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Title:
Assoc. Prof. Dr.
Surname:
ÖZÇELİK
Status:
Title:
Assoc. Prof. Dr.
Telephone:
+90 392 661 3004
Email:
ozemre@metu.edu.tr
Room:
T-127
Web Address:
Educational Background:
- B.S., M.S., PhD., METU
Research Interests:
- History of Economic Thought
- Economics of Innovation and Technology
- Development Economics
- Institutional & International Political Economy
Courses Taught:
- ECO 101: Microeconomics
- ECO 211: Economic History
- ECO 465: Development Economics
- ECO 212: History of Economic Thought
- ECO 304: International Macroeconomics
- ECO 480: World Economy
Selected Publications:
- 2009, Worldwide Governance Indicators and the Case of Turkey, in Turkey and the Global Economy: Neoliberal Restructuring and Integration in the Postcrisis Era, London & New York: Routledge, 281 303. Editors: Ziya Onis (Koc University) & Fikret Senses (Middle East Technical University).
- 2008, R&D Support Programs in Developing Countries: The Turkish Experience, Research Policy 37 (2), 258 275. Co author: Erol Taymaz (Middle East Technical University). [Social Science Citation Index (SSCI)].
- 2007, Kurumlar, Kurumsal Iktisat ve Avusturya Okulu (Institutions, Institutional Economics and the Austrian School), in Kurumsal Iktisat (Institutional Economics), Imge Kitabevi, Ankara, 201 235. Editor: Eyup Ozveren (Middle East Technical University).
- 2006, An Institutionalist Perspective on the Future of the Capitalist World Economy, Journal of Economic Issues XL (2), 413 420. Co author: Eyup Ozveren (Middle East Technical University). [Social Science Citation Index (SSCI)].
- 2005, An Unconventional Critique of Economic Liberalism: Reconsidering the Austrian School in the Light of Fernand Braudel, METU Studies in Development 32 (June), 125 154. [EconLit].
- 2004, Does Innovativeness Matter for International Competitiveness in Developing Countries? The Case of Turkish Manufacturing Industries, Research Policy 33 (3), 409 424. Co author: Erol Taymaz (Middle East Technical University). [Social Science Citation Index (SSCI)].
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Title:
Asst. Prof. Dr.
Surname:
WALTER
Status:
Title:
Asst. Prof. Dr.
Telephone:
+90 392 661 3001
Email:
benjamin@metu.edu.tr
Room:
T-124
Web Address:
Educational Background:
- B.S., Rice University; M.S., Ph.D., Brown University
Research Interests:
- Algebraic topology
- Calculus of functors
- Operads and cooperads
Courses Taught:
- Calculus and Multivariate Calculus
- Linear Algebra
- Differential Equations
- Real Analysis, I
- Abstract Algebra, I
- Topology"
Selected Publications:
- Lie algebra configuration pairing. (2010)
- The configuration basis of a Lie algebra and its dual. (2010)
- (w/ D. Sinha) Lie coalgebras and rational homotopy theory II: Hopf invariants. Trans. Amer. Math. Soc., Vol. 365 No. 2 (Feb. 2013), pp.861-883.
- (w/ D. Sinha) Lie coalgebras and rational homotopy theory I: Graph coalgebras. Homology, Homotopy and Applications, Vol. 13 (2011), No. 2, pp.263-292.
- Review of Differential Equations Review sheet for differential equations class (A4 version).
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Title:
Prof. Dr.
Surname:
EVER
Status:
Title:
Prof. Dr.
Telephone:
+90392 661 2961
Email:
eever@metu.edu.tr
Room:
S-133
Educational Background:
- B.S., Eastern Mediterranean University; M.S., Ph.D., Middlesex University
Research Interests:
- Computer Networks
- Development of performability models for wireless communication systems
- Performance, Availability / Reliability and Performability modelling
- Sensor Networks
- Internet of Things
- Cloud Computing
- Safety Warning and Emergency Rescuing Systems for Disaster Control and Management
- Vehicular Ad-Hoc Network (VANET)
Courses Taught:
- CNG 492 Senior Project and Seminar: Implementation
- CNG 491 Senior Project and Seminar: Design
- CNG 435 Computer Networks
- CNG 242 Programming Language Concepts
- CNG 223- Discrete Computational Structures
- Network Design, Modelling and Simulation
- Fundamentals of Computing
- Computer Networks: Wireless and mobile communications
- Network Modelling and Simulation (M. Sc.)
Selected Publications:
- Kizilkaya, Burak, Enver Ever, Hakan Yekta Yatbaz, and Adnan Yazici. "An Effective Forest Fire Detection Framework Using Heterogeneous Wireless Multimedia Sensor Networks." ACM Transactions on Multimedia Computing, Communications, and Applications (TOMM) 18, no. 2 (2022): 1-21.
