Baris Serhan
Research Technical Professional (AI For Lab Automation)
Manchester, England, United Kingdom
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Top SchoolBaris Serhan is a research-focused software and robotics engineer with 12 years’ experience building AI-driven lab automation and robotic systems, currently leading software and AI development as a Senior Research Technical Professional at the Materials Innovation Factory, University of Liverpool. He blends a strong academic foundation—a PhD in Computer Science and Marie Sklodowska-Curie training—with applied research across robotics, neuromorphic vision, and human-guided learning from roles at Manchester, Nottingham, Lincoln and international secondments. Baris has delivered interdisciplinary projects spanning industrial collaboration (notably with Unilever), EPSRC- and EU-funded consortia, and hands-on work with platforms like the iCub humanoid. His expertise spans developmental robotics, dynamical neural fields, and automation pipelines that turn lab-scale experiments into reproducible, scalable workflows. Colleagues describe him as both a rigorous researcher and a pragmatic engineer who bridges academic innovation and industrial deployment.
12 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Engineering - BE, Computer Engineering, Bachelor of Engineering - BE, Computer Engineering at Galatasaray UniversityDoctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computer Science, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computer Science at The University of ManchesterMaster of Science - M.S., Cognitive Science, Master of Science - M.S., Cognitive Science at Middle East Technical University
Turkish, English, French
Github Skills (2)
robot2
robotframework1
Github contributions (5)
ALRhub/push-to-see
Sep 2021 - Sep 2022
Contributions:11 commits, 7 pushes, 1 branch in 11 months
galatasarayuniversity/python-khr3hv
Jul 2013 - Jul 2013
Contributions:2 commits in 12 days
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