Curriculum vitae
Yasin Mert
Master’s student in nanoscience and nanotechnology at KU Leuven, with a background in electrical engineering and computer science.
Leuven, Belgium · mertyasinsamed@gmail.com
yasinmert.com · LinkedIn
Education
Master of Nanoscience, Nanotechnology and Nanoengineering
KU Leuven · Current
Option: Nanophysics and Nanoelectronics Engineering.
Bachelor of Engineering Sciences
KU Leuven
Computer science and electrical engineering.
Research
Master’s thesis · imec
Ongoing
In-plane Ferroelectric Characterization of Epitaxial BaTiO₃ Thin Films on Silicon. Developing an approach to in-plane characterization and investigating its relation to electro-optical response.
Experience
President · TSL
September 2025–present · Leuven
During my first term, our team organised 12 major events, with more than 200 attendees at the largest. Together, we established branches for academic, arts and community activities and a monthly book club.
Business relations · Hydro Team
October 2024–July 2025 · Leuven
Supported industry partnerships for a hydrogen-powered race car project through technical communication.
Selected projects
From MRI to synthetic ultrasound
KU Leuven · 2025–2026 · Team project
A workflow from segmented anatomy to acoustic simulation and hand-gesture classification, with evaluation on unseen subjects and slices.
Not-so-Simple DBMS
KU Leuven · 2024–2025 · Team project
A database engine extended with indexing, storage, document support, and replicated operation.
Ultrasonic microreactor
KU Leuven · 2022–2023 · Team project
Worked in a team to design, build, and test a continuous-flow microreactor, comparing ultrasound and cooling conditions in laboratory experiments.
Other experience
Mathematics tutoring for upper-secondary students; sales at Brico Heusden-Zolder; kitchen work at WZC Prinsenhof; event setup and tool inventory at Sanicole Airshow.
Languages
Dutch, English, and Turkish: fluent.
French: good working proficiency. German: basic.