digital Technologies” covered topics such as AI-supported call center applications in banking, improving Cyrillic OCR outputs with large language models, dialect-sensitive automatic speech recognition systems for the Kyrgyz language, Turkish large language model adaptation using parameter-efficient fine-tuning methods, sign language recognition systems for the Turkic world, development of Kyrgyz-language AI resources, increasing efficiency in lesson preparation through generative AI, AI-based digital transformation in Turkic states, and the economic impacts of artificial intelligence.

In the session titled “Artificial Intelligence Applications in the Context of Education, Communication, and Social Transformation,” discussions focused on cultural-semantic competence in AI and neural machine translation, the effectiveness of AI technologies in teaching Kazakh, the relationship between generative AI and health literacy among university students, cultural diplomacy and AI-based communication strategies in the digital age, intelligent assistant systems providing educational guidance according to students’ abilities, the impact of digital storytelling in children’s literature, virtual reality-based applications in foreign language teaching, and the transformation of critical thinking in education through the lens of artificial intelligence.

The presentations demonstrated that artificial intelligence is not merely a field of technical innovation, but also a transformative force affecting many dimensions of social life, particularly healthcare, education, language technologies, agriculture, communication, and cultural studies. Academic exchanges throughout the congress provided an important platform for strengthening joint technology production and scientific cooperation capacity across the Turkic world.

Current Applications of Artificial Intelligence to Be Discussed on the Second Day

During the second day of the congress, online sessions will focus on current topics such as AI-supported video generation technologies, cyberattack detection systems, medical imaging applications, smart city security, energy and environment-oriented risk analyses, and the effects of AI agents on human perception.