Research

Research Interests
  • Operations of low-carbon emerging technologies (e.g., renewable energy sources, energy storage systems, and hybrid energy systems)
  • Electricity markets
  • Energy demand-side management
  • Optimization under uncertainty
  • Stochastic dynamic programming/Markov decision processes
Published Papers
  • “Deviations from Commitments: Markov Decision Process Formulations for the Role of Energy Storage” with Harun Avci, Ayse Selin Kocaman, and Emre Nadar. 2022. International Journal of Production Economics.
  • “Optimization of Pumped Hydro Energy Storage Systems under Uncertainty: A Review” with Parinaz Toufani, Olav B Fosso, Emre Nadar, and Ayse Selin Kocaman. 2023. Journal of Energy Storage
Submitted Papers
  • “Integration of Pumped Hydro Energy Storage and Wind Energy Generation: Structural Analysis” with Harun Avci, Parinaz Toufani, Ayse Selin Kocaman, and Emre Nadar, 2022.
    • Major revision at Manufacturing & Service Operations Management
  • “Optimal Hour-Ahead Commitment and Storage Decisions of Wind Power Producers” with Harun Avci, Woonghee Tim Huh, Ayse Selin Kocaman, and Emre Nadar, 2023, submitted to INFORMS Journal on Computing.

Working Papers
  • “The Impact of an Energy Imbalance Penalty Mechanism on a Day-Ahead Electricity Market” with Ayse Selin Kocaman, Kemal Goler, and Emre Nadar.
  • “A Theoretical Bound on the Cost of Advance Commitments” with Ayse Selin Kocaman and Emre Nadar.
Research in Progress
  • “Optimal Day-Ahead Commitment Decisions of an Energy Storage Operator” with Stefan Minner, Ayse Selin Kocaman, and Emre Nadar.
Funded Research Projects
  • “Markov Decision Process Approaches for the Profitability Analysis of Open-Loop and Closed-Loop Pumped Hydro Energy Storage Facilities,” The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey – 3501 (TUBITAK – 3501), National Young Researchers Career Development Program (CAREER), Ph.D. scholarship holder, Researcher, 2021 – 2023.
  • “Markov Decision Processes and Multi-Stage Stochastic Programs for Energy Commitment Decisions of a Hybrid System with Pumped Hydro Storage,” The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey – 1001 (TUBITAK – 1001), The Support Program for Scientific and Technological Research Projects, Ph.D. scholarship holder, Researcher, 2018 – 2020.
Visiting Positions
  • Visiting Researcher, Technical University of Munich, Chair of Logistics and Supply Chain Management, Germany, May 2022– August 2022
Selected Presentations
  • “Optimal Hour-Ahead Commitment and Storage Decisions of Wind Power Producers”
    • EURO, Finland, July 2022
    • MSOM Annual Conference, Germany, June 2022
    • POMS Annual Conference, Virtual, April 2022
  • “Deviations from Commitments: Markov Decision Process Formulations for the Role of Energy Storage”
    • INFORMS Annual Meeting, Virtual, October 2021
    • National Congress on Operations Research and Industrial Engineering, Turkey, July 2021
  • “Integration of Pumped Hydro Energy Storage and Wind Energy Generation: Structural Analysis”
    • MSOM Annual Conference, Virtual, June 2021
    • POMS Annual Conference, Virtual, May 2021
    • National Congress on Operations Research and Industrial Engineering, Turkey, June 2019
  • “The Impact of an Energy Imbalance Penalty Mechanism on a Day-Ahead Electricity Market”
    • National Congress on Operations Research and Industrial Engineering, Turkey, June 2018
Workshops Attended
  • EURO Ph.D. Summer School in Sustainable Supply Chains, Virtual, July 2021
  • Second Online Doctoral Workshop on Supply Chain Analytics, Rutgers Business School, Virtual, June 2021
  • POMS Doctoral Consortium, Virtual, April 2021