I am currently a Research Scientist at LG AI Research. Prior to that, I also had the opportunity to work with Behnam Neyshabur and Harsh Mehta at Google Research, and Yu Bai at Salesforce Research as a research intern.

My main research interests are in optimization and deep learning. Currently, I focus on improving optimization, efficiency, and understanding of Large Language Models (LLMs).

I received my Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University under the supervision of Prof. Mert Pilanci. Prior to joining Stanford, I obtained B.S. and M.S. degrees in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from Bilkent University in 2016 and 2018, respectively, where I worked with Prof. Suleyman Serdar Kozat.

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Education

Ph. D., Electrical Engineering, Stanford University, 2018-2023
M. S., Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Bilkent University, 2018
B. S., Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Bilkent University, 2016

Work Experience

Research Scientist, LG AI Research, Jul 2023 - Present
Research Intern, Google Research, Jun 2022 - Sept 2022
Research Intern, Salesforce Research, Jun 2021 - Sept 2021

Teaching

(Fall 2019, 2020, 2021) EE269, Signal Processing for Machine Learning, TA
(Winter 2020, 2021) EE270, Large Scale Matrix Computation, Optimization and Learning, TA
(Spring 2020, 2021) EE364B, Convex Optimization II, TA
(Fall 2016, 2017, Spring 2018) EEE424, Digital Signal Processing, TA
(Spring 2018) EEE102, Introduction to Digital Circuit Design, TA

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