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Welcome! I am currently a Ph.D. candidate in Analytics & Operations at Imperial College Business School. I am advised by Professors Edward Anderson, Heikki Peura, and Şafak Yücel.
My research interests lie in Sustainable Operations, Renewable Energy Operations, and the Optimization of Energy Systems.
I obtained my B.Sc. (2019) and M.Sc. (2021) degrees in Industrial Engineering from Bilkent University, Ankara, Turkey.
I will be on the 2026-2027 academic job market!
I will also present my job market paper at the 2026 INFORMS Annual Meeting:
SD05, Energy Transition and Sustainability | Nov 1 (Sunday) | 2:45 PM - 4:00 PM
Moscone South-72 (Lower Mezz)
Papers under Review and Working Papers
Papers under Review and Working Papers
Corporate Procurement of Renewable Electricity: Annual versus Hourly Matching (Job Market Paper), with Heikki Peura and Şafak Yücel (2026).
🏆 Finalist, POMS College of Sustainable Operations Best Student Paper Award, 2026
More or Less? How Long-Term Demand Forecasts Shape Optimal Decarbonization Paths, with Edward Anderson and Heikki Peura (2025). Under second-round review at Manufacturing & Service Operations Management
Work in Progress
Work in Progress
Trading Premiums for Congestion: Price Intervention in EV Fast Charging, with Fanyin Zheng (2026).
Publications from Pre-PhD
Publications from Pre-PhD
Rural Electrification: An Overview of Optimization Methods, with Ayse Selin Kocaman, Destenie Nock, and Philipp Trotter (2022). Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 156, 111935
A Planar Facility Location–Allocation Problem with Fixed and/or Variable Cost Structures for Rural Electrification, with Ayse Selin Kocaman (2023). Computers & Operations Research, 154, 106202
Inclusive Electrification in Sub-Saharan Africa: Cost–Equality Trade-offs with Ayse Selin Kocaman, Ozlem Karsu, Destenie Nock, Philipp Trotter, and Alper Can Yilmaz (2026). Applied Energy, 420, 128111
Talks and Conferences
Talks and Conferences
POMS Annual Conference, Orlando, USA — April 2027 (scheduled)
INFORMS Annual Meeting, San Francisco, USA - November 2026 (scheduled)
POMS Annual Conference, Reno, USA — May 2026
2026 Early-Career Sustainable Operations Workshop, Dallas, USA — February 2026
MSOM Conference, London, UK — June 2025
INFORMS Annual Meeting, Seattle, USA — October 2024
EURO Conference 2024, Copenhagen, Denmark — June 2024
Teaching Assistant, Imperial College London
Teaching Assistant, Imperial College London
Optimisation and Decision Models (MSc Business Analytics) — Fall 2022–2026
Energy Analytics (MSc Business Analytics) — Spring 2022–2026
Business Analytics (MSc Management) — Summer 2023-2025
Teaching Assistant, Bilkent University
Teaching Assistant, Bilkent University
Energy Systems Planning (IE undergraduate elective) — Fall 2020, Spring 2021
Introduction to Modeling and Optimization (IE undergraduate core) — Spring 2020
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