CV
Brief Biography
I completed my Bachelor's degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering at Nazarbayev University in Astana, Kazakhstan, graduating with Magna Cum Laude honors.
My primary research interests are in robotic perception and learning, focusing on developing effective methods to extract and utilize tactile and video data, enabling robots to learn and adapt from these inputs.
Outside of academics, I enjoy rock climbing, playing basketball, and spending quality time with friends.
Experience
Graduate Research Assistant
Telerobotic and Biorobotic Systems Group, University of Alberta
Research on surgical robotics, reinforcement learning, and LLMs supervised by Prof. Mahdi Tavakoli.
Visiting Researcher
Mentor: Dr. Tasbolat Taunyazov, National University of Singapore
Research on computer vision, robotics, and Franka Panda impedance control under the supervision of Dr. Tasbolat Taunyazov.
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Tactile Robotics Laboratory, Nazarbayev University
Research on tactile sensors and perception algorithms supervised by Prof. Zhanat Kappassov.
Machine Learning Intern
Kaspi.kz, Astana, Kazakhstan
Internship at Kaspi.kz as a machine learning engineer focusing on development of models and sourcing algorithms.
Awards
| Year | Award | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Mereke Scholarship | For academic and research excellence |
| 2024 | President's Stipend | For research contributions to the Nazarbayev University |
| 2022 | Best Coordinator Award | For excelling as a coordinator of a debate club Nomad |
| 2023, 2024 | Dean's List | Given to students with exceptional academic records |
| 2020 - 2024 | Republic of Kazakhstan State Scholarship | Full tuition coverage and a monthly stipend. Awarded to students with the highest scores in their university entrance exams |