Documentation First
Design decisions recorded before implementation begins. Architecture choices are tracked through ADRs and staged methodology.
SYSTEMS · QUANTUM RESEARCH · OPEN HARDWARE
Mert Efe Şensoy
Systems Engineer & 2026 IBM Champion
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2026 IBM Champion. Systems engineering, applied quantum-simulation research, machine learning, embedded and real-time systems, health-tech, and open hardware.
SDSF STATUS DISPLAYSYSNAME MERTEFE
2026 IBM ChampionMERT EFE ŞENSOYTED UNIVERSITY · CENG ’27
SYSTEMSTATUSSTACKOMIActive DevelopmentKiCad / RustSuperconducTEDActive ResearchQiskit
mertefe@system — bash
PROFILE · MERTEFEAbout Me
I'm a Computer Engineering student at TED University and a 2026 IBM Champion, bridging mainframe technologies and modern computer science education. My work spans systems engineering, embedded and real-time development, applied quantum-simulation research, and health-tech innovation. As an IBM Z Student Ambassador and IBM-Z Club President, I connect enterprise computing professionals with the next generation of systems engineers — championing open-source, documentation-first methodology where every design decision is recorded before implementation begins.
How I Work
Correctness Over Speed
Particularly prioritized in embedded and hardware domains where post-fabrication fixes are expensive or impossible.
Open-Source Toolchains
Favoring reproducible development environments. Every schematic, every simulation, every tool — open and verifiable.
TED University
Computer Engineering · Business Administration Minor
Combining strong technical foundations with real-time systems, data structures, and business-oriented thinking.
Key Coursework
RTOSData StructuresAlgorithmsDatabasesWeb DevelopmentOperating SystemsSignal Integrity
Achievements
Honor StudentQuickdrawYOLOPull Shark
Advocacy & Eminence
IBM Champion2026 IBM Champion · IBM
IBM Z Student Ambassador · IBM Z Student Ambassador Program
President — IBM-Z Club · IBM-Z Club at TED University
Flagship Projects
Core FocusThe Open Memory Initiative
Open-source DDR4 UDIMM reference design
An open hardware project building transparent, reproducible DDR4 UDIMM module designs. The initiative now spans two repositories: the original OMI hardware design and spdr, a new companion project under active development. Emphasizes documentation-first methodology with architecture decisions recorded before implementation.
CORE FOCUSOMI
01Power/PDN, address/command/clock, data byte-lane schematics completed
02SPD configuration and validation platform in progress
0310+ educational chapters covering DRAM fundamentals to signal integrity
04Active architecture discussions and contributor community
SuperconducTED
Fuzzy-logic noise modeling for quantum simulation
A research project building ensemble-based noise models for IBM quantum backends using Takagi-Sugeno-Kang fuzzy inference with interval type-2 fuzzy sets. The central claim is transferability: noise predictions that hold across IBM's calibration cycles instead of overfitting a single snapshot.
CORE FOCUSSuperconducTED
01Interval type-2 fuzzy inference layer feeding Qiskit Aer noise simulations
02Automated hourly calibration polling of IBM hardware via GitHub Actions
03Ensemble aggregation benchmarked against a published 2026 reference
04Five-stage pipeline from calibration ingestion to a validated noise model
Other Projects
More projects spanning embedded systems, web development, mobile apps, and machine learning.
01RL Trading Agent (BTC/USDT)mlLIVEA DreamerV3-style model-based reinforcement-learning research system. Combines an iTransformer encoder, a recurrent state-space world model, and an IQN distributional critic over a custom Gymnasium environment.
02MÜŞAHİTsystemsLIVEA fully local, multi-agent pipeline that runs an overnight batch and produces a structured morning briefing. A six-stage ingest-to-generation flow on local LLMs via Ollama, with vector clustering and text-to-speech delivery. No cloud dependencies.
