Can Kayikci

CIS Intern @ NATO Defense College | Bilkent University CTIS Graduate

Rome, Latium, Italy

About

Focused on building secure, scalable, and efficient information systems. My Github Account: https://github.com/cankayikci0

Experience

  • Communication & Information Systems Intern at NATO Defense College
    Feb 2026 - Present · 5 mos

  • AI Developer at nxt milestone
    Aug 2025 - Sep 2025 · 2 mos

    At nxt milestone, I worked on developing and evaluating multiple approaches for automated invoice data extraction. I delivered three fully functional prototypes (Regex+OCR, LayoutLM, and RapidOCR+LLM), each showcasing unique performance trade-offs between accuracy, speed, and scalability. - Designed and implemented document parsing pipelines integrating OCR and transformer-based models. - Built a Flask-based demo for live testing and internal evaluation. - Conducted performance benchmarking and prepared comprehensive documentation for handover. This experience deepened my expertise in AI model deployment, OCR systems, and intelligent document automation workflows.

  • DevOps Intern at Orion Innovation Turkey
    Jul 2025 - Jul 2025 · 1 mo

    Developed and documented the test infrastructure for a telecom dashboard project. Created a Docker-based environment to run Cucumber/Selenium UI tests locally. Authored documentation for executing tests locally and integrating with CI/CD workflows. Solved environment-level issues including SSL warnings, browser-driver mismatches, and Chrome compatibility.

  • Back End Developer at Jotform
    Aug 2024 - Jan 2025 · 6 mos

    • Awarded “Best Enterprise Engineering Project” as part of a team that developed Cron Manager which is an innovative system to automate and monitor periodic server tasks using Google Cloud Pub/Sub. • Designed and implemented an AI-powered chatbot assistant that guides users through Jotform’s interface using GPT APIs. • Created a data pipeline between Google Sheets and Jotform Sheets using Google Sheets API, Google OAuth, and internal Jotform tools to automate secure data transfer. • Refactored and modularized backend system for improved maintainability and scalability. • Presented project outcomes during demo day to mentors and developers, receiving positive feedback.

  • Back End Developer at Cerebrum Tech
    Aug 2023 - Sep 2023 · 2 mos

    • Enhanced backend development skills using Node.js, Express.js, Passport.js, and MySQL for API integration. • Improved data retrieval and processing efficiency by integrating with the Schiphol Airport API for a flight booking system.