Furkan Kadir Yılmaz Engineer

Projects

• ForkPilot

  Oct 2026github.com/forkpilot

  Built an open-source tool that finds the commit that changed how a drone flies, in ArduPilot and PX4 simulations.

  Used it to find and fix a unit error in the brake threshold of ArduPilot's PosHold mode, left over from a units conversion.

  Pull request #34624Merged

  Also found that AUTO mode flies into the ground when a spline waypoint is followed by a delay command. A core developer confirmed it.

  Issue #34651

  

  

• SynCologne

  Since 2026syncologne.com

  Co-founded a live fragrance decision engine that recommends perfumes and ratio-based layering from mood, occasion, season and weather.

  Next.js, TypeScript, Python

• Yıldız Rover

  Oct 2025 – Sep 2026

  Embedded software for my university's rover team: motor control, sensor reading and the vehicle control software.

• imece

  In progress

  Multiplayer for AI coding agents. A team's agents share one codebase without colliding.

• screenlink

  In progress

  Low-latency screen sharing for local networks, written in Rust.

  Private

Experience

• Baykar

  Embedded Software InternAug–Sep 2026
  Embedded Software Intern, Lightweight PlatformsFeb–May 2026

  Worked on STM32 firmware, CAN communication, bootloader-based firmware updates and hardware-software integration.

• Assan Elektronik

  R&D Engineering InternJul–Aug 2025

  Designed and validated a 24 V / 2 A (48 W) flyback power supply with about 87% efficiency and ±2% output regulation.

Education

• Yıldız Technical University

  B.Sc. Electronics and Communications Engineering2021–2026

• Instituto Politécnico de Coimbra

  Erasmus+ exchangeFeb–Jun 2024

Currently exploring

• Edge AI and small language models
• AI on embedded devices
• Analog in-memory computing and memristors
• Processing-in-memory and the memory wall
• Context engineering and agent orchestration

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