M Yurt
Flight Dynamics Model Developer at Joby Aviation
California, United States
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Top SchoolM Yurt is a flight dynamics and computational science engineer with six years of experience developing high-performance aerodynamic and aeroelastic models for rotorcraft and eVTOL systems. Currently at Joby Aviation after a research tenure at TUM, he led the GPU-accelerated VORTEX particle wake model and integrated it into flight mechanics codes, while driving V&V against experimental datasets. He combines hands-on CFD–CSD coupling work (using preCICE) with software engineering practices—building CI/CD pipelines and automated solver testing—to make research code production-ready. An active open-source contributor, he improved visualization and data-export features in the widely used preCICE ecosystem, boosting interdisciplinary simulation workflows. Based in California and pursuing a PhD from TUM, he bridges academia and industry to deliver scalable simulation tools that accelerate rotorcraft innovation.
6 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering at Technical University of MunichHigh School Diploma, High School Diploma at Ankara Gazi Anadolu LisesiBachelor's degree, Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering, Bachelor's degree, Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering at Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi / Middle East Technical University
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Github Skills (17)
c-language10
xml10
vtk10
cprogramming-language10
simulation9
simulations9
cpp8
coupling8
cluster-computing7
parallel-computing7
accelerated-computing7
high-performance7
scientific-computing7
julia6
zsh6
Programming languages (9)
Github contributions (5)
precice/precice
Nov 2021 - Nov 2022
A coupling library for partitioned multi-physics simulations, including, but not restricted to fluid-structure interaction and conjugate heat transfer simulations.
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:4 reviews, 8 commits, 14 PRs in 1 year
Contributions summary:M primarily contributed to the `precice/precice` repository by implementing features related to data export, specifically for VTK and XML formats. Their work involved adding support for exporting gradient data and multiple cell data to VTK files, enhancing the visualization capabilities. Furthermore, the user addressed naming conventions and performed code cleanups, optimizing the codebase.
fluidconjugateheatc-plus-plussimulation
kursatyurt/kursatyurt
Jun 2021 - Aug 2022
Contributions:3 commits, 3 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 2 months
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