Erendiz Tarakci
PHD Student at University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
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Top SchoolErendiz Tarakci is a neuroscience PhD student at the University of Minnesota with over a decade of research experience blending neuroimaging, data science, and clinical research. She holds an MS in Neuroimaging and Informatics from USC, a Data Analytics certificate and BA in Molecular & Cellular Neurobiology with a Computer Science minor from UC Berkeley, and has applied machine learning to stroke lesion segmentation and automated brain segmentation across multi-site MRI datasets. Practiced in Python, Matlab, SQL, EEG/MRI toolchains (FSL, Freesurfer, EEGLab) and data visualization (D3.js, Matplotlib), she runs end-to-end pipelines from data acquisition to model training and visualization. Known for cross-functional leadership and mentorship, she has led participant recruitment, database management, and co-authored first-author work while deploying algorithms on high-performance resources like NERSC. Outside the lab she balances analytic rigor with creative pursuits—swing dancing, DJing, woodworking and art—which informs her collaborative, interdisciplinary approach to problem solving.
10 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Certificate, Data Analytics, Certificate, Data Analytics at University of California, BerkeleyDoctor of Philosophy - PhD, Neuroscience, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Neuroscience at University of MinnesotaMaster of Science - MS, Neuroimaging and Informatics, Master of Science - MS, Neuroimaging and Informatics at Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern CaliforniaHigh School Diploma, Engineering Academy, High School Diploma, Engineering Academy at Dos Pueblos High SchoolMaster's degree, Neuroimaging and Informatics, Master's degree, Neuroimaging and Informatics at University of Southern California
English, Turkish
Github Skills (9)
weighted10
stroke10
user-friendly9
mri9
toolbox9
bioinformatics9
scalable7
pipeline7
machine-learning6
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
etarakci/project-one
Apr 2020 - Sep 2020
Project 1 for UC Berkeley Extension Data Analytics bootcamp.
Contributions:1 PR, 46 pushes, 6 branches in 5 months
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etarakci/music-genre-prediction
Aug 2020 - Nov 2020
Contributions:41 pushes, 1 branch in 3 months
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