News

- Koc University will be hosting the International Workshop on Hybrid Systems: Modeling, Simulation and Optimization (May 14-16, 2008)

- Our paper on 2-stage algorithm for predicting protein secondary structures is published. (August 13, 2007)

- Metin Turkay is the recipient of IBM SUR Award. It is the first IBM SUR Award given to a researcher in Turkey.  (July 18, 2007)# # # # # # #

- Metin Turkay delivers semi-plenary talk in EURO XXII Conference in Czech Republic on Operations Research in Computational Biology, Bioinformatics and Medicine (July 10, 2007).

- Our paper on QSAR Analysis of DHP Antogonosits is published. (June 9, 2007)

- Our work on drug design was featured in AKSAM daily newspaper (May 26, 2007) > #

- SystemsLab group members Fadime Uney Yuksektepe and Ali Ozturk successfully defended their PhD Proposals. (March 14, 2007)

- SystemsLab group members Fadime Uney Yuksektepe and Ali Ozturk passed the PhD Qualifying Exam. (September 14, 2006)

- Our paper on model predictive control of supply chain systems is published. (September 12, 2006)

- Metin Turkay's TÜBİTAK Young Scientist Encouragement Award is featured in Milliyet daily newspaper (August 10, 2006) >

- Metin Turkay is awarded with TUBITAK Young Scientist Encouragement Award for his contributions to mixed-integer programming (July 24, 2006)

- Our paper on collaboration for environmentally conscious energy systems is published. (Aug 10, 2006)

- Our paper on a new method for multi-class data classification is published is published. (Aug 10, 2006)

- Metin Turkay is elected as the Chair of EURO Working Group on Operational Research in Computational Biology, Bioinformatics and Medicine. (July 5, 2006)

Research Projects

SystemsLab is sponsored by a number of projects from different funding agencies and companies. A partial list of projects and funding agencies/companies are listed below:

 

 ESF: European Science Foundation

Project Title: Optimization with  PDE Constraints (OPTPDE)

Dates: 01.01.2008-31.12.2012

 

  International Business Machines Corp.

IBM SUR Award: Modeling and Optimization of Sustainable Supply Chain and Logistics Systems

M. Turkay, July 2007

 

Koç University-IBM Center for Advanced Studies on Supply Chain Innovation

M. Turkay and F.S. Salman

Dates: 01.08.2007-31.07.2012

 

  TUBITAK: The Scientific & Technological Research Council of Turkey

TUBITAK CAREER Project

Project No: 104M322

M. Turkay

Project Title: Development of Mixed-Integer Multi-Objective Optimization Methods and Application to Supply Chain Management Strategy in Energy Systems

Dates: 01.04.2005-01.04.2010

 

TUBITAK Research Project

Project No: 106E208

C. Oguz, M. Canci, M. Turkay

Project Title: Integration of Facility Location and Layout Of Intermodal Transportation System with Scheduling

Dates: 01.01.2007-31.03.2008

 

  NSF: National Science Foundation, USA

                                 TUBITAK: The Scientific & Technological Research Council, TR

NSF-TUBITAK Joint Research Project

Project No: NSF: 0457379; TUBITAK:TBAG-U/114 (104T253)

L.T. Biegler, B. Karasozen, H. Oktem, M. Turkay

Project Title: Development of Modeling and Optimization Tools for Hybrid Systems

Dates: 01.04.2005-31.03.2008

 

NSF-TUBITAK Joint Research Project

Project No: NSF: 0421849; TUBITAK:TBAG-U/99 (104T097)

J.R. Elliott, M. Camurdan, M. Turkay

Project Title: Global Optimization of Transferable Molecular Step Potential Functions

Dates: 01.09.2004-31.08.2006

 

OSD: Otomotiv Sanayii Dernegi (Automotive Manufacturers Association of Turkey)

 

Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation, Japan

M. Turkay

Project Title: Inter-company energy optimization project

Dates: 01.03.2002-28.02.2004

 

Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation, Japan

M. Turkay

Project Title: Logistics systems modeling and optimization project

Dates: 01.03.2001-28.02.2002

 

KUMPEM: Koc University-MIGROS Retail Education Center

Project Title: Optimization of Piecewise Linear Cost Functions using Generalized Disjunctive Programming

M. Turkay

Dates: 07.11.2006-06.11.2007

 

Project Title: Vendor Selection under Product Assortment and Inventory Considerations

F. Karaesmen, F.S. Salman, M. Turkay

Dates: 01.01.2005-31.12.2006

 

KocSistem Information & Communication Services Inc.

Project Title: Development of Production Planning, Scheduling and Optimization Software

M. Turkay, Academic Principal Investigator

Project Duration: 14.02.2005-31.3.2006.