Current Research Interests

·               Agent-oriented Software Engineering (AOSE)

·               Model-driven Engineering (MDE) of Software Systems

·               Domain-specific Languages / Domain-specific Modeling Languages (DSLs / DSMLs)

·               Low-code Software Development


Professional Activities

 

·               Industrial consultancies for the following corporations:

o    Masomo Gaming Ltd. (since June 2020)

o    Unit Information Technologies Research, Development and Automation Systems Co. (November 2012 – December 2013) (April 2021 – March 2023)

o    HERMES Communications Co. (June 2018 – May 2019) (November 2019 – June 2020) (June 2021 – October 2022)

o    Univera Computer Systems Co. (November 2017 – April 2018) (September 2021 – December 2021)

o    Aura Inc. (September 2020 – December 2020)

o    Kentkart Ege Electronics Automatic Fare Collection & Vehicle Tracking Systems Co. (December 2012 – December 2014) (November 2018 – July 2020)

o    KocSistem Information Communication Services Inc. (May 2015 – December 2017) (May 2018 – April 2019)

o    Four Mobile Information Technologies Co. (May 2018 – November 2018)

 

·               Associate Editor of the following journals:

o    Computer Science and Information Systems (since October 2022)

o    Journal of Computer Languages (since March 2021)

 

·               Editorial board member of the following journals:

o    Computer Science and Information Systems (February 2022 – September 2022)

o    Journal of Computer Languages (January 2019 – February 2021)

o    Computer Languages, Systems & Structures (July 2017 – December 2018)

 

·               Guest co-editor of the following journal special issues:

o   Methods, Tools and Languages for Model-driven Engineering and Low-code Development”, Journal of Computer Languages (2023)

o   Model-driven engineering of multi-agent systems in theory and practice”, Computer Languages, Systems & Structures (2017)

 

·               Translated Book: Kurose, J. F. and Ross, K. W. (2024) “Computer Networking: A Top-Down Approach (Eighth Edition)”, Translation Editors: Sayit, M, Kardas, G., Atilgan, C. and Tezel, B. T., Palme Publishing, Ankara, Turkiye.

 

·               Invited lecturer: A series of invited lectures was given on the topic “Model-driven Engineering and Multi-agent Systems” at University of Maribor, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Maribor, Slovenia in between November 19-25, 2017 (The visit was co-funded by the European Social Fund and the Republic of Slovenia, Ministry of Education, Science and Sport.).

 

·               Management committee substitute member of European Cooperation in Science & Technology (COST) Action IC1404: Multi-Paradigm Modelling for Cyber-Physical Systems (MPM4CPS)

 

·               Invited speaker at the panel “The Academy’s Approach to Software Architecture and the Use of Software Architecture in the Industry”, held in 7th Turkish Software Architecture Conference (UYMK 2018), November 30, 2018, Istanbul, Turkey

 

·               Chaper reviewer for the following books:

o    Multi-Paradigm Modelling Approaches for Cyber-Physical Systems, Bedir Tekinerdogan et al. (Eds.), Elsevier (2021)

o    Formal and Practical Aspects of Domain-Specific Languages: Recent Developments, Marjan Mernik (Ed.), IGI Global (2013)

 

·               Reviewer for the following journals:

o    Acta Electrotechnica et Informatica

o    Applied Computing and Informatics

o    Applied Soft Computing

o    Autonomous Agents and Multi-Agent Systems

o    Computer Languages, Systems & Structures

o    Computer Science and Information Systems

o    Computer Standards & Interfaces

o    Computer Systems Science & Engineering

o    Computers & Electrical Engineering

o    Computers & Industrial Engineering

o    DUMF Journal of Engineering

o    Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence

o    Expert Systems with Applications

o    IEEE Access

o    IEEE Transactions on Knowledge and Data Engineering

o    IET Software

o    International Journal of Agent-Oriented Software Engineering

o    International Journal of Informatics Technologies

o    International Journal of Software Engineering and Knowledge Engineering

o    Journal of Aeronautics and Space Technologies

o    Journal of Computer Languages

o    Journal of Experimental & Theoretical Artificial Intelligence

o    Journal of Information Science

o    Journal of Software: Evolution and Process

o    Journal of Systems and Software

o    Journal of Visual Languages and Computing

o    Open Engineering

o    Pamukkale University Journal of Engineering Sciences

o    Science of Computer Programming

o    Software: Practice and Experience

o    Software and Systems Modeling

o    Software Quality Journal

o    Swarm and Evolutionary Computation

o    Turkish Journal of Electrical Engineering & Computer Sciences

 

