X27Deniz Acikbas

Personal Projects

2026
Ubuntu Backup
Ubuntu Backup desktop application showing selected files and backup settings

Ubuntu Backup

Personal Project
September 2026
  • Developed a native Linux desktop application to back up personal files, GNOME preferences and application configurations, and restore them on another Ubuntu computer.
  • Built the application using Python and GTK 3 with support for APT, Snap and Flatpak application lists.
  • Implemented selective restore, backup integrity checks and recovery of overwritten files.
  • Published the project on GitHub.
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    Paper Reader for Everyone
    Paper Reader for Everyone showing a PDF and whole-paper questions

    Paper Reader for Everyone

    Personal Project
    September 2026
  • Developed a Linux PDF reader to make research papers more accessible with ChatGPT questions and whole-paper context.
  • Built the application using Electron, React, TypeScript, PDF.js and the OpenAI Responses API.
  • Added summaries, flashcards, sticky notes, saved chats, PDF bundles and personalized focusing tips.
  • Published the project on GitHub.
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    2024
    Falcon
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    Falcon

    Personal Project
    August 10th 2024
  • Conducted research on improving efficiency in task management.
  • Prototyped 10 GUI mockups and reverse-engineered global variable structure of CAPPS NT 8 Project.
  • Created 12 GUI components, an icon and a DLL file using C++ and Microsoft Foundation Class.
  • Deployed project to the GitHub using Git and PowerShell.
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    Xrigonometry
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    Xrigonometry

    Personal Project
    May 4th 2024
  • Conducted research on measurement of geometric shapes.
  • Created 10 GUI components using C# and Windows Forms.
  • Deployed project to the GitHub using Git and PowerShell.
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    2023
    Labor Cost Calculator by X27
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    Labor Cost Calculator by X27

    Personal Project
    July 9th 2023
  • Conducted research to build an application for software engineers to estimate cost of each team.
  • Collaborated as Full-Stack Developer.
  • Developed the entire web application HTML, CSS and JavaScript.
  • Published the project on GitHub.
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    Self Quiz by X27
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    Self Quiz by X27

    Personal Project
    June 26th 2023
  • Conducted research to build an application for college students to memorize the topics by generating quizzes.
  • Collaborated as Full-Stack Developer.
  • Developed the entire web application HTML, CSS and JavaScript.
  • Published the project on GitHub.
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    2022
    Avalon
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    Avalon

    Personal Project
    August 24th 2022
  • Conducted research for academicians to help them find the best student they met inside or outside the classroom and select them for referral.
  • Collaborated as Full-Stack Developer.
  • Developed the entire web application using Entity Framework Core, Microsoft SQL Server, C# and MudBlazor.
  • Published the project on GitHub.
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    Xusiness
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    Xusiness

    Personal Project
    August 8th 2022
  • Conducted research for consulting companies to help them find the best client company that cooperated with the other consulting companies.
  • Collaborated as Full-Stack Developer.
  • Developed the entire web application using Entity Framework Core, Microsoft SQL Server, C# and MudBlazor.
  • Published the project on GitHub.
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    Xove
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    Xove

    Personal Project / Training at Epitec
    June 20th 2022
  • Conducted research to build a gender-inclusive, LGBTQ+ friendly and informative dating app.
  • Collaborated as Full-Stack developer and trained by other developers.
  • Developed the entire application using C#, Microsoft SQL Server, WebApi Endpoints, MudBlazor Components, Blazor, ASP.NET and Epitec`s Custom templates.
  • Published the project on GitHub.
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    EpiSecurity
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    EpiSecurity

    Personal Project / Training at Epitec
    June 2022
  • Conducted research to build a Web Application to help the Front-Desk to record every person entering to the building.
  • Collaborated as Full-Stack developer and trained by other developers.
  • Developed the entire application using C#, Microsoft SQL Server, WebApi Endpoints, Entity Framework Core, Blazor and ASP.NET.
  • Published the project on GitHub.
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    Patient Manager
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    Patient Manager

