Deniz K Acikbas

Graduate Student Research Assistant

PhD in Computer Science

University of Michigan–Dearborn

Expected to graduate in April 2030

Dearborn, Michigan

My Skills

PyTorch OpenCV C++ C# Java Python Kotlin JavaScript PHP HTML CSS XML XAML JSON Microsoft SQL Server MySQL PostgreSQL Entity Framework Core Android Studio ASP.NET Core ASP.NET Web API Postman Swagger xUnit JUnit Jenkins Katalon Studio TestComplete Ranorex React Blazor Microsoft Foundation Class Universal Windows Platform Windows Presentation Foundation Windows Forms 3DS Max Autodesk Inventor AutoCAD Adobe XD Adobe Photoshop Adobe Illustrator Git Azure Azure DevOps Server Google Colab Confluence Jira Trello NuGet NPM Powershell Bash DOS Enterprise Architect Overleaf Microsoft Visual Studio Visual Studio Code Eclipse IDE PyCharm GNU/Linux Minitab Microsoft Office Microsoft Teams

Education

University of Michigan–Dearborn

PhD in Computer Science

GPA: 4.00 | Expected Graduation: April 2030

Completed Courses

CIS 583 – Deep Learning CIS 582 – Trustworthy Artificial Intelligence CIS 566 – Software Architecture and Design Patterns CIS 541 - Immersive Computing and Digital Twins CIS 579 - Introduction to Artificial Intelligence ECE 574 - Advanced Software Technique in Engineering Application CIS 553 – Software Engineering

University of Michigan–Dearborn

Bachelor of Science in Software Engineering

GPA: 3.36 | Graduation Date: April 2025

Completed Courses

ENGR 399 - Experiential Honors Professional Practice CIS 4962 - Senior Design for SE II CIS 4961 - Senior Design for SE I CIS 476 - Software Architecture and Design Patterns CIS 450 - Operating Systems CIS 436 - Mobile Application Design and Development CIS 435 - Web Technology CIS 427 - Computer Networks CIS 422 - Massive Data Management CIS 399 - Internship CIS 376 - Software Engineering II CIS 375 - Software Engineering I CIS 350 - Data Structures and Algorithm Analysis CIS 310 - Computer Organization and Assembly Language CIS 306 - Discrete Structures II CIS 297 - Introduction to C Sharp CIS 285 - Software Engineering Tools CIS 275 - Discrete Structures I CIS 200 - Computer Science II CIS 150 - Computer Science I IMSE 317 - Engineering Probability and Statistics MATH 227 - Linear Algebra MATH 116 - Calculus II MATH 115 - Calculus I ENT 400 - Introduction to Entrepreunership OB 354 - Organizational Behavior

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My Experience

Graduate Student Research Assistant

University of Michigan-Dearborn | Full-Time

August 2025 - Present

Dearborn, MI

Published four peer-reviewed papers in sensing and AI venues.

Served as a reviewer for an ICNC conference paper.

Reviewed one journal paper for TMC.

Led four AI research projects with teams of 3–4 members.

Published the RoFin journal paper.

Undergraduate Student Research Assistant

University of Michigan-Dearborn | Part-Time

October 2024 - August 2025

Dearborn, MI

Published one peer-reviewed journal article and one published survey.

Organized and hosted four workshops and presented six research papers.

Implemented two mobile computer vision apps.

Assisted the professor with setting up the lab.

Software Engineer Intern

Applied Automation Technologies | Full-Time

May 2024 - August 2024

Rochester Hills, MI

Evaluated and scripted nine Windows automation tools, recommending optimal software solutions.

Developed UML diagrams and documentation for CAPPS DMIS and CAPPS NC projects, utilizing both C++ and C#.

Improved performance and customer satisfaction by refactoring code from if-else to switch, optimizing global variables, fixing a database bug, and redesigning the connection dialog using C++, C#, MFC, and Windows Forms.

Advanced expertise in MFC and C++, with hands-on experience in TestComplete and Ranorex.

Software Developer Intern

Epitec | Full-Time

May 2022 - July 2022

Southfield, MI

Collaborated with the Application Security Team as a full-stack developer to create a web application that helps recruiters to assign tasks to their contractors.

Created pages and components by creating shared models to specify which data to be managed using C#, writing complex SQL queries to manage relevant data in the database using RepoDB, replacing MVC controllers with Ardalis endpoints for clients to perform CRUD operations using C#, testing each endpoint with Swagger, Postman, and xUnit to make sure whether the API is working using JSON, creating HTTP requests for each endpoint to let the program perform CRUD operations using HttpClient and C#, creating services and request handlers to trigger endpoints by the Blazor app using HttpClient and C# and creating Blazor forms with MudBlazor components to provide a dynamic user experience using HTML, CSS, and C#.

Gained knowledge of Entity Framework Core, ASP.NET Core, RepoDB, ASP.NET MVC, Ardalis Endpoints, Swagger, Postman, xUnit, JSON, HttpClient, MudBlazor, and Blazor.

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My Projects