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Sabancı University

Bachelor in Electronics Engineering (Double Major)

CGPA: 3.77/4.00

• Expected graduation June 2026
• Focus on embedded systems and electronics for robotics applications

Sabancı University

Bachelor in Mechatronics Engineering

CGPA: 3.77/4.00

• Graduated June 2025
• Combined specialization in robotics, control, and embedded systems across both majors

As Robotics (COMAU Turkey)

Part-time Robotics Engineer

Part-time role designing manual guidance and motion-teaching interfaces for industrial robots.

• Designing a touch-based grip sensor to enable zero-gravity manual guidance for COMAU manipulators.
• Developing a handheld motion-teaching device that records end-effector poses/orientations for autonomous replay.
• Contributing to mechanical integration and control logic across both projects (C++/Python, industrial robot APIs); completed PDL2 training.

PRISMA Lab, University of Naples Federico II

Research Intern

Erasmus+ internship on posture-controllable lunar micro-rover suspension: mechanism design and ROS 2/Gazebo integration.

• Designing a per-side actuated suspension combining active roll/heave control with passive pitch-averaging for a compact lunar rover.
• Building CAD and ROS 2/Gazebo models with URDF/Xacro; adding posture presets and a hybrid suspension plugin for roll-leveling tests on 5–10° ramps.
• Integrating self-locking linear actuators per side and synthesizing design guidelines from lunar rover and mobile robotics literature.

Munich Institute of Robotics and Machine Intelligence (TUM MIRMI)

Research Intern

• Investigated crossed-flexure hinge architectures to decouple force and moment measurements in robotic 6-DoF force-torque sensors, enabling higher moment capacity without sacrificing force resolution.
• Developed a parametric MATLAB simulation pipeline based on Wittrick's crossed-strip flexure theory to rapidly explore hinge geometries, loading scenarios, and deformation characteristics.
• Fabricated physical prototypes using SolidWorks for CAD design and implemented precise instrumentation with strain gauges; created a detailed installation and testing manual.
• Validated deformation models experimentally using a custom computer-vision pipeline (edge detection, RANSAC curve fitting), ensuring consistency between analytical predictions and real-world data.
• Implemented Gazebo-based digital twins to simulate and analyze the dynamic response of the flexure-stage integration onto a robotic system, facilitating pre-hardware controller tuning and stability assessment.

TÜBİTAK BİLGEM

Robotics Engineering Intern

• Completed formal ROS training focused on SLAM, navigation, and multi-robot systems.
• Designed and benchmarked single- vs multi-robot frontier-exploration strategies in Gazebo (TurtleBot3).
• Implemented real-time map-merging and RViz visualization for collaborative exploration.

Pubinno Inc.

Mechanical Engineering Intern

• Designed 3D-printed prototypes in Onshape to accelerate iteration cycles.
• Led development of an automated maintenance prototype enabling field technicians to perform first-line servicing.
• Coordinated QA/QC activities with suppliers and documented manufacturing processes.

TÜBİTAK BİLGEM

Embedded Systems Intern

• Gained hands-on experience with Adalm-Pluto SDR, implementing Python-based wireless communication and signal-processing demos.

Sabancı University

Teaching Assistant

Teaching assistant for ME312 and ME403; labs, recitations, and project supervision.

• Led labs/recitations, held weekly office hours, and supervised course projects for 20+ students per semester.

Passive Walker RL Pipeline

Three-stage curriculum (FSM ➜ Behaviour Cloning ➜ PPO) that trains a passive-dynamic biped to walk using MuJoCo fidelity and Brax GPU speed.

• Bootstrapped expert demonstrations in 30 s, then reached stable gait in 10⁵ steps
• Implemented JAX + Equinox + Optax stack; open-sourced code and reports
• Performed large-scale hyper-parameter sweeps on GPU to optimise policy efficiency

Hand-Steer Sim — Gesture Teleoperation

Webcam-only hand-gesture interface replacing physical joysticks for ROS mobile robots.

• MediaPipe landmarks drive 1 k-param MLP (static) and 6 k-param LSTM (steering)
• Achieved 99 % macro-F1 and 13 ms end-to-end latency on GPU (25 ms CPU)
• One-command ROS Noetic or Docker launch starts camera, inference, and Gazebo

MultiExplorer — Multi-Robot Frontier Exploration

ROS + Gazebo comparison of single- vs multi-robot TurtleBot3 frontier exploration and SLAM.

• Implemented explore_lite, GMapping, and multirobot_map_merge in namespaced stacks
• Merged maps in real time; triple-robot setup cut coverage time by ≈ 50 %
• Provided headless CI launches and Canva presentation for dissemination

SURover — Technical Team Captain

Built a ROS + Gazebo digital twin and led mechanical/electronics/software integration for a field-ready rover.

• Authored URDF/Xacro and MoveIt pipelines enabling drivetrain and manipulator simulation.
• Implemented multi-sensor fusion and ArUco-based fiducial SLAM with ZED2, RealSense D435i, and RPLIDAR-A3.
• Led mechanical fabrication, cabling, and Arduino-based motor control.

Cart-Pole Swing-Up Control (JAX & MuJoCo)

Classical LQR and neural controllers with differentiable simulation for robust swing-up under disturbances.

• Implemented in JAX/Equinox/Diffrax; validated robustness across disturbance profiles.

Robotic Item Placement on Cluttered Desks (Baxter)

Gazebo + ROS Noetic pipeline demonstrating clutter-aware placement policies on Baxter with MoveIt integration.

• Resolved MoveIt integration and validated end-to-end pipeline in simulation.

• Ranked 7th in the Electronics Engineering Department— Sabancı University

• Graduated 1st in Mechatronics Engineering Department— Sabancı University

• Extracurricular Student Activities Leadership Award— Sabancı University

• Extracurricular Student Activities Leadership Award— Sabancı University

• Merit-Based Full Tuition Scholarship— Sabancı University
• Dean's High Honor— Sabancı University

Autonomous Driving Technologies Certificate

T.C. Sanayi ve Teknoloji Bakanlığı

Certified SOLIDWORKS Associate (CSWA)

Dassault Systèmes

Yapay Zeka Uzmanlık Programı

T.C. Sanayi ve Teknoloji Bakanlığı

Rapid Prototyping Using 3D Printing Specialization

Coursera

Yetkin Gençler - Eng-2023

Yetkin Gençler

Board Member

Sabancı IEEE Student Chapter

Responsible board member overseeing SURover team operations, maintaining the leadership structure, and ensuring project continuity within the chapter.

Financial Affairs Coordinator

Sabancı University SIAM Student Chapter

Managed chapter budgets, sponsorship funds, and financial reports in coordination with global SIAM headquarters. Organized seminars, reading groups, and on-campus mathematics competitions to boost student engagement.

Volunteer Narrator

Civic Involvement Projects

Recorded and edited audiobooks for visually impaired individuals, expanding the accessibility of educational and literary resources.