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Data Science &
Decision Systems
Statistical modeling, data mining, decision analytics, and the design and evaluation of information systems that support organizational decisions.
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR · MARMARA UNIVERSITY
Tutku Tuncalı Yaman
From Data
to Knowledge.
Research across data analytics, decision systems, and digital archaeology.
My research explores how data can be transformed into reliable evidence and actionable knowledge. Drawing on quantitative methods and information systems, I investigate questions across organizational decision-making, artificial intelligence, and archaeological research.
QUANTITATIVE METHODSINFORMATION SYSTEMSCULTURAL HERITAGE
AN INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACH
My work moves between methods and meaning, asking not only what data can reveal, but how we establish the reliability, context and consequentiality of what we know.
01 / RESEARCH
Research themes.
Three interconnected areas define my current research interests and methodological perspective.
Data Science &
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Digital Archaeology &
Cultural Heritage
Archaeological information systems, spatial analysis, structured documentation, and the interpretation of complex cultural heritage data.
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AI, Evidence &
Knowledge Practices
Responsible AI, research transparency, uncertainty, and how data and computational tools shape the production and communication of knowledge.
CURRENT / ONGOING
Work in progress.
Selected directions from nineteen ongoing manuscripts, research proposals and supervised studies.
DIGITAL ARCHAEOLOGY
Grey Monochrome Ceramics at Daskyleion
Contextual variation, spatial comparison and archaeological interpretation.
Explore research ↗DATA & DECISIONS
Forecasting-Driven Replenishment
Connecting predictive accuracy to operational decision-making.
Explore research ↗IMMERSIVE CULTURAL HERITAGE
PeVRsona Adaptive Storytelling
Responsible AI and personalised experiences in virtual heritage.
Explore research ↗STATISTICAL RESEARCH
Crocus pallasii Pollen Variation
Quantitative morphometrics and geographical differentiation.
Explore research ↗02 / PROJECTS
Selected research.
Examples of how these questions take shape through funded research, collaborative projects, and published methods.
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Managing Artificial Intelligence in Archaeology (MAIA)
Participation in an international research network examining AI applications and responsible practice in archaeology.
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Spatial Analysis of Archaeological Data at Mount Nif
Quantitative and spatial approaches for examining archaeological distributions and the implications of uncertainty for interpretation.
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Reliable Evidence from Pollen Counts
An interdisciplinary statistical contribution to minimum count assessment in fossil and modern pollen analysis.
03 / PUBLICATIONS
Selected publications.
AI maturity, governance and entrepreneurial success: evidence from incubators and accelerators in leading innovation economies
Asia Pacific Journal of Innovation and Entrepreneurship · ESCI · JCR Q2 (2025)
AI governance & organizational decision-making
Immunonutritional Indices, Inflammatory Markers, and Thyroid-Related Parameters in Adults with Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis
Nutrients · SCIE · JCR Q1 (2025)
Statistical analysis in interdisciplinary health research
Violence-Related Emergency Medical Services Encounters in the Anatolian Side of Istanbul: A Retrospective Registry-Based Study
Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness · SCIE / SSCI · JCR Q3 (2025)
Population-scale health data & analytical evidence
A new approach to counting fossil and modern pollen grains: The orderly count
Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology · SCIE · JCR Q2 (2025)
Statistical reliability & evidence assessment
Chemical and mineralogical characterization of late chalcolithic pottery (ca. 3700–3300 BCE) from southwest Anatolia (Türkiye)
Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports · AHCI · Scopus SJR Q1 (2025)
Archaeological science & quantitative interpretation
Ideal Location Selection for Contactless Parcel Pick-Up Points
International Journal of the Analytic Hierarchy Process · Scopus
Fuzzy multi-criteria decision analysis & logistics
Pollen morphology of eight endemic Inula L. (Asteraceae) species in Turkey
Palynology · SCIE · JCR Q2 (2025, Paleontology)
Multivariate statistics & scientific classification
04 / NEWS & UPDATES
From the field & beyond.
Conference presentations, publications, research networks and collaborative activities.
PeVRsona receives ADEP support
Exploring personality-aware VR storytelling for cultural heritage through machine learning.
Read update ↗Communicating AI in archaeology
MAIA WG4 workshop in Antalya focused on research outreach and communication.
Read update ↗Spatial evidence from Mount Nif
Statistical approaches to interpreting Hellenistic residential spaces at Ballıcaoluk.
Read update ↗Mapping digital archaeology in Türkiye
DKM's digital archaeology inventory and collaborative mapping workshop.
Read update ↗05 / TEACHING
Building the capacity
to question.
I teach quantitative and information systems subjects with an emphasis on methodological reasoning, responsible research practice, and the critical interpretation of evidence.
SELECTED TEACHING AREAS
Data Mining ↗
Information Systems Project Management ↗
Quantitative Analysis for Decision Making ↗
Econometric Modeling & Analysis ↗
Digital Applications in Classical Archaeology ↗
FROM FIELD TO KNOWLEDGE
06 / ABOUT
A research path
across disciplines.
I am an Associate Professor of Management Information Systems at Marmara University in Istanbul. My academic background spans econometrics, statistics, quantitative methods, and archaeology.
Across these fields, I am interested in the ways research methods, data infrastructures, and disciplinary contexts influence the evidence we produce and the decisions we make.
My academic training includes an ongoing PhD in Archaeology at Istanbul University. Explore my education and doctoral research ↗
Institutional profile06 / CONTACT
Questions, ideas,
collaborations.
For research inquiries and academic collaboration, please contact me through my university address.