About

Software Engineer, Roboticist

I am highly passionate about Robotics, Space, and AI. Hence, I am continuously expanding my knowledge in these domains. Also, my greatest hobbies are reading books, learning new technologies, and making research on history.

GPA

Years of programming background

Programming Languages

   

Python (+10 years)

   

C++

   

C

   

C#

   

Java

   

SQL

   

HTML

     

JavaScript/TypeScript

Frameworks

   

ROS 1/2

   

OpenCV

   

Keras

   

Tensorflow

   

PyTorch

   

scikit-learn

   

Pandas

   

React

   

Next JS

   

Selenium

   

PyQt5

   

Flask

      

unittest & Pytest

WPF

WinForms

Tools

     

Git/GitHub

   

Docker

   

OpenC3 COSMOS

   

Arduino

   

Webots

   

Choregraphe

   

Qt Designer

Recommendations

I have had the pleasure of working with Atahan for two years on various projects related to machine learning applications in Economics. Atahan demonstrated exceptional programming skills using Python and an ability to quickly learn and utilize various tools that have been critical to the success of our projects. Also, Atahan showed strong analytical and problem-solving abilities, consistently demonstrating his value to the team. Perhaps most importantly, Atahan was creative and enthusiastic about pushing the boundaries of our projects from a unique perspective.

Dr. Mehmet Özsoy

Assistant Professor of Financial Economics in Özyeğin University

I worked with Atahan when he was an intern at the AFAR lab at University of Cambridge, on a project to create a robotic coach for well-being. Atahan quickly grasped the technical concepts necessary to implement our academic study, such as creating a state manager logic with ROS using Python and the use of an affect-based perception model. It was a pleasure to work with Atahan and he faced new challenges with excitement and determination, and fit well into our international team.

Minja Axelsson

PhD Student in Computer Science at University of Cambridge

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Education

ÖZYEĞİN University

Istanbul, Turkey
September 2018 - February 2023

Bachelor of Computer Science

Özyeğin University

  • Full merit scholarship
  • CGPA 3.81 (High honor student)
  • Senior Project: Impact of Transaction Graph Analysis via Graph Neural Networks on Bitcoin Price Prediction
  • Activities and societies: OzU Rover Team, OzU Interdisciplinary Club, OzU Science and Philosophy Society, OzU IEEE Society, OzU Astronomy and Space Exploration Club

Dolapoğlu Anatolian High School

Konya, Turkey
September 2014 - June 2018

Mathematics & Science

Activities and societies: Scouting Club

Extracurricular Activities

OzU Interdisciplinary Club

Istanbul, Turkey
2020 - 2021

Board Member

Organized various seminars about science, technology, history, and philosophy

Turkish Technology Team Foundation

Istanbul, Turkey
2019

Speaker

Presented the OzU Rover Team to children to enhance their curiosity about science and technology

Experience

AST SpaceMobile

Midland, TX
July 2023 - December 2024

Software Engineer

AST SpaceMobile

Worked on the development and implementation of BlueBird LEO satellite constellation’s software and electronic tests and the automation processes in the ATE team. The LEO satellite constellation aims to provide smartphones with a space-based cellular broadband network without the need for external equipment

  • Worked on the launch campaign of the BlueBird Block 1 satellites in SpaceX payload processing facility at Cape Canaveral, Florida
  • Independently developed multi-threaded full-stack software for test equipment automation, test design, and satellite mass production tracking, utilized by hundreds of users across spacecraft test setups in the company’s facilities in the USA, Israel, Spain, and India. Leveraged TypeScript for web applications, Python for test scripts, C# for the desktop software suite, and SQL for database management
  • Supported the production and troubleshooting of the unique software and hardware of the satellite components
  • Managed 40+ test racks of the company headquarters at Midland, TX for functional, solar panel, thermal, OTA, and satellite compatibility tests
  • Educated and guided operators to use test racks
  • Collaborated with the company’s international teams for the development and implementation of the new test software and hardware versions