- Yatbaz, H., Y., E. Ever, and A. Yazici, (2021), "Activity Recognition and Anomaly Detection in E-Health Applications Using Color-Coded Representation and Lightweight CNN Architectures." IEEE Sensors Journal
- Qadir, Z., E. Ever, C. Batunlu, (2021) "Use of Neural Network Based Prediction Algorithms for Powering Up Smart Portable Accessories". Neural Process Lett. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11063-020-10397-3
- Yaqoob, M., O. Gemikonakli, and E. Ever, (2021), "Modelling heterogeneous future wireless cellular networks: An analytical study for interaction of 5G femtocells and macro-cells." Future Generation Computer Systems 114: 82-95.
- E., Ever, E., Gemikonakli, H.X., Nguyen, F., Al-Turjman, and A., Yazici, (2020). “Performance evaluation of hybrid disaster recovery framework with D2D communications”. Computer Communications.
- K., Doddapaneni, and E., Ever, (2020). "A survey study on MAC and routing protocols to facilitate energy efficient and effective UAV-based communication systems." In Drones in Smart-Cities, pp. 57-77. Elsevier.
- E. Ever, P. Shah, L. Mostarda, F. Omondi, and O. Gemikonakli, (2019), "On the performance, availability and energy consumption modelling of clustered IoT systems." Computing: 1-36.
- Ever, Enver, (2019), "Performability Analysis Methods for Clustered WSNs as Enabling Technology for IoT." In Performability in Internet of Things, pp. 1-19. Springer, Cham.
- F. Al-Turjman, E. Ever, Y. B. Zikria, S. W. Kim, and A. Elmahgoubi, (2019), SAHCI: Scheduling Approach for Heterogeneous Content-centric IoT Applications." IEEE Access.
- H. Y. Yatbaz, S. Eraslan, Y. Yesilada and E. Ever (2019), "Activity Recognition Using Binary Sensors for Elderly People Living Alone: Scanpath Trend Analysis Approach," in IEEE Sensors Journal. doi: 10.1109/JSEN.2019.
- Ebadinezhad, Sahar, Ziya Dereboylu, and Enver Ever, (2019), "Clustering-Based Modified Ant Colony Optimizer for Internet of Vehicles (CACOIOV)." Sustainability 11, no. 9: 2624.
- Kizilkaya, B., Caglar, M., Al-Turjman, F. and Ever, E. (2019) "Binary search tree based hierarchical placement algorithm for IoT based smart parking applications." Internet of Things 5: 71-83.
- Al-Turjman, F., Mostarda, L. Ever E., Darwish A., and Khalil, N. S, (2019), "Network Experience Scheduling and Routing Approach For Big Data Transmission in the Internet of Things." IEEE Access.
- Al-Turjman, F., Ever E., and Zahmatkesh, H., (2018) "Small Cells in the Forthcoming 5G/IoT: Traffic Modelling and Deployment Overview." IEEE Communications Surveys & Tutorials.
- Malavolta, I., Mostarda, L., Muccini, H., Ever, E., Doddapaneni, K., Gemikonakli, O., (2018), Software & Systems Modeling. (the journal is in SCI Expanded), (2018), ISSN:1619-1366, DOI: 10.1007/s10270-018-0687-0
- Deebak B.D., Ever E., Al-Turjman F., (2018) “Analyzing enhanced real-time uplink scheduling algorithm in 3GPP LTE-advanced networks using multimedia systems”. Trans Emerging Tel Tech. (the journal is in SCI Expanded), 2018. ISSN: 2161-3915. DOI: 10.1002/ett.3443.
- Poncha, L. J., S. Abdelhamid, S. Alturjman, E. Ever, and F. Al-Turjman. (2018). "5G in a Convergent Internet of Things Era: An Overview." In 2018 IEEE International Conference on Communications Workshops (ICC Workshops). IEEE, 2018.
- Kizilkaya, Burak, Mehmet Caglar, Fadi Al-Turjman, and Enver Ever. (2018). "An Intelligent Car Park Management System: Hierarchical Placement Algorithm Based on Nearest Location." In 2018 32nd International Conference on Advanced Information Networking and Applications Workshops (WAINA). IEEE, 2018.
- Alchihabi A., Dervis A., Ever E., Al-Turjman F., (2018) “A generic framework for optimizing performance metrics by tuning parameters of clustering protocols in WSNs”. Wireless Networks, 2018. ISSN: 1022-0038. DOI: 10.1007/s11276-018-1665-8.
- Doddapaneni, K., Tasiran, A., C., Ever, E., Omondi, F., A., Shah, P., Mostarda, L., Gemikonakli, O. (2018). “Does the Assumption of Exponential Arrival Distributions in Wireless Sensor Networks Hold?” International Journal of Sensor Networks, Volume 26, Issue 2, ISSN: 1748-1279, pp: 81-100. doi: 10.1504/IJSNET.2016.10001413.
- Al-Turjman F., Ever E., and Zahmatkesh H., (2017) “Green Femtocells in the IoT Era: Traffic Modeling and Challenges -- An Overview”, IEEE Network, Volume 31, Issue 6, ISSN: 0890-8044, pp: 48-55. DOI: 10.1109/mnet.2017.1700062.
