iletken takimi olarak suan isvicredeyiz. Cuma gunu projeler icin final var. ACM RecSys08 konferansinda projemizi sunacagiz. Kazanan takim 100.000 usd alacak ancak daha onemlisi bu konferansa katilabilmek. Tavsiye sistemleri konusunda arastirma yapanlar icin cok onemli bir aktivite.

Bu sirada bir kucuk duzeltme : Yarisma fikir duzeyinde projeler icin degil aslinda hayata yeni gecen start-up duzeyindeki takimlar icin acilmis bir yarisma. Biz de takim olarak basvurduk. Diger rakiplerimiz zaten sirketlesmis, bu konuda uzun suredir arastirma yapan firmalar. O takimlarla beraber finale kalmak cok sevindirici.

Merak edenler icin halka acik ortamlarda pek anlatmadigimiz projemizin detaylarini paylasmak istiyorum. Ne yazik ki ingilizce suan turkceye ceviremiyoruz yogunluktan dolayi.

Iletken, which means “Conductive” in Turkish, is a hybrid recommendation engine for services like news and RSS feeds. It was created by four Turkish Students at RPI, Koc University and TU/e.

The system mimics the dynamics behind real life information dissemination to enable friends to share and conduct relevant information. In contrast to traditional social networks, it maintains weighted graphs of social proximity among users for different categories of interest. Analyzing user behavior, Iletken dynamically updates its social graphs and uses this data to determine information conductivity among peers. Moreover, it combines this core algorithm with non-social recommendation techniques to resolve critical mass and initial user issues. Iletken aims to create new marketing opportunities by unveiling the most “conductive” opinion leaders on different areas.

Atakan Cetinsoy
General Manager – Personal Finance Products