Caglayan Dicle is an entrepreneur and engineer with eight years of experience building applied AI systems and startups, currently founding and scaling 314 into the largest North American retailer of alternative electronic drum components. He blends a PhD-level background in computer vision and years working on core ML and planning for autonomous vehicles at Motional/nuTonomy with hands-on product development, global sourcing, and growth strategy. Comfortable moving between deep technical problems—real-time audio, edge ML, finance models—and commercial execution, he uniquely bridges research rigor and operational grit. He advises nation-level AI initiatives and mentors emerging technologists, bringing a systems-thinking approach honed in both academia and industry. Based in Boston, he deliberately channels autonomous-systems experience into consumer hardware and music tech, turning specialized robotics know-how into accessible products for musicians.
8 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
PhD, Electrical and Computer Engineering, PhD, Electrical and Computer Engineering at Northeastern University
B.S., Computer Science, B.S., Computer Science at Yeditepe University
M.S., Systems and Control Engineering, M.S., Systems and Control Engineering at Boğaziçi University
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