- Ever E., Al-Turjman F., Zahmatkesh H., and Riza M., (2017) “Modelling Green HetNets in Presence of Failures for Dynamic Large-Scale Applications: A Case-study for Fault Tolerant Femtocells in Smart cities”, Elsevier Computer Networks Journal, 2017. DOI: 10.1016/j.comnet.2017.03.016.
- Al-Turjman, F., Ever, Y. K., Ever, E., Nguyen, H. X., & David, D. B. (2017), "Seamless Key Agreement Framework for Mobile-Sink in IoT Based Cloud-Centric Secured Public Safety Sensor Networks." IEEE Access 5 (2017): 24617-24631.
- Chu, Z., T. A. Le, H. X. Nguyen, M. Karamanoglu, Z. Zhu, A. Nallanathan, E. Ever, A. Yazici. “Robust Design for MISO SWIPT System with Artificial Noise and Cooperative Jamming." in Proceedings of, IEEE IEEE Global Communications Conference, GLOBECOM 2017, Singapore, pp. 1-6. IEEE, 2017.
- Chu, Z., Nguyen, H. X., Le, T. A., Karamanoglu, M., Ever, E., & Yazici, A. (2017). Secure Wireless Powered and Cooperative Jamming D2D Communications. IEEE Transactions on Green Communications and Networking.
- Ever, E. (2016). "Performability analysis of cloud computing centers with large numbers of servers." The Journal of Supercomputing, published online 24/10/16, ISSN: 0920-8542. pp:1-27. doi:10.1007/s11227-016-1906-5.
- Gemikonakli, E., Ever, E., Mapp, G., and Gemikonakli, O. (2016). “Admission control and buffer management of wireless communication systems with mobile stations and integrated voice and data services" Telecommunication Systems, published online, ISSN: 1572-9451. pp:1-13. doi: 10.1007/s11235-016-0259-y.
- Kirsal, Y., Ever, E., Kocyigit, A., Gemikonakli, O., and Mapp, G. (2015). “Modelling and analysis of vertical handover in highly mobile environments”. The Journal of Supercomputing, Volume 71, Issue 12, ISSN: 0920-8542, pp: 4352-4380.
- Ever, E. "Fault-Tolerant Two-Stage Open Queuing Systems With Server Failures at Both Stages." IEEE Communications Letters 18.9 (2014): 1523-1526.
- E. Ever, O. Gemikonakli, A. Koçyigit, E. Gemikonakli: A hybrid approach to minimize state space explosion problem for the solution of two stage tandem queues. J. Network and Computer Applications 36(2): 908-926 (2013).
- Ever, E., Gemikonakli, O. and Chakka, R., (2009),“Analytical Modelling and Simulation of Small Scale, Typical and Highly Available Beowulf Clusters with Breakdowns and Repairs”. Journal of Simulation Modelling Practice and Theory, Volume 17, Issue 2, ISSN:1569-190X. pp. 327-347.
- Gemikonakli, O., Ever, E. and Kocyigit, A., (2009), “Approximate Solution for Two Stage Open Networks with Markov-modulated Queues Minimizing the State Space Explosion Problem”. Journal of Computational and Applied Mathematics, Volume 223, Issue 1, ISSN: 0377-0427. pp: 519-533.
- C. Zheng, H. X. Nguyen, T. A. Le, M. Karamanoglu, D. To, E. Ever, F. Al-Turjman, and A. Yazici. "D2D cooperative communications for disaster management." in Proceedings of, IEEE 24th International Conference on Telecommunications (ICT), Limassol, Cyprus, pp. 1-5. IEEE, 2017.
- A. Kamran, H. X. Nguyen, P. Shah, Q. T. Vien, and E. Ever. "D2D multi-hop relaying services towards disaster communication system." in Proceedings of, IEEE 24th International Conference on Telecommunications (ICT), Limassol, Cyprus, pp. 1-5. IEEE, 2017.
- C. Zheng, H. X. Nguyen, T. A. Le, M. Karamanoglu, D. To, E. Ever, F. Al-Turjman, and A. Yazici. "Game theory based secure wireless powered D2D communications with cooperative jamming." in Proceedings of, IEEE Wireless Days 2017, Porto, Porteguese, pp. 95-98. IEEE, 2017.
- F. Al-Turjman, E. Ever, S. Alturjman, “Identification Framework for Smart Environments in the Era of Cloud-IoT”, In Proc. of the Inter. Conf. on Internet of Things, Data and Cloud Computing (ICC), University of Cambridge, United Kingdom, 2017.
- F. Al-Turjman, A. Betin-Can, E. Ever, S. Alturjman, (2016), “Ubiquitous Cloud-based Monitoring via a Mobile App in Smartphones: An Overview”, IEEE International Conference on Smart Cloud, New York, USA, November 18-20,pp.1-6, 2016.
