# Aşkın Kadir Çekim

Computer science student at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, building AI agents, learning tools and software systems. Based in Karlsruhe, Germany. Programs in Turkish, English and German.

Official portfolio: <https://cekim.eu/>

## Profile

Aşkın has programmed for more than ten years. His recent work focuses on applying large language models to useful products and business processes, including AI agents, retrieval-augmented generation, workflow automation and business intelligence.

## Selected work

### Peyk

A proactive personal assistant on Telegram that watches email, calendars and documents, prioritizes what matters, and drafts outgoing messages for human approval. A deterministic interruption budget governs when it can notify the user. Peyk was co-built with Mehmet Ekin Derin.

- Role: Co-creator and developer
- Stack: Python, FastAPI, Strands Agents, Amazon Bedrock, Claude, Composio, PostgreSQL, pgvector, Neon and Fly.io
- Website: <https://peyk.chat>
- Source: <https://github.com/akcware/peyk>
- Project story: <https://devpost.com/software/peyk-knocks-only-when-it-matters>

### Tesseract Go

An iOS learning app that turns photographed or written STEM questions into animated explanations. It supports seven languages and uses a retrieval pipeline with pgvector and HNSW hybrid search plus a Python and Manim rendering service.

- Role: Founder and developer, 2025 to present
- Stack: iOS, RAG, pgvector, HNSW, Python, Manim, Azure and Hetzner
- App Store: <https://apps.apple.com/de/app/tesseract-ki-mathe-assistent/id6776019680>

### Proactive EV Co-Pilot

An electric-vehicle assistant that plans multi-stop routes around driver preferences and real-time charging information.

- Result: Winner, Mercedes-Benz Tech Innovation Hackathon, 2025
- Contribution: Flutter prototype, preference-based ranking engine and LLM intent parser
- Stack: Flutter, HERE APIs and LLMs
- Recap: <https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7400505797337747456/>

### Twinify

A digital twin for WhatsApp that combines personality, voice and conversation memory.

- Result: Track award, Nosu AI Hackathon, 2025
- Contribution: Solo project
- Stack: OpenAI, ElevenLabs, Node.js and SQLite
- Project story: <https://devpost.com/software/twinify-your-ai-powered-digital-twin-for-whatsapp>

### UNITE

A crisis-response procurement platform connecting governments with suppliers, built by an international team for EUvsVirus.

- Result: Challenge winner, European Commission EUvsVirus Hackathon, 2020
- Contribution: Full-stack developer in a six-person team, aged 14
- Stack: Node.js, Express and MongoDB
- Project story: <https://devpost.com/software/unite-government-procurement-platform>

## Experience

### OmmaWorks

Business Operations Specialist, part-time. March 2024 to September 2026.

Work included CRM data pipelines across more than 16,000 records, Metabase reporting, and an internal Claude-based assistant for workflows and dashboards.

## Education

### Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

B.Sc. Computer Science, 2025 to present.

## Technical areas

- AI and LLMs: OpenAI, Gemini and Claude APIs, RAG, pgvector, HNSW, AI agents and tool calling
- Software: Python, JavaScript, TypeScript, Java, Dart, C, C++ and SQL
- Frameworks: FastAPI, Flutter, React, Next.js, Vue, Express and Manim
- Data and infrastructure: PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Firebase, Azure, Hetzner, Docker, Git and Linux
- Automation and BI: Retool, n8n, Metabase, HubSpot CRM and Mixpanel

## Official links

- GitHub: <https://github.com/akcware>
- Devpost: <https://devpost.com/askinkadir>
- LinkedIn: <https://www.linkedin.com/in/askinkadir/>
- Email: <mailto:kadircekim.07@gmail.com>