Cengiz Gunay
Associate Professor
Atlanta Metropolitan Area United States
Summary
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Top SchoolCengiz Gunay is an Associate Professor and software engineer with 17 years of experience bridging computational neuroscience research and practical software development. He combines expertise in biophysical modeling, statistical data analysis, and Linux systems administration to run and scale simulation workflows on workstations and HPC clusters. At Georgia Gwinnett College he teaches software engineering and data-focused courses while advising student hackathons and cultivating industry-relevant projects. His scholarly background includes a PhD in Computer Science and postdoctoral modeling work at Emory, with publications and conference presentations in neuroscience venues. He also contributes hands-on teaching materials for learners—such as practical Bash scripting exercises for students—emphasizing reproducible, troubleshootable workflows. Colleagues describe him as a pragmatic researcher-educator who seeks positions that challenge him and translate basic science into usable tools.
17 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
High School, Science and Math, High School, Science and Math at Nişantaşı Anadolu LisesiEmory UniversityEntrepreneurship, Entrepreneurship at Kauffman Tech Venture CourseB.Sc, Electronics and Telecommunications, B.Sc, Electronics and Telecommunications at Istanbul Technical UniversityPhD, Computer Science, PhD, Computer Science at University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Turkish, French, English
Github Skills (5)
sh10
bash10
script10
shell10
scripting10
Programming languages (21)
Github contributions (5)
tacksoo/bash_basics
Feb 2018 - Feb 2018
Bash scripting basics for my students
Role in this project:
Technical Writer
Technical WriterContributions:5 commits, 1 PR in 1 day
Contributions summary:Cengiz primarily contributed to the repository by adding exercises to various Bash script files. These exercises seem designed to provide students with practice implementing specific functionalities, such as loop structures, conditional statements, and interacting with files. The contributions focused on enhancing the learning experience by providing opportunities for practical application of Bash scripting concepts.
shellscriptingbash-scriptingbash
soft-eng-practicum/itec-plans
May 2020 - Aug 2024
a landing place for dependency graphs
Contributions:2 PRs, 14 pushes in 4 years 3 months
placegraphsdependency-graphsgraph
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