Research interests
Sustainable building design
design computing
generative design systems
software modeling and development
building energy efficiency
building information modeling (BIM) and heritage building information modeling (HBIM)
virtual and mixed reality in architectural design
climate change
Research projects
2018- , “A Stakeholder-Oriented Intelligent System for Building Energy Retrofitting (Bina Enerji Retrofiti Için Paydaş-Temelli Bir Akıllı Sistem)”, TÜBİTAK 2551 – NEWTON-KATİP ÇELEBİ İKİLİ İŞBİRLİĞİ – UK-British Council; Co-Principal investigator (with Bilge Erdoğan, Heriot Watt University).
2018- , “Mixed Reality Design Tool for BIM-Based Sustainable Design (Karma Gerçeklik ile BIM-Temelli Sürdürülebilir Mimari Tasarım Ortamı Geliştirilmesi)” Funded by the Middle East Technical University (BAP-02-01-2018-003); Principal investigator.
2018- , “Mixed Reality Interaction and Serious Game Development for Architectural Design (Mimarlık Eğitiminde Karma Gerçeklik Etkileşimi ve Ciddi Oyun Uygulaması” Funded by the Middle East Technical University (BAP -08-11-2018-008); Researcher (PI: Y. Doç. Dr. Elif Sürer).
2017-2018 “Building Design Support Tool for Climate Change (İklim Değişikliği Bağlamında Bina Tasarım Desteği Geliştirilmesi)” , Funded by the Middle East Technical University (BAP-02-01-2017-002); Principal investigator.
2013-2015 “Integral use of computational methods and tools for performance-based architectural design (Performans temelli bina tasarımında bütünleşik performans analiz araç ve yöntemlerinin araştırılması)”, Funded by the Middle East Technical University (BAP-08-11-2013-070); Principal investigator.
2009-2010 “Energy Performance Integration in Corporate public Real Estate Management Software tool development”, Principal investigator, funded by European Commission in the Intelligent Energy Europe programme (E/C EIE/07/129/S12.467632)
June-October 2010, “Voorraad in de Vingers – pilot Westraven”, Investigator, Dutch Government Building Agency (Rijksgebouwendienst), Ministerie van Binnenlandse Zaken en Koninkrijksrelaties, in cooperation with van de Geijn Partners, TIM/Aquadis
2003-2005 “Product and Process Modeling for Building Commissioning”, Carnegie Mellon Univerity, Graduate research assistant, Funded by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)