Tolga Varol

I am a startup Managing Director and hands-on technology leader working across edge AI, computer vision, embedded systems, hardware, and cloud infrastructure.

My company develops two main solutions:

AI-based driving-behaviour evaluation and commercial fleet management

Train-mounted digital inspection of railway infrastructure

Both solutions are built around our dual-camera edge-AI hardware and enterprise cloud platform.

My work covers the full product-development lifecycle. I manage developers while also contributing directly to industrial design, computer vision, AI development, imaging systems, camera integration, cloud applications, and embedded Linux. I have also worked on a custom 10-layer PCB containing three integrated subsystems, as well as custom Linux kernels and low-level device drivers.

Alongside engineering, I am involved in product strategy, business development, technical communication, and turning early-stage ideas into deployable industrial systems.

I previously served as the industrial advisor to master’s and PhD students working in AI, embedded systems, and cloud technologies. I greatly enjoyed helping them solve technical problems, structure their research, and develop practical engineering skills. I joined Codementor to continue having similar one-to-one technical engagements.

I hold a double master’s degree in Embedded Systems, with a minor ion Innovation and Entrepreneurship, from KTH Royal Institute of Technology and Technische Universität Berlin. During my studies, I was awarded an excellence scholarship.

I am fluent in English and Turkish and have basic communication skills in French, German, and Spanish.

My mentoring areas include:

• Python, C, and C++
• Embedded Linux and device drivers
• Computer vision and edge AI
• Embedded systems and digital hardware integration
• Cloud architecture and application development
• Technical project planning and debugging
• Research, thesis, and prototype guidance