Süleyman Topdemir
Predictive Financial Analytics: A Machine Learning Approach
- Applied several machine learning techniques to achieve promising results
- Dimensionality reduction and visualization of a high dimensional dataset
E-Commerce Analytics: Descriptive & Funnel Analysis
- A descriptive analysis on an e-commerce website dataset
- Applied a funnel analysis on the dataset
Recognizing Handwritten Digits by using Artificial Neural Network
- Matlab Implementation of a Feed Forward Neural Network on MNIST Dataset
Gibbs Sampling & EM Algorithm Implementation
- Mandatory course project for Simulation Methods for Statistical Inference
- Applied Gibbs sampling and Expectation-Maximization algorithm on the Iris dataset
Stock Control System
- The user interface developed on MS Access allows users to effortlessly enter, delete, and retrieve information from the database
Master Thesis
- Developed an analytical approach to highlight the detrimental effects of gerrymandering on electoral fairness.
- Utilized advanced technologies, including CPLEX Java API, R, and QGIS, to support modeling and analysis.
- A Mixed-Integer Mathematical Model developed and solved optimally for relatively small cases.
- Designed and implemented a tabu search algorithm for efficient solutions to large-scale cases.
Political Districting Problem
- Demonstrating the detrimental effects of gerrymandering with mathematical programming
- The model is implemented by using CPLEX Java API
About Me
Work Experience
- Teaching & Research Assistant, TMU Data Science Lab (2025-present)
- Freelance Data Scientist (2022-2025)
- Data Scientist, Afiniti (2021-2022)
- Teaching & Research Assistant, Sabanci University (2016-2021)
- Intern, Turkish Aerospace Industries Inc. (2016)
- Intern, Tempo Uno Kft. (2015)
- Intern, BTA/TAV Airports (2014)
Education
- Industrial Engineering, PhD, Toronto Metropolitan University (2025-present)
- Industrial Engineering, PhD, Sabanci University (2019-2021 Dropout)
- Engineering and Policy Management, MSc, Delft University of Technology (2017 Erasmus+)
- Industrial Engineering, MSc, Sabanci University (2016-2019)
- Industrial Engineering, BSc, TOBB University of Economics and Technology (2011-2016)
- Natural Sciences, High School, Isparta Süleyman Demirel Science High School (2007-2011)
Achievements
- Fully Funded, Toronto Metropolitan University, PhD
- Full Scholarship, Sabanci University, PhD
- Honor Degree, Sabanci University
- Full Scholarship, Sabanci University, MSc
- High Honor Degree, TOBB University of Economics and Technology
- Full Scholarship, TOBB University of Economics and Technology, BSc
- in top 0.2%, National University Entrance Exam
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