About Me

I'm Bekir Bostancı, a passionate software and robotics engineer with a strong background in fleet management systems, autonomous robot development, and real-time data visualization. My expertise bridges the gap between hardware, software, and cutting-edge algorithms, helping businesses optimize their operations through advanced robotics solutions.

Professional Experience

Position Company Location Duration Description
Software Engineer Kinexon Munich, Germany 07/2024 - Present Front-end and back-end development for fleet management systems using Vue, TypeScript, Python, Kafka, and Postgres. Contributed to migrating monolithic architectures into microservices.
Robotics Software Engineer Filics Munich, Germany 10/2022 - 06/2024 Developed a VDA5050-compliant fleet manager with features like traffic management, order scheduling, and charging. Worked with TypeScript, NestJS, GraphQL, and Python for real-time communication and system testing on real robots.
Robotics Software Engineer Advoard Robotics Izmir, Turkey 09/2020 - 10/2022 Developed global planners and custom fleet management systems with C++ and Python. Migrated ROS packages from ROS1 to ROS2, improving real-time communication for robots.
Junior Robotics Software Engineer TÜBİTAK 3501 Project Izmir, Turkey 12/2019 - 12/2021 Focused on localization algorithms using Extended Kalman Filters and Particle Filters for real-time robot communication and ROS2 migration.

Education

Degree Institution Duration
MSc in Electrical and Electronics Engineering Izmir University of Economics 2020 - 2023
BSc in Electrical Engineering Izmir University of Economics 2016 - 2020

Publications & Research

Title Venue/Journal Year
Fleet Management System Improved with VDA5050 Standard for Autonomous Fleet Robots Master's Thesis 2023
A Novel Docking Algorithm Based On The LiDAR And The V-shape Features European Journal of Science and Technology 2021
Novel Docking Algorithm Using LiDAR and V-Shape Features European Journal of Science and Technology 2021
Face Detection and Tracking with AI HORA 2021 2021
Kalman Filter for Lead-Acid Battery State of Charge Estimation ICEEE 2021 2021
Extended Kalman Filter-Based Localization with UWB and Odometry IEEE SIU 2020 2020
LiDAR and UWB-Based Source Localization Algorithms for Autonomous Robots ELECO 2019 2019

Technical Skills

Category Technologies
Languages Python, JavaScript, TypeScript, C++, Rust
Frameworks Vue 3, NestJS, ROS1 & ROS2, Kafka
Databases Postgres, MongoDB, TimescaleDB
Tools Docker, Git, GraphQL, ROS1 & ROS2, MQTT

Languages

  • English – Advanced
  • German – Beginner

Personal Projects

Contact

bekirbostanci@gmail.com
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