Faculty — Computer Science, UT Dallas · AI Researcher · Entrepreneur
Şadi Evren Şeker
Making AI understandable, trustworthy, and actionable.
Research, responsible innovation, education, and practical transformation—connected by a human-centered view of artificial intelligence.

Researcher · Educator · Advisor
One perspective, multiple arenas
Connecting scholarship with real-world change
A career across research, teaching, entrepreneurship, advisory work, and public education—focused on helping people use AI with clarity and responsibility.
Academic
Research & Teaching
Artificial intelligence, explainability, responsible systems, and computer science education.
Professional
Advisory & Transformation
Making complex AI choices legible, strategically useful, and grounded in organizational reality.
Entrepreneurial
Ventures & Applied AI
Turning research insight into useful systems, products, learning experiences, and new initiatives.
Research
Human-centered inquiry into intelligent systems.
Practice
Decision support for responsible AI transformation.
Education
Clear paths from curiosity to capability.
Find your path
How can we create impact together?
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Research & Collaborate
Explore research questions, academic collaboration, and emerging approaches to trustworthy AI.
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Advisory & AI Transformation
Frame the right problems, align people and technology, and move from AI ambition to sound action.
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Speaking & Media
Bring substance, perspective, and accessible explanations to your audience or event.
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Learn AI
Build understanding through books, courses, videos, and structured learning paths.
Signature expertise
AI should make sense before it makes decisions.
A systems view of intelligence—connecting technical foundations, human interpretation, organizational design, and responsible use.
Responsible & Explainable AI
Make models, choices, and consequences more transparent to the people they affect.
AI Transformation
Connect technology, data, talent, governance, and strategy around a coherent direction.
AI Education
Turn technical depth into learning experiences that are clear without becoming shallow.
Applied AI Systems
Translate research and emerging capabilities into useful, evaluable applications.
Featured research
HermAI
An open-source explainable-AI framework combining context-aware perturbations, local and general explanations, counterfactuals, and human-readable narratives.
Context
Counterfactuals
Explainability
Narrative summaries
Research co-authored by Şadi Evren Şeker and Zümra Arslanhan.
Selected work
Ideas made useful
Research-led projects and applied work at the intersection of intelligent systems, interpretation, education, and organizational change.
Research portfolio
Explainable and responsible systems
Methods and perspectives for making AI behavior, evidence, and consequences easier to examine.
Applied AI
From technical possibility to practical value
Work that connects real needs with appropriate data, models, workflows, and evaluation.
Collaboration
Questions worth solving together
Open paths for research collaboration, responsible deployment, and educational initiatives.
Speaking & media
Serious ideas, clearly communicated
Keynotes, interviews, panels, and public conversations that make AI understandable without losing the substance.
Watch & listen
Selected video conversations
Explore curated talks and explanations. Media never autoplays.
Latest insights
Ideas for thinking and acting with AI
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CMPE 111, Introduction to Computer Science and Engineering
Istanbul University, Faculty of Computer and Information Technologies Course Name: Introduction to Computer Science and Engineering Fall 2023 Course Code: CMPE 111 Language of…
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CS 447 Introduction to Data Science
Antalya University Course Name: Introduction to Data Science Fall 2022 Course Code: CS 447 Language of Course: English Credit: 3 Course Coordinator / Instructor: Şadi Evren ŞEKER Contact: intrds@sadievrenseker.com Schedule: Firday 11.00 –…
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CS 441 Artificial Intelligence
CS 441 Artificial Intelligence Classes: Friday 9.00 – 11.00 am Location: A3-02 (Some meetings might be planned online) Instructor: Dr. Şadi Evren ŞEKER (+9 0531…
Learning
Choose the depth that fits your next step
Understand
Clear foundations
Start with concise explanations, videos, and guided introductions to core AI ideas.
Study
Books & courses
Build durable understanding through structured resources and sustained learning.
Apply
Teams & organizations
Move from individual literacy to shared capability with talks, workshops, and advisory work.
Ventures
Entrepreneurship as a laboratory for impact
Explore initiatives that connect AI expertise with products, services, and practical transformation.
Start a conversation
Have a serious AI question worth exploring?
For research collaboration, advisory work, speaking, media, or education, share the context and the outcome you are seeking.