ÖZYEĞİN University

Istanbul, Turkey
October 2021 - July 2022

Undergraduate Research Assistant

Worked with Dr. Mehmet Özsoy and Dr. Ata Can Bertay on global cryptocurrency statistics

  • Popular cryptocurrency APIs (CoinMarketCap, CoinGecko, etc.) are continuously fetched with custom made Python automation software
  • Large number of JSON files are automatically organized and statistically analyzed
  • Quantitative and qualitative economical results of the statistics are extracted

University of Cambridge

Cambridge, UK
July 2021 - September 2021

Research Intern

University of Cambridge

Worked remotely in the Affective Intelligence and Robotics (AFAR) Lab under the supervision of Prof. Hatice Güneş and her PhD. students, Nikhil Churamani and Minja Axelsson
  • Pepper Robot is used for a robotic psychology coach experiment
  • Robot Operating System (ROS) is used with Python for the development of the experiment environment
  • Custom environment is enriched with various functionalities such as complex logging system, state machine structure for the dialogues of the robot, etc.
  • Both physical and simulation environments are allowed to be used for Pepper Robot
  • A novel Continual Learning system is integrated to system for the personalization capability of the robot
  • Agile software development methods are applied for the management of the project
2 academic papers are written collaborately after the experiments (see "Publications" section).

ÖZYEĞİN University Intelligent Systems Lab

Istanbul, Turkey
February 2021 - June 2021

Research Intern

Worked with Dr. Reyhan Aydoğan on a human-robot negotiation project in which I was funded by Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK) with the ”TUBITAK STAR Program” grant

  • Created a custom algorithm that converts Choregraphe software based NAO Robot behavior files into Webots software format
  • Invented a brand new mathematial negotiation agent algorithm named "CodeX" that considers the opponent's emotions with a sliding window approach
  • Developed the negotiation agent algorithm's Python implementation and integrated to the lab's experimenting system

Özyeğin University

Istanbul, Turkey
May 2020 - January 2021

Undergraduate Research Assistants

Worked with Dr. Mehmet Özsoy on applications of NLP in Economics

  • Fetched large data about the quarterly reports of US companies from EDGAR database with a custom Python software
  • Applied data cleaning and feature extraction methods to large data using Regular Expressions and NLP techniques
  • Quantitative and qualitative economical results of the statistics are extracted

OzU Rover Team

Istanbul, Turkey
September 2019 - April 2020

Technical Team Leader

  • Managed CS, EEE, ME division members with agile development techniques to work collaboratively
  • Developed the team’s 5th generation rover’s (“Hope”) software and electronic parts of the science module
  • Competed in the University Rover Challenge (URC) 2020 organized by The Mars Society in USA (Qualified for the finals) (Challenge canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic)

OzU Rover Team

Istanbul, Turkey
November 2018 - April 2020

Software Engineer

OzU Rover Team

  • Developed different modules of the team’s 4th generation rover prototype, Theia II
  • Ranked 13th among 56 teams in European Rover Challenge 2019 organized by European Space Agency (ESA) in Poland

Publications

Academic Papers

Google Scholar | ResearchGate

Continual Learning for Affective Robotics: A Proof of Concept for Wellbeing

Churamani, N., Axelsson, M., Çaldır, A., & Gunes, H.

2022

10th International Conference on Affective Computing and Intelligent Interaction Workshops and Demos (ACIIW). IEEE, 2022

Participant Perceptions of a Robotic Coach Conducting Positive Psychology Exercises: A Systematic Analysis

Axelsson, M., Churamani, N., Çaldır, A., & Gunes, H.

2022

ACM Transactions on Human-Robot Interaction

The Comparative Analysis of the Strategies Used in Planetary Rovers’ Autonomous Locomotion

Gökay, H., Çelik, N., Savaşlı, A., Çaldır, A., Yıldırım, S., & Bebek, O.

2019

Turkey Robotics Conference (ToRK). 2019

Portfolio

My Works

  • All
  • Robotics/Electronics
  • AI
  • Desktop Software
  • Games
  • Others

Contact

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Little Falls, NJ

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