I use data, simulation, and mixed methods to make sense of policy and social questions.
From political science in Istanbul to policy research in Brussels to computational social science in Madrid.
Computational social scientist trained across three countries: political science and IR in Istanbul, policy research in Brussels, and computational social science in Madrid. I build models that help decide before implementing, from agent-based policy simulators to ML pipelines on 50,000+ observations.
| Education | MSc Computational Social Science, UC3M (2025-2026) · BA International Studies, UC3M (via Erasmus+ from Yildiz Technical University, Istanbul) |
| Thesis | Agent-Based Modeling of Migrant Integration Through Community Sport · NetLogo + R, 14,110 runs, 23 scenarios · Supervisor: Prof. Anxo Sanchez · Open code and data (Zenodo DOI) |
| Honors | 2x Matricula de Honor, UC3M's highest academic distinction: Statistics & Data Science II · Big Data & AI Ethics |
| Experience | Research Fellow, EuroMed Rights (Brussels, 2025): daily analysis on Syria and Turkiye, policymaker briefings, 12+ NGO coordination |
| Certifications | Bloomberg Terminal: BMC · BFF · ESG · Spreadsheet Analysis (BQL) · McKinsey Forward Program |
| Languages | Arabic (native) · English (C1) · Turkish (C1) · Spanish (B2) · Persian (A2) |
| Focus areas | Agent-based modeling · Causal inference · Machine learning · Text mining · Social network analysis · ESG analytics · Geopolitical risk |
| Open to | Data science · Policy research · Risk and intelligence analysis · ESG analytics · Computational social science |
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| Policy Research & Intelligence | Daily analytical reporting, policymaker briefings, EU Parliament coverage, geopolitical risk monitoring (Syria, Turkiye, MENA) |
| Machine Learning Pipelines | End-to-end supervised learning: classification, regression, SHAP interpretability, counterfactual analysis across 50,000+ observations |
| Agent-Based Modeling | Computational simulation of social systems using NetLogo, applied to policy design and evaluation (MSc thesis: 14,110 runs, 23 scenarios) |
| Causal Inference & Econometrics | Counterfactual analysis, survey methodology, social network analysis, bootstrap confidence intervals |
| ESG & Sustainability Analysis | Bloomberg-certified (BMC, BFF, ESG, BQL), quantitative ESG risk assessment, climate risk |
| Data Collection & Scraping | Web scraping (rvest, RSelenium), REST API integration, automated data pipelines for research |
| Multilingual Analysis | Arabic (native), English, Turkish, Spanish: policy briefings, report translation, cross-border NGO coordination (12+ partners) |