Resume
Experience
2021 - Present
Data Mining Research and Teaching Assistant
NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY
Boston, MA, USA
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Dissertation: Developed pain intensity estimation tool to objectively assess patients’ pain levels by leveraging data science and machine learning algorithms (physiological measures collection, signal processing).
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Created graph network-based automated literature review method on 300k articles to gain insights from the vast literature, infer knowledge map and emerging trends in the pain research literature.
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Applied and taught state-of-the-art data mining techniques for classification, prediction, clustering, recommendation systems, and complex data exploration mentored more than 250 students.
2021 - 2021
PhD Data Scientist Intern
MERCK
Boston, MA, USA
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Developed machine learning-based graph data analytics framework to generate the relationship between drugs, adverse drug reactions, and genes to help scientists during the drug development process using the link prediction methods (presented at Merck Technology Symposium)
2018 - 2021
Graduate Research Assistant
HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS ENGINEERING INSTITUTE, NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY
Boston, MA, USA
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Designed multi-agent reinforcement learning (Q-learning & Nash-Q learning) to deliver better care for patients by enabling adaptive server modeling (capacity planning) in hospital admission queues.
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Created agent-based network models for COVID-19, opioid, and vaping epidemics to analyze spread trajectories and parameter estimations with a 1% error using particle swarm optimization.
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Developed predictive models (logistic & linear regression) for risk of readmission and length of stay of high-risk patients with approximately 96% accuracy for Mount Auburn Hospital.
2016 - 2018
Information Systems Engineer
ASELSAN
Ankara, Turkey
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Led the development of data analysis techniques using data management tools (SAP) of financial reporting to the senior managers in a cross-functional environment.
2015 - 2016
Supply Chain Part-Time Consultant
UNILEVER
Ankara, Turkey
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Developed an optimization tool to simulate transportation systems using unstructured big data sets, and reduced CO2 emission by 6% and cost by 2M Turkish Liras (ranked 1st at Unilever senior projects).
Education
2018 - Present
Northeastern University
PhD
Boston, MA, USA
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Coursework: Data Mining, Machine Learning, Reinforcement Learning, Statistics, Probability, Computation, and Visualization for Analytics, Deterministic and Probabilistic Operations Research.
2011 - 2016
Bilkent University
BS
Ankara, Turkey
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Merit-Based Scholarship (80%), High Honor Student
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Teaching Assistant: Information Systems and Physics Courses (Feb 2015- Jan 2016).
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Volunteer Elementary School Teacher (Sept 2013 - June 2014).
Awards
LEADERs Fellowship
Experiential learning that integrates leadership and professional-skills (MERCK - 2021)
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Merit-based scholarship award (2021)
Yaman Yener Memorial Graduate Scholarship
Professional skillset
Data Science
Machine Learning
Healthcare Applications
Computer
Python, Java, R, MATLAB, SQL, Tableau, Minitab, Access, ABAP, Julia
Certificates
Data Science and Machine Learning Bootcamp with R and Python, Udemy (2018)
Languages
English, French, English
Other
Licensed Swimmer in Turkish Team Gazi University, 15 medals and 20 certificates (2002-2011)