3 BS Alumni

Hakkı (EE) received his undergraduate degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering at Özyeğin University. He has been a Tubitak researcher during his undergraduate studies, working on projects focusing on computer vision and object detection technologies. He was a member of the winner team in a competition called “Youth is designing the future” which was organized by Arçelik. He is now a PhD student at University of Rochester in Computer Sciences. Hakkı is planning to keep working in problem solving and research areas both in academy and private sector.

Ozan Tarlan (CS), completed his first internship in database management at AXA Sigorta. In his second internship, he worked on robotic process automation at Datassist. After completing his undergraduate education, he started his master's degree on Network security in 2020. During his master's degree, his advisor was Dr. Kübra Kalkan and Dr. from Fibabanka R&D Center. Together with Ilgın Şafak, he conducted research on improving IoT device security with DLT in the TÜBİTAK project. Currently, Ozan is a PhD student at Özyeğin University and he is working on a TÜBİTAK project on Blockchain and Software Testing with his advisors Dr. Kübra Kalkan, Dr. Ilgın Şafak and Dr. Hasan Sözer.

Onurhan Turfanda(CS 2020) earned his bachelor's degree in Computer Science from Özyeğin University. During his university years, he gained valuable experience as a teaching assistant under the guidance of Professor Jason Lau in the business department. This role allowed him to develop his teamwork and support skills. Simultaneously, he was an active member of the OzU Rover Team, which gave him the opportunity to delve into robotics and represent our country on the international stage by participating in the European Space Agency's Rover competition.

Following his university years, Onurhan embarked on his professional journey. He began by working on AI-based cash flow management at Yapı Kredi Technology. Later, he joined Amazon.com in Spain, contributing to EU-InTech. Currently, he is a member of the TomTom Spain team, working on the "Map of the Future" project. In this role, he is focused on creating real-time maps and revolutionizing map technologies and location-based services.