1. Murat Aykin
141 Saratoga Ave, Apt 1301 Santa Clara, CA, 95051
Phone: 650 644 9746
E-Mail: m.aykin@umiami.edu
Education
University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL
Doctor of Philosophy in Electrical and Computer Engineering, August 2015
Cumulative GPA: 4.00
Specialization in underwater imaging and acoustic systems, signal processing, computer vision
Stanford University, Stanford, CA
Master of Science in Electrical Engineering, March 2010
Cumulative GPA: 3.76
Specialization in signals, systems, and optimization
Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey
Master of Science in Electrical and Electronics Engineering, August 2008
Cumulative GPA: 4.00
Specialization in control systems and robotics
Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey
Bachelor of Science in Electrical and Electronics Engineering, June 2006
Cumulative GPA: 4.00
Specialization in control systems and computer architecture
Experience
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA
HID Algorithms Engineer, October 2015 – Present
! Developing gesture recognition and palm rejection algorithms for touch devices
! Investigating new technologies and sensors, prototyping concepts, evaluating user impact
! Data collection and analysis in order to explore architectural enhancements and tuning for multi-modal
inputs
NATO Science and Technology Organization Centre for Maritime Research and Experimentation, La Spezia, Italy
Visiting researcher and consultant, May 2014 – August 2014
! Designed, coded and tested a novel method for mosaicking of side-scan sonar videos
! Adapted a mosaicking software to process underwater camera videos captured at a large slant angle
University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL
Teaching Assistant, August 2010 – May 2011, August 2013 – August 2015
! EEN 417 : Embedded microprocessor system design laboratory sessions
Helped students to design and test algorithms with Arduino single-board microcontrollers
! EEN 312 : Processors: hardware, software, and interfacing laboratory sessions
Helped students to code and debug algorithms in assembly and C on Raspberry Pi computers
! EEN 307 : Circuits, signals, and systems Matlab sessions
Presented over 40 sessions of Matlab classes, prepared quizzes and assignments

2. Underwater Imaging and Vision Laboratory, Coral Gables, FL
Research Assistant, August 2010 – August 2015
! Researched, designed, and performed experiments on acoustic underwater imaging techniques
! Developed a novel feature tracker for forward-look sonars
! Designed, coded, and tested 3-D reconstruction algorithms for forward-look sonars
ac2 Solutions, Hazlet, NJ
Research Intern, May 2010 – July 2010
! Designed and applied forecasting neural-networks for time-series prediction
! Coded autoregressive integrated moving average and exponential smoothing forecasting algorithms
! Comparatively tested time-series prediction methods on various real daily and weekly datasets
Honors and Awards
! IEEE Oceanic Engineering Society Student Scholarship
! University of Miami Fellowship
! Stanford University, the Atheros Founders Fellowship
! Tubitak Scholarship
! EE 493/ EE 494 senior design course “Good Product and Efficient Teamwork Award”
Designed and implemented an automated shooting mechanism
! Eight time recipient of “Associate Doctor Bulent Kerim Altay Award”, METU – EE Department
Awarded to the student with highest GPA in a semester
! Bronze medal in the 9th National Olympiad of Chemistry organized by Tubitak
Selected Publications
! Three-Dimensional Target Reconstruction From Multiple 2-D Forward-Scan Sonar Views by Space Carving
M. D. Aykin, S. Negahdaripour, Journal of Oceanic Engineering, 2016
! Modeling 2-D lens-based forward-scan sonar imagery for targets with diffuse reflectance
M. D. Aykin, S. Negahdaripour, Journal of Oceanic Engineering, 2016
! On 3-D target reconstruction from multiple 2-D forward-scan sonar views
M. D. Aykin, S. Negahdaripour, Oceans 2015, MTS/IEEE, Genova, Italy
! On feature matching and image registration for two-dimensional forward-scan sonar imaging
M. D. Aykin, S. Negahdaripour, Journal of Field Robotics, 2013
! Forward-look 2-D sonar image formation and 3-D reconstruction
M. D. Aykin, S. Negahdaripour, Oceans 2013, MTS/IEEE, San Diego, CA
! Dynamic scene analysis and mosaicking of benthic habitats by FS sonar imaging – issues and complexities
S. Negahdaripour, M. D. Aykin, S. Sinnarajah, Oceans 2011, MTS/IEEE, Kona, HI