Welcome to the PSE LAB!

We are doing research on green and sustainable chemicals, AI, renewable energy system design, optimization under uncertainty and machine learning for energy, process and chemical systems!          

TEAM:

Dr. ERDAL AYDIN- PRINCIPLE INVESTIGATOR

– Post-Doc: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA

– PhD: Max Planck Institute, Germany

– MS: Koç University, Turkey

– BS: METU, Turkey

Erdal is an assistant professor at Koç University CHBI department and Koç Uni-Tüpraş energy center. Prior to joining Koç Uni., he was an assistant professor at Bogazici University and a post-doctoral researcher at MIT focusing on renewable energy management under uncertainty. His current research interests are on optimal design and operation under uncertainty, dynamic optimization, stochastic programming and artifical intelligence.

e-mail: eaydin@ku.edu.tr

HANDAN AKULKER – PHD CANDIDATE

EDUCATION:

– MS: Ondokuz Mayıs University

– BS: Yeditepe University (Double Major in ChemE & Genetics and Bioengineering, with 100% scholarship)

Handan is a graduate student at Boğaziçi University and Koç PSE Lab. Her research interests are on modeling and optimization. Prior to going to the grad school, she worked as chemical engineer at quality control lab of State Hydrolic Works between 2013 and 2016. She holds TÜBİTAK 2211 National Scholarship Programme award.

e-mail: handan.cebeci@gmail.com

ECE SERENAT KÖKSAL – PHD CANDIDATE

EDUCATION:

– BS: Bogazici University

Ece is a doctoral student at Koç University PSE Lab. Her research interests are on machine learning, AI and optimization.

e-mail: ekoksal21@ku.edu.tr

TUSE ASRAV – MS STUDENT

EDUCATION:

– BS: Bogazici University

Tuse is a masters student at Koç University PSE Lab. Her research interests are on the development of efficient recurrent neural networks for dynamical process models.

e-mail: tuse_asrav@hotmail.com

MELIKE DUVANOGLU – MS STUDENT

EDUCATION:

– BS: Middle East Technical University (Double Major with CHE & CHEM)

Melike is a masters student at Koç University PSE Lab. Her research interests are on machine learning and optimization.

e-mail: mduvanoglu22@ku.edu.tr

 

ALUMNI:

SU MEYRA TATAR

Currently: PhD student at Auburn University.

DUYGU KAYA – (Co-advised with Dr. Betül Uralcan from BOUN)

Currently: PhD student at Bogazici University.

DALGA MERVE ÖZKAN 

Currently: PhD student at TU Dortmund.