open to research and collaboration
Yusuf
Korkmazyiğit.
Computer engineering student focused on AI and machine learning. I do research on metaheuristic optimization (Artificial Bee Colony), federated learning and AI for particle physics, and I maintain the open-source ABC library abcopt. I'm aiming for a research-oriented master's program.
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Skills
- Programming
- Python (ileri)
- Java
- SQL
- JavaScript
- AI / ML
- PyTorch
- Scikit-learn
- XGBoost
- SHAP
- YOLOv8
- OpenCV
- NumPy
- Pandas
- Methods
- Metaheuristic optimization (ABC)
- Hyperparameter optimization
- Federated learning
- Image segmentation
- Explainable AI
- Data
- PostgreSQL
- MySQL
- Oracle
- Data warehousing
- Tools
- Git / GitHub
- Linux
- Jupyter
- Streamlit
- PyPI packaging
- Languages
- Turkish (native)
- English (C1)
P—01In progressKOVANInterpretable algorithm discovery with LLM-guided Artificial Bee Colony — my capstone project.- Python
- LLM
- Artificial Bee Colony
- Optimization
P—02In progressabcoptCanonical Artificial Bee Colony optimization for Python with a scikit-learn compatible hyperparameter search. Published on PyPI.- Python
- NumPy
- scikit-learn
- PyPI
P—03CompletedABC-FedAvgOptimizing federated learning hyperparameters on distributed medical data with Artificial Bee Colony (MedMNIST).- Python
- PyTorch
- Federated Learning
- Artificial Bee Colony
P—04CompletedSteel surface defect detectionDefect segmentation with YOLOv8n-seg on a 12,568-image steel surface dataset, served through a Streamlit app.- Python
- YOLOv8
- Ultralytics
- Streamlit
- Oct 2023 — presentresearch
Undergraduate Researcher (TÜBİTAK 2247-C fellow)
Erciyes Nötrino Araştırma Grubu · Kayseri
- Selected for the TÜBİTAK 2247-C fellowship to work on "Improving Neutrino Physics Analyses with AI Techniques".
- Built deep learning models in PyTorch for high-energy physics data, improving signal detection efficiency.
- Built data preprocessing pipelines for large-scale neutrino simulations together with senior physicists.
- Python
- PyTorch
- Jul 2026 — Aug 2026internship
Software Intern — IT / Automation
POSCO Assan TST Çelik San. A.Ş. · İzmit, Kocaeli
- Ran an end-to-end data analysis project on coil sensor data to identify process parameters driving surface defects on the APF (annealing, pickling and finishing) line — SQL extraction, cleaning, label engineering and EDA.
- Compared logistic regression, decision tree, Random Forest and XGBoost; caught row-level data leakage and switched to coil-level GroupKFold validation (test ROC-AUC 0.87), explaining feature importance with SHAP.
- Showed with before/after analysis that the defective-record rate in live production dropped from 33.0% to 10.0% after a parameter change.
- Trained a YOLOv8n-seg segmentation model on a 12,568-image steel surface dataset and presented results in a Streamlit app.
- Python
- SQL
- XGBoost
- SHAP
- YOLOv8
- Streamlit
- Feb 2024 — Jul 2026research
Principal Investigator (undergraduate research grant)
TÜBİTAK 2209-A · Kayseri
- Led the TÜBİTAK-funded project "Optimizing Machine Learning Models for Cherenkov/Scintillation Separation with the Artificial Bee Colony (ABC) Algorithm".
- Tuned model hyperparameters with ABC, clearly improving photon classification accuracy.
- Ran a comparative analysis of metaheuristic algorithms and reported the findings in a technical project report.
- Python
- Scikit-learn
- NumPy
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Education
- Sept 2022 — presenteducation
B.Sc. Computer Engineering — GPA 3.19 / 4.00
Erciyes Üniversitesi · Kayseri
- Expected graduation: 2027. Capstone: KOVAN — interpretable algorithm discovery with LLM-guided ABC.
- High honors for three semesters; term GPAs 3.72 (Spring 2024–25) and 3.70 (Fall 2025–26).
- Relevant courses: deep learning, data mining, scientific programming, probability and statistics, linear algebra, numerical methods, data structures and algorithms.
- Feb 2025 — Jul 2025education
Erasmus+ Exchange Student — term GPA 3.72 / 4.00
Częstochowa Teknoloji Üniversitesi · Częstochowa, Polonya
- 30 ECTS in English: image processing and recognition, computer architecture, databases and data warehousing, Java, web scripting, numerical methods.
- Course projects on image enhancement and face recognition with OpenCV and TensorFlow.
- OpenCV
- TensorFlow
- Java
- Sept 2021 — Jun 2022education
B.Sc. Computer Engineering — GPA 3.86 / 4.00
Selçuk Üniversitesi · Konya
- Ranked first in the department's first-year class; transferred to Erciyes University in 2022.
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Community
- Sept 2022 — presentcommunity
Actor and Backstage Crew
Erciyes Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Tiyatro Topluluğu · Kayseri
- Played Mateh Usta in Aziz Nesin's "Biraz Gelir misiniz?" and worked backstage on productions.
- Staged plays for university events with a cast of more than 20.