CV

Postdoctoral Researcher

Wageningen University & Research

July 2025 - Present · full-time

Wageningen, Netherlands

• Multidisciplinary research on natural language processing with the aim of developing an early warning system to detect allergens in novel foods.
• More information on the overarching project: https://www.mosin-kic.nl

PhD Candidate

Radboud University

Sep 2020 - Feb 2025 · 4 yr 6 mos · full-time

Nijmegen, Netherlands

• Multidisciplinary research on controlled usage of large language models for utterance generation and dialogue management in health-promoting conversational agents.
• More information on the overarching project: https://look.uvt.nl

Language Technologies Advisor

FloodTags

Sep 2020 - Feb 2022 · 1 yr 6 mos · part-time

The Hague, Netherlands

• Provided strategic guidance and technical expertise in AI solutions, assisting the company in developing and optimizing text processing workflows, and leveraging the advancements in AI to extract information from unstructured text.

Computational Linguist

FloodTags

Sep 2017 - Aug 2020 · 3 yrs · full-time

The Hague, Netherlands

• Specialized in the development of machine learning-based systems for event detection and information extraction, with a focus on analysing news articles related to natural disasters.
• Utilizing state-of-the-art AI techniques and tools of the time, I have created an end-to-end information processing pipeline that has been successfully applied and tested in multiple languages, including English, French, Burmese, Lao, and Khmer.

Scientific Software Developer

Radboud University

Mar 2020 - Jul 2020 · 5 mos · part-time

Nijmegen, Netherlands

• Developed a system that converts Dutch dialect words into their dictionary forms.
• The project also included a demo website where users can interact with the system.

Software Developer

FloodTags

Apr 2016 - Aug 2017 · 1 yr 5 mos · part-time

The Hague, Netherlands

• Developed a machine learning-based information extraction system to detect critical information about disasters in news articles.
• Started a data visualization website which displays the processed data in real time.

Guest Researcher

Radboud University

Apr 2018 - Sep 2019 · 1 yr 6 mos · part-time

Nijmegen, Netherlands

• Research focused on information extraction from unstructured text for low resource languages.

Scientific Software Developer

Radboud University

Sep 2015 - Mar 2016 · 7 mos · part-time

Nijmegen, Netherlands

• Developments of web interfaces and RESTful APIs for several text mining research projects.

Teaching Assitant

Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University

Feb 2015 - Jun 2015 · 5 mos · part-time

Muğla, Turkey

• Taught Linux basics, had practical programming sessions for first year computer engineering bachelor students at the Computer Engineering Department.

Intern

Radboud University

Jun 2014 - Sep 2014 · 4 mos · internship

Nijmegen, Netherlands

• Developed a web interface for a project on event detection from social media on the basis of two PhD studies at the Centre for Language and Speech Technologies.

Software Developer

Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University

Feb 2013 - June 2014 · 1 yr 5 mos · part-time

Muğla, Turkey

• Developed the official Android application of the university.
• Developed minor web applications for the computer engineering department.

Artificial Intelligence, PhD

Radboud University

Sep 2020 - Feb 2025

Nijmegen, Netherlands

• Dissertation title: "Responsible and healthy conversations: Developing and evaluating engaging chatbots through controlled use of language models"
• Manuscript is available at: https://hdl.handle.net/2066/324344
• More information on the overarching project: https://look.uvt.nl

Artificial Intelligence, MSc

Radboud University

Sep 2015 - Aug 2017

Nijmegen, Netherlands

• Awarded Radboud Scholarship Programme.

Computer Engineering, BSc

Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University

Sep 2011 - Aug 2015

Muğla, Turkey