Bio

I’m grateful for the education and recognition that I’ve received throughout my life. I’ve been fortunate enough to attend excellent institutions and receive some awards and honors along the way.

Here’s a glimpse of my studies and journey so far.

Education⌗

• Ph.D., Electrical and Computer Engineering
  Yale University, New Haven, CT
  Advisors: Dionysios S. Kalogerias
  2023 - present

• Master of Science, Electrical Engineering
  Bilkent University, Ankara, Turkey
  Advisor: Suleyman S. Kozat
  Thesis: Novel Deep Reinforcement Learning Algorithms for Continuous Control
  2020 - 2023

• Bachelor of Science, Electrical Engineering
  Bilkent University, Ankara, Turkey
  Standing: High Honors
  2016 - 2020
   

Honors and Awards⌗

• Graduate Fellowship
  Yale University, 2023 - 2024
  Full tuition waiver and stipend during the first year of Ph.D.

• Graduate Fellowship
  University of California, San Diego, 2023
  Recipient of first-year fellowship awarded to a selected group of outstanding Ph.D. applicants

• 5G and Beyond Joint Graduate Fellowship
  Turk Telekom & Information and Communication Technologies Authority, 2020 - 2023
  Awarded 5G and Beyond Joint Graduate Support Programme, a merit-based fellowship of monthly stipend during M.Sc.

• Directorate of Science Fellowships and Grant Programmes
  Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey, 2020 - 2023
  Merit-based monthly stipend and accommodation support during M.Sc.
  (project no: 1649B022112611)

• Directorate of Research Support Programs
  Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey, 2020 - 2021
  Merit-based Monthly stipend during M.Sc. (project no: 117E153)

• Directorate of Research Support Programs
  Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey, 2020 - 2021
  Merit-based governmental grant of up to $293K, awarded to 321 teams among 1785 competitors (project no: 117E153)

• Graduate Scholarship
  Bilkent University, 2020 - 2023
  Merit-based full tuition waiver and stipend during M.Sc.

• Undergraduate Scholarship
  Bilkent University, 2016 - 2020
  Merit-based tuition waiver during B.Sc.