- F. A. Omondi, E. Ever, P. Shah, O. Gemikonakli: Modelling Wireless Sensor Networks for Performability Evaluation. In Ad-hoc, Mobile, and Wireless Network, pp. 172-184. Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2013.
- Gemikonakli, E., Mapp, G., Gemikonakli, O., and Ever, E., (2013), “Exploring Service and Buffer Management Issues to Provide Integrated Voice and Data Services in Single and Multi Channel Wireless Networks", in Proceedings of, The 27th IEEE International Conference on Advanced Information Networking and Applications (AINA-2013), Barcelona, Spain, 25 - 28 March, 2013. ISBN: 978-1-4673-5550-6.
- Doddapaneni, K., Ever, E., Gemikonakli, O., Mostarda, L., and Navarra, A., (2012), ''Effects of IDSs on the WSNs Lifetime: Evidence for the need of new approaches'', Third International Symposium on Mobile and Wireless Network Security (MWNS-12), In conjunction with 11th IEEE International Conference on Trust, Security and Privacy in Computing and Communications (IEEE TrustCom-12). Liverpool, UK, 25-27 June, 2012. ISBN: 978-1-4673-2172-3.
- E. Ever, R. Luchmun, L. Mostarda, A. Navarra, P. Shah: UHEED - An Unequal Clustering Algorithm for Wireless Sensor Networks. SENSORNETS 2012: 185-193.
- Taherkhani, S., Ever, E., Gemikonakli, O., (2010), “Implementation of Non-Pipelined and Pipelined Data Encryption Standard (DES) Using Xilinx Virtex-6 FPGA Technology”, in IEEE Proceedings of, 10th IEEE International Conference on Computer and Information Technology (CIT 2010). Bradford, 29 June- 1 July. ISBN:978-0-7695-4108-2.
- Ever, E., Kirsal, Y., Gemikonakli O., (2009), “Performability Modelling of Handoff in Wireless Cellular Networks and the Exact Solution of System Models with Service Rates Dependent on Numbers of Originating and Handoff Calls”, in IEEE Proceedings of CSSim2009: International Conference on Computational Intelligence, Modelling and Simulation, Czech Republic, 7-9 September. ISBN:978-0-7695-3795-5.
- Kara-Zaitri, C., Ever, E., (2009), “A Hardware Accelerated Semi Analytic Approach for Fault Trees with Repairable Components”, in IEEE Proceedings of UKSim 2009: 11th International Conference on Computer Modelling and Simulation, Cambridge University, 25-27 March. ISBN:978-1-4244-3771-9.
- Ever, E., Gemikonakli, O., Chakka, R., (2006), “Stochastic Models for Highly Available Clusters with One Head and Several Identical Computing Nodes”, in Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Computer Modelling and Simulation (UKSim 2006), Oriel College, Oxford, England, UK, 4-6 April 2006. ISBN:0-9516509-2-0/ 978-0-9516509-2-0.
- Ever, E., Gemikonakli, O., Chakka, R., (2006), “A Mathematical Model for Performability of Beowulf Clusters”, In IEEE Proceedings of 39th Annual Symposium on Network Simulation, Huntsville, U.S.A, 2-6 April 2006. ISBN:0-7695-2559-8.
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Title:
Asst. Prof. Dr.
Surname:
KAHVECİ ÖZGÜR
Status:
Title:
Asst. Prof. Dr.
Telephone:
+90 392 661 2980
Email:
khayriye@metu.edu.tr
Room:
S 209
Educational Background:
- B.A., M.A., Eastern Mediterranean University; Ph.D., METU
Research Interests:
- Political Economy of Oil
- Post Soviet State Building
- Energy
- Eastern Mediterranean Hydrocarbons
- Central Asia
- Caspian Region
- Transition to market economy and democratisation
- Cyprus
Courses Taught:
- PSIR 106 Pre-Modern Civilizations
- PSIR 105 World History 1453-1914
- PSIR 110 International History, 1914-1989
- PSIR 203 History of Political Thought 1
- PSIR 210 Theories of International Relations
- PSIR 304 International Organisations
- PSIR 322 History of the Cyprus Conflict
- PSIR 333 States and Societies in Central Asia
- PSIR 413 Comparative Political Cultures: Greece, Turkey, Cyprus
- PSIR 429 International Politics of Oil
- PSIR 463 Russian Foreign Policy
- PSIR 503 International Relations in Theory and History : the making of tde Modern World
- PSIR 514 Introduction to post-Soviet Studies
- PSIR 534 Political Economy of International Oil (Sustainable Environment and Energy Systems Graduate Program)
- PNGE 414 International Petroleum Economics and Politics
- SEES 501 Political Economy and Law in Sustainability
- SEES 583 Special Studies: Energy Policy
- EAS 509 Introduction to Post Soviet Studies, Eurasian Studies MA Programme, METU, ANKARA
- EAS 512 International Political Economy of Oil: Caspian Region, Eurasian Studies MA Programme, METU, ANKARA
Selected Publications:
- 2023- Hayriye Kahveci-Özgür & Jiuzhou Duan (2023) "China’s ‘Silky Involvement’ in the Eastern Mediterranean: A geopolitical upper hand for Greece and Cyprus?", Journal of Balkan and Near Eastern Studies, 25:1, 65-81, DOI: 10.1080/19448953.2022.2129320
- 2023- Cagri Yalkin, Hayriye Kahveci and Kubra Uygur, "Advertising as discursive reflections of the political realm: Turkish-Cypriot advertisements between 1940-1974", Journal of Historical Research in Marketing, Vol. 15 No. 1, 2023, pp. 25-51 DOI 10.1108/JHRM-02-2022-0009
- 2021- co authored with Joshua Mugisha, Mike Arasa Ratemo, Bienvenu Christian Bunani Keza, "Assessing the opportunities and challenges facing the development of off-grid solar systems in Eastern Africa: The cases of Kenya, Ethiopia, and Rwanda," Energy Policy,"Volume 150, 2021, 112131, ISSN 0301-4215, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2020.112131.
