Zeynep Karacan

Zeynep Karacan

San Francisco, California, United States
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Experience

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    Menlo Park, California, United States

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    Menlo Park, California, United States

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    Menlo Park, California, United States

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    Menlo Park, California, United States

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    Greater New York City Area

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    New Haven, Connecticut, United States

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    San Francisco Bay Area

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    New Haven

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    Istanbul, Turkey

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    Istanbul, Turkey

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    Greater Boston Area

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    Istanbul, Turkey

Education

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    Yale University

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    Activities and Societies: Research Assistant at Social Robotics Lab | Tsai Center for Innovative Thinking, Project Lead in Student Advisory Board | Pianist at Yale Undergraduate Piano Collective, performed in multiple concerts | Dixon-Waite Scholar of Music, award granted, takes private performance lessons from the School of Music Faculty along with Yale College classes | United Nations IVY Stem Education Club, founding member, one of the two members representing Yale | Kappa Alpha Theta | Yale Francophone Society

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    Activities and Societies: Galatasaray High School selects 100 students among 0.1% of its applicants after 3 years of National Selection Exams out of 1 million students. Ranked as the 1st in 2011 and 2012. Graduated as the Valedictorian with 5.0 (96.7/100) GPA.

Volunteer Experience

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    Volunteer Teacher

    Rotary International

    - 4 months

    Environment

    Led a project for the Haliç Rotary Club, aiming to reduce water use in junior and high schools.
    Arranged and spoke at biweekly seminars of 20 minutes about water wastage, global warming and draught.
    Provided electronic faucets and the necessary equipment to schools to lower water consumption.

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    Volunteer Teacher

    United Nations

    - 8 months

    Education

    One of the two representatives of Yale in United Nations IVY Stem Education Club
    Co-led weekly group meetings with students from Lycée de Kigali, Rwanda and the African Institute for Mathematical Sciences; co-managed group’s project to develop a sustainable coin battery

Publications

  • "The Window to the West"

    Istanbul Research Institute

    Essay for the 150th year of Galatasaray Lycée was published.
    The youngest person to publish her article in the compilation along with prominent politicians, writers, professors and social scientists in Turkey.

Courses

  • 3D Modeling (Unity and Altspace VR)

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  • Algorithms

    365

  • Artificial Intelligence

    476

  • Cognitive Science

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  • Computational Vision and Biological Perception

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  • Creativity and Innovation (School of Management)

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  • Data Exploration and Analysis

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  • Data Structures and Programming Techniques

    223

  • Database Systems

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  • Entrepreneurship and Innovation (School of Management)

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  • Human Computer Interaction

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  • Macroeconomics

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  • Marketing (School of Management)

    MGT575

  • Microeconomics

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  • Object-Oriented Programming

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  • Social Media Analytics (School of Management)

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  • Social Psychology

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  • Systems Programming and Computer Organization (End of Semester note about excellent performance)

    323

  • Technology, Power and Security

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Projects

  • VibeCheck

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    Designed, managed and built a "vibe checker" on Yale's campus near CEID via a display. Users were asked about their day, recorded their moods via body language and were able to see how other students are feeling around campus.

    VibeCheck aims to lift up on-campus students' feelings and enable them to feel a sense of community and camaraderie in times of stress caused by online education x pandemic.

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  • Cirkl

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    Social app that matches you with people that share a similar interests to you in your community. Online-first connections.

  • Fetch

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    Fashion matching app that matches people that share a similar style to you based on your preferences and uploaded pictures.
    Used React Native, Firebase and Expo. Led a team of SOM students to pitch to VCs.

  • Five-in-One Charging Device

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    Developed a portable hybrid charging device with a high circuit span supported by solar energy and circuits that regulate voltage and new generation lithium iron phosphate batteries to charge laptops and two cell phones at the same time.
    Received the First Step to Nobel Prize in Physics and Gold Medal in “Design & Innovation” category with this “Five-in-One Charging Device”.

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Honors & Awards

  • Grace Hopper Scholar

    Yale University

  • Inan Kirac Award

    Galatasaray Foundation

    Award given to the Valedictorian of Galatasaray High School, scholarship for outstanding academic performance

  • Exhibitor Young Inventors, 23rd World Energy Congress

    World Energy Congress

    • Energy Ministers and leaders from business, finance and academia from around the world, seeking options for delivering sustainable energy systems on national, regional and global levels attended the Congress.
    • Presented own research to future energy leaders in the Congress (World Energy Council’s global internationally recognized flagship event for participants to better understand energy issues and solutions from a global perspective.)

  • First Step to Nobel Prize in Physics

    Institute of Physics, Poland

    • Developed an energy efficient portable hybrid charging device (Five-in-One project) by designing a circuit that combines solar energy panels, capacitors and new generation lithium-iron phosphate batteries
    • Won the FSTNPP out of 7,000 research projects from more than 80 countries around the world

  • Gold Medal Winner, GENIUS Olympiad

    GENIUS Olympiad, SUNY Oswego University

    • Received the Gold Medal in “Innovation & Design” category with Five-in-One project

  • Representative of Turkey, COMENIUS Project in London

    COMENIUS Project

    • Introduced major literature movements and artists at COMENIUS, a European Union Project aiming to help young people and educational staff better understand the diversity of cultures around the world.
    • Presented prominent Turkish writers and participated in discussions with students from 7 European countries

  • Best Delegate

    YMUN

    • Won “The Best Content Writer” and “The Best Negotiator” Awards, never given to the same person in the same conference previously.

  • Coskun Kirca Language Award

    Galatasaray Foundation

    Language Award, given to top student in language classes (French, Turkish, Italian) in Galatasaray High School upon graduation

Languages

  • Turkish

    Native or bilingual proficiency

  • French

    Full professional proficiency

  • Italian

    Professional working proficiency

  • English

    Full professional proficiency

Organizations

  • SOBIT, Social Sciences & Politics Club, GSL

    President

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    • Conducted debates on topics within social sciences especially politics, history, ethics and economics. • Gave presentations on critical historical events. • Supervised younger students and organized political philosophy and ethics workshops. • Designed the first official SOBIT website for students from other schools to follow upcoming events: http://sobitarchive.com/ • Organized and coordinated “Important Events in Turkish Republic History”, “Immigration” and…

    • Conducted debates on topics within social sciences especially politics, history, ethics and economics. • Gave presentations on critical historical events. • Supervised younger students and organized political philosophy and ethics workshops. • Designed the first official SOBIT website for students from other schools to follow upcoming events: http://sobitarchive.com/ • Organized and coordinated “Important Events in Turkish Republic History”, “Immigration” and “Ideal Governmental System” Conferences.

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