Curriculum Vitae
My Curriculum Vitae
General Information
| Name | Abdullah Akgül |
| Address | Campusvej 55, 5230, Odense, Denmark |
| abdullahakgul70@gmail.com | |
| Nationality | Turkish |
| Languages | English (Fluent), Turkish (Native), Danish (Beginner) |
Education
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Feb 2023 -
(expected) Apr 2026Odense, Denmark
Ph.D. in Computer Science
University of Southern Denmark Department of Mathematics and Computer Science -
Sep 2020 -
Nov 2022Istanbul, Turkey
M.Sc. in Computer Engineering
Istanbul Technical University Department of Computer Engineering - GPA: 4.00/4.00
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Sep 2016 -
Aug 2020Istanbul, Turkey
B.Sc. in Computer Engineering
Istanbul Technical University Department of Computer Engineering - GPA: 3.70/4.00
Experience
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Feb 2026 -
PresentOdense, Denmark
Research Assistant - Postdoctoral Researcher
University of Southern Denmark Department of Mathematics and Computer Science - Continuing research on probabilistic reinforcement learning for sample-efficient control.
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Feb 2023 -
(expected) Apr 2026Odense, Denmark
Salaried Ph.D.
University of Southern Denmark Department of Mathematics and Computer Science - Established a strong publication record in top-tier venues on improving sample efficiency in reinforcement learning.
- Contributed to open-source codebases (e.g., MOMBO, EPPO, ObjectRL) adopted by the research community.
- Delivered exercise sessions on core machine learning concepts; guided students through assignments and provided feedback.
- Mentored 2+ MSc students on their theses, supporting research design and implementation.
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Mar 2021 -
Jan 2023Istanbul, Turkey
Research and Teaching Assistant
Istanbul Technical University Artificial Intelligence and Data Engineering - Conducted research in computer vision and uncertainty quantification.
- Teaching Assistant for Python Programming, Probability \& Statistics, and Computer Architecture courses.
- Mentored 1 MSc student on thesis work (resulting in a TMLR publication) and 3+ BSc students on final projects (leading to 2 workshop papers at NeurIPS and ICLR).
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Aug 2020 -
Sep 2020Istanbul, Turkey
Part-time Machine Learning Engineer
Vakifbank R&D and Innovation - Built a signature verification system for fraud detection using Siamese CNNs.
- Achieved 95% test accuracy on internal data and 88% on the CEDAR benchmark.
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Aug 2019 -
Sep 2019Istanbul, Turkey
Research Intern
Istanbul Technical University Artificial Intelligence and Robotics Laboratory (AIRLab) - Implemented deep reinforcement learning algorithms (DDPG, SAC) for robotic manipulation tasks.
- Developed PyBullet simulation environments with MoveIt integration for inverse kinematics.
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Aug 2018 -
Sep 2018Istanbul, Turkey
Front-End Developer Intern
Dogus Technology - Built front-end web applications (JavaScript, Node.js) and back-office systems.
- Designed secure login pages, error-handling flows, and responsive user interfaces.
- Built an Arduino-based chatbot integrated with Slack for sensor-user interaction.
Academic Service
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Reviewer:
- IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks and Learning Systems (TNNLS)
- IEEE/CVF Winter Conference on Applications of Computer Vision (WACV)
- Advances in Neural Information Processing Systems (NeurIPS)
- European Workshop on Reinforcement Learning (EWRL)
Skills
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Programming Languages:
- Python
- C
- C++
- JavaScript
- HTML/CSS
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ML Frameworks & Libraries:
- PyTorch
- TensorFlow
- Keras
- Scikit-learn
- NumPy
- SciPy
- Pandas
- OpenCV
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Tools & Platforms:
- Git
- Linux
- Docker
- ROS
- MATLAB
- LaTeX
- Weights & Biases
- Flask
- Node.js
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Areas of Interest:
- Reinforcement Learning
- Deep Learning
- Probabilistic Modeling
- Bayesian Inference
- Computer Vision
- Bandits
- Federated Learning
- Large Language Models