Hi there! Thanks for visiting my blog. I am a PhD student in Computer Science at the University of Waterloo. I am working under the supervision of Prof. M. Tamer Özsu as a member of the Data Systems Group.

Experience

Previously, I did my Master's in Computer Science at the University of Waterloo. My Master’s thesis was on query optimization for streaming graph data management systems. I also had research internships on graph databases at Nanyang Technical University, Singapore and the University of Waterloo, Canada. I worked on graph traversal algorithms and analysis of graph query languages. I had an industrial research internship at the Bekaert R&D Centre, China where I worked on a novel research project to utilize workforce in the company. Before starting my Master’s, I worked at Admost as a software engineer. I developed API and server-side services for a diverse customer base.

Funding and Awards

• Fully Funded Thesis Based Master's Program, University of Waterloo
• International Master's Award of Excellence (IMAE) Scholarship, University of Waterloo
• Merit Scholarship, Covers Tuition Costs, Sabanci University

Teaching

I worked as a Teaching Assistant for the following courses:

• CS638 (Principles of Data Management and Use), University of Waterloo
• CS338 (Computer Applications in Business: Databases), University of Waterloo
• CS114 (Principles of Computing for Science), University of Waterloo
• IF100 (Computational Thinking), Sabanci University
• NS101 (Science of Nature) & NS102, Sabanci University

Contact

• Email: keremakillioglu9 [at] gmail [dot] com
• Office: Davis Centre DC 3301