I am a data scientist who leads applied AI projects from defining the problem and preparing the data to validating models and building tools that support decisions. In maritime work, I start by learning how an operation runs and where the team faces challenges. I work with seafarers, port teams, and engineers to understand those challenges and what limits their options. From there, I shape the modelling around the decision they need to make, whether that means predicting vessel performance or testing how different choices would affect the operation. I evaluate the model against historical data and review the results with the team to check that it reflects the conditions and constraints they work with. I have used this approach to develop digital twins and energy models for port decarbonisation. Port teams can use these tools to test infrastructure choices and understand their effects on energy use and emissions.
In my PhD, I explored how AI could personalise maritime training and improve the learning experience for seafarers. I built a system in which AI agents assessed learner responses and provided feedback tailored to each person. After fine-tuning the model for maritime scenarios, I evaluated the system with seafarers to understand how they perceived the feedback and what shaped their experience of interacting with AI.
Beyond maritime operations, I have applied data science to problems in property technology and predictive medicine. At Tiko, I worked with housing and market records to build production pricing models for homes in Spain, turning property characteristics into estimates for individual properties. At BASIRA Lab, I worked with graph-structured brain-connectivity data from Alzheimer's disease and autism studies. I trained graph neural networks to classify diagnostic groups and examined which brain regions and connections had the strongest influence on their predictions. I found it fascinating to see whether different models highlighted the same regions and what those patterns might reveal about each condition. These roles gave me experience with distinct data structures and modelling questions across commercial products and academic research.
My interests include applied data science in maritime, energy, infrastructure, and logistics, with a focus on complex operational data and physical systems.
8-12%
projected fuel saving per optimised voyage
<2%
vessel power prediction error
100+
commercial vessels in fleet scope
Senior data science profile
End-to-end delivery
Problem framing, data preparation, feature engineering, model selection, validation, decision interfaces, and stakeholder handover.
Applied modelling
Regression, classification, deep learning, graph neural networks, ensemble methods, cross-validation, SHAP, time series, and optimisation.
Production engineering
Python, Pandas, NumPy, scikit-learn, PyTorch, TensorFlow, REST APIs, React, PHP, Salesforce, Apex, SOQL, and automated data workflows.
Technical leadership
Project ownership, intern supervision, support for PhD researchers, cross-functional delivery, technical writing, and peer-reviewed publication.
Human-AI interaction and benchmarking
AI benchmarking, human-AI interaction studies, comparative evaluation, learner profiling, and analysis of how people engage with AI-supported training systems.
Experience
2025-Present
Research Assistant, Maritime Data Analytics at University of Strathclyde
Own modelling work across multi-year AIS, sensor, and metocean records for a fleet of more than 100 vessels. Built a physics-supported power model with sub-2% error and weather-aware route and speed optimisation projected to reduce fuel use by 8-12% per voyage. Work with marine engineers and operators to turn results into fleet decisions.
Python
Machine Learning
Optimisation
Time Series
AIS
2025-2026
Research Assistant, Port Digital Twin at University of Strathclyde
Led the end-to-end design and full-stack development of a digital twin for port electrification, vessel traffic, renewable generation, hydrogen, infrastructure sizing, and emissions. Combined operational and environmental data in an interface that engineering and industry partners use to compare investment scenarios.
Digital Twin
Simulation
React
REST APIs
Stakeholder Delivery
2024
Research Assistant, Offshore Wind Analytics at University of Strathclyde
Built reusable Python pipelines and constraint-based simulations for Buchan Offshore Wind Farm. Combined hindcast weather data with vessel limits, task duration, and daylight to produce operability evidence for platform design, vessel selection, and scheduling.
Pandas
Time Series
Statistics
Simulation
2022-Present
Backend Engineer at OSF Digital
Design and ship production-grade Salesforce backend systems, high-volume data workflows, APIs, and automation for enterprise digital products. Work with engineering, product, and client teams to maintain reliable customer-facing features.
Salesforce
Apex
SOQL
APIs
Testing
2021
Machine Learning Engineer at Tiko
Built a production property valuation pipeline for the Spanish market, from data preparation and model training through deployment. Used deep learning, gradient boosting, and SHAP to identify the factors driving price and support buying and selling decisions.
Deep Learning
Gradient Boosting
SHAP
Production ML
2020-2021
Research Assistant, Predictive Medicine at BASIRA Lab
Developed and evaluated PyTorch graph neural networks to classify diagnostic groups for Alzheimer's disease and autism from brain-connectivity data. Compared biomarker reproducibility across five GNN architectures and co-authored the resulting PRIME at MICCAI 2021 paper.
University of Strathclyde, thesis submitted to supervisor, EPSRC Research Excellence Award
2017-2022
BSc, Computer Engineering
Istanbul Technical University, GPA 3.15 / 4.00
Projects
Weather-aware Route and Speed Optimisation
A physics-supported AI framework that predicts vessel power across changing sea states, then optimises route and speed for fuel, distance, and Just-in-Time arrival.
Results: Sub-2% prediction error, 100+ vessels in scope, and projected fuel savings of 8-12% per voyage.
Python
Machine Learning
Optimisation
Port Decarbonisation Digital Twin
A simulation environment for testing energy flows, vessel traffic, shore power, hydrogen, battery, and renewable infrastructure scenarios at UK ports.
Role: Led the full-stack build and delivered scenario analysis for port engineering and industry partners.
Digital Twin
Simulation
Full Stack
Offshore Wind Operability Analytics
A statistical workflow that combines long-term weather records with vessel thresholds and task constraints to support platform selection and mission planning.
Output: Reusable Python pipelines and safety-critical constraints used in offshore platform design work.
Statistics
Time Series
Risk
Fleet Performance and Trim Optimisation
An analysis of sister-vessel records that separates environmental effects from operating choices and identifies efficient trim conditions for validation at sea.
Results: Identified a 5-7% efficiency gain and a potential saving of about 100 tonnes of fuel per vessel each year.
Fleet Data
Feature Analysis
Validation
AI Benchmarking and Human-AI Interaction
As part of my PhD research, I developed an AI-supported maritime training system for Intelligent Seas and studied how people engage with AI, how different approaches compare, and how learner profiles can support more effective training.
Built production valuation models for the Spanish property market and used SHAP to reveal the factors driving price, giving property teams clearer evidence for buying and selling decisions.
Decision impact: Explainable valuations powered by deep learning, gradient boosting, and automated model pipelines.
Property Technology
Production ML
SHAP
AI for Alzheimer's and Autism Diagnosis
At BASIRA Lab, I developed PyTorch GNNs to classify diagnostic groups for Alzheimer's disease and autism from brain-connectivity data. The research tested whether identified biomarkers remained reproducible across five GNN architectures and four connectomic datasets.