BASIC INFORMATION
Professor Doctor, Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Science, Izmir Institute of Technology, Gülbahçe Campus, Urla-Izmir, 35430 Turkey
Tel: +90 (232) 7507752; Fax: +90 (232) 7507777 E-mail: oktaypashaevATiyte.edu.tr
EDUCATION
1979-1983 Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, Dubna (Moscow), USSR.
1974-1978 Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, USSR.
1971-1974 Baku State University, Baku, Azerbaijan, USSR.
DEGREES
Ph.D. - 1983, Theoretical and Mathematical Physics
M.Sc. - 1978, (Diploma) Physics
Ph.D. Thesis: "Nonlinear Evolution Equations and Dynamics of Quasispin Systems". Committee: V. G. Makhankov (Supervisor), A. M. Perelomov, V. K. Fedyanin
Master's Thesis: "Boson-Fermion Instantons in Quantum Field Theory". Committee: V. Ja. Fainberg (Supervisor), I. M. Lifshitz, I. M. Kaganov, V. Grigoriev
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
Visiting Professor: 1995 (1 mo.) International School for Advanced Studies (SISSA/ISAS) Trieste, Italy 1995 (1 mo.) International Centre for Theoretical Physics, Trieste, Italy 1990 - 1997 (3 mo. every year) Dipartimento di Fisica, Universita degli Studi di Lecce, Italy 1993 (1 mo.) Dept. de Mathematiques, Universite Paris-Sud (Orsay), France 1993 (1 mo.) Dept. de Physiques, Universite de Nice, France 1993, 1996, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, (1 mo.), 2008 (3.5 month), 2009 (2 mo.), 2010 (1 mo.); 2015, 2016, 2018- (1m), 1997-2000 Institute of Mathematics, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan 1993 (1 mo.) Dept. of Mathematics, Bilkent University, Ankara, Turkey 1994 Department of Mathematics, Institute for Basic Sciences, Marmara Research Center, TUBITAK, Turkey
Senior Research Scientist: 1990-2001, Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, Dubna (Moscow), Russia
Post-Doctoral work: 1983-1990 Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, Dubna (Moscow), USSR
Post-graduate work: 1978-1979 I. E. Tamm Theoretical Physics Department, Lebedev Physical Institute, Moscow, USSR
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Lectures and Seminars:
Professor Doctor: Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Science, Izmir Institute of Technology, Izmir, Turkey, (from June 2000 – till present) (Undergraduate courses - Differential Equations, Calculus I, II, Basic Mathematics, Advanced Mathematics, Vector Analysis, Dynamical Systems, Partial Differential Equations, Differential Geometry, History of Mathematical Concepts, Complex Analysis, Mathematics and Technology) (Graduate courses - Modern Geometry I, II; Mathematical Methods of Classical Mechanics I, II; Complex Analysis, Mathematical Methods of Physics; Introduction to Soliton Theory, Quantum Calculus, Mathematical Methods of Quantum Mechanics, Hilbert Spaces and Quantum Theory, Basic Quantum Computation and Quantum Information)
Seminars: Dipartimento di Fisica Universita degli Studi di Roma "La Sapienza"; Department of Physics, Universita di Firenza; Department of Physics, Universita di Torino; Department of Physics, Universita di Bari, Department of Physics, Universita di Parma, Department of Physics, Universita di Lecce, Department of Physics, Universita di Salerno; International School for Advanced Studies - SISSA (Trieste), Italy.Institute of Mathematics, Academia Sinica, Taipei; Dept. of Mathematics, Tainan; Department of Mathematics, Hsinchu University; Department of Mathematics and Department of Physics, Taichung University; Department of Mathematics, Kaoshiung Normal University, Department of Mathematics, Kaoshiung SunYat Sen University, Department of Mathematics, Taitung University, Dept. of Math. National Taiwan University (Taipei) (1 semester course on Soliton Theory and Applications), Center for Theoretical Studies, Hsinchu, - Taiwan.Dept. de Mathematiques Universite Paris-Sud (Orsay); Dept. de Physiques Universite de Nice, - France. Department of Mathematics, Bilkent University, Ankara; Department of Mathematics, Istanbul Technical University,- Turkey. National University of Singapore, - Singapore
Associated Professor: Volga Military Constructions University, Dubna, (Moscow), USSR, 1984-1985.
Graduate/Postgraduate students guided: 17 M.Sc. and 5 Ph.D. in Mathematical Physics.
