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Ali Uğur Talay

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AI Engineer and co-founder at Kavra Labs, building LLM study assistants and exam-question generation pipelines.

Turkey
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At Kavra Labs, I built and deployed LLM-powered assistants and AI agents for personalized study guidance and question support, using RAG and tool calling.

I engineered content-generation pipelines that produced exam questions and learning materials, with component-level validation and human review. I also handled backend and cloud delivery with Python, FastAPI, and AWS.

At Kavra Labs, I built web and mobile applications with Next.js and React Native/Expo, contributing to product discovery and feature development. Earlier, at Hesap by Sipay, I developed custom LLM solutions and a CV-parsing application, and helped select and deploy a business intelligence platform.

My other work includes a cryptocurrency data service and visitor forecasting models at Forinvest, plus a reusable PL/SQL package and a security-anomaly detection application at Turkcell. I also led a team project to develop itugpa.com, a GPA calculator platform used by thousands of students.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

KL

Co-Founder & AI Engineer

Kavra Labs

Dec 2025 - Nov 2026 (11 months)

Co-founded an AI-powered exam-preparation startup and built LLM-powered assistants and AI agents for personalized study guidance. Engineered agentic content-generation pipelines and owned backend and cloud delivery with Python/FastAPI and AWS.

HS

AI Intern

Hesap by Sipay

Jul 2025 - Aug 2025 (1 month)

Developed custom LLM solutions and a CV-parsing application that automated CV processing for a group company. Helped select and deploy the company's business intelligence platform.

Turkcell logoTU

Intern

Turkcell

Aug 2024 - Sep 2024 (1 month)

Developed a reusable PL/SQL package to automate data warehouse operations and built a scikit-learn application to detect security-related anomalies in system logs. Prototyped a Linux-based network firewall.

FO

Software Engineer Intern

Forinvest

Jun 2024 - Jul 2024 (1 month)

Built a cryptocurrency data service with supporting data pipelines and dashboards. Developed visitor forecasting models with scikit-learn and set up CI/CD and deployed Dockerized services on AWS.

IC

Undergraduate Research Intern

ITU AI and Data Science Application and Research Center

Oct 2023 - May 2024 (7 months)

Studied machine learning, deep learning, and reinforcement learning under the supervision of Assoc. Prof. Nazim Kemal Ure.

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

Istanbul Technical University logoIU

Istanbul Technical University

Bachelor of Science, Artificial Intelligence and Data Engineering

2021 -

Grade: 2.92/4.00

Activities and societies: Board Member, ITU AI Club.

Pursuing a B.Sc. in Artificial Intelligence and Data Engineering with a focus on Computer Science and AI. GPA: 2.92/4.00.

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