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e-ISSN: 2980-0110
PUBLISHER: SIVAS CUMHURIYET UNIVERSITY

Sivas Cumhuriyet Üniversitesi Bilim ve Teknoloji Dergisi

Publication Model: Periodical Publication (June - December)

Journal Boards

Dean

Tanju Teker
Prof. Dr. Tanju Teker
SIVAS CUMHURIYET UNIVERSITY
Welding Engineering and Extractive Metallurgy (Other), Material Production Technologies

Editor-in-Chief

Dogan Engin Alnak
Prof. Dr. Dogan Engin Alnak
SİVAS CUMHURİYET ÜNİVERSİTESİ, TEKNOLOJİ FAKÜLTESİ, İMALAT MÜHENDİSLİĞİ BÖLÜMÜ, ENERJİ SİSTEMLERİ ANABİLİM DALI
Engineering, Computational Methods in Fluid Flow, Heat and Mass Transfer (Incl. Computational Fluid Dynamics), Energy, Renewable Energy Resources , Heat Transfer in Automotive

Deputy Editor-in-Chief

Ferhat Koca
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ferhat Koca
SIVAS CUMHURIYET UNIVERSITY
Thermodynamics and Statistical Physics, CAD/CAM Systems, Mechanical Engineering, Fluid Mechanics and Thermal Engineering, Finite Element Analysis , Energy Generation, Conversion and Storage (Excl. Chemical and Electrical), Computational Methods in Fluid Flow, Heat and Mass Transfer (Incl. Computational Fluid Dynamics), Numerical Modelling and Mechanical Characterisation, Heat Transfer in Automotive

Dr. Ferhat Koca was born in Sivas. He completed his primary, secondary and high school education in Sivas. He received his bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering from Sakarya University, master's degree in energy from Sakarya University and PhD degree in energy from Sivas Cumhuriyet University. Koca, who worked as an R&D and production engineer in his field between 2011-2014, started his academic career as a research assistant at Sivas Cumhuriyet University in 2014. He has been involved in academic activities at various universities and took part in joint projects at Çukurova University, Osmaniye Korkut Ata University and Sakarya University. He worked as an executive and researcher in various projects. Koca, who has many published scientific studies in his field, is interested in energy, fluid mechanics, heat transfer, heating and cooling systems, computational fluid mechanics (CFD), design, analysis and simulation, nanofluids, particle imaging technique (PIV), optimisation, aerodynamics.

İlker Temizer
Assoc. Prof. Dr. İlker Temizer
SİVAS CUMHURİYET ÜNİVERSİTESİ
Automotive Combustion and Fuel Engineering, Internal Combustion Engines

İlker Temizer was born in Elazığ. He graduated from Fırat University in 2008 with a degree in Mechanical Engineering. Temizer, who has conducted research in the field of Automotive Engineering, has many scientific studies at the international level.

Advisory Board

Ali Türkcan
Prof. Dr. Ali Türkcan
KOCAELİ ÜNİVERSİTESİ
Automotive Combustion and Fuel Engineering, Hybrid and Electric Vehicles and Powertrains, Internal Combustion Engines
Atilla Gencer Devecioğlu
Energy Generation, Conversion and Storage (Excl. Chemical and Electrical), Installation Technologies, Mechanical Engineering, Renewable Energy Resources
Bilge Demir
Prof. Dr. Bilge Demir
KARABUK UNIVERSITY
Metals and Alloy Materials, Fracture Mechanics, Mechanical Engineering, Resource Technologies, Material Design and Behaviors, Tribology, Plating Technology, Composite and Hybrid Materials, Powder Metallurgy, Manufacturing Processes and Technologies (Excl. Textiles)

Bilge DEMİR, 1991 yılında Yüksek lisans, 2003 yılında doktoradan mezun oldu. 2010 yılında doçent ve 2015 yılında Prof oldu. Halen Karabük Üniversitesi Mühendislik Fakültesi, Makine Mühendisliği, İmalat ve konstriksiyon Teknolojisi ABD' Prof. Dr. Olarak çalışmaktadır. 

