hi, i'm duru ✿

i'm a senior at njit studying computer science. i build data tools and ml systems, mostly in the energy and fintech space.

say hi below ↓
→ cs @ njit, class of '27
→ software engineer intern @ fiserv, summer '26
Duru volunteering with PSEGDuru at her Fiserv internshipDuru Birinci
PythonJavaC#ReactSQLScikit-learnPandasC++JavaScript.NETStreamlitAzure

featured projects

Nuclear vs Renewable Energy Dashboard

Data Viz · 2025

Interactive data viz platform for global energy trends across 314 countries, built on 23,000+ rows of real-world data (1990–2025).

PythonStreamlitPlotlyPandas
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Credit Card Fraud Detection

Machine Learning · 2024

ML fraud detection pipeline on 284,807 transactions, hitting 96.3% ROC-AUC with Random Forest and 81.6% recall at 94% precision.

PythonScikit-learnPandasMatplotlib
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  • Fiserv

    Fiserv· Berkeley Heights, NJ

    Software Engineer Intern

    • Built and shipped to production an internal Python log analysis tool for banking workstations, parsing hundreds of files at once, each thousands of lines, and returning results in seconds while cutting triage time for support engineers by over 50%.
    • Designed a SQLite-backed analysis layer that flags failure-inducing errors and generates plain-language causes, recommendations, and next steps.
    • Engineered a C# / .NET desktop launcher that orchestrates startup, environment setup, and dashboard delivery, giving non-technical users one-click access to the full tool.
    • Integrated an OpenAI-powered chatbot for natural-language querying of parsed log data, built to Fiserv's Responsible AI Guidelines.
    • Engineered a two-stage PII pipeline using regex detection and HMAC-SHA256 tokenization, ensuring account data is tokenized before it reaches storage or the language model.
  • NJIT

    NJIT· Newark, NJ

    Information Services and Technology Desk Supervisor

    • Lead a team of 8 student workers, training new hires, managing shift coverage, and handling escalated issues.
    • Resolve 70+ tickets weekly in ServiceNow across account access, software, hardware, and network issues for students, faculty, and staff.
    • Protect university accounts by verifying identities and managing access and MFA using SailPoint and Duo.
    • Publish and update knowledge base articles for recurring issues, helping the desk resolve common tickets faster.
  • PSEG

    PSEG· Salem, NJ

    Nuclear Information Technology Intern

    • Built a SQL-backed reporting system tracking 500+ hardware assets by age, last user, and last known location, giving leadership weekly visibility for replacement planning.
    • Digitized hundreds of hard-copy operating procedures into a Microsoft SharePoint library and deployed kiosks across multiple plant sites, modernizing their current process.
    • Delivered a 3D scanning solution letting supervisors virtually inspect the plant, cutting physical inspection time by 30% while maintaining safety compliance.
    • Established the plant's first ServiceNow-powered support desk, delivering real-time IT support for 200+ employees across departments.

about me

i'm a cs student at njit (class of 2027), pursuing my bachelor's with a specialization in artificial intelligence and machine learning.

with academic and industry experience in python, java, c/c++, javascript, sql, and react, i build full-stack applications and data tools that solve real-world problems.

last summer, i interned at pseg as a nuclear it intern, where i helped launch new jersey's first nuclear power plant technical support desk. this past summer, i joined fiserv as a software engineering intern.

i'm actively exploring new grad roles in software engineering, data, and ai where i can contribute, grow, and bring both technical and analytical skills to the table. i'd love to connect.

currently learning
operating systems
networking
ml engineering
system design

contact me

reach out for new grad roles, internships, collaborations, or just to say hi.

© 2026 duru birincilast updated: september 6, 2026