Graduate Students

Thesis Supervision

• Figen Öztoprak, (PhD.) Parallel Multistart Strategies for Local and Global Nonlinear Optimization.
• İbrahim Muter, (PhD.) Tentative topic: Combining row and column generation for solving large-scale linear programs.
• Duygu Taş, (MSc.) Pricing in Column Generation for a Robust Airline Crew Pairing Problem, jointly with K. Bülbül, Sabancı University, June 2008.
• Elvin Çoban, (MSc.) Column Generation to a Robust Airline Crew Pairing Model for Managing Extra Flights, jointly with K. Bülbül, Sabancı University, July 2008.
• Ahmet Esat Hızır, (MSc.) Using Emission Functions in Mathematical Programming Models for Sustainable Urban Transportation: An Application in Bilevel Optimization, Sabancı University, July 2006.
• Bahar Kaynar, (MSc.) Application of a General Risk Management Model to Portfolio Problems with Elliptical Distributions, Sabancı University, June 2006.
• Hatice Tekiner, (MSc.) Robust Crew Pairing for Managing Extra Flights, Sabancı University, June 2006.
• Esra Dervişoğlu, (MSc.) Fuzzy Linear Programming: Review and Implementation, jointly with K. Kılıç, Sabancı University, August 2005.
• Paula Boswinkel, (MSc.) Traffic Assignment Problems, jointly with A. Wagelmans, Erasmus University Rotterdam, November 2003.

Committee Membership

• Burak Aksu, (MSc.) Experimental and Analytical Investigation Mechanics Metal Cutting Including Edge Forces, Sabancı University, July 2008.
• Kerem Özkısacık, (PhD.) Competitive Learning in Location Problems, Boğaziçi University, May 2007.
• Nursel Kavlak, (MSc.) Client Contractor Bargaining Problem in The Context of Multi-mode Project Scheduling With Limited Resources, Sabancı University, March 2006.
• Güler Kızıleniş, (MSc.) Optimal Sensor Locations in Water Distribution Networks, Sabancı University, February 2006.
• Ayşe Mine Çelebi, (MSc.) Optimal Multi-period Pricing and Trade-in Rebate Strategy for Remanufacturable Durable Goods, Boğaziçi University, April 2005.