·               Program committee chairs:

o   Program committee chair of the 19th Conference on Computer Science and Intelligence Systems (FedCSIS 2024) Thematic Track on Advances in Programming Languages (APL), September 8-11, 2024, Belgrade, Serbia

o   Program committee chair of 8th Workshop on Advances in Programming Languages (WAPL 2023) held in the 18th Conference on Computer Science and Intelligence Systems (FedCSIS 2023), September 17-20, 2023, Warsaw, Poland

o    Track co-chair of 17th Conference on Computer Science and Intelligence Systems (FedCSIS 2022) Software, System and Service Engineering Track (S3E), September 4-7, 2022, Sofia, Bulgaria

o    Track co-chair of 16th Conference on Computer Science and Intelligence Systems (FedCSIS 2021) Software, System and Service Engineering Track (S3E), September 2-5, 2021

o    Program committee co-chair of 14th Turkish National Software Engineering Symposium (UYMS 2020), October 7-9, 2020, Istanbul, Turkey

o    Track co-chair of 15th Conference on Computer Science and Intelligence Systems (FedCSIS 2020) Software and System Engineering Track (SSE), September 6-9, 2020, Sofia, Bulgaria

 

·               Organizing committee memberships:

o    Doctoral and Master of Science Mentoring Program at 9th Turkish National Software Engineering Symposium (UYMS 2015), September 9-11, 2015, Izmir, Turkey

o    15th Turkish Symposium on Artificial Intelligence and Neural Networks (TAINN 2006), June 21-24, 2006, Akyaka, Mugla, Turkey

 

·               Program committee memberships:

o   ACM SIGAPP Symposium on Applied Computing, Technical Track on Programming Languages: ACM SAC PL 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025

o   International Workshop on Human Factors in Modeling, held in conjunction with the ACM/IEEE International Conference on Model Driven Engineering Languages and Systems: ACM/IEEE MODELS HuFaMo 2015, 2016

o   International Workshop on Sensor Security, held in conjunction with International Conference on Availability, Reliability and Security: ARES IWSS 2009

o   International Conference on Distributed Computing and Artificial Intelligence: DCAI 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023

o   International Conference on Distributed Computing and Artificial Intelligence, Special Session on Social Modelling of Ambient Intelligence in Large Facilities: DCAI SMAILF 2018

o   European Conference on Software Architecture, Industry Program: ECSA 2023

o   International Workshop on DSL Architecting and DSL-based Architectures, held in conjunction with the European Conference on Software Architecture: ECSA DADA 2014

o   International Conference on Evaluation of Novel Approaches to Software Engineering: ENASE 2022, 2023

o   Workshop on Advances in Software and Systems Engineering, held in the Conference on Computer Science and Intelligence Systems: FedCSIS ASSE 2020

o   Workshop on Computer Aspects of Numerical Algorithms, held in the Conference on Computer Science and Intelligence Systems: FedCSIS CANA 2023

o   Workshop on Model Driven Approaches in System Development, held in the Conference on Computer Science and Intelligence Systems: FedCSIS MDASD 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2022, 2024

o   Software, System and Service Engineering Track in the Conference on Computer Science and Intelligence Systems: FedCSIS S3E 2021, 2022

o   Joint IEEE Software Engineering Workshop and International Workshop on Cyber-Physical Systems, held in the Conference on Computer Science and Intelligence Systems: FedCSIS SEW & IWCPS 2021

o   Workshop on Advances in Programming Languages, held in the Conference on Computer Science and Intelligence Systems: FedCSIS WAPL 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021

o   International Conference on Agents and Artificial Intelligence: ICAART 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023

