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Assoc. Prof. Dr.
Surname: 
AKER
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Title: 
Assoc. Prof. Dr.
Telephone: 
3433
Email: 
kaker@metu.edu.tr
Room: 
TZ-42
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Instr. Dr.
Surname: 
ERASLAN
Status: 
Title: 
Instr. Dr.
Telephone: 
2973
Email: 
seraslan@metu.edu.tr
Room: 
S-143
Educational Background: 
  • B.S., Cyprus International University; M.S., University of Wolverhampton; Ph.D., University of Manchester
Research Interests: 
  • Human Computer Interaction
  • Eye Tracking
  • Web Engineering
  • Web Accessibility
  • Software Engineering
Courses Taught: 
  • CNG100 Introduction to Information Technologies and Applications
  • CNG213 Data Structures
  • CNG230 Introduction to C Programming
  • CNG242 Programming Language Concepts
  • CNG350 Software Engineering
  • CNG445 Software Development with Scripting Languages
Selected Publications: 
  • Sukru Eraslan, Yeliz Yesilada, Victoria Yaneva and Le An Ha. 2020. "Keep it Simple!" An Eye-tracking Study for Exploring Complexity and Distinguishability of Web Pages for People with Autism. Universal Access in the Information Society (SCI-E, SSCI).
  • Sukru Eraslan, Yeliz Yesilada, and Simon Harper. 2020. "The Best of Both Worlds!": Integration of Web Page and Eye Tracking Data Driven Approaches for Automatic AOI Detection. ACM Transactions on the Web (SCI-E), 14, 1, Article 1.
  • Hakan Yekta Yatbaz, Sukru Eraslan, Yeliz Yesilada and Enver Ever. 2019. Activity Recognition Using Binary Sensors for Elderly People Living Alone: Scanpath Trend Analysis Approach. IEEE Sensors Journal, (SCI-E), 19 , 17, 7575-7582.
  • Sukru Eraslan and Chris Bailey. 2019. End-User Evaluations. In Web Accessibility. Human-Computer Interaction Series, Springer, London, Springer.
  • Sukru Eraslan, Victoria Yaneva, Yeliz Yesilada and Simon Harper. 2019. Web users with autism: eye tracking evidence for differences, Behaviour & Information Technology, (SCI-E, SSCI) 38, 7, 678-700.
  • Sukru Eraslan, Yeliz Yesilada and Simon Harper. 2017. Less Users More Confidence: How AOIs Don't Affect Scanpath Trend Analysis. Journal of Eye Movement Research, (SCI-E), 10, 4, Article 6.
  • Sukru Eraslan, Yeliz Yesilada, and Simon Harper. 2016. Scanpath Trend Analysis on Web Pages: Clustering Eye Tracking Scanpaths. ACM Transactions on the Web, (SCI-E), 10, 4, Article 20.
  • Sukru Eraslan, Yeliz Yesilada and Simon Harper. 2016. Eye Tracking Scanpath Analysis Techniques on Web Pages: A Survey, Evaluation and Comparison. Journal of Eye Movement Research, (SCI-E), 9, 1, Article 2.
  • Sukru Eraslan and Yeliz Yesilada. 2015. Patterns in Eyetracking Scanpaths and the Affecting Factors. Journal of Web Engineering, (SCI-E), 14, 5-6, 363-385.
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Asst. Prof. Dr.
Surname: 
SÖZER
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Title: 
Asst. Prof. Dr.
Telephone: 
3016
Email: 
hsozer@metu.edu.tr
Room: 
T-140
Educational Background: 
  • B.S., METU; M.A., Bogaziçi University; Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh
Research Interests: 
  • Political Anthropology
  • Anthropology of the state
  • Political geography: Borders and frontiers
  • Ethno-religious minorities
  • Ethnographic fieldwork
  • Alevi Bulgarian Turks
  • Syrian refugees in Turkey
Courses Taught: 
  • SOCL 134 Social Anthropology
  • SOCL 109 Introduction to Sociology
  • PSIR 218 Political Sociology
  • PSIR 311 Nations and Nationalism
  • PSIR 505 Research Methods for Social and Political Sciences
  • PSIR 308 Gender and Politics
Selected Publications: 
  • Sozer, Hande (2014) Managing Invisibility: Dissimulation and Identity Management among Alevi Bulgarian Turks, Brill Academic Publishers. ISBN 9004279180, 9789004279186
  • Hayden, Robert; Sozer, Hande; Tanyeri-Erdemir, Tuğba; Erdemir, Aykan (2011)"The Byzantine Mosque at Trilye: A Processual Analysis of Dominance, Sharing, Transformation and Tolerance," History and Anthropology, Volume 22, Number 1, pp. 1-17(17)
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Asst. Prof. Dr.
