Yakup Tekeli

Profile

Last year Software Engineering student with hands-on experience in computer vision, OCR, and autonomous systems. I develop UAV image processing, object tracking, and AI-driven navigation systems as part of the SAS team. During an international internship in Austria, I worked on OCR-based solutions while strengthening my German communication skills.

Experience

1. November 2025 - Present
   

   Engineer Intern

   Rocksoft Yazılım ve Teknoloji · Ankara, Türkiye

   • Developing reinforcement learning solutions for Electronic Warfare systems, focusing on adaptive control, strategic optimization, and autonomous response mechanisms.
2. June 2025 - August 2025
   

   Intern

   Arı Savunma ve Havacılık A.Ş. · Ankara, Türkiye

   • Developed real-time image processing mechanisms for UAVs, including object tracking and navigation algorithms.
   • Applied image processing, object detection, and instance segmentation techniques.
   • Processed open-source aerial datasets for algorithm training and validation.
3. August 2025
   

   Engineer Intern

   TDAutohaus · Neudörfl, Burgenland, Avusturya

   • Contributed to a computer vision and OCR application for tracking vehicle service, parking, and processing durations.
   • Implemented secure database integration for license plate recognition and service history management.
4. December 2023 - Present
   

   Team Lead

   Smart Autonomous Systems (SAS) · Ankara, Türkiye

   • Captain of the Teknofest 2025 finalist team.
   • Worked on autonomous systems, computer vision, and defence technologies across Combat UAV, Air Defence Systems, and Robolig competitions.
5. February 2025 - January 2026
   

   AI Volunteer

   T3 AI · Türkiye

   • Contributing to Türkiye's Large Language Model, T3 AI, in collaboration with Baykar Technology.

Education

• 2023 - 2027
  

  Software Engineering

  Ankara Bilim Üniversitesi

  Bachelor's degree
• 2024
  

  Aspire Leaders Program

  Aspire Institute, Harvard Business School

  International leadership program
• February 2026 - July 2026
  

  Aviation Engines School

  TEI

  A program covering gas turbine and piston engine fundamentals, engine design, performance analysis, and control systems in aviation propulsion.

Selected projects

• 2025

  Swarm UAV Engagement System

  A GPS-denied swarm UAV system with vision-based localization. PPO handled target allocation and decentralized swarm decisions, while A* provided collision-aware path planning.

  Python, Reinforcement Learning, Gazebo, Computer Vision
• 2025

  Teknofest 2025 Robolig - Finalist

  We ranked 8th out of 10,800 projects with "KESKİ," the unmanned ground vehicle we developed for Teknofest 2025. For this project, we created a system featuring autonomous arms capable of coordinated operation and the ability to transmit real-time video to a ground control station.

  ESP-NOW, Embedded Systems, UGV, Ground Control Station
• 2024-2026

  Teknofest 2024 & 2025 & 2026 Combat UAV

  I worked on the "Bahar Getiren" (Bringer of Spring) Unmanned Aerial Vehicle project for three years. The project aimed to build an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle with fully autonomous flight capabilities. Four test flights were conducted.

  Python, YOLOv8, Pixhawk PX4, Raspberry Pi 5, Computer Vision
• 2025

  Teknofest 2025 Air Defence Project

  I worked on the image processing and simulation phases of the development of an air defense system equipped with real-time image processing and target destruction capabilities.

  Raspberry Pi 5, Computer Vision, Object Tracking, Ground Control Station

Languages

Turkish

Native

English

C1

German

A2