Tolga İzdaş

İstanbul, Türkiye

[email protected]

Education

Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering

Expected Jun 2025 |Yıldız Technical University -İstanbul, Türkiye
  • GPA: 3.59/4
  • Relevant Coursework: Big Data Processing and Analytics, Artificial Intelligence, Image Processing

Professional Experience

Software Engineer Intern

Jul - Sep 2024 |Türk Telekom -İzmir, Türkiye
  • Designed a database for the company inventory from scratch using SQLite.
  • Implemented an interface and database operations, including authorization and data integrity measures, using the Django framework.
  • Improved the data retrieval and processing speeds, contributing to more efficient inventory management.

Software Engineer Intern

Jul - Aug 2023 |SESTEK -İstanbul, Türkiye
  • Developed a product that summarizes provided voice input using JavaScript and API.
  • Added a module to an existing product that allows the user to read sent HTTP data in a web interface, facilitating real-time data analysis and visualization.
  • Gained valuable information regarding agile software development practices by actively participating in both daily and weekly meetings.

Research Experience

Research Scholar

Jul 2024 - Present |COSMOS AI Research Group -İstanbul, Türkiye
  • Conducting benchmarks on large language models (LLMs) using few-shot learning, contributing to the advancement of model evaluation techniques.
  • Creating and curating datasets for evaluating text generation models, ensuring high-quality data for accurate model performance assessments.
  • Writing and maintaining scripts for automated model evaluation and result analysis, leading to improved evaluation efficiency.

Projects

Undergraduate Project: Occupation Prediction from Twitter Data

Jun 2024 |Yıldız Technical University -İstanbul, Türkiye
  • Developed a project to predict occupations from Turkish tweets under the supervision of Prof. Banu Diri.
  • Applied machine learning, deep learning, and natural language processing techniques to analyze and classify Twitter data.
  • The project has been submitted for publication and is under review.

Awards & Honors

STAR Intern Researcher Scholarship

Jul 2024 |TÜBİTAK (Scientific and Technological Research Council of Türkiye)

Accomplishments

National Science Olympiads in Computer Science

May 2019 |TÜBİTAK (Scientific and Technological Research Council of Türkiye)
  • Ranked 55th among 600 students in the National Science Olympiads in Computer Science.

Coursework

Big Data Processing and Analytics

  • Gained hands-on experience with distributed systems, large-scale data processing, and recommender systems.
  • Completed a project that evaluated the performance of Apache Hadoop in processing large datasets by applying various statistical functions.

Artificial Intelligence

  • Studied fundamental AI concepts, including search algorithms, optimization methods, gradient descent, and stochastic processes.
  • Implemented various projects using Genetic Algorithms and Q-Learning techniques to solve complex problems and enhance decision-making in AI systems.

Image Processing

  • Explored core image processing techniques such as filtering, segmentation, and edge detection.
  • Implemented algorithms for image recognition, classification, and enhancement, and engaged in various related projects.

Skills

  • Technologies: Python, Java, C, SQL, JavaScript, Jupyter Notebook, MATLAB
  • Libraries: TensorFlow, PyTorch, NumPy, Pandas, Keras, scikit-learn, Java Swing, Matplotlib, Apache Hadoop, Django
  • Tools: Git, Google Colab, Kaggle, PyCharm

Languages

  • Turkish: Native
  • English: Advanced | TOEFL iBT: 98/120