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Prof. Dr.
Surname: 
FAHRİOĞLU
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Title: 
Prof. Dr.
Telephone: 
+90 392 661 2928
Email: 
fmurat@metu.edu.tr
Room: 
R-210
Educational Background: 
  • B.S., Michigan State University; M.S., Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison
Research Interests: 
  • Power Systems: Prevention of Electricity Outages using Demand Side Management
  • Renewable Energy and Sustainability
  • Solar Energy.
  • Electricity Markets
  • Demand Side Management of Electricity
  • Economics of System Security
  • Application of Game Theory to Power Systems
Courses Taught: 
  • EEE 201: Circuit Theory I
  • EEE 209: Fundamentals of Electrical and Electronics Engineering
  • EEE 361: Electromechanical Energy Conversion
  • EEE 471: Power System Analysis I
  • EEE 472: Power System Analysis II
  • SEES 502: Energy Systems and Sustainablity
Selected Publications: 
  • R. Samu, M. Fahrioglu, "An analysis on the potential of solar photovoltaic power", Energy Sources, Part B, pp. 1-7, June, 2017.
  • M. Fahrioglu, "Effect of demand management on regulated and deregulated electricity sectors", Energy Policy, Vol. 90, pp. 115-120, 2016.
  • C. Sabah, M. Fahrioglu, A. Muhtaroglu, "Photovoltaic System Utilisation for Rural Areas In Northern Cyprus", Light and Engineering Journal, Vol. 23, No. 2, pp. 78-87, 2015.
  • M. Fahrioglu, F.L. Alvarado, R.H. Lasseter, T. Yong, "Supplementing Demand Management Programs with Distributed Generation Options", Electric Power Systems Research, Elsevier, Volume 84, Issue 1, Pages 195-200, March 2012.
  • M. Lee, H. Abdullah, J. Jofriet, D. Patel, M. Fahrioglu, “Air Temperature Effect on Temperature Distribution in Foil-Type Winding for Ventilated Dry-Type Transformers”, Electric Power Systems Research, Elsevier, Volume 81, Issue 3, Pages 783-789, March 2011.
  • N. Nwulu, M. Fahrioglu, "Power System Demand Management Contract Design: A Comparison between Game Theory and Artificial Neural Networks", International Review on Modelling and Simulations, Vol. 4 No. 1, pp. 106-112, February 2011.
  • M. Fahrioglu and F. L. Alvarado, "Using Utility Information to Calibrate Customer Demand Management Behavior Models'', IEEE Power Engineering Review, Vol. 21, Issue 4, 2001.
  • M. Fahrioglu and F. L. Alvarado, "Using Utility Information to Calibrate Customer Demand Management Behavior Models'', IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, Vol. 16, No. 2, May 2001.
  • M. Fahrioglu and F. L. Alvarado, "Designing Incentive Compatible Contracts for Effective Demand Management'', IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, Vol. 15, No. 4, November 2000.
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Asst. Prof. Dr.
Surname: 
DEĞİRMENCİOĞLU
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Title: 
Asst. Prof. Dr.
Telephone: 
2941
Email: 
dnesrin@metu.edu.tr
Room: 
SZ-31
Educational Background: 
  • B.A., Boğaziçi Üniversitesi; M.A., Ph.D., University of Warwick
Research Interests: 
  • Modern and Postmodern Literature, Comparative Literature, World Literature, Neoliberalism, Uneven and Combined Development.
Courses Taught: 
  • EFL 414 Schools of Modern Thought
  • EFL 319 Drama Analysis
  • EFL 318 Novel Analysis
  • EFL 266 Comparative Literature
  • EFL 211 English Literature I
  • EFL 212 English Literature II
  • EFL 130 Introduction to Literature
Selected Publications: 
  • Degirmencioglu, Nesrin. “Aesthetics of Uneven and Combined Development: Tanpınar and Dos Passos at a World Literary Conjuncture”. Cultures of Uneven and Combined Development. Eds. James Christie and Nesrin Degirmencioglu. Leiden: Brill, 2019.
  • James Christie and Nesrin Degirmencioglu. “Introduction: Why Cultures of Uneven and Combined Development?”. Cultures of Uneven and Combined Development. Eds. James Christie and Nesrin Degirmencioglu. Leiden: Brill, 2019.
