Ülkü Aydın is a software engineer based in Berlin with a rare blend of 15+ years in software development and a Ph.D. in Cognitive Science, specializing in deep neural network models and multimodal data analysis. She has delivered production systems across government and industry—from capital markets at SPK to IoT device software at DILAX Intelcom—bringing pragmatic engineering to complex, regulated domains. Her work bridges applied research and hands-on implementation, informed by expertise in usable security, eye-tracking, and graphical password studies. Colleagues rely on her interdisciplinary perspective to translate cognitive insights into robust system design and meaningful visualizations. Currently expanding into value creation and strategic management, she’s positioning technical depth to inform product strategy and organizational leadership. An active collaborator and open-source contributor, she combines long-term engineering discipline with a researcher’s curiosity for novel multimodal solutions.
9 years of coding experience
16 years of employment as a software developer
BS Computer Engineering, BS Computer Engineering at Hacettepe University
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Cognitive Science, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Cognitive Science at Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi / Middle East Technical University
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