Deniz Kılınç
Chief AI Strategist
Manisa, Türkiye Turkey
Summary
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Top SchoolDeniz Kılınç is a seasoned AI strategist, professor, and entrepreneur with over 25 years of combined academic and industry experience in software engineering, AI/ML, and SaaS productization. He founded KalybeAI and spun off Vinter, leading AI-powered HRTech, FinTech, InsurTech and manufacturing solutions built on scalable microservices and data-driven architectures. As Chief AI Strategist at AI Tech Builders and a professor at İzmir Bakırçay University, he bridges rigorous research—authoring 70+ peer‑reviewed papers—with hands-on product delivery and R&D leadership in TÜBİTAK- and industry-funded projects. His background ranges from founding one of Turkey’s early software startups to directing R&D and engineering organizations, reflecting deep expertise in SDLC, system architecture and commercialization. Colleagues value his ability to convert academic insights into operational AI roadmaps and mentor high-performing teams and award-winning student founders. Based in Manisa, he also balances a long-standing commitment to education and industry collaboration with an appetite for turning complex research into market-ready SaaS products.
10 years of coding experience
27 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Computer Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Computer Engineering at Dokuz Eylul University
Spanish, English
Github Skills (10)
yap10
lan9
convolutional-neural-networks9
keras7
caffe7
pytorch6
machine-learning6
natural-language-processing6
tensorflow5
deep-learning5
Github contributions (5)
denopas/TTC-3600
Sep 2015 - May 2018
Contributions:5 commits, 3 pushes, 4 branches in 2 years 7 months
denopas/NesneYonelimliProgramlama
Mar 2020 - Mar 2020
Contributions:9 commits in 1 day
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