Hello / Merhaba

I’m a Computer Science graduate student at UMass Amherst, pursuing my M.S. as a Bay State Fellow while conducting research at the Center for Intelligent Information Retrieval (CIIR). My work focuses on asymmetric personalization in language models and recommendation systems, with recent projects exploring how to tailor AI-generated content to individual users across diverse domains. I’m passionate about applying machine learning to real-world problems—from improving geospatial models on iNaturalist to building scalable AI services—and I’m committed to leveraging data science for meaningful impact.

News & Accomplishments:

• April 2025 – Started as a Graduate Student Researcher at UMass Amherst’s Manning College of Information and Computer Sciences, focusing on asymmetric personalization in language models.
• May 2025 – Graduated Summa Cum Laude with a B.S. in Computer Science from UMass Amherst, earning Dean’s List honors and a Chancellor’s Award.
• September 2024 – Transitioned to a part-time Machine Learning Engineer role at the UMass Center for Data Science, continuing work on the iNatAtor annotation platform and GeoModel improvements.
• August 2024 – Completed a summer internship as a Data Science Intern with DS4CG, developing iNatAtor and contributing to the SINR research project for open-source platforms.
• July 2023 - Started a summer internship as a software developer and machine learning engineer at an early-stage start-up.