About Me
I am a postdoctoral researcher in the Declarative Languages and Artificial Intelligence (DTAI) group at the Department of Computer Science at KU Leuven. I am working on better integration of machine learning techniques and stochastic optimization methods in the context of the ERC-funded project Conversational human-aware technology for optimization (CHAT-Opt) in Prof. Tias Guns’ lab.
Research Interests
Contextual Stochastic & Robust Optimization
Combinatorial Optimization
Decision-Focused Learning
Supply Chain & Distribution Logistics
Machine Learning
Experience
Postdoctoral Researcher – DTAI, KU Leuven, Leuven, BE
Oct 2022 – Present
Lecturer – Department of Industrial Engineering, TED University, Ankara, TR
Feb 2019 – Sep 2022
Research Fellow – H. Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, US
Oct 2017 – Jul 2018
Research & Teaching Assistant – Department of Industrial Engineering ,Bilkent University, Ankara, TR
Sep 2011 – Jan 2019
Education
Ph.D. – Industrial Engineering & Operations Research, Bilkent University
Sep 2013 – Jan 2019
Thesis: Multi-stage Risk-Averse Mixed-integer Programming (Advisors: Prof. Özlem Çavuş & Prof. M. Selim Aktürk)
M.S. – Industrial Engineering & Operations Research, Bilkent University
Sep 2011 – Jun 2013
Thesis: Competitive Hub Location Problem (Advisor: Prof. Bahar Yetiş Kara)
B.S. – Industrial Engineering, Bilkent University
Sep 2007 – Jun 2011