Uğuray D.

Uğuray D. has worked at two different companies: Etiya and Kafein Technology Solution.

At Etiya, they first worked as a Software Specialist in Artificial Intelligence Model Development from October 2019 to February 2022. In this role, they were part of the Cognitus AI Team and contributed to the development of the Etiya AI Platform, Cognitus. Their responsibilities included working with recommender systems, specifically creating recommendation systems with clustering and voting techniques, evaluating different metrics in the Word2Vec approach, and working on generic and specialized models such as Collaborative Filtering, Content-Based Filtering, and Hybrid Systems. Uğuray also performed hyperparameter tuning on different models and calculated metrics to assess the success of the models. Additionally, they worked with various other models and algorithms such as AutoEncoder (AE) models, Deep hybrid models, Matrix Factorization (MF), Deep Matrix Factorization (DMF), Feed Forward Neural Networks (FFNN), Wide & Deep Learning (WDL), Deep Factorization Machine (DFM), and Alternating Least Squares (ALS). Uğuray also gained experience in common regression, classification, and clustering algorithms, and worked on solutions for challenges in data preparation, model building, and MLOps with ML design patterns. Uğuray worked on applications using the MongoDB Spark Connector, PySpark, Hadoop, and Docker.

At Kafein Technology Solution, they had an internship from March 2019 to May 2019, but no specific details about their responsibilities during this period are provided.

Uğuray D. has a diverse education history. From 2014 to 2019, they attended Yildiz Technical University and obtained a Bachelor's degree in Statistics. Following that, from 2019 to 2022, they pursued a Master's degree in Statistics from the same university. In 2020, Uğuray also completed an Associate degree in Web Tasarımı ve Kodlama from Anadolu University.

In 2022, Uğuray enrolled in a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) program at Yildiz Technical University, specializing in Statistics. Uğuray is expected to complete their PhD by 2026.

Uğuray has also acquired several additional certifications to enhance their skill set. In 2019, they obtained the UiPath RPA Developer certification from BilgeAdam Teknoloji, and in the same year, they completed the Applied Data Science and Machine Learning course from Kodluyoruz. Furthermore, Uğuray obtained certifications in Machine Learning with Python from Compec - Boğaziçi Üniversitesi Bilişim Kulübü and Big Data Academy from GTech (G Teknoloji Bilişim San ve Tic AŞ.) in 2019. In 2021, they completed the Fundamentals of Deep Learning course offered by NVIDIA. The most recent certification Uğuray obtained is MongoDB for Developers from BlueMark Academy in 2022.

Additionally, Uğuray participated in Yıldız Teknik Üniversitesi's Career Week, consisting of four stages, and received training in Financial Literacy from Türkiye İş Bankası.