The invention titled “Machine Learning-Supported Depression Detection System,” developed by Asst. Prof. Dr. Hakan Kayış, a faculty member of the Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at the Faculty of Medicine of Zonguldak Bülent Ecevit University (BEUN), has been registered as a utility model by the Turkish Patent and Trademark Office (TÜRKPATENT).

Data-Based Approach for Early Detection of Depression

The system, which aims to support the early detection, observation and treatment processes of depression, consists of smart glasses with a camera and microphone and an application integrated into them.

Detailed reports can be prepared through the machine learning algorithms as the system records the natural mimics, voice, and reactions of the patient during the meeting. It is aimed to create an objective and data-based evaluation system that supports the current methods in detecting depression. The decision on the registered utility model by TÜRKPATENT is expected to be published on Official Patent Bulletin.

Rector Özölçer: “It is of Great Value That Academic Knowledge Turns into Social Contribution”

 In his remarks on the topic, BEUN Rector Prof. Dr. İsmail Hakkı Özölçer stated the following:

“We are glad to see that the invention developed by Asst. Prof. Dr. Hakan Kayış has been registered as a utility model by TÜRKPATENT. I wholeheartedly congratulate our faculty member for his achievement. This innovative study that integrates technology, artificial intelligence and machine learning into the field of psychology is a significant example of scientific knowledge turning into social contribution. Each invention developed by our researchers adds value to the scientific and technological ecosystem in our country.

Through the Intellectual Property Advisory Unit that we established at our University under TÜRKPATENT, we ensure that our researchers receive more effective support in patent, utility model, and other industrial property processes. With this understanding, I would like to express my heartfelt thanks to Prof. Dr. Şenay Saraç, Head of our Intellectual Property Advisory Unit, who has made significant contributions to the process of protecting our academics’ ideas.

I would like to express my gratitude to our Minister of Industry and Technology, Mehmet Fatih Kacır, and to the esteemed members of the Ministry of Industry and Technology for their vision and support in strengthening our country's research, development, innovation, and intellectual property ecosystem. I would also like to thank the President of the Turkish Patent and Trademark Office, Prof. Dr. M. Zeki Durak, and the TÜRKPATENT family for their efforts to protect inventions, encourage innovative ideas, and promote the culture of industrial property. As Zonguldak Bülent Ecevit University, we will continue with determination to support scientific production, innovative thinking, and technologies that add value to society, while contributing to the national and international achievements of our researchers.