Hakan Tugrul Otal PhD Student & Research Assistant University at Albany, SUNY New York, United States Email: hakan.otal@outlook.com Phone: +1 (518) 608-9563 Download CV

Research Interests

Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Data Science, Big Data Analytics, Predictive Modeling, Natural Language Processing, Computer Vision, Graph Neural Networks, Data Visualization, Cybersecurity

Education

University at Albany, SUNY, New York, United States
Ph.D. in Information Science (Data Analytics - Major, Cybersecurity - Minor)
08-2023 — Present

Istanbul Technical University, Istanbul, Turkey
B.S. in Computer Science, GPA: 3.5/4.0
09-2018 — 06-2023

Experience

University at Albany, SUNY, New York, United States
Graduate Research Assistant
08-2023 — Present

• Conducting research on scalable data analytics and AI-driven systems, including predictive models and NLP applications.
• Developing statistical analysis and machine learning techniques for large-scale datasets.

AI in Complex Systems Lab
Research Intern
05-2024 — 08-2024

• Focused on AI techniques for anomaly detection and predictive analytics, leading to research publications.

Parieta AI
Software Engineer
01-2023 — 08-2023

• Developed AI-driven web applications and backend services using Nest.js and MongoDB.
• Created predictive analytics pipelines and deployed solutions on AWS and Docker.

Deka Technology
Software Engineer
07-2022 — 12-2022

• Developed API endpoints and integrated SAP services into backend applications.
• Managed microservices using Jenkins, Openshift, and Redis.

Skills

• Programming: Python, C/C++, JavaScript/TypeScript
• ML Frameworks: PyTorch, TensorFlow, scikit-learn
• Graph Tools: Neo4j, Gephi, NetworkX, PyG
• Data Visualization & Manipulation: Matplotlib, Seaborn, NumPy, Pandas
• Database Systems: MongoDB, PostgreSQL, MySQL
• Big Data & Cloud: AWS, GCloud, Docker, Elasticsearch, Redis
• LLM Technologies: Huggingface, Ollama, LMStudio, Unsloth, Llama-Factory