Ceyda Alabacak

Ceyda Alabacak's work experience includes:

- Full Stack Engineer at Fidelity Investments since June 2023.

- Machine Learning & PM at Duke Applied Machine Learning Group since January 2023.

- Above and Beyond Computer Science Scholar at Meta since August 2022.

- Software engineering & Project management role at Duke University, Bass Connections where they worked on creating a technology for smart sensing networks in Kathmandu, Nepal, to collect earthquake data and warn residents against them. This role also involved designing, implementing, and testing smart seismic sensing networks and participating in developing new machine learning methods.

- Diversity in Tech Fair Organizer at DTech Scholars Program since May 2022.

- Global Fellow at the International House and Teaching Assistant for Data Structures and Algorithms at Duke University since March 2022 and December 2021 respectively. In the Teaching Assistant role, they co-lead discussion sections, hold office hours, coordinate with other TAs and the Computer Science department, and grade exams and assignments.

- SPIRE Fellow at Duke SPIRE Fellows since September 2021. This role provides mentoring and academic support to high-achieving Duke undergraduates from diverse backgrounds interested in STEM fields.

- Asset Management Intern at Fidelity Investments from June 2022 to August 2022. This role involved employing computational analytics, working with risk analysts and data scientists, leading a group of international interns in investigating operational technical resilience practices, and preparing competitive and trend analysis.

- Founder of WeLead, an initiative aimed at encouraging girls to recognize their potential in STEM, entrepreneurship, and business through workshops, events, activities, and mentoring. Ceyda held this role from November 2019 to June 2022.

- Marketing Specialist at Audacity Labs from September 2021 to February 2022.

Ceyda Alabacak is currently pursuing a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science, Political Economy, and Innovation & Entrepreneurship from Duke University, with an expected graduation year of 2025. Prior to their enrollment at Duke, they participated in the LaunchX Entrepreneurship Program in 2020, focusing on Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies. Ceyda completed their high school education at East Chapel Hill High School from 2018 to 2021 and attended Istanbul Erkek Lisesi from 2016 to 2018. Ceyda also has certifications in Cloud Application Security from NASBA, Presenting as a Team from the Project Management Institute, and Artificial Intelligence Foundations: Thinking Machines as well as Introduction to AWS: Cloud Concept from LinkedIn. The specific year of completion for these certifications is not provided. Additionally, there is no information available regarding Ceyda's education at The International Anglo-Italian School, Montessori Division.