Leo Isikdogan

Leo Isikdogan, PhD, is a research scientist and creative technologist whose work connects machine learning, media, and computational art. Based in Los Gatos, California, he is a Staff Research Scientist at Netflix, where he leads machine learning research in generative media enhancement. His professional focus includes video super resolution, restoration, compression, HDR, and color science. This work involves collaboration with teams and partners across creative, studio, product, production technologies, encoding, engineering, and research.

Alongside his industry research, Leo shares educational videos on YouTube and explores how creative algorithms can produce computational art. His homepage brings together professional research, creative projects, and personal writing through sections for his blog, videos, research, freebies, and art. He has also published side projects including Cognitive Creations and Funky Fourier. Together, these activities reflect an interest in applying technical ideas both to practical media challenges and to accessible, exploratory creative work. The site offers visitors a view of his research interests, educational content, and artistic experiments.