Computer Engineering Student
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Education
Bilkent University 2020-2022
Computer Science (Transferred to METU) 3.56/4 CGPA
Middle East Technical University 2022-Present
Computer Engineering 3.47/4 CGPA
Work Experience
Siu Digital Production and Technology July 2023 – Sep 2023
Software Engineer Intern Full-Time — Hybrid
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Observed and participated in end-to-end project development, from ideation to deployment.
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Acquired practical experience in machine learning, including research and model implementation for project
requirements.
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Developed a comprehensive understanding of the backend architecture and web components, contributing to a holistic
view of real-world software development.
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Assisted in testing client-server network components.
Middle East Technical University Nov 2023 – Present
Undergradute Researcher Part-Time
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Working on a TUBITAK funded project on Deep Learning and Recommendation Systems.
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Implementing state-of-the-art recommendation models and evaluating their performance on real-world datasets.
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Working with newly introduced LLM models for Natural Language Processing tasks.
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Got mentorship from Prof.Ismail Hakki Toroslu, Prof.Pınar Karagoz and Pro Ismail Sengor Altingovde.
Projects
Teamder Source Code
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A desktop application to help users find teammates for sportive activities.
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The app allows users to create events, join events, and chat with other users.
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The project was a part of the CS102 course at Bilkent University.
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State-of-art software development practices were followed, such that MVC architecture and UML diagrams are used.
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Technologies: Java, JavaFX, SceneBuilder, Git.
Spotify Favorite Song Lister Source Code
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A web application that lists all time high rated the selected genre songs on Spotify.
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The app uses Spotify’s REST API to fetch the songs and their details.
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The web app allows users to listen previews of the songs and fetch most popular songs of the selected genre.
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Technologies: Python, Django, Spotify REST API, HTML, CSS, JavaScript.
Technical Skills
Languages: Python, C/C++, Java, Haskell
Frameworks: PyTorch, Pandas, TensorFlow, Django
Developer Tools: Postman, VS Code, GitHub
Field Related Courses
– Database Management Systems and File Structres
– Data Structures and Algorithms
– Operating Systems
– Computer Networks
– Software Engineering
Certifications
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Supervised Machine Learning: Regression and Classification by DeepLearningAI.
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Advanced Learning Algorithms by DeepLearningAI
