Ismail Burak Yavru, PhD

Senior Software Engineer, Software Architect and Applied AI Researcher

I design enterprise software systems and applied AI solutions that move from research and architecture to reliable production deployment.

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12+Years in Software Engineering
8+Years in AI Research
7+Enterprise Production-Scale Projects
10,000+Daily Vehicle Events
75,000+Users Served
PhDin Computer Engineering

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Selected Projects

Selected production systems

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Production system

BUÜ Smart Attendance System

A web-based smart attendance platform designed for university-wide use at Bursa Uludağ University. The system combines dynamic QR-based attendance, configurable presence verification, academic-system integration and auditable attendance sessions within a scalable architecture. Students participate directly through their mobile browsers without requiring a dedicated mobile application.

C#.NET 10ASP.NET Core Web APIAngular 22TypeScript

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Research focused on reliable, explainable and useful intelligent systems.

Selected focus areas across intelligent systems and research engineering.

Recommender Systems

Recommendation quality, representation and evaluation across popularity and long-tail behavior.

Recommendation algorithms
Popularity bias
Long-tail recommendation
Evaluation protocols

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Publications and academic contributions.

Selected academic contributions

2026Journal articles
SUPER: Smart User-Centric Popularity Exposure Reduction for Fair and Diverse Recommendations
Ismail Burak Yavru, Emre Yalcin, Alper Bilge, Sevcan Yilmaz Gunduz
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2022Journal articles
Predicting myocardial infarction complications and outcomes with deep learning
Ismail Burak Yavru, Sevcan Yilmaz Gunduz
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Career Timeline

Jul 2024 — Present
Senior Software Engineer
IT Department - Bursa Uludag University
Leading the design and development of modern, scalable software architectures for Bursa Uludağ University, modernizing legacy systems with cutting-edge technologies, and advancing institutional capabilities through technical leadership and team training, while conducting research in artificial intelligence and recommender systems.
Jul 2022 — Jul 2024
Software Architect Team Lead
Republic of Türkiye Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry
Software Architect and Project Lead for the HİDROTÜRK Model Project at the Republic of Türkiye Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, leading the design and development of a sustainable national software platform. Responsible for defining the system architecture, coordinating the development lifecycle, guiding technical decisions, and ensuring the long-term maintainability, scalability, and continuity of the project.
Feb 2019 — Jul 2022
Co-founder & Software Architect
EsTeknoloji Ltd. Co.
Co-founded EsTeknoloji and led the architecture and delivery of enterprise software, custom client solutions, web and mobile applications, and technology consulting projects. Responsible for defining product and technical strategy, designing scalable software architectures, managing end-to-end development processes, guiding engineering decisions, and working directly with clients to transform business requirements into reliable digital solutions. Combined software architecture, hands-on development, project leadership, client management, and business development responsibilities to support the company’s growth and the long-term sustainability of its products and services.

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