Alexander von Humboldt Award for Experienced Researchers (2009)
Co-organized international events including SIGGRAPH ASIA Creative Shape Modeling and workshops on computational problems in creative shape design
Guest editor for special issues in journals such as Journal of Mathematical Imaging and Vision and Graphical Models
Published influential papers including 'NonLocal via Local — NonLinear via Linear' (JMIV 2016), 'Beyond symmetry groups' (Graphical Models 2016), and 'Screened Poisson shape fields' (SIAM Imaging Science 2014)
Supervised numerous Ph.D. students, many of whom now hold academic or industry positions at institutions like Hacettepe University, TED University, and Aselsan