Coskun Özalp
Prof. Dr. Coskun Özalp
Osmaniye Korkut Ata Üniversitesi
Circuit Machines, Computational Methods in Fluid Flow, Heat and Mass Transfer (Incl. Computational Fluid Dynamics), Mechanical Engineering
Murat Hoşöz
Prof. Dr. Murat Hoşöz
KOCAELİ ÜNİVERSİTESİ
Internal Combustion Engines, Heat Transfer in Automotive, Thermal Power Systems, Energy Generation, Conversion and Storage (Excl. Chemical and Electrical)
Erkan Tanyıldızı
Prof. Dr. Erkan Tanyıldızı
FIRAT ÜNİVERSİTESİ
Information and Computing Sciences, Data Structures and Algorithms, Query Processing and Optimisation, Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery
Mutlu Tarık Çakır
Prof. Dr. Mutlu Tarık Çakır
SİVAS BİLİM VE TEKNOLOJİ ÜNİVERSİTESİ
Mechanical Engineering

Prof. Dr. Mutlu Tarık Çakır is a faculty member in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Sivas University of Science and Technology. He has served as the Head of the Division of Thermodynamics and Energy as well as the Head of the Mechanical Engineering Department. He has conducted extensive academic studies in the areas of heat transfer, evaporation/condensation, cooling technologies, and energy systems. His research focuses on applied energy topics such as microchannel cooling systems, waste heat recovery, and thermal management. He has published scientific articles in peer-reviewed journals, led research projects, and provided project consultancy. Additionally, he has participated as a principal investigator or team member in both institutional and national research projects.

PV
Prof. Dr. Prof. Dr. Yasin Varol
FIRAT ÜNİVERSİTESİ
Numerical Methods in Mechanical Engineering, Internal Combustion Engines, Heat Transfer in Automotive

Yasin Varol is a Professor at the Automotive Engineering of Technology Faculty of Firat University. He received his BS degree from Istanbul Technical University, Department of Mechanical Engineering, in 1989. He received his Ph.D. degree from Cukurova University in 1996. He worked as a Visiting Researcher in the Department of Mechanical Engineering of Vanderbilt University, Nashville, USA, for three years. His main research area is Intelligent Energy Systems, Battery Thermal Management Systems, Cooling of Electronic Systems, Internal Combustion Engines, Combustion Analysis, Spray Dynamics, Heat Transfer, Computational Fluid Dynamics(CFD), Thermal Energy Storage, Microscale Heat Transfer, Mixed and Natural Convection Through Duct or Cavities. He has nearly 250 scientific publications, more than 100 of which are in SCI journals.

Computer Engineering

Resul Daş
Prof. Dr. Resul Daş
Firat University, Technology Faculty, Department of Software Engineering
Information Systems, Networking and Communications, Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery, Information Security and Cryptology, Big Data, Artificial Intelligence, Computer System Software, Computer Software

Resul Daş is a full Professor in the Department of Software Engineering at Firat University, Turkey. He is currently a Visiting Professor and Researcher in the Department of Cyber Security and System Engineering at Edinburgh Napier University, UK, under the prestigious TUBITAK 2219 Postdoctoral Research Fellowship program. He received his B.Sc. and M.Sc. degrees in Computer Science from Firat University in 1999 and 2002, respectively, and earned his Ph.D. in Electrical and Electronics Engineering in 2008. From 2017 to 2018, he conducted research as a Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Alberta, Canada. Between 2000 and 2011, he served as a lecturer in the Department of Informatics while concurrently working as a network and system administrator at the University's IT Center. Since 2002, he has been a certified instructor in the Cisco Networking Academy Program, delivering CCNA and CCNP courses.

Prof. Daş has held significant leadership roles, including Head of the Software Engineering Department (2020–2023). He is a member of the Türk Telekom Network Science Board and has served as an Academic Consultant for prominent technology firms such as Logo, Netaş, Türk Telekom, and DGH Software on major TUBITAK and Ministry of Industry-supported R&D projects.

Prof. Daş is globally recognized for his academic excellence, having been consistently listed among the "World’s Top 2% Most Influential Scientists" by Stanford University for seven consecutive years (2019–2025). According to Google Scholar, he holds an h-index of 31 with over 6,100 citations. He serves as an Associate Editor for several prestigious journals, including Internet of Things (Elsevier), Alexandria Engineering Journal (Elsevier), Telematics and Informatics Reports (Elsevier), IEEE Open Journal of the Communications Society (OJ-COMS), and the International Journal of Grid and Utility Computing (Inderscience). To date, he has successfully supervised 8 Ph.D. and 10 M.Sc. graduates. His primary research interests include computer networks, cybersecurity, AI-based IoT and systems engineering, graph data science and visualization, and software quality assurance and testing.

