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About
MERT
GERDAN
SENIOR APPLIED ML ENGINEER
Hi, I'm Mert. I'm a Senior Applied MLE at Tavus, where we work on human-computer interaction research and development. Previously, I worked at Amazon and taught data structures and algorithms at the University of Michigan.
I studied Computer Science at the University of Michigan, graduating in three years towards. Originally from Istanbul, Turkey, my main goal in life is to have an impact with whatever I do—and I've found that writing software is a great way to do that.
On campus, I worked part-time as a TA for the data structures and algorithms course (shoutout dr.p and darden), holding office hours, answering conceptual questions, writing and grading exam questions, and teaching my own lab section. For eecs281 students, I also built the original version of p3-281bank! I especially enjoyed this position because it helped me keep my DSA knowledge fresh while helping others learn.
In my free time, I love to read nonfiction, work on the occasional side project, and compete in triathlons.
EXPERIENCE
Senior Applied ML Engineer
Tavus
Current
HCI research and development. Working on cutting-edge conversational AI video technology.
Software Engineer
Amazon
Previous
Contributed to large-scale distributed systems and cloud infrastructure.
Instructional Aide
University of Michigan
During Studies
Taught EECS 281: Data Structures and Algorithms. Held office hours, graded exams, and led lab sections.
Software Engineering Intern
ArdicTech
Summer Internship
Created web app for Turkish audio dataset collection and validation to improve STT (speech-to-text) accuracy.
EDUCATION
University of Michigan
BSE in Computer Science (Unofficial Minors in Math and Economics)
Focused on Machine Learning, Computer Vision (shoutout justin johnson), and Operating Systems.
Coursework
- • EECS 598: Deep Learning for Computer Vision
- • EECS 498: Extended Reality and Society
- • EECS 482: Operating Systems
- • EECS 388: Computer Security
INTERESTS
📚
Reading
econ, history, philosophy
♟️
Chess
puzzle destroyer
🏊♂️
Triathlons
3x ironman 70.3 (mallorca, jonkoping, cascais), pretty average triathlete
EXPERTISE
Technologies and domains I work with.
Machine Learning
- Computer Vision
- LLMs
- PyTorch
- RAG
- Diffusion-based Transformers
Backend
- Python
- C++
- Distributed Systems
- AWS
Core CS
- Data Structures
- Algorithms
- Operating Systems
- Security