- 2020- "Energy and Turkish Foreign Policy: Energy Security and Energy Strategy," Turkish Foreign Policy II. Editors: Prof Dr Nejat Dogan, Prof Dr Ahmet Sözen. Eskisehir: Anadolu University , July 2020, pp. 164-191.
- 2019- "Petrol", in Ortadoğu: Aktörler, Unsurlar, Sistemler (Mehmet Şahin ed.), Kopernik,2019, pp.453-472
- 2017- "Eastern Mediterranean Hydrocarbons: Regional Potential, Challenges Ahead, and the ‘Hydrocarbon-ization’ of the Cyprus Problem" PERCEPTIONS, Summer-Autumn 2017, Volume XXII, Number 2-3, pp. 31-56.
- 2014- co authored with A Gurel, H Kahveci, H Tzimitras How to Build Confidence over Energy Issues in the Context of Cyprus Settlement?” co author with Ayla Gürel and Harry Tzimitras. in Sami Andoura and David Koranyi (eds.). Energy in the Eastern Mediterranean: Promise or Peril?. Egmont Working Paper: The Royal Institute of International Affairs, Belgium. Gent: Academia Press. Online Access: http://www.egmontinstitute.be/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/ep65.pdf
- 2013- "Cyprus", in Jean-Michel De Waele et.al. (eds),The Palgrave Handbook of Social Democracy in the European Union.Basingstoke, UK: Palgrave MacMillan, 2013.
- 2012- “ Enerji Politikaları ve Uluslararası Rekabet” (Energy Policies and International Competition), Mustafa Aydın (der). Kafkaslar Değişim ve Dönüşüm, Avrasya Üçlemesi III, (Caucasus Change and Transformation). Ankara: Nobel Akademic Yayıncılık Eğitim Danışmanlık Tic. Ltd. Şti.
- 2009- Book Review:Pami Aalto (ed.), The EU Russian Energy Dialogue: Europe s Future Energy Security. The International Political Economy of New Regionalisms Series. Aldershot: Ashgate, 2008. Europe Asia Studies, Volume 61 Issue 3 2009, pp.550 553.
- 2008- The 2008 Presidential Election in Cyprus, West European Politics, 31:5, 2008, pp. 1033 1039.
- 2008- Global Migration: New Dynamics, Strategies, and Visions in the EU and its Neighborhood, Central Eurasian Studies Review. Vol. 7, Number 1, Spring 2008.
- Eurasian Studies in Turkey, co author Ayse Gunes Ayata and Isik Kuscu, Central Eurasian Studies Review, Vol. 3, No. 2, (Spring 2004), pp. 2 10.
- 2003- Second METU Conference on International Relations (Conference Review), co authored with Isik Kuscu, Central Eurasian Studies Review, Vol. 2, Number 3, Fall 2003.
- 2002- “Oil and Natural Gas Sector in the Post-Soviet Turkmenistan: Opportunities and Challenges”, Turkish Review of Eurasian Studies, Istanbul:OBIV,2, pp. 221-243.
- 2001 - “An Analysis of the Western Scholarly Discourse on Turkic Identity in Central Asia”, The Turkish Yearbook of International Relations, No: 32, pp. 127-166.
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Title:
Assoc. Prof. Dr.
Surname:
WALTER
Status:
Title:
Assoc. Prof. Dr.
Telephone:
+90 392 958
Email:
walter@metu.edu.tr
Room:
SZ-48
Educational Background:
- B.A., Harvard University; Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Research Interests:
- phonology
- phonetics
- sociolinguistics
Courses Taught:
- Linguistics I and II
- Language Acquisition
- Sound Patterns in Human Language
- Language, Politics and Identity
- Contrastive Turkish/English Structure
- Structure of Arabic
Selected Publications:
- Bradlow, Ann, Cynthia Clopper, Rajka Smiljanic, Mary Ann Walter. 2010. “A perceptual similarity space for languages: Evidence from five native language listener groups.” Speech Communication.