03Go↔z/OS BridgesystemsLIVEA low-level interoperability lab calling z/OS system services from Go through assembly, exploring z/Architecture calling conventions, ABI compatibility, and endianness at the Go-to-mainframe boundary. Built under mentorship from an IBM engineer.04Valentine PomodoromobileLIVEReact Native Pomodoro timer with timestamp-based timing, offline-first privacy-first architecture, and zero data collection. Built with Expo.05BiotamawebProduction B2B manufacturing site built with Next.js and next-intl, internationalized across English, Turkish, and German, with server-side rate limiting, transactional email, and localized routing. Deployed on Vercel.06BeeLink CNwebA health-tech platform concept for remote patient monitoring with 5G capability. Designed to bridge the gap between home care and hospital systems with real-time health data transmission.07crypto-dreamerotherNo description available.08Valentine-Pomodoro-Developer-WebsiteotherNo description available.09MUSAHITotherNo description available.10CMPE361_Lab4otherNo description available.11MediBridge-FigmaotherNo description available.12CMPE472-HW2otherNo description available.13Prompt Injection TestermlA small harness for testing prompt-injection attacks against LLM inputs.14Micro Tower DefencemobileA tower defense game implementation built with Swift for iOS.15Micro Base DefencewebA base defense game project built with TypeScript.16ShiftSyncwebNext.js workforce management and shift scheduling tool. Early-stage WIP.17FreeRTOS DemosystemsEducational RTOS platform with five concurrent tasks, mutex-protected buffers, deferred ISR processing, and UDP networking demos.18CartPole DQN AgentmlDeep Q-Network achieving perfect 500/500 score on CartPole-v1 with interactive visualization and experience replay.19Stock Revenue Analysis CapstonemlIBM Data Science capstone notebook extracting and visualizing historical stock and revenue data.20Stock Revenue DashboardmlIBM Data Science project analyzing historical stock and revenue data and building a dashboard.21IBM Tools for Data SciencemlIBM Data Science certificate coursework covering core data-science tools.22FreeRTOS Windows DemosystemsWindows-based FreeRTOS demonstration for real-time task scheduling.Skills & Technologies
Proficient
JavaScriptSQLReactTailwind CSSNext.js
Familiar
SwiftC++C#React NativeExpoPyTorchFastAPINumPy / Pandas
Tools & Platforms
GitGitHub ActionsKiCadJupyterVS CodeWindowsiOSArduinoPostgreSQLDuckDBOllamaVercel
Experience & Education
Professional experience, leadership roles, and academic background.
Work
Junior Data Analyst (Part Time) – Revenue Management
Turkish AirlinesIstanbul, On-site
Data-driven analysis and decision-making support in Revenue Management. Developed analytical thinking, time management, and cross-team collaboration skills within aviation operations.
Leadership
Young TÜSİAV Commission President
TÜSİAV
Leading the youth commission with focus on team management and organizational leadership within one of Turkey's prominent industry associations.
Leadership
Member
AIAA (American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics)
Active member of the world's largest aerospace professional society, engaging with aeronautics and astronautics research communities.
Project
Founder & Lead Developer
The Open Memory Initiative (OMI)
Open hardware DDR4 UDIMM reference design. Power/PDN, address/command, and data byte-lane schematics completed. 10+ educational chapters authored.
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Platform Architect
BeeLink CN
5G-enabled remote patient monitoring platform with AI-based triage and real-time hospital bed tracking.
Project
Lead & Research Architect
TED University
Leading a five-person research team building fuzzy-logic noise models for quantum simulation, targeting IEEE QCE 2026. Own the architecture, the calibration-data pipeline, and the decision record.
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Mentored Project
Go↔z/OS Bridge
Low-level Go-to-mainframe interoperability via assembly, developed under mentorship from an IBM engineer. z/Architecture calling conventions, ABI, and endianness.
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Mobile App Development
valentine-pomodoro
React Native Pomodoro timer with timestamp-based timing, offline-first architecture, and zero data collection.
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Embedded Systems Research Intern
ASTECH DEFENCE
Priority-based scheduling with mutex-protected circular buffers, deferred ISR processing, and FreeRTOS+UDP networking.
View DetailsCertification
IBM Z Day Speaker Advocate 2025
IBM
Recognized as a speaker advocate for IBM Z Day, demonstrating expertise in mainframe technology advocacy.
Certification
McKinsey Forward Program
McKinsey & Company
Completed McKinsey's program focused on essential professional skills for the future of work.
Education
Bachelor of Engineering – Computer Engineering
TED University
Focusing on embedded systems, data structures, and software engineering. Active in IBM Z TEDU, AI & Data Science Society, TEDU AERO, IAESTE, and ALECTED.
Education
Secondary Field – Business Administration
TED University
Minor in Business Administration covering marketing and financial accounting, combining technical foundations with business-oriented thinking.
Let's Connect
Interested in collaborating on open-source projects, embedded systems, or web development? I'd love to hear from you.