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Industrial Engineer & AI Researcher

Doğa Ülkü Building systems that matter.

MSc student at Manisa Celal Bayar University. Specialising in AI systems, data-driven decision-making and sustainable engineering design. Every project starts with one question: "How does this genuinely help people?"

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Featured Projects

Award-winning work across AI, sustainability, and social impact.

01 🏆 NASA Space Apps · 1st + Global Nominee

Microplastic Impact Explorer

Team Captain at NASA Space Apps Challenge Adana. Satellite data + ML to map microplastic impact. Addresses SDG 5 & 13. Selected for YTÜ Startup House Pre-Incubation.

Pythonscikit-learnSatellite DataGeospatial
02 🥇 W-Energy Program · 1st Place

RecruitWiseAI

Bias-free AI recruitment tool addressing SDG 10. GDPR & KVKK compliant with skills-based candidate selection and document verification. Won 1st place at Aygaz-LEARNECO.

PythonFairness AIscikit-learnGDPR
03 🏆 Cross-Border Innovate · 1st Place

TravelCare

AI-powered travel healthcare platform. Won 1st place (Eczacıbaşı, Reactor School, Başlangıç Noktası), earning an international internship in Southeast Asia.

PythonSparkBig DataKubernetes
04 🎓 Published Research · IDAP'25

Deepfake Detection & ToS Risk Analysis

Published at the 9th International AI & Data Processing Symposium. Multimodal framework combining deepfake detection with NLP-based Terms of Service risk analysis. Presented in Türkiye & Seoul.

PyTorchNLPComputer VisionResearch
05 🚀 Mercedes-Benz beVisioneers

DeepVision

Paediatric amblyopia treatment through gamified smart glasses. AI eye tracking + environmental education, eliminating 2 kg plastic waste per child. Built as a PWA with Three.js & WebGazer.js.

Three.jsEye TrackingWebGLPWA
06 🧠 Microsoft Women Hackathon · 3rd

PsyPal

AI-powered mental health support platform combining empathetic conversation design with evidence-based psychological frameworks. 3rd place at Microsoft Women Hackathon 2025.

LLMAzure OpenAINLPPython
07 🌿 JTI Make It Bright · Top 20

Green Haven

AI-driven sustainability initiative for carbon footprint reduction and energy optimisation. Predicts energy savings through behavioural interventions. Top 20 finalist globally.

Data AnalyticsForecastingEnergy Modelling
08 🔬 TÜBİTAK 2209-B Research

Post-Earthquake SME Dashboard

TÜBİTAK-funded BI + Six Sigma integration for SME resilience after the 6 February earthquakes. Management dashboard improving crisis response and productivity.

Power BISix SigmaETLSQL
09 ♿ Accessibility-focused AI · Offline

ARIA – Accessible Real-time Interpretation Assistant

Converts spoken Turkish into Turkish Sign Language in real time, fully offline. A three-layer system combining audio, text, and rules detects emotional tone to make translation more natural. Built after analysing 596 user reviews across four existing TİD apps to understand why people do not use them. Currently at ~78% accuracy, aimed at Turkey's 3.6M deaf and hard-of-hearing community.

PythonSpeech-to-TextNLPOffline AI
Career Journey

Professional Experience

Building solutions across enterprise, research, and social impact sectors.

UNDP Student Ambassador
Jun 2026 — Present
Business Analyst Intern
Yapı Kredi Technology
CORE12.01 Fellow
May 2026 — Present
AI Developer Intern
AI Business School
beVisioneers Fellow
Mercedes-Benz
STS Researcher
Deep Space Initiative
IBM Z Ambassador
Jul 2024 — Jun 2026
Quality Control Intern
Franke Group
PMO Intern
Aygaz A.Ş.
UNDP GitHub Volunteer
Dec 2024 — Apr 2025
TÜBİTAK Researcher
Apr 2023 — Jul 2023
Volunteering
UNDP Student Ambassador
UNDP Student Ambassador Programme
Jun 2026 — Present · Remote

Running SDG awareness campaigns and contributing to community communications and advocacy activities aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals.