Surname: 
OKUTMUŞTUR
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Title: 
Asst. Prof. Dr.
Educational Background: 
  • B.S., METU; M.S., Bilkent University; Ph.D., Universire Pierre et Marie Curie (From METU-Ankara)
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Assoc. Prof. Dr.
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ŞEKER
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Title: 
Assoc. Prof. Dr.
Telephone: 
+90 392 661 2993
Email: 
nseker@metu.edu.tr
Room: 
TZ-28
Educational Background: 
  • B.S., METU; M.S., Uludag University; Ph.D., METU (METU-Ankara)
Research Interests: 
  • Social and Political History of Modern Turkey,
  • Transition from the Ottoman Empire into the Turkish Republic,
  • Nationalism and the Collapse of the Ottoman Empire,
  • Ethnic Issues in the Early Twentieth Century of the Ottoman Empire
Courses Taught: 
  • Readings in History
  • Ottoman Socio Economic History (19 20th cent.)
  • History of the Turkish Revolution
  • Major Issues in the History of Contemporary Turkey
  • Readings in the History of the Turkish Revolution
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Prof. Dr.
Surname: 
SABAH
Status: 
Title: 
Prof. Dr.
Telephone: 
2933
Email: 
sabahatmetu.edu.tr
Room: 
R-216
Educational Background: 
  • B.S.,M.S.,Ph.D., Gaziantep University
Research Interests: 
  • Electromagnetic and Microwave Applications, Metamaterials, Multilayer Structures and Systems, Advanced and Functional Materials, Wave Propagation, Scattering, Antennas, Solar Systems.
Courses Taught: 
  • EEE 224 Electromagnetic Theory
  • EEE 303 Electromagnetic Waves
  • EEE 281 Electrical Circuits
  • EEE 426 Antennas and Propagation
  • EEE 230 Probability and Random Variables
  • EEE 306 Signals and Systems II"
Selected Publications: 
  • Sabah C. and Uckun S., “Multilayer system of lorentz/drude type metamaterials with dielectric slabs and its application to electromagnetic filters,” Progress In Electromagnetics Research, vol. 91, pp. 349-364, 2009.
  • Sabah C., “Multiband planar metamaterials”, Microwave and Optical Technology Letters, vol. 53, pp. 2255-2258, 2011.
  • Sabah C. and Roskos H. G., “Numerical and experimental investigation of fishnet-based metamaterial in a X-band waveguide”, Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics, vol. 44, 255101, 2011.
  • Sabah C., Thomson M. D., Meng F., Tzanova S., and Roskos H. G., “Terahertz propagation properties of free-standing woven-steel-mesh metamaterials: Pass-bands and signatures of abnormal group velocities”, Journal of Applied Physics, vol. 110, 064902, 2011.
  • Sabah C., “Multiband metamaterials based on multiple concentric open ring resonators topology,” IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics, 2012.
  • Sabah C., “Multi-resonant metamaterial design based on concentric V-shaped magnetic resonators”, Journal of Electromagnetic Waves and Applications, vol. 26, pp. 1105-1115, 2012.
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Instr.
Surname: 
ONUK
Status: 
Title: 
Instr.