  • Degirmencioglu, Nesrin. “Paul Auster, Orhan Pamuk and the Postmodern Allegory in a Global World”. Comparative Literature Studies (forthcoming)
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Assoc. Prof. Dr.
Surname: 
BUGAY SÖKMEZ
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Title: 
Assoc. Prof. Dr.
Telephone: 
03926612956
Email: 
abugay@metu.edu.tr
Room: 
SZ-46
Educational Background: 
  • B.S., Ankara University; Ph.D., METU
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Asst. Prof. Dr.
Surname: 
BİLGİN KOUDENBURG
Status: 
Title: 
Asst. Prof. Dr.
Telephone: 
3423
Email: 
bemel@metu.edu.tr
Room: 
TZ-30
Educational Background: 
  • B.S., Yıldız Teknik University; M.S., İstanbul Technical University; Ph.D., Duisbwg-Essen University
Research Interests: 
  • Algebraic Geometry, Singularity theory.
Courses Taught: 
  • Mat 100 (Precalculus), Middle East Technical University, Northern Cyprus Campus.
  • Mat 119 (Calculus with analytic geometry), Middle East Technical University, Northern Cyprus Campus.
  • Mat 260 (Basic linear algebra), Middle East Technical University, Northern Cyprus Campus.
  • Math 151 (Calculus 1 for engineering students), Yeditepe University.
  • Math 176 (Calculus 2 for administrative sciences students), Bilgi University.
  • Mat 534 (Selected topics from Algebra), Anadolu University.
  • Math 151 (Calculus 1 for engineering students), Yeditepe University.
Selected Publications: 
  • E. Bilgin (2014) “On the Classes of Hypersurfaces of Low Degree,” International Mathematics Research Notices, Vol. 2014, No. 16, pp. 4534–4546.
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Surname: 
ÖZER
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Title: 
Instr.
Educational Background: 
  • B.S., M.S., METU
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Assoc. Prof. Dr.
Surname: 
DİREKOĞLU
Status: 
Title: 
Assoc. Prof. Dr.
Telephone: 
0090392 6612936_
Email: 
cemdir@metu.edu.tr
Room: 
R-219
Educational Background: 
  • B.S., M.S., Eastern Mediterranean University; Ph.D., University of Southampton
Research Interests: 
  • Computer Vision and Deep Learning
  • Signal and Image Processing
  • Image and Video Analysis
Courses Taught: 
  • EEE 584: Machine Vision
  • EEE 430: Digital Signal Processing
  • EEE 301: Signal and Systems I
  • CNG 384: Signal and Systems for Computer Engineers
  • EEE 330: Probability and Random Variables
  • EEE 435: Telecommunications I
  • EEE 436: Telecommunications II
  • EEE 281: Electrical Circuits
  • EEE 493: Engineering Design I
  • EEE 494: Engineering Design II
Selected Publications: 
  • Cem Direkoglu and Noel E. O’Connor. Temporal Segmentation and Recongintion of Team Activities in Sports. Machine Vision and Applications, 29(5):891–913, July 2018.
  • Cem Direkoglu, Melike Sah and Noel E. O’Connor. Player Detection in Field Sports. Machine Vision and Applications, 29(2):187–206, February 2018.
  • Cem Direkoglu, Melike Sah and Noel E. O’Connor. Abnormal crowd behavior detection using novel optical flow-based features. IEEE International Conference on Advanced Video and Signal based Surveillance (AVSS2017), August 2017.
  • Melike Sah and Cem Direkoglu. Semantic Annotation of Surveillance Videos for Abnormal Crowd Behaviour Search and Analysis. IEEE International Conference on Advanced Video and Signal based Surveillance (AVSS2017), August 2017.
  • Ali Isin, Cem Direkoglu and Melike Sah. Review of MRI-based Brain Tumor Image Segmentation using Deep Learning Methods. International Conference on Applications of Fuzzy Systems and Soft Computging (ICAFS 2016), (Procedia Computer Science Journal, 102:317-324), August 2016.
