Career

Experience

Two decades across academia and industry — from research assistant in computational physics to associate professor of computer engineering.

Positions

  1. March 2023 — Present

    Associate Professor

    Bolu Abant İzzet Baysal University

    Department of Computer Engineering — Computer Science Division · Bolu, Turkey

    Leading research in quantum machine learning and intelligent energy systems. Teaching Operating Systems and Software Requirements Analysis at undergraduate level.

    • Academic
  2. January 2016 — Present

    Associate Editor

    International Journal of Renewable Energy Research (IJRER)

    Associate editor for IJRER, the International Journal of Smart Grid, and the International Journal of Engineering Science and Application.

    • Editorial
  3. June 2021 — March 2023

    Assistant Professor

    Bolu Abant İzzet Baysal University

    Department of Computer Engineering · Bolu, Turkey

    • Academic
  4. January 2016 — June 2021

    Assistant Professor

    Nişantaşı University

    Department of Computer Engineering · İstanbul, Turkey

    Built and led the Computer Engineering department. Supervised graduate research in machine learning for renewable energy.

    • Academic
  5. January 2016 — January 2018

    Founder

    Zecom Bilişim Teknoloji Geliştirme

    İstanbul, Turkey

    Independent software and technology development consultancy.

    • Industry
  6. January 2013 — January 2016

    Assistant Professor

    İstanbul Gelişim University

    Department of Mechatronics Engineering · İstanbul, Turkey

    • Academic
  7. January 2012 — January 2013

    Lecturer

    Haliç University

    Vocational School · İstanbul, Turkey

    • Academic
  8. January 2012 — January 2013

    Linux Systems Administrator

    Universal Group

    IT Centre · İstanbul, Turkey

    • Industry
  9. January 2002 — January 2012

    Research Assistant

    Yıldız Technical University

    Department of Physics · İstanbul, Turkey

    Ten years in the computational physics group of Prof. Dr. Gülay Dereli, writing and parallelising tight-binding molecular dynamics codes for carbon nanotube simulation.

    • Academic

Leadership

Administrative appointments

  1. October 2021 — November 2024

    Vice Dean

    Bolu Abant İzzet Baysal University

    Faculty of Engineering · Bolu, Turkey

    Academic administration across the faculty: curriculum, accreditation, and staff development.

    • Administrative
  2. May 2019 — August 2019

    Director of the Institute of Science

    Nişantaşı University

    Institute of Science · İstanbul, Turkey

    • Administrative
  3. December 2016 — June 2019

    Vice Director of the Institute of Science

    Nişantaşı University

    Institute of Science · İstanbul, Turkey

    • Administrative
  4. October 2016 — June 2021

    Head of Department

    Nişantaşı University

    Department of Computer Engineering · İstanbul, Turkey

    • Administrative
  5. January 2014 — January 2015

    Director of the Institute of Science

    İstanbul Gelişim University

    Institute of Science · İstanbul, Turkey

    • Administrative

Funded research

Projects

Grants from TÜBİTAK and university research funds, as principal investigator and as researcher.

  1. June 2022 — Present

    Determination of ionizing-radiation shielding performance and capacitive properties of epoxy/Ag micro- and nano-composites, and their optimization with machine learning

    Scientific Research Projects (BAP)

    Researcher

    • Ongoing
    • National
  2. August 2019 — March 2022

    Investigation of the behaviour of materials in mechanical and electromagnetic systems

    Scientific Research Projects (BAP)

    Researcher

    • Completed
    • National
  3. February 2016 — December 2019

    Decision-making with image processing techniques in virtual classroom applications

    Scientific Research Projects (BAP)

    Advisor

    • Completed
    • National
  4. November 2015 — December 2017

    Development of a software package capable of computing radiation buildup factors (BXCOM)

    TÜBİTAK

    Principal Investigator · 3001

    Principal Investigator on a TÜBİTAK 3001 grant to build BXCOM, an open tool for computing exposure and energy-absorption buildup factors for arbitrary materials. Published in Radiation Effects and Defects in Solids.

    • Completed
    • National
  5. January 2010 — January 2012

    Computer simulation of the mechanical and electronic properties of single-walled carbon nanotubes under strain

    Scientific Research Projects (BAP)

    Researcher

    • Completed
    • National
  6. January 2003 — July 2004

    Computer simulation of carbon nanotubes and nano metals and alloys

    Scientific Research Projects (BAP)

    Researcher

    • Completed
    • National

Supervision

Supervised theses

Doctoral and master's students supervised to completion.

Doctoral · 1

  • 2021

    Yaşar Karabul

    Next-generation radiation shields: epoxy-based metal-oxide micro- and nano-structured composites

    Yıldız Technical University — Institute of Science, Physics

Master's · 3

  • 2025

    Nureddin Ertuğrul Kalkan

    Determination of the ionizing-radiation shielding performance of epoxy-based micro- and nano-sized silver-doped composites

    Yıldız Technical University — Institute of Science, Physics

  • 2023

    Serlin İş

    Yttrium- and europium-based copper-oxide layered ceramics: production, impedance characterisation, and prediction with artificial intelligence

    Yıldız Technical University — Institute of Science, Physics

  • 2015

    Ahmet Nihat Bilgen

    Development of a software package for computing effective atomic numbers as a function of scattering angle: ZXCOM

    Yıldız Technical University — Institute of Science, Physics

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