Telephone: 
+90 392 661 29 11
Email: 
onuk@metu.edu.tr
Room: 
R-129
Web Address: 
Educational Background: 
  • B.A., M.A., Başkent University, M.A. (in progress) Hacettepe University
Research Interests: 
  • Secondary Orality
  • Contemporary Turkish Novel
  • Use of Social Media in Writing Education
  • Social Media in Higher Education
  • Literature Education
  • Electronic Texts
Courses Taught: 
  • TUR 103 Turkish I: Written Communication
  • TUR 101 Turkish I
  • TUR 102 Turkish II
  • TUR 104 Turkish II: Oral Communication
  • TUR 115 Critical Reading
  • TUR 201 Beginner Turkish
  • TUR 202 Intermediate Turkish
Selected Publications: 
  • Onuk, T.C. Üniversitelerin Türk Dili ve Edebiyatı Öğretimi ve İlgili Anabilim Dallarında Yapılan Yüksek Lisans ve Doktora Çalışmaları, 6th International Turkish Language Teaching Conference, Niğde University, Niğde, Turkey, 4-6 July 2013 (in Turkish).
  • Onuk, T.C. Üniversite Öğrencilerinin Yazma Davranışı Geliştirmesinin Önündeki Engeller, 4. Büyük Kolej Türk Dili ve Edebiyatı Öğretmenleri Buluşması, Ankara, Turkey, 6 April 2013 (in Turkish)
  • Gölgeli, L. and Onuk, T. C. Yazma Eğitiminin Desteklenmesi Açısından Yaratıcı Yazma Kulübü Uygulamaları, 4th International Turkish Language Teaching Conference, Sakarya University, Sakarya, Turkey, 8-9 September 2011 (in Turkish).
  • Yazıcı, N. and Onuk, T. C. Üniversitelerde Çocuk Edebiyatı Alanında Yapılan Yüksek Lisans ve Doktora Çalışmaları, 3rd International Turkish Language Teaching Conference, Dokuz Eylül University, İzmir, Turkey, 1-3 July 2010 (in Turkish).
  • Onuk, T. C. Prentice Hall Literature Edebiyat Ders Kitabında Kullanılan Öğretim Yöntemleri, 1st Başkent University Faculty of Education Turkish Language and Turkish Literature Education Student Symposium, Başkent University, Ankara, Turkey, 7 May 2010 (in Turkish).
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Assoc. Prof. Dr.
Surname: 
ESAT
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Title: 
Assoc. Prof. Dr.
Telephone: 
+90 392 661 2991
Email: 
evolkan@metu.edu.tr
Room: 
S-220
Educational Background: 
  • B.S., Gazi University; M.S., METU; Ph.D., Loughborough University
Research Interests: 
  • Computational Modelling: Multi–Body System Modelling and Analysis, Finite Element Analysis
  • Metal Forming, Mechanics of Macro, Micro, and Nano Structures, Machine Elements, Machine Design, Artificial Neural Networks, CAD/CAM/CAE
  • Biomechanics: Computational Human Modelling, Injury Analysis and Prevention, Vehicle Crashworthiness, Biomechanical Engineering Design and Optimisation
Courses Taught: 
  • 4th year: MECH408 - Hoisting and Conveying Machinery; MECH413 - Introduction to Finite Element Analysis; MECH453 - Metal Forming Technology; MECH458 - Graduation Design Project; MECH471 - Production Plant Design
  • 3rd year: MECH303 - Manufacturing Engineering; MECH307 - Mechanical Engineering Design; MECH308 - Design of Machine Elements
  • 2nd year: MECH202 - Manufacturing Technologies; MECH206 - Strength of Materials; MECH227 - Engineering Materials
Selected Publications: 
  • Dagdeviren, S., Yavuz, M., Kocabas, M. O., Unsal, E., and Esat, V., “Structural Crashworthiness Analysis of a Ladder Frame Chassis Subjected to Full-Frontal and Pole Side Impacts”, International Journal of Crashworthiness, 2016, Vol. 21, No. 5, 477 – 493. [DOI: 10.1080/13588265.2015.1135522]
