Selahattin Akkas
ML Research Scientist at Meta
Menlo Park, California, United States
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Top SchoolSelahattin Akkas is an ML research scientist with 12 years of engineering experience, currently applying deep learning, graph neural networks, and computer vision at Meta after a long PhD tenure at Indiana University Bloomington. He combines rigorous academic training (PhD, 3.95 GPA) and top grades in his MS with hands-on expertise in HPC and distributed environments to move research models toward production. His background spans graph analytics, GNNs, and practical full-stack engineering from earlier roles, giving him a rare fluency across model development, systems engineering, and deployment. Based in Menlo Park, he is known for turning complex, graph-structured problems into scalable solutions and for bridging research insights with production constraints.
12 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Intelligent Systems Engineering, 3.95, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Intelligent Systems Engineering, 3.95 at Indiana University BloomingtonMaster of Science - MS, Computer Engineering, 4.0 / 4.0, Master of Science - MS, Computer Engineering, 4.0 / 4.0 at Pamukkale ÜniversitesiHigh School Diploma, High School Diploma at Salihli Anadolu Öğretmen Lisesi
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Github Skills (34)
geometric-deep-learning10
pytorch10
harp10
graph10
iterative10
deep-learning10
graph-neural-network10
graph-convolutional-networks10
batch8
streaming8
neural-network8
java7
object-detection6
scalable6
high-performance6
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
DSC-SPIDAL/E599-high-performance-big-data
Apr 2019 - Dec 2020
E599 high performance big data
Contributions:33 PRs, 46 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 8 months
performancehigh-performancebig-data
seakkas/seakkas.github.io
Jul 2021 - Feb 2025
Github Pages template for academic personal websites, forked from mmistakes/minimal-mistakes
Contributions:42 pushes in 3 years 7 months
templategithub-pages-templatemmistakesmistakesjekyll
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