Students

Current Ph.D. students:

  • Farzad Avishan, PhD. in Industrial Engineering, Ozyegin University (exp. graduation: 2021),
    Applications of Robust Optimization in Production Planning and Logistics. (co-advised with Ihsan Yanıkoğlu)
  • Taha Varol, PhD. in Industrial Engineering, Ozyegin University (exp. graduation: 2021), Solving Optimization Problems using Machine Learning Techniques.

Current M.Sc. students:

  • Berkay Sarioglu, M.Sc. in Data Science, Ozyegin University (exp. graduation: 2022), Allocating Cost in a Lot Sizing Game using Bayesian Optimization.
  • Deniz Peksen, M.Sc. in Data Science, Ozyegin University (exp. graduation: 2022), Novel ML Techniques for  Identifying Stock Trends and Portfolio Optimization. 
  • Taha Huzeyfe Aktas, M.Sc. in Data Science, Ozyegin University (exp. graduation: 2022), Challenging Routing Problems and Innovative Solutions.

Past students:

  • Ertan Yakıcı, PhD. in Industrial Engineering, Middle East Technical University (graduated: 2012),  Revenue Management in Sports and Entertainment Industry.  (co-advised with Serhan Duran)
  • Emre Çankaya, PhD. in Industrial Engineering, Ozyegin University (exp. graduation: 2020), Solution Approaches for Problems in the Printing Industry. (co-advised with Ali Ekici)
  • Milad Elyasi, PhD. in Industrial Engineering, Ozyegin University (exp. graduation: 2021), Column Generation Approaches for Various Scheduling Problems. (co-advised with Ali Ekici)
  • Meserret Karaca, M.Sc. in Industrial Engineering, Ozyegin University (graduated: 2012),  Coordinated Inventory Planning  for Humanitarian Relief Agencies. (co-advised with Burcu Balçık)
  • Emre Çankaya, M.Sc. in Industrial Engineering, Ozyegin University (graduated: 2016),  Transportation Planning for the Relief Items Distribution During an Emergency. (co-advised with Ali Ekici)
  • Merve Burcu Sarıkaya, M.Sc. in Industrial Engineering, Ozyegin University (graduated: 2017),  An Application Of Unrelated Parallel Machine Scheduling With Sequence-Dependent Setups At Vestel Electronics. 
  • Ersin Koç, M.Sc. in Industrial Engineering, Ozyegin University (graduated: 2018),  An Exact Approach For A Dynamic Workforce Scheduling Problem.
  • Gözde Öktem, M.Sc. in Industrial Engineering, Ozyegin University (graduated: 2020),  A Split Delivery Vehicle Routing Problem for Daily Tobacco Delivery.  (co-advised with Görkem Yılmaz)
  • Ozan Can Eren, M.Sc. in Data Science, Ozyegin University (exp. graduation: 2021), Sports Analytics: Estimating Players Valuations. (co-advised with Erinç Albey)
  • Ramin Khameneh, M.Sc. in Industrial Engineering, Ozyegin University (exp. graduation: 2021), A Genetic Algorithm Approach for Blood Collection Problem. (co-advised with Ali Ekici)
  • Omer Berk Olmez, M.Sc. in Industrial Engineering, Ozyegin University (exp. graduation: 2021), A Matheuristic for an Inventory Routing Problem with Fixed Multi-Compartment Vehicles. (co-advised with Ali Ekici)
  • Ceren Gultekin, M.Sc. in Industrial Engineering, Ozyegin University (exp. graduation: 2021), A Matheuristic for an Inventory Routing Problem with Flexible Multi-Compartment Vehicles. (co-advised with Ali Ekici)
  • Taha Varol, M.Sc. in Data Science, Ozyegin University (exp. graduation: 2021), A Machine Learning Approach to Solve Problems in Routing Domain. (co-advised with Erinç Albey)