  • Zuberi, M. J. S., and Esat, V., “Evaluating the Effects of Size and Chirality on the Mechanical Properties of Single Walled Carbon Nanotubes through Equivalent-Continuum Modelling”, Proc. IMechE, Part L: Journal of Materials: Design and Applications, 2016, Vol. 230, No. 5, 913 – 926. [DOI: 10.1177/1464420715588217]
  • Zuberi, M. J. S., and Esat, V., “Investigating the Mechanical Properties of Single Walled Carbon Nanotube Reinforced Epoxy Composite through Finite Element Modelling”, Composites Part B: Engineering, 2015, Vol. 71, 1–9. [ISSN: 1359-8368] [DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesb.2014.11.020]
  • Acar, B. S., Feng, J., and Esat, V., “Investigation into Suitability of Current ATDs to Represent Ageing Drivers”, International Journal of Crashworthiness, 2013, Vol. 18, No. 1, 1–10. [ISSN print: 1358-8265, ISSN online: 1754-2111] [DOI: 10.1080/13588265.2012.730211]
  • Esat, V., and Acar, B. S., “Pregnant Driver Injury Investigations in Oblique Crashes”, International Journal of Crashworthiness, 2012, Vol. 17, No. 4, 424–429. [ISSN print: 1358-8265, ISSN online: 1754-2111] [DOI: 10.1080/13588265.2012.664008]
  • Esat, V., and Acar, B. S., “Effects of Table Design in Railway Carriages on Pregnant Occupant Safety”, International Journal of Crashworthiness, 2012, Vol. 17, No. 3, 337-343. [ISSN print: 1358-8265, ISSN online: 1754-2111] [DOI: 10.1080/13588265.2012.664009]
  • Esat, V., and Acar, M., “Viscoelastic Finite Element Analysis of the Cervical Intervertebral Discs in Conjunction with a Multi Body Dynamic Model of the Human Head and Neck”, Proc. IMechE, Part H: J. Engineering in Medicine, 2009, 223(H2), 249–262. [ISSN: 0954 4119] [DOI:10.1243/09544119JEIM421]
  • Esat, V., Darendeliler, H., and Gokler, M. I., “Finite Element Analysis of Springback in Bending of Aluminium Sheets”, Materials & Design, 2002, Vol. 23, No. 2, 223–229. [ISSN: 0261 3069] [DOI:10.1016/S0261 3069(01)00062 0]
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Instr. Dr.
Surname: 
ERKMEN
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Title: 
Instr. Dr.
Telephone: 
+90 392 661 2962
Email: 
berkmen@metu.edu.tr
Room: 
S-134
Educational Background: 
  • B.A.,Eastern Mediterranean University; M.A., University of Warwick; Ph.D., University of Nottingham
Research Interests: 
  • Teachers' beliefs about teaching and learning
  • Teacher education; pre-service training
  • Research methods
Courses Taught: 
  • Introduction to Education
  • ELT Methodology
  • Practice Teaching
  • Teaching Language Skills
  • Classroom Management
  • Materials Adaptation and Development"
Selected Publications: 
  • Özbilgin, A., Erkmen, B. & Karaman, A. C. (2016). English language teacher professional development: When institutional frameworks fall short, The Inonu University Journal of the Faculty of Education, 17(1), 55-65.
  • Erkmen, B. (2014). Novice EFL teachers’ beliefs about teaching and learning and their classroom practices. Hacettepe University Journal of Education, 29(1), 99-113.
  • Erkmen, B. (2013). A Shadowing Experience for TEFL Students. In Mann, S. and Edge, J. (eds.), Innovations in pre-servive education and training for English language teachers. London: The British Council.
  • Conference Publication (Cyprus International Conference on Educational Research (CY-ICER-2012) North Cyprus, 08-10 February, 2012) Erkmen, B. Ways to uncover teachers' beliefs. Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences,Volume 47, 2012, Pages 141–146.
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Prof. Dr.
Surname: 
SOLYALI
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Title: 
Prof. Dr.
