I am a software engineering student at Bandırma Onyedi Eylül University. I build computer vision systems using YOLO and Python, and develop web platforms with React and .NET Core.
Istanbul, Türkiye
Open to internships & freelance
01TEKNOFEST · AI & 5G
2026
An intelligent road-safety system pairing 5G connectivity with real-time computer vision — YOLO-based detection models trained in Python for assisted and autonomous driving scenarios. Built with Team 5Genç for TEKNOFEST 2026.
02EdTech · Web Platform
2026
A 360° panoramic campus experience with an integrated inventory tracking system — React and Pannellum on the front, FastAPI and PostgreSQL behind it. Walk the campus from anywhere; manage what's inside it from one panel.
03Hospitality · Full-Stack
2025
A full-stack web platform for Rosso Lounge Bistro with a custom management panel — the business runs its own menu and content without touching code. Designed and shipped with AI-assisted development workflows.
I focus on building clean, high-performance software that solves real problems and works reliably in production.
I am a software engineering student who learns by building projects. I have developed a computer vision road safety system for autonomous driving, a 360° virtual tour platform with inventory tracking, and custom management panels for local businesses.
My focus is on the intersection of AI and production-ready systems — using Python and YOLO on one hand, and ASP.NET Core and React on the other. Currently, I am gaining experience as an intern at İSKİ and working as a part-time student developer at my university's IT department.
Mert Ceren
AI & Full-Stack Developer
Timeline
Jun 2026 — Now
İSKİ, Istanbul · Engineering internship at Istanbul's water utility.
Internship inside the IT organization of the city's water and sewerage administration — enterprise-scale systems with real users and real stakes, and a first look at how software runs critical infrastructure.
2025 — Now
BANÜ IT Department · University systems, from the inside.
Working part-time in the university's IT department (Bilgi İşlem Daire Başkanlığı) alongside my studies — supporting campus systems and building for the university, including the Virtual Campus platform.
2025 — Now
Etkin Kampüs · The bridge between a platform and its campus.
Representing Etkin Kampüs at BANÜ — community building, outreach, and being the local face of a national student platform.
2024 — Now
BANÜ Software Engineering · Elected voice of the software engineering class.
Representing my classmates to the department — coordination, communication, and learning that shipping decisions with people is harder than shipping code.
2024
Bandırma Onyedi Eylül University · Where the fundamentals clicked.
Algorithms, systems, and the habit of asking why something works — not just how. Now in my second year, with the GPA competing against the side projects for attention.
Daily drivers. The tools I think in.
Python
CV pipelines & model training
YOLOv8 / v11
Real-time object detection
C# / .NET Core
ASP.NET Core services
React
Modern JS frameworks
PostgreSQL / SQL
Schema design & queries
Comfortable at production depth.
FastAPI
Lightweight Python services
SignalR
Real-time notifications
Computer Vision
Live image analysis
System Design
Architecture before code
Prompt Engineering
AI-driven architecture drafts
Current curiosities, growing fast.
5G & Edge
TEKNOFEST smart mobility
Pannellum / 360°
Panoramic web experiences
Model Optimization
Faster inference, same eyes
Mert is a rare student engineer who doesn't just write code — he understands system architecture and delivers fast, clean, and reliable solutions.
Working with Mert on the Rosso Lounge Bistro platform was exceptional. He turned our requirements into an easy-to-use custom panel that saved us hours of management time.
T3 Foundation · Smart Road Safety
Bandırma Onyedi Eylül University · Academic Excellence
Why polish isn't decoration — it's the difference between software people use and software people remember.
A perfect detection that arrives late is indistinguishable from no detection at all — lessons from building real-time computer vision.
A 360° campus tour for visitors and an inventory system for administration — what building both on one backend taught me about data design.