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Education

B.S. Computer Engineering — METU

2019 - 2025

Ankara, Turkey

Technical electives: Game Development Pipeline (graduate-level), Game Metrics (graduate-level), Object-Oriented Programming, Software Construction, Cloud Computing, Data Communications and Networking.

  • Unity (2D/3D), C#, physics, UI systems
  • Gameplay systems: match/blast detection, combos, gravity refill, level progression
  • Game AI: grid pathfinding, state machines, enemy behaviour
  • Architecture & performance: object pooling, factories, assembly definitions, profiling
  • Unity tooling: ScriptableObjects, custom editors, DOTween, Animator

Experience

AI/ML Researcher · METU DTX

Jun 2025 – Sep 2025 · Ankara
  • Programmed ESP32 boards to collect BLE RSSI data for an indoor RTLS, migrating the backend to Firebase Realtime Database.
  • Benchmarked kNN, Random Forest, SVM and XGBoost against a trilateration baseline, using Kalman filtering and feature engineering to reduce signal noise.
  • Produced technical reports and performance evaluations with faculty.

Software Engineer Intern · Intertech

Jun 2024 – Aug 2024 · Istanbul
  • Built an AI-driven personal finance chatbot with Azure OpenAI + Cognitive Search. GitHub
  • Delivered a responsive React + TypeScript web app for end users.
  • Deployed and tested containerized microservices on Kubernetes.
  • Elemental Planets — 3D RPG (Unity, C#); elemental combat, quests, inventory, environments. GitHub
  • Tetris3D — C++/OpenGL; custom rendering, camera controls, collisions, full game logic. GitHub
  • Multiplayer Uno — JavaFX + Spring Boot; auth, real-time lobby, polling-based multiplayer. Frontend Backend

Leadership & Activities

Board of European Students of Technology (BEST) Ankara

  • Main Organizer, EBEC Ankara XI — led a 15-person team and managed a 35,000 TRY budget for Europe's largest student engineering competition.
  • Main Organizer, METU Engineering Day 2020 — worked directly with the Faculty of Engineering Dean on a university-wide engineering showcase.
  • International Support Team Member, EBEC Project — mentored organizers across 85 local rounds in 30+ countries.