# Kadir Ertürk

> Software engineer, AI engineer, technical founder and science educator based in North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

Kadir Ertürk has 30+ years of hands-on experience across scientific computing, signal processing, machine learning, computer vision, backend systems, mobile development, embedded/IoT systems and production AI. He is Co-founder and Technical Director of sysHuman Technologies Inc.

## Professional Profile

Kadir's career began with scientific software and engineering research at Istanbul Technical University. He later founded Golaks Software, worked on industrial automation, developed backend AI systems at Prizm Media, worked on Intel's Vaunt smart-glasses project, led mobile engineering and BLE/IoT integration at 4Refuel, and currently builds AI products at sysHuman.

## Current Work

Kadir is Co-founder and Technical Director at sysHuman Technologies Inc., a Vancouver-based AI company developing consumer and enterprise products across web, iOS and Android.

Selected sysHuman products:

- [AI Mirror](https://mirror.syshuman.com/): Beauty analysis covering makeup, hair and skin.
- [AI Salon](https://salon.syshuman.com/): AI-powered skin analysis for beauty salons.
- [AI Programmer](https://syshuman.com/ai/?lang=en&mode=prog): AI coding assistant with working, explained code examples.
- [AI Hair Dresser](https://syshuman.com/ai/?lang=en&mode=hair): Multimodal AI commentary on hair, skin and makeup.
- [AI Doctor](https://syshuman.com/ai/?lang=en&mode=doctor): Informational AI medical guidance assistant with an explicit non-diagnostic limitation.
- [AI Chat](https://syshuman.com/ai/?lang=en&mode=chat): General-purpose AI assistant.
- [Image Analyzer](https://syshuman.com/ai/?lang=en&mode=img): AI image reader for extracting and analyzing text from images.

## Selected Engineering Work

- Intel Vaunt: Android and BLE development on Intel's publicly announced smart-glasses project.
- Color Detection Patent: Granted patent for ML-based real-time color classification using custom light-sensor hardware.
- Quake: Experimental machine-learning work on seismic signal data.
- Image API: Self-hosted image transformation system using SDXL, BiSeNet, BeautyGAN, IP-Adapter FaceID and GPU inference.
- Fourier Transform Android App: Real-time FFT audio visualization application with 3,000+ Google Play downloads.
- ChatterPro: UBC Mechatronics R&D work involving vibration/chatter detection and signal processing.

## Career

- 2023–present — Co-founder & Technical Director, sysHuman Technologies Inc.
- 2019–2026 — Senior Software Engineer / Mobile Team Lead, 4Refuel.
- 2018–2019 — Mobile & Web Application Developer, FreeEstimation.com.
- 2016–2018 — Android Developer, AI/ML & Wearables, Intel Corporation.
- 2011–2016 — Senior Software / Backend AI Developer, Prizm Media Inc.
- 2010–2014 — iOS / Android / Database Developer, Golaks.ca.
- 1994–2009 — Founder, Golaks Software.
- 1992–1994 — Computer Programmer, Exim Ltd.
- 1989–1992 — Research & Teaching Assistant, Istanbul Technical University.

## Education

- Ph.D. coursework & M.Sc. — Geophysical Engineering, Istanbul Technical University.
- B.Sc. — Yıldız University, Istanbul.
- iOS Development — BCIT, Vancouver.

## Technical Areas

AI/ML: LLMs, transformers, computer vision, RAG, embeddings, SVM, LSTM, GPU inference, LLMOps.

Software: Java, Python, PHP, REST APIs, web development, Linux, Git, Docker.

Mobile/Edge: Android, iOS, BLE/GATT, StoreKit 2, Google Play Billing, IoT integrations.

Embedded/Scientific: ESP32, sensors, C/C++, Fortran, Fourier/Laplace/Z transforms, DSP, image processing, vibration analysis.

## Public Education

Kadir's YouTube channel focuses on mathematically grounded AI and science education, including transformers, self-attention, neural networks, backpropagation, matrices, eigenvalues/eigenvectors, differential equations, signal processing, FFT, applied machine learning and science experiments.

## Public Profiles

- [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/kadirerturk/)
- [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/@KadirErturk)
- [X](https://x.com/kadirerturk)
- [Ekşi Sözlük](https://eksisozluk.com/biri/gedenek)
- [sysHuman](https://syshuman.com/)