Master Students: 1) Igor Barashenkov, JINR, Dubna, USSR (Professor, South Africs) 2) Fatih Erman, Solitonic Solutions and Particle Localization in Higher Dimensional Spaces, IYTE, 2003. (Associated Professor, Turkey) 3) Meltem Leman Yerbag Francisco, Stationary and 2+1 Dimensional Integrable Reductions of AKNS Hierarchy, IYTE, 2004. 4) Figen Akıncı, Geometry of Moving Curves and Soliton Equations, IYTE, 2004. 5) Zeynep Nilhan GURKAN, Integrable Vortex Dynamics and Complex Burgers’ Equation, IYTE, 2005. 6) Neslihan ETİ, Classical and Quantum Euler Equation, IYTE, 2007 7) Esra TIĞRAK ULAŞ, Damping Oscillatory Models in General Theory of Relativity, IYTE, 2007 (Assistant Professor, New York University, Abu Dabi) 8) Baris Ates, Nonlinear Euler Poisson Darboux Equations Exactly Solvable in Multidimensions, IYTE, 2008 9) Asli Sabanci, Collider Tests of Higher Curvature Gravity, IYTE, 2008 (coadv.) 10) Alper Hayreter, Collider Tests of String –Inspired Models with Extra Abelian-Symmetry, IYTE, 2008 (coadv.) 11) Selin Duruk, Resonance Solitons and Direct Methods in Soliton Theory, IYTE, 2009 (PhD student, Israel) 12) Tuna Bayraktar, Geometry of Curves in n-dimensional Riemannian Space. Akdeniz Univ.2011. 13) Şengül Nalcı, Exactly Solvable q-extended Nonlinear Classical and Quantum Models. IYTE. 2011. (PhD student, Turkey) 14) Soner Erkuş, q Periodicity, Self-Similarity and Weirestrass-Mandelbrot Function, IYTE, 2012 15) Aygul Kocak, Kaleidoscope of Quantum Coherent States and units of Quantum Information, IYTE, 2018 16) Tugce Parlakgorur, Apollonius Representation and Complex Geometry of Entangled Qubit States, IYTE, 2018 17) Merve Ozvatan, Generalized Golden-Fibonacci Calculus and Applications, IYTE, 2018 18) Osman Cetintas, Dynamical Symmetry of Parametric Oscillator, IYTE, 2019
PhD Students: 1) Ratbay Myrzakulov, JINR, Dubna, USSR (Professor, Kazakistan)2) Kholmirzo Kholmurodov, JINR, Dubna, USSR (Professor, Russian Federation) 3) Sergey Sergeenkov, JINR, Dubna, USSR (Professor, Brazil) 4) Zeynep Nilhan GURKAN, Entanglement and Topological Soliton Structures in Heisenberg Spin Models, IYTE, 2010. (Associated Professor, Kuwait) 5) Şengül Nalcı Tumer, Quantum Calculus of Classical Heat-Burgers Hierarchy and Quantum Coherent States. IYTE. 2017. 6) Aygül Koçak, Quantum Group Symmetry for Quantum Coherent States (continuing)
PUBLICATIONS - totally more than 100 papers (see Publications). :
Books (Authored or Edited) - 10, Research papers in refereed journals and Published talks at International Conferences - 117, Reports - 25, Popular Articles – 5, Lecture Notes - 4; Reviews for AMS Mathematical Reviews – more 183
TALKS – totally 88 - Invited talks on National and International Conferences, Sectional talks and Seminars (see Conferences).
CURRENT RESEARCH INTERESTS
PROJECTS
Director:
Researcher:
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
Organizer and Scientific Secretary:
(Org. Committee: S. P. Novikov, V. E. Zakharov, V. G. Makhankov)
4. The Fourth International Workshop "Solitons and Applications" dedicated to N. N. Bogolubov on his eightieth birthday, Dubna, USSR, 1989.
5. The Sixth International Workshops on Nonlinear Evolution Equations and Dynamical Systems. NEEDS' 90, Dubna, Russia, 1990
6. The Eighth International Workshops on Nonlinear Evolution Equations and Dynamical Systems. NEEDS' 92, Dubna, Russia, 1992
(Org. Committee: F. Calogero, S. P. Novikov, V. G. Makhankov).
7. Nonlinear Guided Waves V, International Workshop, Feza Gursey Institute, Istanbul, Turkey, 2011.
8. Quantum Calculus and Applications (QCA), Mini Workshop, 23 December 2016, IYTE, Izmir, Turkey
Section Organizer and Member of Scientific Committee:
Invited Editor:
1. "Solitons and Applications", World Sci. Pub., 1990.
2. "Nonlinear Evolution Equations and Dynamical Systems. NEEDS' 90", Springer Verlag, 1991
3. "Nonlinear Evolution Equations and Dynamical Systems. NEEDS' 92", World Sci. Pub., 1993.
Associated Editor:
Reviewer
Member
Referee of Journals:
Young Scientists Research Award - JINR, Dubna, 1983.
Italian Government MURST and INFN Grants, between 1990 - 1997.
French Government CNRS Grant, 1993.
Listed in the Marquis Who'sWho in Science and Engineering, the 7th Edition, 2003-2004; The 8th Edition, 2005-2006; 10th Anniversary Edition 2008-2009
LANGUAGES
Russian and Azeri-Turkish (native), English and Turkish (reading, writing and speaking fluently), German and Italian (reading).