CURRICULUM VITAE

Research

Türkiye Akademik Diaspora Raporu: Beyin Göçünden Beyin Gücüne (2023)

Research Experience

Research Associate (Global Center for Economic Growth) | 2024 -

Research Specialist (University of Chicago) | 2023 - 2025

Research Specialist for Prof. Ufuk Akcigit.

Research Assistant (Akcigit Research Team at University of Chicago) | 2021 - 2023

Conducted data analysis and machine learning work with micro/macro data.
Worked with publication and patent data, including analysis ranging from NLP to university rankings and author productivity.
Coauthored with the team on the Turkish Diaspora Report.

Research Assistant & Mentor (Bogazici University) | 2020-2023

Worked on developing and improving deep learning methods to detect small earthquakes with higher accuracy, mostly using TensorFlow.
Prepared educational material on machine learning/deep learning practices and mentored newcomers to the group.

Research Analyst Intern (NYK Energy) | 2021

Developed deep learning methods for day-ahead price prediction on the Turkish Power & Energy market.

Research Assistant (Prof. Deniz Aydin at WUSTL) | 2020-2021

Created macroeconomic indicators with TDM (Turkish Data Monitor).

Skills

Programming Languages and OS

Languages: Python, STATA, SQL, C, MATLAB
OS: macOS, Linux

Know-how/technical skills

Machine learning (mostly neural networks and gradient boosted methods)
Big data and parallel computing
Data analysis and visualisation
Physics, Economics and Music

Education

PhD Economics | University of Chicago, USA | 2025 -

BSc Physics | Boğaziçi University, Türkiye | 2018-2023