o   Workshop on Multidisciplinary Approaches to Co-Creating Trustworthy Autonomous Systems in IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation: ICRA MACTAS 2023

o   International Conference on the Quality of Information and Communications Technology, Thematic Track on Model Driven Engineering: QUATIC MDE 2014, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021

o   Software Engineering Doctoral Symposium, co-located with the International Conference on the Quality of Information and Communications Technology: QUATIC SEDES 2021

o   Symposium on Languages, Applications and Technologies, Track on Human-Computer Languages: SLATE 2016, 2017, 2020, 2021

o   Turkish Workshop on Model-Driven Software Development: TMODELS 2010

o   Turkish Software Architecture Conference: UYMK 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020

o   Turkish National Software Engineering Symposium: UYMS 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022

 

·               Administrative duties:

o    Vice Director of Ege University International Computer Institute (since January 2017)

o    Member of Ege University International Computer Institute Directorate Board (since September 2009)

o    Member of Ege University International Computer Institute Academic Assessment and Quality Improvement Committee (since December 2009)

o    Member of Ege University International Computer Institute Scientific Research Projects Committee (since September 2017)

o    Member of Ege University International Computer Institute Academic Encouragement Application Pre-Assessment Committee (January 2016 – December 2020) (since December 2022)

 

·               Member of Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)

 

·               Panelist in the evaluation meetings of the research project proposals submitted to TUBITAK ARDEB-EEEAG

 

·               External consultant for the research project proposals submitted to TUBITAK ARDEB-EEEAG

 

·               Consultant for the research projects supported by TUBITAK ARDEB-EEEAG

 

·               Referee for the assessment of the industrial research & development (R&D) project proposals submitted to TUBITAK TEYDEB

 

·               Inspector for the industrial R&D projects supported by TUBITAK TEYDEB

 

·               Referee for the assessment of the entrepreneurs’ business ideas submitted to TUBITAK TEYDEB

 

·               Concept advisor for Science Center Support Programme of TUBITAK Science and Society Department (BTDB)

 

·               External consultant for the undergraduate national/international research project proposals submitted to TUBITAK Science Fellowships and Grant Programmes Department (BIDEB)

 

·               Jury member for TUBITAK BIDEB undergraduate / graduate thesis contests

 

·               External consultant for the industry-focused undergraduate research project proposals submitted to TUBITAK BIDEB

 

·               Panelist in the evaluation meeting of the research scholarship applications submitted for the International Research Fellowship Programme of TUBITAK BIDEB

 

·               Field committee member for the Technology Development Foundation of Turkey (TTGV)

 

·               Committee member for the assessment of R&D center applications submitted to the Republic of Turkey - Ministry of Industry and Technology

 

·               Committee member for the inspection of the R&D centers supported by the Republic of Turkey - Ministry of Industry and Technology

 

·               Referee for the assessment of R&D center applications submitted to the Republic of Turkey - Ministry of Industry and Technology

 

·               Inspector for the R&D centers supported by the Republic of Turkey - Ministry of Industry and Technology

 

·               Committee member for the assessment of applications submitted to the Techo-entrepreneur Programme of the Republic of Turkey - Ministry of Industry and Technology

 

·               Referee for the assessment of the industrial R&D project proposals submitted to the Small and Medium Industry Development Organization (KOSGEB) of the Republic of Turkey - Ministry of Industry and Technology

 

·               Inspector for the industrial R&D projects supported by KOSGEB of the Republic of Turkey - Ministry of Industry and Technology

 

·               Expert witness for the Republic of Turkey – Ministry of Justice

 

·              Referee for the assessment of the projects submitted to various technology development zones or technoparks

 

·               Referee for the assessment of the projects submitted to / funded by the scientific research projects directorates of various universities

 

·               Jury member for the assessment of the rank of Associate Professorship applications to the Republic of Turkey - Inter-University Council (ÜAK)

 

·               Jury member for the assessment of faculty member applications to various universities

 

·              Jury member for the assessment of the M.Sc. Thesis submitted to the IEEE Computer Society Türkiye Chapter 2024 M.Sc. Thesis Competition

 