- “Probability matching and Arabic morphology.” (Submitted for publication).
- 2008. “Repetition leads to lenition in consonant sequences.” Proceedings of the Eighth International Seminar on Speech Production.
- Hacquard, Valentine, Mary Ann Walter and Alec Marantz. 2007. “The effects of inventory on vowel perception in French and Spanish: An MEG study.” Brain and Language.
- 2006. “Pharyngealization effects in Maltese Arabic.” In Perspectives on Arabic Linguistics: Proceedings of the 16th Arabic Linguistics Society Symposium, S. Boudelaa (Ed.) Amsterdam: John Benjamins.
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Title:
Prof. Dr.
Surname:
KÖK
Status:
Title:
Prof. Dr.
Telephone:
+90 392 661
Email:
kok@metu.edu.tr
Room:
S-220
Web Address:
Educational Background:
- B.S., M.S., Ph.D., METU (From METU-Ankara)
Research Interests:
- Drilling Fluids
- Characterization of Wax Appereance Temperatures of Crude Oils
- Pyrolysis and Combustion of Fossil Fuels
Courses Taught:
- Environmental Control in Petroleum Operations
- Petroleum Engineering Research
- Inst. Measurements in Pet. Eng.
- Advanced EOR Techniques
- Introduction to Petroleum Engineering
- Drilling Engineering I & II
- Petroleum Production Engineering I & II
- Special Operations in Drilling
- Enhanced Oil Recovery Techniques "
Selected Publications:
- Gurkan Iscan, Mustafa Versan Kok and Faruk Civan) Investigation of Porosity and Permeability Impairment in Sandstones by X Ray Analysis and Simulation Energy Sources Volume 31, No.5, 2009, 387 395.
- (Mustafa Versan Kok) Heating Rate Effect on the DSC Kinetics of Oil Shales Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry Volume 90, No.3, 2007, 817 821.
- (Gurkan Iscan, Faruk Civan and Mustafa Versan Kok ) Alteration of Permeability by Drilling Fluid Invasion and Flow Reversal Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering Volume 58, No.1 2, 2007, 227 244.
- (Mustafa Versan Kok, Jean Marie Letoffe and Pierre Claudy) Comparative Methods in the Determination of Wax Content and Pour Point of Crude Oils Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry, Volume 90, No.3, 2007, 827 831.
- (A. Gurkan Iscan, Mustafa Versan Kok and A.Suat Bagci) Estimation of Permeability and Rock Mechanical Properties of Limestone Reservoir Rocks under Stress Conditions by Strain Gauge Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, Volume 53, No: 1 2"
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Title:
Asst. Prof. Dr.
Surname:
NİYAZİ
Status:
Title:
Asst. Prof. Dr.
Telephone:
+90 392 661 2915
Email:
nasli@metu.edu.tr
Room:
R-133
Educational Background:
- B.S., METU; M.S., University of Kent; Ph.D., London South Bank University
Research Interests:
- General area of Health Psychology
- Cognitive processes and health with particular interest in addictive behaviours
- Effects of psychological processes on health
- Effects of personality on health and performance
- Implicit attitude measurement
- Management of pain
Courses Taught:
- PSYC 340 THEORIES OF PERSONALITY
- PSYC 449 INTRODUCTION TO HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY
- PSYC 342 PSYCHOPATHOLOGY
- PSYC 343 PSYCHOLOGY OF ADDICTION
- PSYC 242 COPING WITH STRESS
Selected Publications:
- Mmopelva, T.,,,,,Niyazi, A., ....Acaroglu, E. (2018). Analysis of factors affecting baseline SF-36 Mental Component Summary in Adult Spinal Deformity and its impact on surgical outcomes. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica.
- Hooper, N., Back, C., Karekla, M., Niyazi, A., & McHugh, L. (2018). Cognitive defusion versus experiential avoidance in the reduction of smoking behaviour: an experimental and preliminary investigation. Addiction Research & Theory.
- Nabiyev, V.. Ayhan, S., Yüksel, S., Niyazi, A. et al. (2016). Does surgery for adult spinal deformity affect the cognitive abilities in patients over 50 years of age? Turkish Neurosurgery.
- Niyazi, A. (2013). Health behaviour change models. In Ü. Okyayuz (Ed.), Health Psychology (2nd ed.). Ankara: Turkish Psychological Association.
- Niyazi, A. (2013). Addictive behaviours. In Ü. Okyayuz (Ed.), Health Psychology (2nd ed.). Ankara: Turkish Psychological Association.
- Niyazi, A. (2013). Pain. In Ü. Okyayuz (Ed.), Health Psychology (2nd ed.). Ankara: Turkish Psychological Association.
- Albery, I.P., Sharma, D., Niazi, A., Moss, A.C. (2006). Theoretical perspectives and approaches. Cognition and Addiction (1 29). Oxford: Oxford University Press
- Niyazi, A. & Albery, I. (2005). Attentional bias and outcome expectancies in smokers, ex smokers and non smokers. Psychology & Health, 20 (Conference supplement 1), 192 193.
