Hülya Şermin KARAKAŞ

Hülya Şermin Karakaş has a diverse work experience in the field of software development and game programming. Hülya Şermin started their career as an intern at ODTÜ Teknokent ATOM where they worked on various board games and computer games using Unity Engine. Hülya Şermin then interned at Alictus where they developed gameplay, level design, and UI for multiple Unity Engine projects and gained exposure to the startup ecosystem.

Later, Hülya worked as a Student Ambassador at Unity Technologies, where they received training and joined a global community of Unity Student Ambassadors to promote game development and XR. Hülya Şermin also worked as a Software Engineer at Ekinoks Software Ltd. where they were involved in a defense industry project, developing a graphic engine API using OpenGL and Java Graphics libraries. Hülya Şermin gained knowledge in writing efficient and high-performance code, using tools like Jira and Git, and implementing Agile development techniques. Additionally, Hülya worked at ICterra Information and Communication Technologies as a Software Engineer, contributing to a signal analysis project for the defense industry where they utilized Java, OSGi, SQL, and Hibernate.

Hülya Şermin later joined Fugo Games as a Unity Developer, where they worked on developing games using Unity Engine. Hülya then transitioned to Zynga as a Mobile Game Engineer, focusing on mobile game development. Currently, they are working as a Software Engineer at Dream Games.

Hülya Şermin Karakaş has a Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering from Hacettepe University. Hülya Şermin studied at Hacettepe University from 2015 to 2020. Prior to that, they completed a Bachelor's degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from Türk Hava Kurumu Üniversitesi, where they studied from 2012 to 2015.