Izzet Yildirim

About

I am a PhD candidate in the Department of Computer Science at the Illinois Institute of Technology, working under the guidance of Professor Xian-He Sun and Dr. Anthony Kougkas in the Gnosis Research Center. Since May 2022, I have been conducting subcontract research under the supervision of Dr. Kathryn Mohror and Dr. Hariharan Devarajan at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory's Center for Applied Scientific Computing. I hold an M.S. in Computer Science from the Illinois Institute of Technology and an M.S. in Software Engineering from the Technical University of Madrid.

My research centers on high-performance computing (HPC), with a focus on I/O performance optimization, I/O characterization, and bottleneck detection for HPC and deep learning workloads. My work is aimed at improving the efficiency and performance of data-intensive scientific simulations and AI workflows by addressing I/O bottlenecks, with the goal of accelerating scientific discovery. Complementing my research, I bring over 15 years of industry experience in software development, including 10 years in project management and 8 years developing cloud-native, cross-platform mobile applications.

Experience

• Doctoral Researcher

  Illinois Institute of Technology

  Aug 2021 - Present

  HPC, I/O Analysis, I/O Characterization, DLIO, C++, Python, Dask, Darshan, Recorder

• Software Engineering Consultant

  Self-employed

  Jan 2020 - Present

  React, React Native, GraphQL, PostgreSQL, Azure, Cloud-native, Cross-platform

• Software Engineering Manager

  VeriPark

  Oct 2015 - Jan 2020

  iOS, Objective-C, Swift, React, React Native, Redux, TypeScript, MVVM

• Software Engineering Team Lead

  VeriPark

  Jan 2013 - Oct 2015

  ASP.NET, C#, Enterprise Library, Entity Framework, jQuery, SignalR

• Senior Software Engineer

  VeriPark

  Oct 2011 - Jan 2013

  ASP.NET, C#, Enterprise Library, jQuery, Knockout, LINQ to SQL

• Senior Software Engineer

  DoktorTv Informatics Corp.

  Sep 2010 - Oct 2011

  ASP.NET, C#, Entity Framework, Bootstrap, jQuery

• Software Engineer

  GKFX

  Jan 2010 - Sep 2010

  ASP.NET, C#, HTML, CSS, jQuery

• Software Engineer

  ITB Software Ltd.

  Jun 2009 - Jan 2010

  ASP.NET, C#, HTML, CSS, JavaScript

Education

• Doctor of Philosophy in Computer Science

  Illinois Institute of Technology

  Aug 2021 - Present

  Design and Analysis of Algorithms, Parallel and Distributed Processing, Scalable Computing

• Master of Computer Science in Artificial Intelligence

  Illinois Institute of Technology

  Aug 2020 - Aug 2021

  Artificial Intelligence, Cloud Computing, Deep Learning, Machine Learning

  Double Degree Program

• Master of Science in Software Engineering

  Technical University of Madrid

  Jan 2019 - Aug 2021

  Data Engineering, Software Project Management, Software Quality Management

  Euro-Inf Accredited

• Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration

  Anadolu University

  Aug 2009 - Jan 2014

  Financial Management, Information Systems Management, Organizational Behavior

• Associate of Science in Computer Programming

  Istanbul University

  Sep 2007 - Sep 2009

  Algorithms, Data Structures, Database Management, Object Oriented Programming

Certificates

• MCSD: App Builder

  Microsoft

  Sep 2016

• MCSA: Web Applications

  Microsoft

  Sep 2016

Skills

• PythonC++C#JavaScriptDaskPandasBokehNumPyArtificial IntelligenceMachine LearningData AnalysisData EngineeringSoftware ArchitectureSoftware EngineeringMobile App DevelopmentTeam Management