- Niyazi, A. & Albery, I. (2005). Attentional bias and outcome expectancies in smokers, ex smokers and non smokers. Psychology & Health, 20 (Conference supplement 1), 192 193.
- Niyazi, A. & Albery, I. (2004). Implicit and explicit attitudes towards drinking and the attitude behaviour consistency in problem drinkers and non problem drinkers. Psychology & Health, 19 (Conference supplement), 121 122.
- Niyazi, A. & Albery, I. (2004). Implicit and explicit attitudes towards smoking and the attitude behaviour consistency in smokers and non smokers. Psychology & Health, 19 (Conference supplement), 122.
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Title:
Instr. Dr.
Surname:
CANDAN GÜRSES
Status:
Title:
Instr. Dr.
Telephone:
+90392 6612978
Email:
cidil@metu.edu.tr
Room:
S-207
Educational Background:
- B.S., M.S., Ph.D., Eastern Mediterranean University
Research Interests:
- Wireless networks with emphasis on resource allocation and management. Performance evaluation
Courses Taught:
- CNG100 Introduction to Information Technologies and Applications
- CNG111 Introduction to Computer Engineering Concepts
- CNG140 C Programming
- CNG230 Introduction to C Programming
Selected Publications:
- Idil Candan, “Performance Assessment of Time-Threshold Based Scheme over Soft Frequency Reuse(SFR) Scheme”, 11th International Conference on Mobile Ubiquitous Computing, Systems, Services and Technologies,UBICOMM’17, Barcelona, Spain.
- Idil Candan and Muhammed Salamah, “Analytical Modeling of a Time-Threshold Based Bandwidth Allocation Scheme for Cellular Networks”, Computer Communications, vol.30, no.5, pp.1036-1043, 2007.
- Idil Candan and Muhammed Salamah, “Dynamic Time-Threshold Based Scheme for Voice Calls in Cellular Networks”, Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol.4003, pp.189-199, 2006.
- Muhammed Salamah and Idil Candan, “A Fair Bandwidth Allocation Scheme for Multimedia Handoff Calls in Cellular Networks”, New Trends in Computer Networks, Eds. T.Tugcu, E.Gelenbe, F.Alagoz, U.Caglayan, pp.40-49, Imperial College Press, 2005.
- Idil Candan, “Mobility and queue based guard channel scheme for cellular networks”, 4th International Conference on Wireless Communications, Vehicular Technology, Information Theory and Aerospace & Electronic Systems (VITAE), WIRELESS VITAE’14,Aalborg, Denmark.
- Idil Candan and Muhammed Salamah, “Mobility Based Guard Channel Scheme for Cellular Networks”, Proc. Of the International Conference on Advances in Information and Communication Technologies,ICT’12, Amsterdam, Holland,2012.
- Idil Candan, “A Preemptive Time-Threshold Based Multi-Guard Bandwidth Allocation Scheme for Cellular Networks”, Proc of the Sixth Advanced International Conference on Telecommunications,AICT’10,Barcelona,Spain, 2010.
- Idil Candan and Muhammed Salamah, “Analytical Modeling of a Time-Threshold Based Multi-guard Bandwidth Allocation Scheme for Cellular Networks”, Proc of the Fifth Advanced International Conference on Telecommunications,AICT’09,Venice, Italy, 2009.
- Idil Candan and Muhammed Salamah, “Performance Analysis of a Time-Threshold Based Bandwidth Allocation Scheme Using a One-Dimensional Markov Chain in Cellular Networks”, Proc. of IEEE Symposium on Computers and Communications, ISCC’07,Aveiro, Portugal, 2007.
- Idil Candan and Muhammed Salamah, ”Performance Analysis of a Time-Threshold based Bandwidth Allocation Scheme for Data Calls in Cellular Networks”, Proc. of the International Conference on Systems and Networks Communications, ICSNC'2006, IEEE Computer Society Press, Tahiti, French Polynesia, 2006.
- Muhammed Salamah and Idil Candan, “Performance Analysis of a Time-Threshold based Multi-Guard Bandwidth Allocation Scheme in Cellular Networks”, Proc. of the International Conference on Wireless and Mobile Communications, ICWMC'2006, IEEE Computer Society Press, Bucharest,Romania, 2006.
- Idil Candan and Muhammed Salamah, “A Time-Threshold Based Multi-Guard Bandwidth Allocation Scheme for Cellular Networks”, Proc. of the 7th IEEE International Conference on Computer Networks, ISCN'2006, pp.106-110, Istanbul,Turkey, 2006.
- Muhammed Salamah and Idil Candan, “A New Bandwidth Allocation Scheme for Data Handoff Calls in Cellular Networks”, Proc. of the IEEE International Conference on Wireless Networks Communications and Mobile Computing, WIRELESSCOM2005, pp.757-761,Hawaii,USA, 2005.
