About Me
I’m a Senior Software Engineer and researcher with 10+ years of experience delivering enterprise-scale systems and leading cross‑functional teams. I completed a Ph.D. (August 2025) in Secure & Distributed Machine Learning at ERAU, focusing on proof‑of‑learning protocols, model watermarking, and distributed ML systems. I build high‑reliability software for real‑time simulators and cloud services, translate research into production, and enjoy solving hard problems across cybersecurity, aerospace, and cloud platforms.
Highlights:
- Real‑time simulator software (C/C++, multithreading, synchronous comms).
- Cloud services and web apps (Scala, TypeScript/JavaScript, Svelte, Python, gRPC/Protobuf, Redis, PostgreSQL).
- CI/CD and ops (Docker, GitLab CI/CD).
- Research: proof‑of‑learning, ML watermarking, blockchain‑enhanced ML.
News
- August 2025: Graduated with a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (ERAU). Dissertation: “Enhancing Proof-of-Learning Security Against Spoofing Attacks Using Model Watermarking.” Advisor: Dr. Kenji Yoshigoe. Dissertation link.
- July 2025: Successfully defended my Ph.D. dissertation. Title: “Enhancing Proof-of-Learning Security Against Spoofing Attacks Using Model Watermarking.” Advisor: Dr. Kenji Yoshigoe.
- November 2024: Successfully defended my Ph.D. proposal. I am now officially a Ph.D. Candidate.
- November 2024: Published the paper, “Enhancing Security of Proof-of-Learning against Spoofing Attacks Using Feature-Based Model Watermarking”, in the IEEE Access Journal. Read more
- December 2023: Published the survey paper, “Survey on Blockchain-Enhanced Machine Learning”, in the IEEE Access Journal. Read more
- January 2023: Completed all Ph.D. coursework requirements.
- May 2022: Passed the Ph.D. qualifying exam.
- May 2021: Published the paper, “Automatic Detection of Cyber Security Events from Turkish Twitter Stream and Newspaper Data”, in the International Conference on Information Systems Security and Privacy (ICISSP). Read more