Ilkay Isik
Consultant at Control Risks
Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany
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Top SchoolIlkay Isik is a data and technology consultant with nine years' experience applying predictive analytics and data exploration to strengthen audit, risk, and compliance frameworks at Control Risks. With a PhD in Psychology and a background in cognitive neuroscience, she blends deep experimental design and brain-imaging expertise with practical data engineering to deliver actionable, client-focused insights. Her work spans building analytics technologies to detect and mitigate risk, plus research projects that used neural networks for creative stimulus generation—demonstrating comfort at the intersection of advanced ML and human-centered research. Based in Frankfurt, she codes primarily in Python and R and brings an uncommon combination of rigorous scientific methodology and commercial consulting delivery. Colleagues benefit from her ability to translate complex analytical results into concise recommendations that align with organizational goals. Her trajectory from neuroscience labs to enterprise risk consulting shows a consistent talent for turning noisy, high-dimensional data into strategic decisions.
9 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Psychology, Psychology at Maastricht UniversityDoctor of Philosophy - PhD, Psychology, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Psychology at Goethe UniversityBachelor's degree, Psychology, 3.93, Bachelor's degree, Psychology, 3.93 at Bilkent UniversityMaster of Science (M.Sc.), Interdisciplinary Neuroscience, 1.2, Master of Science (M.Sc.), Interdisciplinary Neuroscience, 1.2 at The Goethe University Frankfurt
German, Turkish, English
Stackoverflow
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Github Skills (83)
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Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
ilkayisik/Yanny-Laurel
May 2018 - Mar 2022
Contributions:9 commits, 1 PR, 7 pushes in 3 years 10 months
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ilkayisik/ilkayisik.github.io
Jan 2023 - Feb 2025
Repo for my personal page: https://miykael.github.io/
Contributions:36 pushes in 2 years 1 month
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