experinces

Education

• Ph.D in Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, 2026 (expected)
• B.S. in Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Bilkent University, 2021

Work experience

• May 2024 - Ongoing: Data Science Intern
  • Analog Devices, Inc., On-site, Boston, MA
    • Developing ultra-low latency neural networks for active noise cancellation.
• May 2021 - Dec 2023: Signal Processing Focus Data Science Consultant
  • Neurocess, Co., Remote, London, UK
    • Developed probabilistic ML models for performance analysis of soccer players via TensorFlow and PyTorch.
    • Developed a novel denoising model providing a significant 17dB SNR improvement for motion artifact denoising on sEMG data.
    • Automated report generation for weekly monitoring of athletes using generative models and LLM.
    • Utilized AWS for ML model deployment and cloud computing.
• Jan 2024 - Present: Teaching Assistant
  • University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL
    • Teaching Assistant for MATH595/ECE553 Optimum Control Systems: Holding office hours and grading assignments.
• Aug 2021 - Present: Research Assistant at Decision and Control Group
  • Coordinated Science Lab (UIUC), Urbana, IL
    • Proficient in advanced control theory, optimizing system performance.
    • Specializing in sensor fusion techniques for data integration.
    • Focused on distributed optimization algorithms for enhanced system efficiency.
• Jan 2021 - June 2021: Researcher (at Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey)
  • Tübitak SAGE, Ankara, Turkey
    • Worked at the Simulation and Mission Planning Software Division.
    • Used C++ and .NET to create the simulation environment for navigation algorithms for cruise missiles.
• June - August 2020: Summer Intern in Systems Engineering
  • ASELSAN, Ankara, Turkey
    • Worked on a nonlinear radar tracking problem and obtained 5.2% increase in filtering performance.
    • Compared the performance of iterative and non-iterative Kalman Filters (EKF, UKF, PLF) in MATLAB.
• August - September 2019: Summer Intern in Simulation Engineering (at Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey)
  • Tübitak SAGE, Ankara, Turkey
    • Modeled sound behavior for a flight simulator in MATLAB, including simulations of physical characteristics e.g Doppler effect.