Ayla Gülcü
Assoc. Prof In CS at Bahcesehir University
Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey
Summary
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Top SchoolAyla Gülcü is an Associate Professor of Computer Science with a Ph.D. in Engineering Management and 11 years of academic experience focused on discrete and combinatorial optimization. Her research bridges meta-heuristics and modern machine learning, advancing deep learning, object detection, NLP, and meta-learning for few-shot and real-world optimization problems like course timetabling. She teaches algorithms, data science, neural networks, and advanced Java/Python, and supervises graduate theses applying ML/DL to practical challenges. She favors Python and practical toolchains (Pandas, scikit-learn, PyTorch) and is actively exploring deep learning–based meta-learning to mimic human-like rapid learning. Prior roles span postdoctoral research in robust scheduling and leadership as Head of Software Engineering, reflecting a blend of rigorous theory and applied software practice. Based in Istanbul, she combines longstanding teaching experience with hands-on development background from early industry roles.
11 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Engineering Management, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Engineering Management at Marmara University
English
Github Skills (4)
science4
python3
machine-learning3
data-science2
Github contributions (5)
aylagulcu/Old_IntrDataSci1
Feb 2016 - Aug 2016
Contributions:62 commits, 3 PRs, 63 pushes in 5 months
pythonsciencedata-sciencegraduatemachine-learning
aylagulcu/FSMVU_BLM432E
Feb 2017 - May 2017
Contributions:62 commits, 60 pushes, 1 branch in 3 months
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