Yücel Kılıç
Postdoctoral Researcher at LIRA - Observatoire de Paris
Granada, Andalusia, Spain
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Top SchoolYücel Kılıç is a planetary astronomer and software-focused postdoctoral researcher with 13 years of experience building scientific software, robotic telescope systems, and astroinformatics platforms across observatories in Turkey, France, and Spain. Holding a PhD in Planetary Astronomy, he combines hands-on development of observatory control systems and image-processing pipelines with research on small-body and occultation science, bridging operational engineering and academic publication. He led astroinformatics and archive projects at TÜBİTAK National Observatory and contributes to international collaborations such as the Lucky Star Project and LIRA at Observatoire de Paris. Comfortable in GNU/Linux environments and with a background in teaching and outreach, he blends pragmatic engineering with a deep commitment to reproducible science. An unusual strength is his consistent movement between classroom, operations, and research roles, giving him practical insight into instrument limitations and software that truly serves astronomers.
13 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science - MS, Astronomy and Astrophysics, Master of Science - MS, Astronomy and Astrophysics at Ankara UniversityDoctor of Philosophy - PhD, Planetary Astronomy and Science, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Planetary Astronomy and Science at Akdeniz University
Spanish, English, adyghe, Turkish
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Github Skills (30)
bug-tracker10
scrum10
taiga10
gantt-chart10
kanban9
project-management9
ifc9
trello9
agile9
angular9
project-planning9
agile-development8
iraf8
ruby8
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Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
myrafproject/myrafproject
Feb 2021 - Feb 2022
Contributions:21 commits, 1 PR, 1 push in 11 months
irafphotometrygui
akdeniz-uzay/A-Track
Feb 2015 - Sep 2019
Contributions:1 release, 225 commits, 9 PRs in 4 years 7 months
deep-learningobject-detectioncomputer-visiondetectingfits
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