Curriculum Vitae

1. Personal Details

D.Sc. (ongoing), Computing and Electrical Engineering (Internet of Things), Tampere University
M.Sc. (2022), Electrical and Electronics Engineering (Analog Circuit Design), Isparta University of Applied Sciences
B.Sc. (2017), Electrical and Electronics Engineering (Industrial Automation), Manisa Celal Bayar University

Native language: Turkish
Other languages:
- English (Proficient – C1, IELTS: 7)
- Finnish (Elementary)
- German (Elementary)

Doctoral Researcher (Since 2023), Faculty of Information Technology and Communication Sciences, Tampere University, Finland

My doctoral research focuses on creating intelligent indoor environments by integrating the Internet of Things (IoT) with Artificial Intelligence (AI). I am particularly interested in potential risks associated with AI deployment in these environments. With this aim, I contribute as a researcher to the EVIL-AI Project, which investigates AI-related harms and develops mitigation strategies.

Research Assistant (2020–2023), Faculty of Technology, Isparta University of Applied Sciences, Turkey
- Conducted laboratory courses: Fundamentals of Electrical and Electronics, Electronic, Circuit Analysis, Digital Systems, Digital System Design, System Design with Microprocessor.
Electrical Maintenance Engineer Intern (2016), Habas Industrial and Medical Gases Production Industries Inc., Turkey
- Monitored operations and maintenance in a natural gas combined cycle power plant.
Electrical Maintenance Engineer Intern (2015), Çimentaş İzmir Cement Factory, Turkey
- Conducted maintenance and repair of electrical and electronics equipment.

Study Abroad Programme Scholarship (2021), The Republic of Türkiye Ministry of National Education
- Monthly stipend: €1,592.50; Sponsorship period: 4 years. This programme sponsors Turkish students for postgraduate studies abroad.

Total publications: 7 (19 citations)
Publications:
1. Varol, A., Motlagh, N. H., Leino, M., & Virkki, J. (2025, June). Performance of Large Language Models Across Edge and Cloud Platforms in Smart Spaces. In 2025 10th International Conference on Smart and Sustainable Technologies (SpliTech) (pp. 1–6). IEEE.
2. Shaikh, A., Varol, A., & Virkki, J. (2025). From Prompts to Motors: Man-in-the-Middle Attacks on LLM-Enabled Vacuum Robots. IEEE Access.
3. Varol, A., Motlagh, N. H., Leino, M., Tarkoma, S., & Virkki, J. (2024). Creation of AI-driven Smart Spaces for Enhanced Indoor Environments – A Survey.
4. Varol, A., Yucel, F., Yuce, E., & Cakir, A. (2024). A single-IC realizable, electronically tunable, OTA-based full-wave rectifier with simultaneous positive and negative outputs. AEU-International Journal of Electronics and Communications, 155374.
5. Kayaalp, K., & Varol, A. (2024). LeNet ve ResNet Derin Öğrenme Modelleri ile Asma Yapraklarının Sınıflandırması. Veri Bilimi, 7(1), 16–25.
6. Varol, A., Yucel, F., & Cakir, A. (2023). A new electronically tunable transimpedance-mode OTA-based first-order universal filter and its quadrature oscillator application. Journal of Circuits, Systems and Computers, 32(11), 2350184.
7. Varol, A., & Çetin, B. K. (2020). A New Mobile Application for Physical Measurement in a Cellular Network. Journal of Scientific Reports-A, (045), 178–200.

5 Undergraduate Research Project Supervisions (2020–2023), TÜBİTAK 2209-A Research Grant Program for University Students.

Teaching Assistant (2020–2023), Faculty of Technology, Isparta University of Applied Sciences.

Guest Speaker (2024), The 1st Winter School on 3D Digitainability, Tampere University
- Topic: AI Agents in Smart Spaces
Grant Proposal Contribution: Assisted in European Commission funding application (PI: Johanna Virkki).

Programming Languages: Proficient in Python, Java, C, C++, and LaTeX
AI/ML Expertise: AI/ML methodologies, LLM implementation on proprietary and open-source platforms, edge-based AI deployment, LLM fine-tuning, quantized model optimization
Software Development Tools: Visual Studio, Android Studio, MATLAB, PSpice, Origin
System Design: IoT systems and analog circuit design

My CV