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                <name> Nejat Yigit Can</name>
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              <p>Currently building <a href="https://modemix.io">Modemix</a>, the first navigation app for taking your bike on the train. Previously a Computer Vision/Machine Learning Engineer at IMETALX Space Systems where I specialized in 3D scene reconstruction in constrained environments.</p>

              <p>Outside of work, I am into skiing, filmmaking, <a href="https://nejatcan.my.canva.site/">photography</a>, hiking, and cycling!</p>

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                 <li><strong>11/2025:</strong> I quit my job to start <a href="https://modemix.io">Modemix</a>.</li>
                 <li><strong>06/2025:</strong> I joined IMETALX Space Systems as a Computer Vision/Machine Learning Engineer.</li>
                 <li><strong>05/2025:</strong> I graduated from <a href="https://minghsiehece.usc.edu/">USC</a> with a M.S. in Electrical Engineering and dropped out of my Ph.D. program.</li>
                 <li><strong>08/2022:</strong> I started my Ph.D. at <a href="https://minghsiehece.usc.edu/">USC</a>.</li>
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              <p><strong>Founder</strong>, Nov 2025 – present<br>
              <em>Modemix Labs</em><br>
              <span style="color: #636363;">Modemix is the first navigation app for taking your bike on the train, which makes public transit 2x faster on average.</span><p>

              <p><strong>Computer Vision/Machine Learning Engineer</strong>, June 2025 – Nov 2025<br>
              <em>IMETALX Space Systems</em><br>
              <span style="color: #636363;">Building 3D scene reconstruction methods to help spacecraft operate autonomously.</span><p>

              <p><strong>Graduate Research Assistant</strong>, 2022 – 2025<br>
              <em>University of Southern California</em> (with <a href="https://sipi.usc.edu/~knayak/">Krishna Nayak</a>)<br>
              <span style="color: #636363;">Conducted research in low-latency 3D reconstruction for MRI and physics-informed constrained reconstruction.</span><p>

              <p><strong>Research Intern</strong>, 2021<br>
              <em>Massachusetts Institute of Technology</em> (with <a href="https://martinos.org/~berkin/">Berkin Bilgic</a>)<br>
              <span style="color: #636363;">Developed a self-supervised 3D CNN for fast and accurate diffusion tensor imaging reconstruction.</span><p>

              <p><strong>Undergraduate Research Assistant</strong>, 2019 – 2021<br>
              <em>University of Rochester</em> (with <a href="https://www.hajim.rochester.edu/bme/people/faculty/lee-whasil/index.html">Whasil Lee</a> and <a href="https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=qgVCmEgAAAAJ&hl=en">Geounyoung Yoon</a>)<br>
              <span style="color: #636363;">Conducted research in osteoarthritis mechanobiology and Brillouin microscopy.</span><p>

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            <p><strong>Data Structures and Object Oriented Design</strong> (<a href="https://bytes.usc.edu/cs104/">CS 104</a>), Spring 2025<br>
            Teaching Assistant<br>

            <p><strong>Calculus I</strong> (<a href="https://dornsife.usc.edu/mathematics/math-125-calculus-1/">MATH 125</a>), Fall 2024<br>
            Teaching Assistant<br>

            <p><strong>Signals and Systems</strong> (<a href="https://catalogue.usc.edu/preview_course_nopop.php?catoid=16&coid=253979">BME 413</a>), Fall 2023<br>
            Teaching Assistant<br>

            <p><strong>Girls Who Code</strong> <em>at University of Rochester</em>, 2021 – 2022<br>
            <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-aSEFPO6f9TKWJnDCvx_mnqZO23EkIFz/view?usp=sharing">President</a><br>
            <span style="color: #636363;"><em>Volunteer organization for teaching K-12 girls how to code.</em></span>


            <p><strong>Statics and Dynamics</strong> (<a href="https://www.youtube.com/@canacademy8622/videos">BME 201</a>), Fall 2020, Fall 2021<br>
            Head Teaching Assistant<br>
            <span style="color: #636363;"><em>I made some <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@canacademy8622/videos">videos</a> for this course!</em></span>
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