# Kadir Ertürk > Kadir Ertürk is a software engineer, AI engineer, technical founder, and science educator based in North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. His work spans scientific computing, signal processing, machine learning, computer vision, mobile software, embedded/IoT systems, and production AI products. This site is the primary public profile for Kadir Ertürk. It describes his professional history, selected engineering projects, research interests, teaching topics, and current work as Co-founder and Technical Director of sysHuman Technologies Inc. Important context: distinguish Kadir's personal work and educational content from products and services published by sysHuman. Kadir's public profile covers work from the late 1980s through the present, including research and teaching at Istanbul Technical University, founding Golaks Software, work at Prizm Media, Intel's Vaunt smart-glasses project, 4Refuel mobile/IoT engineering, and current generative-AI work at sysHuman. ## Profile - [Kadir Ertürk — main profile](https://kadirerturk.com/): Professional overview, career history, selected projects, technical areas, and teaching topics. - [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/kadirerturk/): Professional profile and employment history. - [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/@KadirErturk): Long-form AI, mathematics, signal-processing, engineering, and science education. - [X](https://x.com/kadirerturk): Public posts and technical commentary. - [Ekşi Sözlük profile](https://eksisozluk.com/biri/gedenek): Public author profile and personal writing archive. ## Current Work - [sysHuman Technologies](https://syshuman.com/): AI products and services for consumer and enterprise use, including computer vision, NLP, machine learning, and on-premise deployments. - [AI Mirror](https://mirror.syshuman.com/): LLM and computer-vision powered beauty analysis for makeup, hair, skin, and related recommendations. - [AI Salon](https://salon.syshuman.com/): AI skin-analysis SaaS for beauty salons with professional reports and multilingual support. - [AI Programmer — English](https://syshuman.com/ai/?lang=en&mode=prog): AI coding assistant that answers programming questions with working examples. - [AI Programmer — Turkish](https://syshuman.com/ai/?lang=tr&mode=prog): Turkish version of the AI coding assistant. - [AI Hair Dresser — English](https://syshuman.com/ai/?lang=en&mode=hair): Multimodal AI commentary on hair, skin, and makeup using image input. - [AI Hair Dresser — Turkish](https://syshuman.com/ai/?lang=tr&mode=hair): Turkish version of the hair/skin AI assistant. - [AI Doctor — English](https://syshuman.com/ai/?lang=en&mode=doctor): AI-powered informational medical guidance assistant; not a substitute for medical diagnosis or professional advice. - [AI Doctor — Turkish](https://syshuman.com/ai/?lang=tr&mode=doctor): Turkish version of the informational medical assistant. - [AI Chat — English](https://syshuman.com/ai/?lang=en&mode=chat): General-purpose AI assistant for open-ended questions, including mathematics. - [AI Chat — Turkish](https://syshuman.com/ai/?lang=tr&mode=chat): Turkish version of the general AI assistant. - [Image Analyzer — English](https://syshuman.com/ai/?lang=en&mode=img): AI image reader for extracting and analyzing text from images. - [Image Analyzer — Turkish](https://syshuman.com/ai/?lang=tr&mode=img): Turkish version of the image analysis tool. ## Selected Projects & Research - [sysMirror](https://mirror.syshuman.com/): Production beauty-analysis platform combining LLMs, computer vision, iOS, Android, web, GPU inference, and image transformation. - [AI Salon](https://salon.syshuman.com/): Professional skin-analysis platform for beauty salons. - [Quake](https://quake.syshuman.com/): Experimental research platform applying machine learning to seismic signal data, connected to Kadir's geophysics background. - [Image API](https://image.syshuman.com/): Self-hosted beauty-transformation API using SDXL inpainting, BiSeNet segmentation, BeautyGAN, IP-Adapter FaceID, and CUDA/GPU inference. - [Intel Vaunt]: Android and BLE development work on Intel's publicly announced Vaunt smart-glasses project. - [Hair Color Detection / Patent]: Granted patent, “Method and Apparatus for Detecting Color,” involving real-time ML color classification with custom light-sensor hardware. - [Fourier Transform Android App]: Real-time FFT audio visualization application with 3,000+ Google Play downloads. - [ChatterPro]: UBC Mechatronics R&D project involving real-time 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. ## Technical Areas AI/ML: LLMs, transformers, computer vision, RAG, SVM, LSTM, embeddings, LLMOps, GPU inference. 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. ## Education - Ph.D. coursework & M.Sc., Geophysical Engineering, Istanbul Technical University. - B.Sc., Yıldız University, Istanbul. - iOS Development, BCIT, Vancouver. ## Teaching & Public Education Kadir publishes mathematically grounded educational material covering deep learning and transformers, self-attention, Q/K/V, backpropagation, neural networks, matrices, eigenvalues/eigenvectors, differential equations, signal processing, FFT, applied machine learning, and science topics. ## Optional - [sysHuman](https://syshuman.com/): Company site for current AI products and services. - [YouTube channel](https://www.youtube.com/@KadirErturk): Primary educational media channel. - [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/kadirerturk/): Professional-network profile. - [X](https://x.com/kadirerturk): Public social profile. - [Ekşi Sözlük](https://eksisozluk.com/biri/gedenek): Public author profile.