  • Iveel Jargalsaikhan, Suzanne Little, Cem Direkoglu and Noel E. O'Connor. Action Recognition based on Sparse Motion Trajectories. IEEE International Conference on Image Processing (ICIP 2013), pages: 15 - 18, September 2013.
  • Cem Direkoğlu and Noel E. O’Connor. Team Activity Recognition in Sports, European Conference on Computer Vision, (ECCV 2012), LNCS vol. 7578, pages: 69-83, October 2012.
  • Cem Direkoğlu, Rozenn Dahyot and Michael Manzke. On using Anisotropic Diffusion for Skeleton Extraction, International Journal of Computer Vision, 100(2):170-189, November 2012.
  • Cem Direkoglu and Mark S. Nixon. Shape Classification via Image-based Multiscale Description, Pattern Recognition, 44(9):2134-2146, September 2011.
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Asst. Prof. Dr.
Surname: 
ÖZSER
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Title: 
Asst. Prof. Dr.
Telephone: 
+90 392 661 2951
Email: 
ozser@metu.edu.tr
Room: 
SZ41
Educational Background: 
  • B.S., Hacettepe University; M.S, University of Southampton; Ph.D., Eastern Mediterranean University
Research Interests: 
  • Photochemistry
  • Photovoltaics
  • Organic Synthesis
  • Supramolecular Chemistry
Courses Taught: 
  • CHM 107 General Chemistry I
  • CHM 237 Organic Chemistry I
Selected Publications: 
  • “New naphthalene polyimide with unusual molar absorption coefficient and excited state properties: Synthesis, photophysics and electrochemistry” Mustafa E. Ozser, Ilke Yucekan, Jagadeesh B. Bodapati, Huriye Icil. Journal of Luminescence, Volume 143, November 2013, Pages 542-550. DOI: 10.1016/j.jlumin.2013.05.049
  • “Electron-Transfer-Initiated Cascade Cyclizations of Terpenoid Polyalkenes in a Low-Polarity Solvent: One-Step Synthesis of Mono- and Polycylic Terpenoids with Various Functionalities (pages 3686–3692)” Mustafa E. Ozser, Huriye Icil, Yevgeny Makhynya and Martin Demuth. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY Issue: 17, Aug. 2004 Pages: 3686-3692. DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.200400159
  • “Synthesis and photophysical properties of N,N '-bis(4-cyanophenyl)-3,4,9,10-perylenebis (dicarboximide) and N,N '-bis(4-cyanophenyl)-1,4,5,8-naphthalenediimide” Uzun, D; Ozser, ME; Yuney, K; Icil H. JOURNAL OF PHOTOCHEMISTRY AND PHOTOBIOLOGY A-CHEMISTRY Volume: 156 Issue: 1-3 Pages: 45-54, MAR. 2003. DOI: 10.1016/S1010-6030(02)00436– 7
  • “Novel naphthalene diimides and a cyclophane thereof: synthesis, characterization, photophysical and electrochemical properties” Ozser, ME; Uzun, D; Elci, I; Icil H PHOTOCHEMICAL & PHOTOBIOLOGICAL SCIENCES Volume: 2 Issue: 3 Pages: 218-223 MAR 2003. DOI: 10.1039/b208856h
  • “Solid-state behaviour of pyridine-2,6-dicarboxylate esters: supramolecular assembly into infinite tapes” Grossel, MC; Golden, CA; Gomm, JR; Ozser, ME et al. CRYSTENGCOMM Volume: 3 Issue: 42 Pages: 170-173, 2001. DOI: 10.1039/b107221h
  • “Immobilised reagents for optical heavy metal ions sensing” Malcik, N; Oktar, O; Ozser, ME; Caglar P et al. SENSORS AND ACTUATORS B-CHEMICAL Volume: 53 Issue: 3 Pages: 211-221 DEC 1998 . DOI: 10.1016/S0925-4005(99)00004-0
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Prof. Dr.
Surname: 
EŞKİNAT
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Title: 
Prof. Dr.
