Barış Abacı

Barış Abacı has an extensive work experience in the field of data science, machine learning, and artificial intelligence. Barış currently holds the position of Head of Data & AI at Calik Holding since September 2020. Prior to that, they worked as the Chief Data Scientist at AUDELA from June 2019 to September 2020.

Before joining AUDELA, Barış has worked at B.Yond as the Chief Data Scientist from November 2017 to July 2019. In this role, they managed a team of data scientists and was responsible for planning and strategy definition. Barış also developed an "Infinite Network" with a Self-Aware Micro-Cloud Architecture, which met the requirements of 5G hardware. Additionally, they showcased the world's first online ML demo at the Mobile World Congress 2018, demonstrating real-time learning of participants' behavior.

Prior to B.Yond, Barış worked at SoftTech as the Head of Machine Learning & AI from June 2017 to November 2017. Here, they managed a machine learning team and was involved in the planning and defining of SoftTech's strategy. Barış also developed the Ivy platform, a collection of custom-developed ML algorithms used for fraud detection in credit cards.

Barış also has experience working at HSBC as a Senior Software Engineer from December 2007 to March 2010. In this role, they were involved in the development of distributed banking applications and managed a team in India.

Before HSBC, they worked at Uyumsoft as a Software Engineer from January 2004 to December 2007. Here, they were responsible for developing and providing solutions for the ERP system and various web-based applications.

Barış began their career as a Software Developer at FusionSoft in January 2003 and later worked as a Software Developer at Workcube e-Business Inc. from February 2002 to December 2002.

Overall, Barış Abacı has accumulated a wealth of experience in data science, machine learning, and software development throughout their career.

Barış Abacı holds a Master's degree in Artificial Intelligence from Bahcesehir University, and a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science from Istanbul Technical University. Prior to that, they attended Maltepe A. Lisesi.