Resume

Education

Doctor of Philosophy in Electronics and Communication Engineering

• Institution: Istanbul Technical University

• Duration: 2023–Present

• Thesis: Deep Learning Based Target Classification based on Radar Sensor and Infrared Fusion

Master of Science in Electronics and Communication Engineering

• Institution: Istanbul Technical University

• Duration: 2020–2023

• GPA: 3.88/4.00

• Thesis: Improved Helicopter Classification via Deep Learning and Overlapped Range-Doppler Maps

• Supervisor: Professor Işın Erer

Bachelor of Science in Electrical and Electronics Engineering

• Institution: Middle East Technical University

• Duration: 2014–2019

• Specialization: Communications Area and Control Area

Work Experiences

Radar Algorithm Engineer

• Company: ASELSAN, Ankara, Turkey

• Duration: August 2023–Present

• Responsibilities:

  • Develops signal processing algorithms for radars

  • Developed base code structure and functions for radars

RF Test Engineer

• Company: ASELSAN, Ankara, Turkey

• Duration: September 2019–August 2023

• Responsibilities:

  • Designed test procedures and software

  • Autonomous system test design for radars with MATLAB

  • Automating module level tests with Python, C#, and MATLAB

  • Accelerating calibration data creation of beamforming receiver system of radars by paralleling processes with MATLAB and C#

  • Radar subsystem configuration changer script with Python

  • Far field measurements error finder for radars with MATLAB via using discrepancies of amplitude and phase change

Intern

• Company: ASELSAN, Ankara, Turkey

• Duration: July 2018–August 2018

• Responsibilities:

  • Designed a test equipment with MUXs

Intern

• Company: KAREL, Ankara, Turkey

• Duration: June 2017–July 2017

• Responsibilities:

  • Gained experience about electronic production processes

Publications

• Time-Frequency Representations of Classical Spectrum Estimation Methods for Micro-Doppler Analysis of Variable Wing Number Helicopters

  • Authors: D. C. Acer, M. H. Özdilekler, T. Akgül

  • Conference: 2024 32nd Signal Processing and Communications Applications Conference (SIU), Mersin, Turkey, 2024

  • DOI: 10.1109/SIU61531.2024.10600748

• 2D Overlapping Range-Doppler Map Approach for Helicopter Classification by Using GRU

  • Authors: D. C. Acer, I. Erer

  • Conference: 2022 30th Telecommunications Forum (TELFOR), Belgrade, Serbia, 2022

  • DOI: 10.1109/TELFOR56187.2022.9983757

Projects

Implementation of Distributed LMS Algorithms

• Description: In ITU, as advanced signal processing class projects, a paper related to adaptive filters is chosen and the algorithm in the paper is implemented by using MATLAB and similar results obtained.

MSTAR Target Classification with Deep Learning

• Description: In ITU, as SAR (Synthetic Aperture Radar) class project, an algorithm about SAR is implemented by using any programming language. In this project, MSTAR (Moving and Stationary Target Acquisition and Recognition project of DARPA and air force research lab) data is augmented and classified by using MATLAB and TensorFlow.

Mapping Project

• Description: A robot that performs SLAM (Simultaneous Localization and Mapping) in a not pre-determined area, is designed by using Lidar, ROS (Robot Operating System) environment, and predetermined objects are classified from map by using image processing tools, under 200 dollar cost.

Communication via Frequency Hoping Spectrum

• Description: As a digital signal processing class project, a communication system is designed which uses frequency hoping spectrum in hearing range of human and implemented with MATLAB.

Certificates

• Ericsson ICT Professional Foundation Program

  1. Location: Ankara, Turkey

• Neural Networks and Deep Learning

  1. Platform: Coursera

  2. Verification: DeepLearning.AI Certificate

• Introduction to TensorFlow for Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, and Deep Learning

  1. Platform: Coursera

  2. Verification: DeepLearning.AI Certificate

Programming Languages

• Python

• MATLAB

• C#

• C

Languages

• Turkish

  • Native

• English

• Fluent

Interests and Hobbies

• Running Marathons

• Mountain Biking