I’m a Ph.D. student at Yale University, working with Dionysis Kalogerias. Alongside my studies, I’m a research intern at Cisco and one of the first members of the Foundation AI team. Previously, I spent Summer 2024 as a research intern at Google in NYC. Before Yale, I earned my bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Bilkent University.
My academic interests center around large language models (LLMs). I focus on developing frameworks to explain their behavior and enhance their robustness against various challenges. I also work on open problems in reinforcement learning (RL).
My research aims to understand the theory behind these limitations and develop solutions to overcome them. I strive to design holistic strategies and explanations that advance current knowledge, paving the way for safer and more robust learning systems.
My research areas include but are not limited to:
- interpretability, analysis, and modeling of LLMs
- reinforcement learning
- foundation models