Deniz has over ten years of experience in Control Theory and Robotics, specialized in embedded sensorimotor system design, power electronics, Lyapunov stability, and autonomous behavior development for mobile robots. He is an ESE research fellow at the University of Pennsylvania, where he is currently wrapping up his doctoral studies with the focus on utilizing simple templates for task autonomy and robotic platform control. He holds a B.Sc. in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from Bogazici University, Turkey.