Telephone: 
0392 661 3002
Email: 
eskinat@metu.edu.tr
Room: 
T-125
Educational Background: 
  • B.S., M.S., METU; Ph.D., Lehigh University
Research Interests: 
  • Modeling, optimization and identification of dynamic systems. Process Control Systems. Vibration Control. Mechatronics
Courses Taught: 
  • MECH 205 Statics
  • MECH 208 Dynamics
  • MECH 304 Control Systems
  • MECH 429 Mechanical Vibrations
  • MECH 461 Mechatronics
Selected Publications: 
  • M.Tursun, E.Eskinat H2 Optimization of Damped Vibration Absorbers for Suppressing Vibrations in Beams with Constrained Minimization. ASME Journal of Vibration and Acoustics Vol. 136, April 2014
  • M. Güney, E. Eskinat Optimal Actuator and Sensor Placement in Flexible Structures using Closed-loop Criteria. Journal of Sound and Vibration, 2008 Vol. 312, No:1-2, pp. 210 – 233
  • M. Güney, E. Eşkinat Modeling of multilayered piezoelectric transducers with ultrasonic welding application Smart Materials and Structures. 2007 Vol. 16 pp. 541-554
  • İ. Polat, E. Eşkinat and I.E. Köse, Dynamic output feedback control of quasi-LPV mechanical systems, IET Control Theory Appl., 2007, 1, (4), pp. 1114–1121
  • Eşkinat E. Dynamic Consistency Relations for Process Modeling, AIChE Journal, August 2003, pp. 2224-2227
  • Eşkinat E., Johnson S., Luyben W.L. (1991) : Use of Hammerstein Models in Identification of Nonlinear Systems AIChE Journal, Vol. 37 pp. 255-268 "
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Assoc. Prof. Dr.
Surname: 
ARIFLER
Status: 
Title: 
Assoc. Prof. Dr.
Telephone: 
+90 392 661 2960
Email: 
darifler@metu.edu.tr
Room: 
S-132
Educational Background: 
  • B.S.,M.S., Ph.D., The University of Texas-Austin
Research Interests: 
  • Medical physics, biomedical optics and biophotonics, nanophotonics
Courses Taught: 
  • PHY 105
  • PHY 106
Selected Publications: 
  • D. Arifler and D. Arifler, “Monte Carlo analysis of molecule absorption probabilities in diffusion-based nanoscale communication systems with multiple receivers,” IEEE Transactions on NanoBioscience 16(3), 157-165 (2017).
  • D. Arifler, T. Zhu, S. Madaan, and I. Tachtsidis, “Optimal wavelength combinations for near-infrared spectroscopic monitoring of changes in brain tissue hemoglobin and cytochrome c oxidase concentrations,” Biomedical Optics Express 6(3), 933-947 (2015).
  • D. Arifler, C. MacAulay, M. Follen, and M. Guillaud, “Numerical investigation of two-dimensional light scattering patterns of cervical cell nuclei to map dysplastic changes at different epithelial depths,” Biomedical Optics Express 5(2), 485-498 (2014).
  • D. Arifler, “Nanoplatform-based optical contrast enhancement in epithelial tissues: Quantitative analysis via Monte Carlo simulations and implications on precancer diagnostics,” Optics Express 21(3), 3693-3707 (2013).
  • C. Cihan and D. Arifler, “Influence of phase function on modeled optical response of nanoparticle-labeled epithelial tissues,” Journal of Biomedical Optics 16(8), 085002 (2011).
  • D. Arifler, “Sensitivity of spatially resolved reflectance signals to coincident variations in tissue optical properties,” Applied Optics 49(22), 4310-4320 (2010).
  • C. Kortun, Y. R. Hijazi, and D. Arifler, “Combined Monte Carlo and finite-difference time-domain modeling for biophotonic analysis: implications on reflectance-based diagnosis of epithelial precancer,” Journal of Biomedical Optics 13(3), 034014 (2008).
  • D. Arifler, I. Pavlova, A. Gillenwater, and R. Richards-Kortum, “Light scattering from collagen fiber networks: micro-optical properties of normal and neoplastic stroma,” Biophysical Journal 92(9), 3260-3274 (2007).
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Assist. Prof. Dr.
Surname: 
ZAİFOĞLU
Status: 
Title: 
Assist. Prof. Dr.
Email: 
zhasan@metu.edu.tr
Educational Background: 
  • B.S., M.S., İstanbul Technical University; Ph.D., METU

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