Backend Developer | AI for Defense | Cybersecurity Enthusiast
Technology-Driven • Mission-Oriented • Open to Challenges

I am İclal Gül, a recent Software Engineering graduate passionate about developing AI and security-based systems tailored for the defense industry. I combine technical expertise with strategic thinking to deliver solution-oriented projects and continuously grow as a developer.

🎓 Software Engineering @ Mehmet Akif Ersoy University
🛡️ SOC & SIEM Cybersecurity Intern @ OYAK Cement
🚀 Avionics Software Intern @ Simsoft

Python | Django | Java | PyQt | Linux | Docker | PostgreSQL |
YOLO | OpenCV | Unreal Engine 5 | Firebase | TensorFlow | Azure |
IBMQradar | Wireshark | HTML/CSS | Zabbix | EDR/NDR | Docker | PyTorch | Metasploit | BurpSuite | MITRE ATT&CK

• Defense Industry Applications

  • Experience with communication protocols like MIL-STD-1553, CANBus, ARINC 429
  • Autonomous Drone Simulation for Fire Detection (Senior Project)

• Cybersecurity & SOC

  • Hands-on with QRadar, Wireshark, MITRE ATT&CK, Phishing Simulations
  • Penetration testing techniques (SMB Relay, LLMNR Spoofing, Active Directory)

• AI & Computer Vision

  • Real-time object and face recognition using YOLOv8/YOLOv11
  • Implementations of MTCNN, Emotion Detection, and Trackline-Tracking algorithms

• Backend & CI/CD & API Development

  • Django Rest Framework, GitHub Actions, Dockerization

Unreal Engine 5 + YOLOv8-11 + Python + CUDA
Real-time fire & smoke detection through drone simulation, frame processing with OpenCV, and model comparison.

TCP Client-Server system | PyQt UI | Firebase + Gemini AI
Real-time chat application with a user-friendly interface, simulating communication protocols using Java and Python.

Fuzzy Search | User Roles | Docker | 100% Test Coverage
Optimized PostgreSQL backend with an 85% accurate search algorithm and a recommendation system, fully deployment-ready.

• 🥉 3rd Place — T.C. Ministry of Youth and Sports International Hackathon (2024)
• 🛰️ Internships: Simsoft Avionics Software Unit & OYAK Cement (2024–2025)
• 📜 TÜBİTAK 2209-A Project: IoT-based Smart Cane
• 👩‍🎓 Participated in Google Game and Application Academy, Siber Vatan, National Technology Academy

📧 [email protected]
🔗 LinkedIn
💻 GitHub

🛠️ This profile is continuously updated. The passion for development and learning never ends!