X27Deniz Acikbas

Experience

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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.
    • CONTACT UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
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    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.
    • CONTACT UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
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    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.
    • CONTACT AAT3D
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    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 database using RepoDB, replacing MVC controllers with Ardalis endpoints for client 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 to perform CRUD operations using HttpClient and C#, creating services and request handlers to trigger endpoints by 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.
    • CONTACT EPITEC
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    User Experience Designer
    WolverineSoft Studio | Part-Time
    May 2020 - August 2020
    Ann Arbor, MI
  • Participated University of Michigan-Ann Arbor`s WolverineSoft Studio.
  • Collaborated with Game Design and Art department to create an action-based video game through Confluence.
  • Designed more than 30 icons and cursors and 6 UI mockups using Adobe Illustrator and Adobe Photoshop.
  • Achieved fundamental UX/UI design skills while collaborating with a team.
    • CONTACT WOLVERINESOFT