Building intelligent systems at the intersection of research and production
📍 Bursa, Yıldırım, Turkey
I'm an AI Engineer with 2+ years of hands-on private-sector experience building machine learning, computer vision, and natural language processing systems for companies including TAI (Turkish Aerospace Industries), Figes A.Ş. (in partnership with Mathworks Inc. and Ansys Inc.), Cognipeer, and Kogniser.
I hold a Bachelor's degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from Gazi University (GPA 3.18/4, English-taught program) and a Master's degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from Bursa Uludağ University (GPA 3.41/4), where my thesis explored "Sentiment Analysis in Texts with Large Language Models."
My work spans the full AI lifecycle — from research and model development to deployment and operations — with a particular focus on:
- 🧠 Large Language Models (LLMs) and Agentic RAG systems
- 🗣️ Natural Language Processing and sentiment analysis
- 👁️ Computer Vision and image processing
- 🔐 AI Security
- ⚙️ MLOps & LLMOps — taking models from prototype to production
- 🔬 Applied research in aerospace and industrial software domains
I'm passionate about building AI systems that are not only accurate, but also reliable, secure, and production-ready.
Computer Vision · Data Science · Scientific Research · Image Processing · Problem Solving · Cross-functional Communication
| Mar 2026 – Jul 2026 |
AI Engineer — Kogniser İstanbul (Asian Side), Turkey · Full-time / Permanent · Software Sector |
| Mar 2026 – Jul 2026 |
AI Engineer — Cognipeer London, United Kingdom · Full-time / Permanent · Informatics Sector |
| Nov 2023 – Nov 2024 |
AI Engineer — Figes A.Ş. (in partnership with Mathworks Inc. & Ansys Inc.) Bursa, Turkey · Full-time / Permanent · Informatics Sector, Technology Department |
| Mar 2023 – Sep 2023 |
Integration Engineer — Onur Yüksek Teknoloji Ankara, Turkey · Seasonal / Project-based |
| Oct 2022 – Jul 2023 |
AI Engineer — Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) Ankara, Turkey · Seasonal / Project-based · Informatics Sector, R&D Department |
Total private-sector experience: 2 years and 2 months
Master's Degree — Electrical and Electronics Engineering Electrical and Electronics Faculty · Formal Education (Turkish) · Feb 2024 – Feb 2026 GPA: 3.41 / 4.00
📄 Master's Thesis: "Sentiment Analysis in Texts with Large Language Models" Research applying LLM-based approaches to sentiment classification and text understanding tasks.
Bachelor's Degree — Electrical and Electronics Engineering Engineering Faculty · Formal Education (English) · Aug 2019 – Jun 2023 GPA: 3.18 / 4.00
| Language | Proficiency |
|---|---|
| 🇹🇷 Turkish | Native |
| 🇬🇧 English | Advanced |
| Exam | Institution | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALES (Academic Personnel and Postgraduate Education Entrance Exam) | ÖSYM | April 2023 | 85 |
| YÖKDİL (Foreign Language Exam for Academic Staff) | ÖSYM | March 2023 | 70 |
I'm always open to discussing AI research, LLM engineering, and interesting collaboration opportunities.
- 💼 LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/furkan-avcıoğlu
- ✉️ Email: furkanavcioglu11@gmail.com
- 🐙 GitHub: @dexter635
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