CURRICULUM VITAE

Research Experience

Research Specialist (University of Chicago) | 2023 -

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, parallel computing and working on remote servers
Data analysis and visualisation
Physics, Economics and Music

Education

Bogazici University, Turkey | BSc. Physics | 2018-2023

Computational Physics track with Mathematical Economics distribution

Research

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