Nejat Yigit Can

Currently building Modemix, the first navigation app for taking your bike on the train. Previously a Computer Vision/Machine Learning Engineer at IMETALX Space Systems where I specialized in 3D scene reconstruction in constrained environments.

Outside of work, I am into skiing, filmmaking, photography, hiking, and cycling!

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• 11/2025: I quit my job to start Modemix.
• 06/2025: I joined IMETALX Space Systems as a Computer Vision/Machine Learning Engineer.
• 05/2025: I graduated from USC with a M.S. in Electrical Engineering and dropped out of my Ph.D. program.
• 08/2022: I started my Ph.D. at USC.

Founder, Nov 2025 – present
Modemix Labs
Modemix is the first navigation app for taking your bike on the train, which makes public transit 2x faster on average.

Computer Vision/Machine Learning Engineer, June 2025 – Nov 2025
IMETALX Space Systems
Building 3D scene reconstruction methods to help spacecraft operate autonomously.

Graduate Research Assistant, 2022 – 2025
University of Southern California (with Krishna Nayak)
Conducted research in low-latency 3D reconstruction for MRI and physics-informed constrained reconstruction.

Research Intern, 2021
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (with Berkin Bilgic)
Developed a self-supervised 3D CNN for fast and accurate diffusion tensor imaging reconstruction.

Undergraduate Research Assistant, 2019 – 2021
University of Rochester (with Whasil Lee and Geounyoung Yoon)
Conducted research in osteoarthritis mechanobiology and Brillouin microscopy.

Data Structures and Object Oriented Design (CS 104), Spring 2025
Teaching Assistant

Calculus I (MATH 125), Fall 2024
Teaching Assistant

Signals and Systems (BME 413), Fall 2023
Teaching Assistant

Girls Who Code at University of Rochester, 2021 – 2022
President
Volunteer organization for teaching K-12 girls how to code.

Statics and Dynamics (BME 201), Fall 2020, Fall 2021
Head Teaching Assistant
I made some videos for this course!