Alp Demirel
PhD Candidate · HÜSMART Technical Lead · Binary Brain Co-founder
Hacettepe University, Computer Engineering
Biography
I work on the boundary between principled ML and real-world robotics. At HÜSMART, I lead the technical architecture for Türkiye’s first university-built autonomous shuttle. At Binary Brain, I co-build AI products with shipped users. I write about robotics, applied ML, and edge deployment — and sometimes about how electric fish solved sensor fusion 400 million years before us.
- Self-Supervised Representation Learning
- Visual-Inertial Odometry
- Autonomous Vehicle Perception
- AI Products
PhD in Computer Engineering, (ongoing)
Hacettepe University
MSc in Electrical & Electronics Engineering, 2023
Hacettepe University
BSc in Electrical & Electronics Engineering, 2020
Hacettepe University
Experience
Türkiye’s first university-built autonomous shuttle — VW ID. Buzz platform.
- ROS 2 Humble · Autoware · NDT scan matching · Lanelet2 HD maps
- Sensor suite: 4× cameras, 4× LiDAR (Hesai OT128/JT128), GNSS/INS (Robins)
- Research: dynamic visual-inertial odometry; targeting RA-L and IROS 2026
AI products company building real-time AI character experiences for mobile.
- Practice with Me — Unity AI conversation companion (STT/LLM/TTS/lipsync pipeline)
- Dream Meow — generative AI mobile product
Computer Engineering · Biological Data Science Lab
- Supervisor: Prof. Tunca Doğan
- Applied self-supervised representation learning
Projects
Skills
PyTorch, JAX, OpenCV, scikit-learn
ROS 2, Autoware, sensor fusion, VIO
Self-supervised learning, representation learning
Unity, Flutter, STT/TTS/lipsync pipelines
LiDAR, cameras, IMU, GNSS/INS
Jetson Xavier NX, edge inference, embedded systems
TensorFlow Developer Certified
C++ / ROS development
Google Cloud, distributed inference
Accomplishments
