Ph.D., Systems and Industrial Engineering, July 2010
The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, graduated magna cum laude
Academic Advisor: Dr. Young-Jun Son
Major: Systems and Industrial Engineering (SIE)
Minor: Management Information Systems (MIS)
Dissertation Title: Integrated Decision Making for Planning and Control of Distributed Manufacturing Enterprises using Dynamic-Data-Driven Adaptive Multi-scale Simulations (DDDAMS)
Major Research Works: Advanced Simulation Methodologies and Techniques including Distributed, Real-time, Multi-paradigm Simulations; Models in Planning, Analysis and Control of Production Systems; Dynamic Analysis of Systems; Applied Statistics; Optimization; Grid Computing Framework; Sampling Methods for Linear/Nonlinear Systems; Management of Massive Datasets; Systems Theory.

Master of Science, Systems and Industrial Engineering (SIE), May 2008
The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, graduated magna cum laude
Academic Advisor: Dr. Young-Jun Son
Thesis Title: Dynamic-Data-Driven Adaptive Multi-scale Simulation (DDDAMS) for Planning and Control of Distributed Manufacturing Enterprises
Major Research Works: Heuristic Optimization; Supply Chain Management; Production & Inventory Control; Quality Control in Manufacturing Systems; Synchronization of Distributed Simulation Federates; Applied Statistics.

Bachelor of Science, Industrial Engineering (IE), June 2006
Bogazici University, Istanbul, Turkey, graduated cum laude
Academic Advisor: Dr. Refik Gullu
Thesis Title: Capacity Allocation in Stochastic Inventory Models
Major Research Works: Capacity Allocation/Re-allocation, Inventory Management, Production Scheduling, Operations Research, Optimization Techniques, Markovian Decision Processes and Learning Methods, Heuristics.

Exchange Program, Spring 2005
University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, completed magna cum laude.