·               Jury member for the assessment of the projects submitted to to the series of R&D and Innovation Project Contest organized by Antalya Organized Industrial Zone

 

·               Jury member for the assessment of the computer science undergraduate students’ projects submitted to the series of Young Brains New Ideas Project Contest

 

·               Jury member for the assessment of the projects submitted to the 2012 Inter-High School Science and Engineering Project Contest organized by Izmir University of Economics and Republic of Turkey - Ministry of National Education


Awards, Grants and Scholastic Achievements

 

·               (2015) The rank of Associate Professor in Computer-Information Science and Engineering field, achieved from the Republic of Turkey - ÜAK

·               Awards:

o    (2024) TUBITAK Turkish Academic Network and Information Centre (ULAKBIM) International Scientific Publication Promotion

o    (2023) TUBITAK ULAKBIM International Scientific Publication Promotion (for 3 publications)

o    (2022) “2021 Best Paper Award Runner-up” of Elsevier Science Publisher B.V.’s Journal of Computer Languages

o    (2021) TUBITAK ULAKBIM International Scientific Publication Promotion

o    (2021) “Excellence Award”, awarded by Ege University in recognition of being one of the most successful academics at Ege University in 2020.

o    (2020) TUBITAK ULAKBIM International Scientific Publication Promotion

o    (2020) “Excellence Award”, awarded by Elsevier Science Publisher B.V.’s Journal of Computer Languages in recognition of the significant contributions made to the quality of the journal

o    (2018) “Best Paper Award” in the Software Modeling Track of the 12th Turkish National Software Engineering Symposium (UYMS 2018)

o    (2018) “Best Paper Award” in the the 6th International Workshop on Engineering Multi-Agent Systems (EMAS 2018), held in conjunction with the 17th International Conference on Autonomous Agents and Multiagent Systems (AAMAS 2018)

o    (2018) TUBITAK Project Performance Award

o    (2017) TUBITAK Project Performance Award

o    (2017) TUBITAK ULAKBIM International Scientific Publication Promotion (for 2 publications)

o   (2016) “Excellence Award”, awarded by Elsevier Science Publisher B.V.’s Computer Languages, Systems & Structures journal in recognition of the significant contributions made to the quality of the journal

o   (2016) Ege University Science and Technology Center (EBILTEM) Project Application Award

o   (2015) TUBITAK ULAKBIM International Scientific Publication Promotion

o   (2015) EBILTEM Publication Award

o   (2014) TUBITAK ULAKBIM International Scientific Publication Promotion (for 4 publications)

o   (2014) EBILTEM Publication Award (for 4 publications)

o   (2009) TUBITAK ULAKBIM International Scientific Publication Promotion

o   (2008) EBILTEM Publication Award

o   (2007) TUBITAK ULAKBIM International Scientific Publication Promotion (for 3 publications)

o   (2007) EBILTEM Publication Award (for 4 publications)

o   (2006) TUBITAK International Scientific Publication Promotion

o   (2006) EBILTEM Publication Award (for 6 publications)

·               Grants:

o    For project / research grants, please refer to projects section.

o    (2007) EBILTEM Grant for participating in Fifth German conference on Multi-Agent System Technologies (MATES 2007) Leipzig, Germany

o    (2007) TUBITAK BIDEB Grant for participating in Fifth German conference on Multi-Agent System Technologies (MATES 2007) Leipzig, Germany

o    (2006) TUBITAK BIDEB Grant for participating in Net.ObjectDays 2006, Erfurt, Germany

·               Scholarship:

o    (2006) TUBITAK BIDEB Ph.D. Scholarship (for 4 years)

·               Other Achievements:

o    Co-authored article, called “A model driven architecture for the development of smart card software”, was ranked 2nd on Elsevier Science Publisher B.V.’s ScienceDirect Top 25 List of Most Downloaded Articles for “Computer Languages, Systems & Structures” journal during the entire year 2014.

o    Co-authored article, called “Design and implementation of a smart card based healthcare information system”, was ranked 2nd on Elsevier Science Publisher B.V.’s ScienceDirect Top 25 List of Most Downloaded Articles for “Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine” journal between January to March 2006.