Özyeğin University, Çekmeköy Campus Nişantepe District, Orman Street, 34794 Çekmeköy - İSTANBUL

Phone : +90 (216) 564 90 00

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Research Team

Research Team

Göktürk POYRAZOĞLU
Assistant Professor
PhD
The State University of New York at Buffalo (UB), 2015

Graduate
The State University of New York at Buffalo (UB), 2013

Undergraduate
Yeditepe University, 2008

Research Areas
Energy economics, Operations research in Energy, Renewable energy resources, smart grid applications, power systems monitoring and control

Biography
Dr. Gokturk Poyrazoglu received his B.Sc. in Electrical & Electronics Engineering from Yeditepe University, Turkey in 2008. He worked as an engineer in the design and implementation of electrical circuits of several industrial facilities in Russia and Turkey. He received his M.Sc. and Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the State University of New York at Buffalo in 2013 and 2015 respectively. He worked as a scientist in Mitsubishi Electric Research Laboratory (MERL) and Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) to address the changes affect the energy industry in the next 30 years. He conducted research on the topics of energy economics, smart energy solutions, transmission line planning, and demand-side management. The ‘State of Charge’ study that he led with Alevo Analytics for the department of Energy in the state of Massachusetts built the scientific basis of the state’s 200MW energy storage plan by the year of 2020. Since Sept. 2017, he is an Assistant Professor at Ozyegin University Electrical & Electronics Engineering department. He teaches Power Systems, Energy Systems, and Optimization for Engineers courses.
Ahmad El Sayed
Ahmad El Sayed
PhD Student 

Graduate
Bahcesehir University, Turkey (2017)

Undergraduate
University of Balamand, Lebanon (2014)

Research Areas
Renewable Energy Systems, Power Quality, Electric Machines, Power Systems

Biography
Mr. Ahmad El Sayed received his B.Sc. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from University Of Balamand, Lebanon in 2014. He worked as an Electrical Installations Engineer in Lebanon.  He has received his M.Sc. in Energy Systems, Operation and Technology from Bahcesehir University in 2017. His research interests are renewable energy (wind and solar systems), cogging torque in PM synchronous machines, compensation of power quality problems and power systems.  Since Feb 2018, he is a teaching assistant and a PhD student at Ozyegin University, Electrical and Electronics Engineering. 
Kerem Can Arayici
Kerem Can Arayici
MSc Student 

Undergraduate
Ozyegin University, Turkey (2018)

Research Areas
Load Forecasting, Energy Economics, Renewable Energy Systems

Biography
Mr. Kerem Can Arayıcı received his B.Sc in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from Ozyegin University in 2018. He specialized in the field of power systems. His research interests are load forecasting, smart grid technologies, renewable energy and its applications. He has a publication titled “Scheduling Optimization of Large Scale Price Maker Energy Storage Systems”.
Toygar Ulgen
Toygar Ulgen
MSc Student 

Undergraduate
Ozyegin University, Turkey (2018)

Research Areas
Renewable Energy Systems, Financial and Economic Developments in Energy Systems

Biography
Mr. Toygar Ulgen received his B.Sc. in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from Ozyegin University, Istanbul in 2018. His research interests are renewable energy systems, Financial and Economic Developments in Energy Systems. Since Sep 2018, he is a MSc student at Ozyegin University, Electrical and Electronics Engineering.