- Muhammed SALAMAH and Idil CANDAN, “A Novel Bandwidth Allocation Strategy for Voice Handoff Calls in Cellular Networks”, Proc. of the 9th CDMA International Conference, CIC2004, Seoul, Korea, 2004.
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Title:
Assoc. Prof. Dr.
Surname:
GÜREL
Status:
Title:
Assoc. Prof. Dr.
Telephone:
+90392 6613425
Email:
egurel@metu.edu.tr
Room:
TZ-32
Web Address:
Educational Background:
- B.S., B.Eng., METU; Ph.D., Michigan State University
Research Interests:
- Arithmetic Geometry, Algebraic Geometry and Number Theory
Courses Taught:
- MAT 100
- MAT 119
- MAT 120
- MAT 219
- MATH 526 (in Ankara Campus)
Selected Publications:
- (w/O. Kisisel) A note on the products (1k+1)(2k+1)...(nk+1). J Number Theory 130 (2010), no 1, 187-191.
- Galois structure of modular forms of even weight. J Number Theory 129 (2009), no 10, 2274-2288.
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Title:
Asst. Prof. Dr.
Surname:
ERDENER
Status:
Title:
Asst. Prof. Dr.
Telephone:
+90 392 6613424
Email:
vdogu@metu.edu.tr
Room:
TZ-31
Web Address:
Educational Background:
- B.S., METU; M.A., Ph.D., University of Western Sydney
Research Interests:
- Second language acquisition and bilingualism
- Audio-visual speech perception, development and its applications
- Audio-visual speech perception in clinical populations
- Applied Cognition
Courses Taught:
- PSYC100 General Psychology
- GPC100 First Year on Campus Seminar (Guest lecturer)
- PSYC101 Introduction to Psychology I
- PSYC102 Introduction to Psychology II
- PSYC116 Statistics – I
- PSYC113 Research Methods – I
- PSYC200 Ethics in Research and Practice of Psychology
- PSYC214 Research Methods – II
- PSYC221 | GPC122 Developmental Psychology I
- PSYC222 | GPC253 Developmental Psychology II
- PSYC281 Experimental Psychology – I: Learning
- PSYC284 Experimental Psychology – II: Cognition
- PSYC384 Speech Perception
- PSYC400 Summer Practice (coordination)
- PSYC414 Computer Applications in Psychology
- PSYC422 Language Acquisition & Development
- PSYC444 Undergraduate Research Thesis (design and coordination)
Selected Publications:
- Erdener, D. (2017). Auditory-visual speech perception and second language instruction. Proceedings of 1st Black Sea Conference on Language and Language Education. In İ.Yaman & E.Ekmekçi (Eds.) (page numbers and ISBN forthcoming)
- Erdener, D. & Burnham, D. (2017). Auditory-visual speech perception in 3- and 4-year-olds and its relationship to perceptual attunement and receptive vocabulary. Journal of Child Language, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/S0305000917000174 (volume and page numbers forthcoming)
- Erdener, D. (2017). Teaching Turkish as a foreign language: extrapolating from experimental psychology. Journal of Language and Linguistic Studies, 13(1), 156-165.
- Erdener, D. & Yordamlı, A. (2016). Auditory-visual speech perception in bipolar disorder. In C.Pracana (Ed.) Proceedings of InPact 2016 International Psychological Applications Conference and Trends. (pp.137-141) Lisbon, Portugal: World Institute for Advanced Research and Science.
- Erdener, D. (2016). Basic to Applied Research: Benefits of Audio-Visual Speech Perception in Teaching Foreign Languages. The Language Learning Journal, 44(1), 124-132. doi: 10.1080/09571736.2012.724080
- Erdener, D. (2015). The McGurk Illusion in Turkish, Turkish Journal of Psychology, 30(76), 19-27.
- Erdener, D. & Burnham, D. (2013). The Relationship between Audio-Visual Speech Perception and Language Specific Speech Perception at the Onset of Reading Instruction in English-Speaking Children. Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 116, 120-138. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jecp.2013.03.003
- Erdener, D., Sekiyama, K., & Burnham, D. (2010). The development of auditory‐visual speech perception across languages and ages. In M. Burgess, J. Davey, C. Don & T. McMinn (Eds.) Proceedings of 20th International Congress on Acoustics, ICA 2010. (pp.1-10). Sydney, Australia: Australian Acoustical Society, NSW Division.
- Dodd, B., McIntosh, B., Erdener,D., & Burnham, D. (2008). Perception of the auditory-visual illusion in speech perception by children with phonological disorders. Clinical Phonetics & Linguistics, 22, 69-82.
- Burnham, D., Sekiyama, K., & Erdener, D. (2008). Cross language auditory visual speech perception development. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 123(5), 3879-3880.
- Erdener, V.D. & Burnham, D.K. (2005). The role of audiovisual speech and orthographic information in non native speech production, Language Learning, 55 191 228.
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