Utku Eren
Autonomy Engineer II at Uber
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
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Top SchoolUtku Eren is an Autonomy Engineer II with 11 years of experience building real-time optimization, guidance and control systems for aerospace and swarm robotics, currently contributing to autonomy at Uber. A PhD candidate and researcher-engineer hybrid, he blends simulations, mathematical rigor, and abductive/deductive reasoning to produce computationally efficient algorithms and working prototypes validated in hardware demos. His background spans DARPA-funded swarm coordination, NASA/JPL-partnered mixed-integer formulations for constrained attitude guidance, and low-level control stacks—skills he pairs with practical software development in C++ and MATLAB. Colleagues describe him as easygoing and action-oriented, favoring simple but non-obvious solutions that prioritize multi-objective efficiency. He’s open to transitioning his research impact into non-academic settings and is currently available for remote or Seattle-area opportunities. An oft-overlooked strength is his pedagogy and communication experience from teaching assistant roles, which helps him translate complex control concepts into deployable systems.
11 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering at University of WashingtonMaster of Science in Engineering (M.S.E.), Aerospace Engineering, Master of Science in Engineering (M.S.E.), Aerospace Engineering at The University of Texas at AustinBachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering, Astronautical Engineering Division, Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering, Astronautical Engineering Division at Istanbul Technical University
Turkish, İngilizce
Github Skills (100)
dotnet10
wayland10
deezer10
audio-processing10
jellyfin10
csharp10
dbus10
bass10
driver10
source-separation10
splits9
linux9
distro9
notification9
cms9
Programming languages (16)
Github contributions (5)
iotku/fuzzy-sheets
Sep 2021 - Jun 2022
Contributions:21 commits, 18 pushes, 1 branch in 8 months
iotku/genMusicSQLiteDB
Aug 2021 - Jan 2025
Generate a SQLite Database of Music files (and accociated metadata) from a folder
Contributions:8 PRs, 36 pushes, 4 branches in 3 years 6 months
sqlite3sqlitedatabasemetadatamusic
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