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Ahmet Özgün Arkıner

Software & Computer Engineering · Eastern Mediterranean University

I build at the seam between software engineering and artificial intelligence — Python, RAG, and applied systems that actually ship.

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Ahmet Özgün Arkıner at Turkcell Yarının Teknoloji Liderleri 2026
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§ 01Bio

Software engineer in training, growing into AI.

My interest in computers started early — with games and tech — and gradually turned into a fascination with how applications actually work under the hood.

At 14 I joined a Cybersecurity Bootcamp and got my first hands-on exposure to engineering from people doing it for a living. I finished high school at Near East College on the A Level track — Mathematics, Statistics, Physics, and ICT — then started a Double Major in Software Engineering and Computer Engineering at Eastern Mediterranean University, where I'm now a Junior.

Freshman year built the foundation — Object-Oriented Programming, Data Structures & Algorithms, Database Management. Sophomore year stretched the perspective through collaborative engineering work: product thinking, team communication, and applying technology to real problems.

Today my focus is bridging software engineering with Artificial Intelligence. Python, Machine Learning, Neural Networks — pushed forward by competitive work. I built a RAG-based kiosk assistant at AI Future Minds'25, and led my team to the finalist stage of Turkcell Yarının Teknoloji Liderleri 2026 with “Akıllı Şehir Sağlık Haritası”.

I'm committed to a career in AI and technologies that create meaningful real-world impact.

§ 02Stack

What I build with.

The toolkit is concentrated on AI / ML right now — but grounded in solid engineering fundamentals.

01 · AI / ML

The core direction — bridging engineering and intelligent systems.

  • Python·
  • Machine Learning·
  • Neural Networks·
  • RAG·
  • Hugging Face·
  • scikit-learn·
  • LLMs

02 · Languages

Comfortable across paradigms — typed, low-level, and web.

  • Python·
  • C++·
  • TypeScript·
  • JavaScript·
  • Java·
  • HTML·
  • CSS·
  • SQL

03 · Web & Software

Modern interfaces, APIs, and the systems behind them.

  • React·
  • Next.js·
  • TypeScript·
  • Tailwind CSS·
  • Node.js·
  • REST APIs

04 · Engineering

The fundamentals from the CS curriculum, applied in real work.

  • Data Structures & Algorithms·
  • Object-Oriented Programming·
  • Database Management·
  • Software Architecture·
  • Optimization·
  • Git·
  • GitHub
§ 03Focus

Four directions, one trajectory.

The areas I'm actively investing in — feeding into a career building AI products that ship and matter.

01

AI & Machine Learning

Python, neural networks, RAG, and Hugging Face — building intelligent systems that solve concrete problems.

02

Software Engineering

Strong fundamentals — OOP, DS&A, Database Management — applied to modern web and tooling.

03

Competitive Innovation

Hackathons and finals as a forcing function for shipping, teamwork, and product thinking under pressure.

04

Cybersecurity Foundation

An early bootcamp at 14 shaped how I think about state, trust, and building systems that don't break easily.

§ 04Selected Work

Selected work, projects and achievements.

A focused view of the work, role, outcome, and technical direction.

Team finalist photo at Turkcell Yarının Teknoloji Liderleri 2026
Ahmet at the Turkcell awards backdrop
Team working session around laptops
Case 01/2026/Finalist · Turkcell

Akıllı Şehir Sağlık Haritası

A smart-city health intelligence platform built and recognized at the finalist stage.

Led my team to the finalist stage of Turkcell Yarının Teknoloji Liderleri 2026 with a platform that connects regional health risk data, AI-driven advisory, and scenario simulation into one actionable city layer.

Stage
Finalist
Mode
Team-led
Domain
Smart city
Role
Team lead / product systems
Context
Turkcell Yarının Teknoloji Liderleri 2026
Outcome
Finalist stage

Engineering highlights

  • 01Built a city-scale health risk decision platform deployable across any region, going beyond a standalone map.
  • 02Connected regional risk scoring, scenario simulation, and AI advisory into a single platform.
  • 03Led team coordination from ideation through the finalist presentation.
  • Python
  • AI/ML
  • Data
  • Web
Open field note

Turned a civic technology idea into a coherent product story under competition pressure.

  • The strongest design move was treating the map as an intelligence surface: not just where something is, but what a person or operator should understand next.
  • The finalist process pushed the work beyond implementation ideas into product clarity, stakeholder language, and presentation discipline.
  • The project became a forcing function for leadership: keeping the team aligned, narrowing the scope, and making the story legible fast.
AI Future Minds participant badges
Case 02/2025/Hackathon

Construction AI Kiosk

A RAG-powered assistant prototype for construction-domain questions.

Led the team as captain and built a Retrieval-Augmented Generation kiosk assistant for the AI Future Minds'25 Construction AI track, using Hugging Face models to process construction-domain material and answer with grounded context.

Pattern
RAG
Mode
Captain
Track
Construction AI
Role
Team captain / AI prototype
Context
AI Future Minds'25 Construction AI
Outcome
Applied LLM system

Engineering highlights

  • 01Led the team as captain while keeping the prototype scope focused under hackathon pressure.
  • 02Designed the assistant around retrieval and grounded responses instead of a generic chatbot flow.
  • 03Used Hugging Face tooling to connect model behavior with construction-specific source material.
  • Python
  • RAG
  • Hugging Face
  • LLMs

More code and experiments continue on github.com/ahmetozgunarkiner.

§ 05Journey

How I got here.

The path so far — formal, informal, and self-directed.

2026

Finalist — Turkcell Yarının Teknoloji Liderleri 2026

Turkcell

Led my team to the finalist stage with "Akıllı Şehir Sağlık Haritası", strengthening leadership, teamwork, and problem-solving in a fast-paced, innovation-driven environment. Also had the chance to meet with senior leadership at Turkcell.

  • Finalist
  • Leadership
  • AI

2025

AI Future Minds'25 Hackathon — Construction AI

AI Future Minds

Led the team as captain and developed a RAG-based kiosk assistant using Hugging Face models to process and interpret construction-related data.

  • Team Captain
  • RAG
  • Python

2023 – Present

B.Sc. — Double Major in Software Engineering & Computer Engineering

Eastern Mediterranean University · Nicosia

Currently a Junior. Built a strong foundation in OOP, Data Structures & Algorithms, and Database Management Systems; now actively bridging software engineering with Artificial Intelligence through Python, Machine Learning, and Neural Networks.

  • OOP
  • DS&A
  • DBMS
  • AI

2021 – 2023

A Level — Mathematics, Statistics, Physics, ICT

Near East College · North Cyprus

High school education on the A Level curriculum with a strongly quantitative focus — the analytical foundation everything since has been built on.

  • Mathematics
  • Statistics
  • Physics
  • ICT

Age 14

Cybersecurity Bootcamp

Industry-led program

First exposure to practical engineering — learning directly from industry professionals about security fundamentals, threat thinking, and how systems actually behave in the real world.

  • Security
  • Networking
  • Foundations
§ 06Contact

Write to me.

Internships, collaborations, or a conversation about AI and engineering — the door is open.

Email↓
aarkiner@gmail.com
LinkedIn@arkiner
GitHub@ahmetozgunarkiner
Instagram@ahmetarkinerr
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Based in Nicosia. Comfortable working remotely across time zones; usually replies within a day.