Summary
Emin Akşehirli is a Senior Data Scientist with a PhD and 12 years of industry and research experience, currently applying large-scale analytics at Booking.com after roles at Twitter and DataSpark. His expertise spans cluster analysis, subspace clustering, big data processing with Hadoop/Spark, and interactive data visualization, grounded in strong software engineering and network engineering roots. He has a track record of publishing research, releasing production-grade research code, and mentoring MSc students, evidencing both academic rigor and product-focused delivery. Comfortable in agile teams, he bridges research and engineering to turn complex pattern mining and visualization techniques into scalable production features. Based in the Netherlands, he maintains a public portfolio of personal projects and code that reflects his blend of scholarly depth and practical implementation.
12 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Computer Science, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Computer Science at University of Antwerp
Bachelor's degree, Computer Engineering, Bachelor's degree, Computer Engineering at Istanbul Technical University
Master's degree, Computer Engineering, 3.89/4, Master's degree, Computer Engineering, 3.89/4 at Bahçeşehir Üniversitesi
English, Turkish, Dutch