SDG AdvocacyCommunity CommsCampaign Management
Internship
Business Analyst Intern
Yapı Kredi Technology
Feb 2026 — Jun 2026 · Türkiye · 5 months

Contributed to business analysis processes in fintech; supported data-driven decision-making, process optimisation, and technology project management.

Business AnalysisProcess OptimisationFintech
Fellowship
Fellow
CORE12.01
May 2026 — Present · Remote

Selected for a prestigious leadership and entrepreneurship fellowship; contributing to interdisciplinary project development and innovation processes.

LeadershipEntrepreneurshipInnovation
Internship
AI Developer Intern
AI Business School · Zürich, Remote
Jun 2025 — Jan 2026 · 8 months

Developed enterprise AI solutions with an international team. Built an Azure OpenAI-powered multilingual chatbot with voice interaction and semantic search. Created a Chrome extension and Puppeteer-based data harvesting system processing 124+ JSON training files. Focus on LLMs, AI Agents, and Prompt Engineering.

Azure OpenAILLMsAgentic AINode.jsPrompt Engineering
Fellowship
Fellow — Foundation Year Completed
beVisioneers: Mercedes-Benz Fellowship
Jun 2025 — Aug 2026 · Berlin, Hybrid

Selected for a global sustainability fellowship. Attended the European Regional Summit in Istanbul with 120 fellows from 27 countries. Participated in Innovation Hives workshops to develop 2035 sustainability visions.

SustainabilityGlobal NetworkInnovation
Research
STS Researcher
Deep Space Initiative — Andromeda Program
May 2025 — Aug 2025 · Colorado, Remote

Selected for DSI's Andromeda Research Program 2025. Researched AI-driven object avoidance and trajectory planning for Martian rovers under environmental and computational constraints. Theme: Space Transportation Systems.

AI ResearchTrajectory PlanningSpace Tech
Volunteering · 2 Years
IBM Z Student Ambassador
IBM & Your Big Year
Jul 2024 — Jun 2026 · Remote

Founded and led the IBM Z Student Club at MCBU. Achieved Superstar and ACE Tiers. Led community activities on DevOps, mainframe technologies and IBM Z Academy events. Managed GitHub Actions workflows and CI/CD automation pipelines in IBM Z and Linux environments.

IBM ZDevOpsGitHub ActionsCI/CDCommunity Leadership
Internship
Quality Control Intern
Franke Group · Manisa
Jul 2024 — Aug 2024 · 2 months

Awarded 1st place for Best Production Internship Report 2023–2024 at MCBU Industrial Engineering. Conducted quality control analyses, statistical error analyses on production lines, and produced efficiency improvement reports.

Quality ControlStatistical AnalysisSix Sigma
Internship
Project Management Office Intern
Aygaz A.Ş. (Koç Holding)
Jun 2024 — Jul 2024 · Türkiye · 1 month

Worked in the newly established PMO department on big data management and operational efficiency analyses. Enhanced process optimisation through data-driven insights.

PMOBig DataProcess Optimisation
Volunteering
GitHub & Content Management Volunteer
UNDP Istanbul ICPSD & UNDP Türkiye
Dec 2024 — Apr 2025 · Remote · 5 months

Managed GitHub repositories and technical content for sustainable tourism development under SDG 8 & 9. Enhanced digital content and maintained open-source projects.

GitHubContent ManagementSDG 8 & 9
Research
TÜBİTAK 2209-B Research Scholar
TÜBİTAK
Apr 2023 — Jul 2023 · Manisa

Funded research on Business Intelligence and Six Sigma integration for SME resilience following the 6 February earthquakes.

