Biography

I am a Ph.D. candidate in Computer Science at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, advised by Prof. Tarek Abdelzaher. Prior to UIUC, I received my bachelor's degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering and Physics (Double Major) from Koç University, and an M.S. in Computer Science at UIUC, advised by Prof. Sibin Mohan.

My research focuses on foundation models for time series and multimodal sequential data. I develop novel architectures that integrate signal processing and physics-based inductive biases to improve generalization and data efficiency. My work spans self-supervised learning for temporal and spatio-temporal data, with applications in sensor fusion, forecasting, and autonomous systems. I emphasize building robust, interpretable systems that perform well in production environments.

Experience

  • Waymo - Software Engineer Intern, Driver Understanding ML (2025)
  • US Army Research Laboratory - Research Scientist Intern, Multimodal Foundation Models R&D (2024)
  • Prometeia - Machine Learning Engineer (2020-2022)
  • Turkish Aerospace - Software Design Engineer, Autopilot Systems (2017-2019)