Telephone: 
+90 392 661 2977
Email: 
solyali@metu.edu.tr
Room: 
S-206
Educational Background: 
  • B.S., M.S., PhD., METU
Research Interests: 
  • Decision Making under Uncertainty
  • Optimization
  • Project Management
  • Supply Chain Management
  • Transportation and Distribution
  • Logistics
Courses Taught: 
  • BUS 111 Fundamentals of Business
  • BUS 152 Statistics for Social Sciences
  • BUS 232 Information Systems and Programming
  • BUS 352 Management Science
  • BUS 361 Operations Management
  • BUS 418 Project Management
  • BUS 431 Information Systems
  • BUS 466 Services Management
Selected Publications: 
  • O. Solyalı and H. Süral, A multi-phase heuristic for the production-routing problem. Computers & Operations Research, 87, 114–124, 2017.(http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cor.2017.06.007)
  • C.O. Okoye and O. Solyalı, Optimal sizing of stand-alone photovoltaic systems in residential buildings. Energy, 126, 573-584, 2017. (http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2017.03.032)
  • O. Solyalı, Yeniden üretim ve tek yönlü ikame ile kafile büyüklüğü belirleme. Ankara Üniversitesi SBF Dergisi, 72 (1), 133-150, 2017. (http://www.politics.ankara.edu.tr/dergi/pdf/72/1/5---1100-oguz-solyali.pdf)
  • C.O. Okoye, O. Solyalı, and O. Taylan, A new feasibility approach for solar chimney power plant design. Energy Conversion and Management, 126, 1013–1027, 2016. (http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enconman.2016.08.080)
  • O. Solyalı, J.-F. Cordeau and G. Laporte, The impact of modeling on robust inventory management under demand uncertainty. Management Science 62 (4), 1188-1201, 2016. ( http://dx.doi.org/10.1287/mnsc.2015.2183)
  • O. Solyalı, M. Denizel, and H. Süral, Effective network formulations for lot sizing with backlogging in two-level serial supply chains. IIE Transactions 48 (2), 146-157, 2016. (http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/0740817X.2015.1027457)
  • O. Solyalı, The Shift Minimization Personnel Task Scheduling Problem: An Effective Lower Bounding Procedure. Hacettepe Üniversitesi İktisadi ve İdari Bilimler Fakültesi Dergisi, 34 (2), 115-132, 2016. (http://www.iibfdergi.hacettepe.edu.tr/article/view/5000193688)
  • C.O. Okoye, O. Solyalı and B. Akıntuğ, Optimal sizing of storage tanks in domestic rainwater harvesting systems: A linear programming approach. Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 104, 131-140, 2015. (http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.resconrec.2015.08.015)
  • O. Solyalı, Production planning with remanufacturing under uncertain demand and returns. Hacettepe Üniversitesi İktisadi ve İdari Bilimler Fakültesi Dergisi, 32 (2), 275-296, 2015. (http://dx.doi.org/10.17065/huiibf.26254)
  • O. Solyalı, J.-F. Cordeau and G. Laporte, Robust Inventory Routing under Demand Uncertainty, Transportation Science 46 (3), 327-340, 2012. (http://dx.doi.org/10.1287/trsc.1110.0387)
  • O. Solyalı and H. Süral, The one-warehouse multi-retailer problem: reformulation, classification, and computational results, Annals of Operations Research 196 (1), 517-541, 2012. (https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10479-011-1022-0)
  • O. Solyalı and H. Süral, A branch and cut algorithm using a strong formulation and an a priori tour based heuristic for an inventory routing problem. Transportation Science 45 (3), 335-345, 2011. (http://dx.doi.org/10.1287/trsc.1100.0354)
  • O. Solyalı, H. Süral and M. Denizel, The one-warehouse multi-retailer problem with an order-up-to level inventory policy. Naval Research Logistics 57 (7), 653–666, 2010. (http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/nav.20428/full)
  • O. Solyalı and Ö. Özpeynirci, Operational fixed job scheduling problem under spread time constraints: a branch-and-price algorithm. International Journal of Production Research 47 (7), 1877–1893, 2009. (http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00207540701666204)
  • O. Solyalı and H. Süral, A relaxation based solution approach for the inventory control and vehicle routing problem in vendor managed systems. S.K. Neogy, A.K. Das, R.B. Bapat, eds. Modeling, Computation and Optimization, World Scientific, pp. 171–189, 2009.
  • O. Solyalı and H. Süral, A single supplier-single retailer system with order-up-to level inventory policy. Operations Research Letters 36 (5), 543–546, 2008. (http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.orl.2008.05.005)

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