Ege's Portfolio

Experience

2022 - 2025

Senior Data Scientist
After several impactful years in Ocado’s Robotics division, I transitioned to the Fulfillment Data Science team to take on a broader, high-stakes challenge: optimizing operations across the entire Customer Fulfillment Center (CFC) network. This move has significantly expanded my technical and strategic scope, enabling me to lead initiatives that bridge logistics, software, and real-world operations.
❖ Currently leading a high-impact project to simulate and optimize CFC workflows, with a focus on optimizing CFC operations. The solution is already improving efficiency and unlocking multi million pounds cost savings for our partners.
❖ The work is highly cross-functional, involving close collaboration with stakeholders from 14 countries—ranging from international partners like Kroger to on-the-ground CFC managers overseeing routing and warehouse performance.

Building state-of-the-art ML systems for Ocado Technology’s robotic operations. Led 2 projects as the leading Data Scientist:
❖ Wireless Signal Strength Forecasting Project: We utilized machine learning algorithms and unique signal data from our bots to forecast wireless network coverage and foresee complications beforehand. This enabled us to optimize CFC designs accordingly and helped solving the antenna design problem.
❖ Crash Investigation Automation (SQL, Object Detection, and LLMs for Classification).

Data Scientist
❖ Created A/B test settings for bots and worked on optimizing several metrics using the needed number of bots /bot hours for these tests.
❖ A Wheel Slippage Control Problem: This involves removing a physical sensor and replacing it with a machine learning model that utilizes accelerometer data, motor torques, and other sensor readings. The aim is to effectively control and mitigate wheel slippage. The aim was to get rid of a very expensive encoder sensor and improve the accuracy of the current system. I was doing the Optimization Part of the project.

2020 - 2022

Machine Learning Engineer
❖ Implemented RL algorithms / environments for Automated Stock Market Analysis for Dcipher Analytics
❖ Led an end-to-end multi class, multilabel machine learning project for Avalanche Risk Prediction funded by TUBITAK.

2019 - 2020

MSc in Advanced Computer Science
❖ Dissertation: "Pandemic Simulation with Reinforcement Learning"
❖ Area Courses: Machine Learning/ Engineering Reliable and Scalable Project / E-Commerce Systems
❖ Distinction, First Class Honor (4.0 GPA)

2018 - 2019

Software Engineering Intern
❖ Along the way I started to work as a Software Engineer at KarmaLab.
❖ Later on I became the Lead Software Engineer of a simulation project where I led a group of 15 people from mixed background (artists/professionals and Phds) to create a digital twin of Koç University.

2014 - 2018

BSc in Mechanical Engineering
❖ Senior Project: "A Haptic Feedback Glove for Virtual Reality" Best Engineering Project Award.
❖ Area Courses: Rocket Propulsion / Finite Element Analysis /Corporate Dynamics for Engineers

Pet Projects

SMSBOTU - Internet Access via SMS powered by LLMs

Discover SMSBOTU, an intelligent agent that brings internet information to your phone via SMS, powered by Langchain and OpenAI. Originally created to target turkish soldiers without smartphone access during their mandatory military service, it now aids many in Turkey who don't have daily internet but are in GSM coverage areas. SMSBOTU transforms your SMS into a simple, direct line to the information you need, without distractions.

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MSc Thesis: Simulation-Based Reinforcement Learning for Social Distancing

Created epidemic simulation with RL environment, trained agents to learn social distancing & self-quarantine. Proved efficacy in flattening epidemic curve. Project received distinction & showcased on Unity.

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Multiple Datathons / Kaggle Competitions Winner

Brighton Memorable City Top 10 Ranking
Formula AI Hackathon New Comer Team Award
AirBnb Data Analysis Kaggle Competition
US Census Data Income Classification Challenge
Academic Article Classification Challenge Award Winner

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Haptic Feedback Glove for Virtual Reality

The design of the vibrotactile hand interface for virtual reality project aimed users to feel the virtual object via tactile feedback on their hands and increase general sense of reality in Virtual Reality. Won Best Senior Mechanical Engineering Project in 2018-2019

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Animatronics Briefcase

An end-to-end animatronics project that I work on as a side hustle project. From the mechanism designs, software development to international clown performance I enjoy working on it.

Work in Progress!

Flirty Pixar Lamp

This short animation was created for the "Animation and Modelling" course at the University of Sussex using Cinema4D.

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KU-TWIN (Digital Twin)

I leaded the KARMA Lab's KU-TWIN project, creating a digital twin of Koç University. We used photogrammetric models and point cloud data to remodel all campus buildings, resulting in a VR experience with unique exploration possibilities such as time-travel and perspective-shifting. Our ultimate goal was to create a comprehensive digital twin of the university.

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