INNOVATION. SIMPLY BUILT.

Hi, I’m Egemen — building & testing ideas that ship at Express speed.

I’m an R&D Specialist at DHL Express, focusing on the data side of innovation — from building reliable systems to exploring how data can drive smarter, faster logistics. This is my personal corner on the internet.

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Selected Projects

Address Accuracy Enhancement

Developed predictive models to detect and correct address inconsistencies before shipment, improving last-mile delivery success rates and reducing manual handling.

Address Accuracy Enhancement
Role: R&D Stack: Python · scikit-learn · Pandas Status: In Production

Pack Station Location Optimization

Developed a geospatial optimization model to determine ideal pack station placements based on delivery density, accessibility, and projected growth, reducing average customer travel distance.

Pack Station Location Optimization
Role: Data R&D Stack: Python · GIS · Optimization Status: Pilot

Predictive Routing Optimization

Enhancing address accuracy and optimizing last-mile delivery with predictive models to reduce delays and improve routing efficiency.

Predictive Routing Optimization
Role: Data R&D Stack: Python · ML · GIS Year: 2025

Shipment Delay Prediction Dashboard

Created a browser-based dashboard for real-time delay predictions, integrating API data from multiple logistics systems for operational decision-making.

Shipment Delay Prediction Dashboard
Role: R&D Stack: Python · FastAPI · React Status: Pilot

About

I’m an R&D Specialist at DHL Express, exploring the data side of innovation — researching, testing, and shipping ideas that make logistics smarter and faster.

Data & ML

Python Pandas scikit-learn XGBoost SQL

Platforms & Pipelines

Airflow FastAPI Docker GitHub Actions

Mapping & Viz

GIS MapLibre Leaflet Plotly Matplotlib

Practices

R&D Experimentation MLOps Observability

Vitae

Experience

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R&D Specialist — DHL Express

May 2025 – Present
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Data Engineer — Bosch

Oct 2023 – Apr 2025
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DWH & Data Engineer — Halkbank

Jul 2023 – Oct 2023
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ML Researcher — Koç University

Jul 2023 – Jul 2024
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Data Engineer Team Lead — Jeton Digital

Mar 2023 – Jun 2023
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Data Engineer — Jeton Digital

Sep 2022 – Mar 2023
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Data Scientist Intern — SmartOpt

Jul 2022 – Aug 2022

Education

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Computer Engineering — Bahçeşehir University

Sep 2020 – Jan 2025
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Management Information Systems — Istanbul University

Oct 2022 – Present

Publications

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Predictive Machine Learning Framework for Address Error Detection in Logistics System

2025
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Simulation Applications in the Logistics Industry: Systematic Literature Review

2025
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Predicting IMF Lending Decisions: An Analytical Approach

2024
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Earthquake Emergency Response Robots: Design, Development, and Implementation

2024

Contact

Resume

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