I am a second-year Ph.D. candidate in chemical engineering in Professor Venkat’s Complex Resilient Intelligent Systems (CRIS) group, having earned my M.S. in Fall 2024. My research focuses on developing Large Knowledge Models (LKMs)—a hybrid approach combining data-driven and symbolic AI tools—for pharmaceutical applications (AIChE 2024), addressing process engineering challenges, and enhancing explainability and transparency in Large Language Models (LLMs).
I grew up between Istanbul and Paris and earned my B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Columbia University in May 2022. As an undergraduate, I applied computational techniques to analyze hyperpolarized MRI scans of COPD patients to study lung microstructure (Tomography, 2022).
Following graduation, I completed a year-long rotation program at Piramal Pharma Solutions, spending four months each in active pharmaceutical ingredient manufacturing (MI site), aseptic fill-finish technologies in (KY), and solid/liquid drug production in (PA). Through this experience, I gained both technical expertise and insight into the regulatory landscape of pharmaceutical manufacturing.