I'm Cahit Dalgicdir!

Data Scientist Focused on AI-Powered Digital Services and Advanced Analytics. Know Me Better

Hello, My Name is Cahit!

Data Scientist building machine learning powered applications for E-mobility in Daimler Trucks & Buses.

I currently work at Daimler Trucks & Buses in Autonomous Trucks Group, developing tools to aid in analysis of autonomous driving.

I am interested in solving business problems using machine learning algorithms.

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My Latest Work

Here's a list of some of my projects.

My Services

My work can be grouped in a number of subjects.

1. Exploration

I explore data to achieve data understanding and identify relationships.

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2. Modeling

Generating models using machine learning algorithms to aid business solutions.

3. Proof of Concept

Design of proof of concept systems for business problems to show feasibility.

4. Development

Technical implementation of solutions and services.

5. Consulting

Consulting the use of machine learning and artificial intelligence to solve specific use cases.

6. Supervision

Supervising interns and students

My Resume

Work Experience 2015 - Now
2020 - Now

Responsibilities:
Developing tools to aid in automated data analysis for autonomous trucks. Technical Implementation of a digital service for city buses to predict total range of electrical buses using machine learning algorithms. Proof of Concept applications involving use of machine learning algorithms. Supervision of interns and students.

2019 - 2020

Worked at Daimler Buses in Connectivity Department.
Responsibilities:
Proof of Concept applications involving use of Machine Learning algorithms.

2015 - 2019

Worked in multiple research projects both independently and in collaboration. Analyzed the mechanisms for cononsolvency of PNIPAM in water/methanol solutions, ion effects at aqueous surfaces, coarse-grain models of polymer transitions.
Responsibilities:
Carrying out research projects to understand behaviors of polymers and ions at surfaces Aided teaching for courses such as Computer Applications in Chemistry and Physical Chemistry Supervised PhD, Master, and Bachelor students

2014 - 2015

Studied peptide folding in different environments, and analyzed the underlying driving forces, developed working two-state coarse-grain models for short peptides that adopt different secondary structures in different environments Responsibilities:
Carried out research projects to understand polymer folding. Supervised Master and Bachelor students with their research projects. Helped organize teaching for a computational chemistry course, prepared tutorials.

My Education 2002 - 2014
2009 - 2014

Computational Sciences & Engineering
Analyzed protein folding mechanisms using large scale simulations, calculated free energies using advanced sampling techniques. Studied environment dependent structural behavior of short peptides, developed working models of environment-induced conformational transition displayed folding mechanism of a synthetic leucine-lysine peptide

2007 - 2009

Materials Science & Engineering
Synthesized & processed films to improve barrier properties. Developed PET films with enhanced barrier properties using, processed them using twin screw extrusion and film casting, applied a number of material characterization techniques to determine their physical and chemical properties .

2002 - 2006

Materials Science & Engineering
Developed an epoxy resin with clay mixture with enhanced mechanical properties for paint coatings that can be cured by ultraviolet light to save energy, measured the mechanical and optical properties of the coating using a number of characterization techniques.

Publications

An interplay of excluded-volume and polymer–(co) solvent attractive interactions regulates polymer collapse in mixed solvents S Bharadwaj, D Nayar, C Dalgicdir, NFA van der Vegt The Journal of Chemical Physics 2021
A cosolvent surfactant mechanism affects polymer collapse in miscible good solvents S Bharadwaj, D Nayar, C Dalgicdir, NFA van der Vegt Communications Chemistry 2020
Improved temperature behavior of PNIPAM in water with a modified OPLS model C Dalgicdir, NFA van der Vegt The Journal of Physical Chemistry B 2019
A multi-state coarse grained modeling approach for an intrinsically disordered peptide F Ramezanghorbani, C Dalgicdir, M Sayar The Journal of Chemical Physics 2017
Computational Calorimetry of PNIPAM Cononsolvency in Water/Methanol Mixtures C Dalgicdir, F Rodríguez-Ropero, NFA van der Vegt The Journal of Physical Chemistry B 2017
Representing environment-induced helix-coil transitions in a coarse grained peptide model C Dalgicdir, C Globisch, M Sayar, C Peter The European Physical Journal Special Topics 2016
Conformation and Aggregation of LKα14 Peptide in Bulk Water and at the Air/Water Interface C Dalgicdir, M Sayar The Journal of Physical Chemistry B 2015
Tipping the scale from disorder to alpha-helix: folding of amphiphilic peptides in the presence of macroscopic and molecular interfaces C Dalgicdir, C Globisch, M Sayar, C Peter PLoS Computational Biology 2015
A transferable coarse-grained model for diphenylalanine: How to represent an environment driven conformational transition C Dalgicdir, C Peter, M Sayar The Journal of Chemical Physics 2013
Oxygen Gas and Water Vapor Permeability of Biaxially Stretched Poly (ethylene terephthalate)/Poly (ethylene-co-vinyl alcohol) and Poly (ethylene terephthalate-co-isophthalate)/Poly (ethylene-co-vinyl alcohol) Blend Films I, Ozen, C Dalgicdir Polymer-Plastics Technology and Engineering 2012
Improvement in gas permeability of biaxially stretched PET films blended with high barrier polymers: The role of chemistry and processing conditions İ Özen, G Bozoklu, C Dalgıçdir, O Yücel, E Ünsal, M Çakmak, YZ Menceloglu European Polymer Journal 2010
Effect of Organoclay on the Physical Properties of UV-Curable Coatings F Inceoglu, C Dalgicdir, YZ Menceloglu ACS Book Chapter 2009

References

Technical University Darmstadt

Cahit is an experienced employee, dependable and hard-working with an analytical approach to problems and a critical mindset that allows attention to detail. His practical solutions to problems enabled efficient use of our computational resources.

Prof. Nico van der Vegt Computational Chemistry Group
University of Konstanz

Neben seinen fachlichen Fähigkeiten ... zeichnet sich Dr. Dalgicdir durch sorgfältiges Arbeiten, hohe Zuverlässigkeit und Fleiß aus. Dr. Dalgicdir hat alle ihm übertragenen Aufgaben stets zu meiner vollsten Zufriedenheit erledigt.

Prof. Christine Peter Chemistry Department
Daimler Buses

Herr Dr. Dalgicdir identifiziert sich stets hervorragend mit seinen Aufgaben und zeigt eine ausgezeichnete Leistungsbereitschaft und Einsatzfreude.

Daimler Buses Connectivity Team Leader

    Skills & Expertise

    Learning is the new skill.
    Imagination, creation and asking new questions are at its core.

    — Sugata Mitra

    Python
    Data Analysis
    Machine Learning
    Shell Scripting
    Linux
    C, C++, Java

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