Merve Yilmaz is a research assistant at the Department of Computer Engineering, Konya Technical University, where she is also pursuing her Ph.D. in Computer Engineering. She received her B.Sc. degree in Computer Engineering from Selçuk University in 2017 and completed her M.Sc. at Konya Technical University in 2022. Her research interests include artificial intelligence, neural networks, evolutionary algorithms, and image processing. Her recent studies focus on the application of AI-based algorithms in engineering and security systems.