Education

  • B.Sc. in Physics and Computer Engineering (Double Major)
    GPA: 3.53/4.00; ranked 143rd among 2M+ students in national exams.
    Boğaziçi University
    Istanbul, Turkey

Publications

  • Learning Relativistic Geodesics and Chaotic Dynamics via Stabilized Lagrangian Neural Networks

    Authors: A. U. Hamzaoğulları, A. Ozakin

    arXiv preprint • January 2025

    We propose Hessian regularization and physics-aware improvements to address training instabilities in Lagrangian Neural Networks. Our methods enable learning complex chaotic systems like triple pendulums and extracting spacetime metrics from geodesic trajectories in general relativistic settings, including AdSâ‚„ spacetime.

Research Experience

  • Research Intern
    Developed multi-task symbolic regression models and contrastive transformers for discovering physical laws from gravitational wave data.
    Radboud University, High Energy Physics
    Nijmegen, Netherlands
  • Research Intern
    Studied mutual information as a predictor of Neural Quantum State learnability using transformer models for entropy estimation.
    Forschungszentrum Jülich, PGI-8
    Regensburg, Germany
  • Bachelor's Thesis (Supervisors: Asst. Prof. Ä°nci Meliha BaytaÅŸ & Asst. Prof. ArkadaÅŸ Özakin)
    Designing a Constrained Lagrangian Neural Network with automated constraint discovery through hybrid loss optimization.
    Boğaziçi University
    Istanbul, Turkey
  • Undergraduate Research
    Developed neural architectures for blackbox Hamiltonian learning from minimal quantum measurements.
    Boğaziçi University, Department of Computer Engineering
    Istanbul, Turkey
  • Undergraduate Research
    Implemented Lagrangian Neural Networks and used symbolic regression to recover analytical Lagrangians from data.
    Boğaziçi University, Department of Physics
    Istanbul, Turkey

Work Experience

  • AI Engineer (Part-time)
    Building AI systems with RAG and vision transformers for automated export compliance and symbol recognition on packaging.
    EMLTechs, ExportAI Project
    Istanbul, Turkey

Academic Programs & Workshops

  • Attended advanced lectures on differential geometry and cosmology.
    Gebze, Turkey
  • Applied deep learning methods to earthquake prediction tasks.
    Istanbul, Turkey

Leadership & Teaching Experience

  • Vice Chair of the Undergraduate Student Council
    Led student initiatives and organized academic and environmental events.
    Department of Computer Engineering, Boğaziçi University
    Istanbul, Turkey
  • Teaching Assistant - Digital Systems
    Assisted Prof. Alper Åžen in digital systems hardware labs.
    Boğaziçi University
    Istanbul, Turkey
  • Teaching Assistant - Principles of Embedded Systems Design
    Organized and supervised embedded systems laboratory sessions.
    Boğaziçi University
    Istanbul, Turkey

Scholarships & Grants

Turkish Education Association Full Scholarship

Full Coverage • 2014–Present

Full education support from middle school to university.

TÃœBÄ°TAK Undergraduate Scholarship

$1700/year • 2022–Present

Granted for excellence in natural sciences.

TÃœBÄ°TAK 2224-D

€600/month • June–September 2025

Grant for international scientific research participation.

Erasmus+ Internship Scholarship

€1000/month • June–September 2025

Supported research internship at Radboud University.

Erasmus+ Internship Scholarship

€1000/month • June–September 2024

Supported research internship at Forschungszentrum Jülich.

Cahit Arf Scholarship

$3000/year • 2023–2025

Awarded for top 100 national exam performance.

Technical Skills

Programming Languages

Python, Julia, Java, C

Machine Learning Frameworks

TensorFlow, PyTorch, Flux (Julia)

Tools & Technologies

Git, LaTeX, Jupyter, Linux

Languages

Turkish (Native), English (Fluent), Spanish (Beginner), German (Beginner)

Quantum Computing

Deutsch-Jozsa, Shor's, Grover's algorithms, Quantum cryptography (BB84)

Certifications

Deep Learning & TensorFlow Specializations (deeplearning.ai)