Research associate Selin Karatepe from Lethbridge Polytechnic is using advanced data modelling to create virtual tools to help farmers weigh every variable. Evolving technology is transforming how producers plan for the future, whether it be input costs, water use or crop rotations.
Karatepe, who specializes in analyzing and modeling data, joined the polytechnic's Centre for Applied Research, Innovation and Entrepreneurship in 2022. She graduated from Uludag University in Turkey and holds a master's degree and a PhD in econometrics, specializing in stochastic modeling and applied time-series econometrics.
"Time-series econometrics look at data sets over time," Karatepe said in a polytechnic news release. "The goal is not only to analyze data but to build models that reflect how systems interact and evolve."
"I was thinking about a post-doctoral research position, and this opportunity (at Lethbridge Polytechnic) came at the right time," she said. "In data and in life, you can't predict the future perfectly, but you can prepare for it. External shocks often disrupt established trends in ways we can't foresee — that's where the magic happens. It's almost like a sudden shift in time and space, the kind you find in science fiction, when a story branches into alternate timelines."
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