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Master of Science

University of California, San Diego

Electrical and Computer Engineering

• Computer Engineering Track (EC79)

Bachelor of Science (dual degree)

Sabanci University

Electrical Engineering

• Quit with 4 core credits (1 course) to go.

Bachelor of Science

Sabanci University

Computer Science and Engineering

• Full Scholarship
• High Honor Award: Fall & Spring 2021-22, Fall & Spring 2022-23, Spring 2023-24
• Completed 28% more ECTS engineering credits than required
• GPA: 3.73/4.00

High School Diploma

Robert College of Istanbul

• Admits the top 0.01% of ∼1.2M entrants of the nation-wide high school placement exam.
• Member of the selective global G30 school alliance.
• GPA: 91.22/100

DNN Accelerator Architectures Research Assistant

Sabanci University

• Worked on the design of a DNN training accelerator for the DARTS neural architecture search (NAS) algorithm
• Determined unit specifications based on the existing DARTS software & algorithms
• Designed latency optimized floating point adder & multiplier circuits in Verilog, validated in Verilator

Computer Architecture Research Intern

EPFL / Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne, PARSA Lab

• Implemented a VA translation prefetcher for Midgard Virtual Memory Framework in Chisel HDL
• Advised by Prof. Babak Falsafi.

Teaching Assistant - CS401: Computer Architecture

Sabanci University

• Presented problem session content, graded exams & homework, held office hours

Research Assistant - Cryptographic Accelerator Design

Sabanci University

• Worked on RISC-V ISA extension for post quantum cryptography algorithm (Kyber, Dilithium, NTT) acceleration.
• Implemented number theoretic transformations in riscv assembly for reference metrics. Advised by Prof. Erkay Savas.

RTL Design Co-op

ADI / Analog Devices Integrated

• Implemented NIST compliant elliptic curve digital signature and key exchange operations on hardware in Verilog
• Developed elliptic curve digital signature and Diffie-Hellman software for the MAXQ Systems on Chip in C
• My work is planned to be implemented on silicon in Q1 2027.
• Received full time return offer and positive reviews.

RTL Design Intern

ADI / Analog Devices Integrated

• Implemented elliptic curve point operations on hardware in SystemVerilog for a cryptography coprocessor
• Developed a regression testing script for said elliptic curve cryptography accelerator in Jenkins, Python & Bash
• Optimized area of said elliptic curve cryptography coprocessor
• Received Co-Op conversion offer and positive reviews

Back-end Software Development Intern

TUBITAK Bilgem

• Developed an email microservice for the Safir-Depo suite’s note taking app using Quarkus and Apache Kafka.

Learning Assistant - CS204: Advanced Programming

Sabanci University

• Assisted problem sessions, held office hours.