Can Kavaklıoğlu
Director Of Machine Learning at GrainFox
Ontario, Canada
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Top SchoolCan Kavaklıoğlu is a PhD-trained technology leader with 13 years of experience building machine learning and AI-driven products across ag‑fintech, finance, healthcare, and e‑commerce. As Director of Machine Learning at GrainFox he leads ML strategy and R&D, shipping predictive systems, grain marketing recommendation tools, and agentic LLM frameworks that turn research into operational value. He combines deep technical expertise in time series, NLP, recommender systems, and MLOps with a proven track record of forming and mentoring high-performing teams and scaling resilient ML pipelines. His background spans academia and industry—research positions at Toronto Metropolitan University and Boğaziçi University, plus leadership roles including CTO—giving him a rare blend of rigorous research instincts and product-focused execution. Known for outside-the-box thinking, he is driven by curiosity and a practical impulse to convert prototypes and patents into reliable, revenue-generating systems.
13 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
High School, High School at Robert CollegeBachelor's degree Computer Science, Bachelor's degree Computer Science at University of WarwickDoctor of Philosophy - PhD Industrial Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Industrial Engineering at Toronto Metropolitan UniversityDoctor of Philosophy - PhD Computer Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Computer Engineering at Boğaziçi University
Turkish, English
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Github Skills (21)
python8
python-requests8
tornado8
javascript7
javascript-client7
http7
websocket7
django-middleware6
backup6
rsync6
pem6
bash6
debian6
django6
mysql6
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
cankav/simple_websocket_example
Jan 2013 - Jul 2020
Simple websocket example with javascript client and python Tornado server files
Contributions:14 commits, 1 PR, 2 pushes in 7 years 6 months
pythonwebsocketsjavascript-clientpython-tornadojavascript
cankav/python_gil_demonstration
Aug 2014 - Mar 2016
Contributions:4 commits, 1 push, 1 comment in 1 year 7 months
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