    Personal Project / Training at Epitec
    May 2022
  • Conducted research to build a Web application to secure each patients diagnosis data.
  • Collaborated as Full-Stack developer and trained by other developers.
  • Developed the entire application using C#, Microsoft SQL Server, WebApi Endpoints, Entity Framework Core, Blazor and ASP.NET.
  • Published the project on GitHub.
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    Password Generator
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    Password Generator

    Personal Project
    May 5th 2022
  • Inspired from the coding challenges and built-in password generators on my PC.
  • Collaborated as both Front-End and Back-End developer.
  • Developed the entire application using Windows Forms and C#.
  • Published the project on GitHub.
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    Dating for Nerds
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    Dating for Nerds

    Personal Project
    January 22nd 2022
  • Conducted research on people who use dating apps to find their partner.
  • Collaborated as Full Stack developer to build a program to help people select their partners based on certain criteria's such as their college degree, profits and text responds.
  • Developed the entire application using Windows Forms and C#.
  • Published the project on GitHub.
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    2021
    Hirex
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    Hirex

    Personal Project
    July 30th 2021
  • Conducted research on the challenges that the underrepresented minority students face while getting a job and the skills that the companies look for when hiring.
  • Collaborated as Full Stack developer to build a database program for employers to hire underrepresented minority students easily for internship positions.
  • Developed the entire application using Windows Forms, MySQL and C#.
  • Published the project on GitHub.
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    90`s Music
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    90`s Music

    Personal Project
    July 24th 2021
  • Brainstormed on a kiosk application which plays music released between 1990 and 1993 and provides information about each artist.
  • Collaborated as both Front-End and Back-End developer.
  • Developed the entire application using XAML, UWP and C#.
  • Published the project on GitHub.
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    X Calculator
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    X Calculator

    Personal Project
    June 3th 2021
  • Brainstormed on a simple desktop calculator to make calculations easier.
  • Collaborated both as Front-End and Back-End developer.
  • Developed the entire application using XAML, WPF and C#.
  • Published the project on GitHub.
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    STD Risk Calculator
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    STD Risk Calculator

    Personal Project
    May 27th 2021
  • Conducted research on transmission of sexually transmitted diseases and analyzed the likelihood of transmission based on certain sexual activities, case reports and prevention methods.
  • Collaborated as both Front-End and Back-End developer.
  • Developed a multi form application that has the user enter potential exposure and analyzes the risk to determine if the user should get tested or not using XAML, UWP and C#.
  • Published the project on both Devpost and GitHub.
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    X Player
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    X Player

    Personal Project
    May 21st 2021
  • Brainstormed on a simple media player to select music from local drive and play when having a shower.
  • Collaborated both as Front-End and Back-End developer.
  • Developed the entire application using Windows Forms and C#.
  • Published the project on GitHub.
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    Xurrency
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    Xurrency

    Personal Project
    March 2021
  • Brainstormed on a basic finance application which will convert the money in given amount to value in another currency and provide updates from various news resources based on financial news such as WSJ and CNN Money.
  • Collaborated as both Front-End and Back-End developer.
  • Created Currency Convertor, Financial News and About pages using Windows Forms and C#.
  • Published the project on GitHub.
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    2020
    X Word
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    X Word

    Personal Project
    December 2020
  • Brainstormed on a portable text editor which can be run on any device with Java Virtual Machine (JVM).
  • Collaborated both as Front-End and Back-End developer.
  • Developed the entire application using Java.
  • Published the project on GitHub.
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    2019
    BusX
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    BusX

    Personal Project
    June 2019
  • Conducted research on simplifying GNU/Linux operating system for end-users.
  • Managed project without collaboration.
  • Created 150 GUI Mockups, 24 sounds during the development process.
  • Suspended development process due to lack of programming knowledge.
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