Aug 2026
I've started my CS PhD at UMD, where I am broadly working on AI Writing.
Deniz Bölöni-Turgut
Hello! I am a first-year CS PhD student at the University of Maryland, College Park with a research focus in natural language processing. I am advised by Prof. Mohit Iyyer and Prof. Hal Daumé III. My work is supported by the NSF GRFP. I received my B.S. in Computer Science from Cornell University.
At Cornell, I was fortunate to work with Prof. Claire Cardie and Prof. Tanya Goyal. I was a TA for Natural Language Processing (CS 4740) and Mathematical Foundations of Computing (CS 2800), a Data Science Lead for Cornell Data Science, and Course Manager and Lecturer for a intro to ML course (INFO 1998). I spent Summer 2023 at the REUSE program at CMU, where I worked with Prof. Claire Le Goues on neural decompilation for malware analysis.
In my free time, I am an avid reader, enjoy learning languages, going to museums, and consuming caffeinated beverages.
News
May 2026
I graduated Magna Cum Laude with my B.S. Computer Science from Cornell! I was also named a Merrill Presidential Scholar, awarded to the top 1% of the graduating class 🐻
Apr 2026
Honored to be a recipient of the 2026 NSF GRFP.
Jun 2025
I've started a Software Development Engineer internship at Amazon in New York City.
Apr 2025
My first paper was accepted to DIMVA 2025 on machine-learning-based decompilation for malware analysis.
Jan 2025
I am the new Data Science subteam lead for Cornell Data Science :D
Dec 2024
I received an Honorable Mention for the 2025 CRA Outstanding Undergraduate Researcher Award.