Achievements

Certifications earned and hackathons participated in throughout my journey.

ML Specialization
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DeepLearning.AI Β· Coursera
Machine Learning Specialization
Supervised, unsupervised & RL fundamentals by Andrew Ng.
πŸ“… 2023
Deep Learning Specialization
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Stanford University Β· Coursera
Deep Learning Specialization
CNNs, RNNs, transformers, optimization & ML strategy.
πŸ“… 2023
GCP ML
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Google Cloud Β· Coursera
Machine Learning on Google Cloud
BigQuery ML, Vertex AI, TFX, and MLOps.
πŸ“… 2024
2024
Spring
Participant
AI Innovation Hackathon β€” SabancΔ± University
SabancΔ± University Β· Istanbul, Turkey

Competed in a 48-hour AI innovation challenge, developing a computer vision application for real-time scene understanding using YOLOv8 and a custom-trained detection model. Worked in a cross-functional team to deploy a full inference pipeline.

Python Computer Vision YOLOv8
2024
Fall
Top 10
FinTech ML Challenge β€” BNP Paribas TEB
BNP Paribas TEB Β· Istanbul, Turkey

Internal ML challenge focused on improving credit risk prediction models. Developed an ensemble approach combining Gradient Boosting and Random Forest with advanced feature engineering, achieving AUC 0.88 on held-out test data.

Python Scikit-learn Feature Engineering