ResearchBusiness IntelligenceSix Sigma
Recognition

Awards & Honours

NASA

1st Place + Global Nominee

NASA Space Apps Challenge · 2024

Microsoft

Young Technology Star

Microsoft Women in Technology Leaders · 2024

MS Hackathon

3rd Place Winner

Microsoft Women in AI Hackathon · 2025

Cross-BorderCross-Border 2

1st Place

Cross-Border Innovate · Eczacıbaşı

W-Energy

1st Place W-Energy Stage

Aygaz-LEARNECO Programme

Aygaz Hackathon

3rd Place Hackathon

Aygaz-LEARNECO Programme

UiPath

Top 3 Mini Challenge

UiPath Agentic Global Bootcamp · 2025

IBM Z

IBM Z Superstar Tier

IBM Z Student Ambassador · 2024

MCBU

Best Internship Report · 1st

MCBU Industrial Engineering · 2024

JTI

Top 20 Finalist

JTI Make It Bright Competition

AWS

AWS AI & ML Scholarship

Amazon Web Services & Udacity · 2024

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TÜBİTAK 2209-B Grant

TÜBİTAK Research Fund · 2023

NASA

1st Place + Global Nominee

NASA Space Apps Challenge · 2024

Microsoft

Young Technology Star

Microsoft Women in Technology Leaders · 2024

MS Hackathon

3rd Place Winner

Microsoft Women in AI Hackathon · 2025

Cross-BorderCross-Border 2

1st Place

Cross-Border Innovate · Eczacıbaşı

W-Energy

1st Place W-Energy Stage

Aygaz-LEARNECO Programme

Aygaz Hackathon

3rd Place Hackathon

Aygaz-LEARNECO Programme

UiPath

Top 3 Mini Challenge

UiPath Agentic Global Bootcamp · 2025

IBM Z

IBM Z Superstar Tier

IBM Z Student Ambassador · 2024

MCBU

Best Internship Report · 1st

MCBU Industrial Engineering · 2024

JTI

Top 20 Finalist

JTI Make It Bright Competition

AWS

AWS AI & ML Scholarship

Amazon Web Services & Udacity · 2024

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TÜBİTAK 2209-B Grant

TÜBİTAK Research Fund · 2023

Expertise

Technical Skills

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Development

PythonJavaScriptNode.jsFlask / FastAPIReact

AI & Machine Learning

PyTorch / TensorFlowscikit-learnComputer VisionModel Deployment

LLMs & NLP

Azure OpenAITransformersPrompt EngineeringAgentic AI

Data & Visualisation

Pandas / NumPyPower BIETL PipelinesSix Sigma

Cloud & DevOps

Microsoft AzureIBM Z / LinuxONEDockerGitHub Actions

Domain Expertise

Industrial EngineeringProject ManagementSustainabilityBlockchainEntrepreneurship
Education

Academic Background

2026 — Present

M.Sc. Industrial Engineering

Manisa Celal Bayar University

Graduate research in AI systems, data-driven decision-making and sustainable engineering design.

MSc
Sep 2022 — Jun 2026

B.Sc. Industrial Engineering

Manisa Celal Bayar University · GPA 3.22 / 4.00

Quality Ambassador 2024–2026, representing the Industrial Engineering Department and Faculty of Engineering.

BSc
Aug 2024 — Mar 2025

Women's Entrepreneurship & Business

Cornell University — Bank of America Institute

Strategy, leadership, and venture development. Building, managing, and scaling a successful business.

Cert
Sep 2016 — Jun 2020

Science & Mathematics

ODTÜ Geliştirme Vakfı Okulları · Grade 90.22

Sciences, English, German.

HS
Research

Publication

IDAP'25 — International Symposium

Ülkü, D., & Emek, S. (2025). Deepfake Detection and ToS Risk Analysis Using NLP: A Multimodal Framework. In Proceedings of the 9th International Artificial Intelligence and Data Processing Symposium (IDAP'25), Malatya, Türkiye & Seoul, Republic of Korea, September 6–7, 2025.

Supervised by Asst. Prof. Dr. Sevcan Emek · İnönü University, Sejong University, IEEE, HAVELSAN

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