Gökdeniz İnan

Working on a Django-based user interface for HugSelect, a research system for recommending Hugging Face foundation models.

• Understanding the existing recommendation pipeline, processed model datasets, and Elasticsearch-based search flow.
• Designing a user-facing interface for searching, filtering, comparing, and explaining AI model recommendations.
• Working with Python, Django, Elasticsearch, Hugging Face, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and Git.

Minor in Finance.

• GPA: 3.99/4.0
• Half scholarship awarded for academic excellence.

Exchange semester completed as part of undergraduate studies at Sabanci University.

• School Band, Trumpet: performed in multiple school ceremonies and public events.

• Designed personalized shoe insoles using LIDAR-based foot scanning and parametric modeling.
• Developed 3D models in Rhino3D and Grasshopper, optimizing pressure distribution with lattice structures.
• Improved comfort and biomechanical support compared to traditional insoles.

• Built a multi-user scheduling system that identifies optimal meeting times from shared calendar data.
• Implemented event management features including invitations, notifications, and dynamic updates.
• Designed authentication, role-based access, and calendar integration for admin and user workflows.

• Built a car database application for managing vehicle records with CRUD operations.
• Added search and filtering workflows to make car data easier to browse and maintain.
• Worked with database-backed views and backend scripts for data management workflows.

• Built a quiet, year-at-a-glance habit tracking web app with user accounts and a heatmap-style interface for reviewing consistency over time.
• Focused the product around simple automation and a quiet, reliable user experience.
• Deployed the beta version publicly on Vercel for testing and iteration.

• Built a command-line app that identifies basic major, minor, diminished, and augmented chords from user-entered notes.
• Implemented note normalization, input validation, interval calculation, and inversion recognition.
• Completed Version 1 and started a Version 2 roadmap focused on clearer CLI instructions, repeated input flow, help/exit commands, and improved result formatting.

• Competed and trained as part of the university's Ultimate Frisbee team.
• Developed teamwork, strategic thinking, and physical endurance through regular practices.

• Delivered educational activities to primary school students on global and daily life topics.
• Designed engaging learning experiences through interactive activities and small projects.

• Led a student initiative supporting incoming students' adaptation to university life.
• Organized social events and managed communication channels to build an inclusive community.