Hakan Kekül
Asst. Prof. Dr. Hakan Kekül
SİVAS CUMHURİYET ÜNİVERSİTESİ
Software and Application Security, Empirical Software Engineering, Software Quality, Processes and Metrics, Software Architecture, Software Testing, Verification and Validation
Sibel Arslan
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Sibel Arslan
SİVAS CUMHURİYET ÜNİVERSİTESİ, TEKNOLOJİ FAKÜLTESİ
Machine Learning, Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery, Artificial Intelligence, Evolutionary Computation, Satisfiability and Optimisation

Biomedical Engineering

Şeyda Berk
Asst. Prof. Dr. Şeyda Berk
CUMHURİYET ÜNİVERSİTESİ
Cancer Biology, Genetics, Animal Cell and Molecular Biology, Cancer Genetics, Cancer Cell Biology, Regenerative Medicine (Incl. Stem Cells)
Özgür Kebabcı
Asst. Prof. Dr. Özgür Kebabcı
SİVAS CUMHURİYET ÜNİVERSİTESİ
Mycology, Biomaterials in Biomedical Engineering, Bacteriology, Enzymes, Industrial Biotechnology

Environmental Engineering

HT
Prof. Dr. Harun Türkmenler
Adıyaman Üniversitesi
Treatment Facility Design, Environmental Biogeochemistry, Clean Production Technologies, Soil Pollution and Control, Renewable Energy Resources , Wastewater Treatment Processes
Prof. Dr. Fuat Özyonar
SİVAS CUMHURİYET ÜNİVERSİTESİ, MÜHENDİSLİK FAKÜLTESİ, ÇEVRE MÜHENDİSLİĞİ BÖLÜMÜ
Noise and Wave Pollution Processes and Measurement, Environmental Engineering, Clean Production Technologies, Water Quality and Water Pollution, Wastewater Treatment Processes, Climate Change Science (Other), Carbon Sequestration Science

Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Serdar Koçkanat
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Serdar Koçkanat
SİVAS CUMHURİYET ÜNİVERSİTESİ, MÜHENDİSLİK FAKÜLTESİ, ELEKTRİK-ELEKTRONİK MÜHENDİSLİĞİ BÖLÜMÜ
Image Processing, Electronics, Evolutionary Computation, Modelling and Simulation, Evaluation Technique in Electronics, Biomedical Imaging, Circuits and Systems, Electrical Circuits and Systems, Photonic and Electro-Optical Devices, Sensors and Systems (Excl. Communications), Electrical Engineering (Other), Photovoltaic Devices (Solar Cells), Power Electronics, Semiconductors, Signal Processing
Özlem Polat
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Özlem Polat
SİVAS CUMHURİYET ÜNİVERSİTESİ
Image Processing, Planning and Decision Making, Neural Networks, Machine Learning, Pattern Recognition, Reinforcement Learning, Deep Learning, Semi- and Unsupervised Learning, Artificial Intelligence
BD
Antennas and Propagation, Engineering Electromagnetics, Electronic, Optics and Magnetic Materials

Dr. Burak Dokmetas completed his undergraduate studies in Electrical and Electronics Engineering at İnönü University and received his Master's and Ph.D. degrees from Gazi University. During his doctoral research, he specialized in antenna design, electromagnetic fields, and RF/microwave systems, developing expertise in both numerical modeling and experimental antenna characterization.

Dr. Dokmetas is currently serving as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering at Kafkas University. His research primarily focuses on next-generation electromagnetic applications, including 3D-printed dielectric antenna structures, low-loss PREPERM-based materials, PIFA and microstrip antenna designs, WiFi-based backscatter communication, passive and semi-passive IoT systems, X/Ku-band dielectric-loaded antennas, antenna optimization using HBMO and other heuristic algorithms, and origami-inspired foldable antenna geometries.

Industrial Engineering

Fatma Nazlı Özsolak
Asst. Prof. Dr. Fatma Nazlı Özsolak
ERCİYES ÜNİVERSİTESİ
Material Design and Behaviors, Material Production Technologies, Tribology, Casting Technologies, Metals and Alloy Materials, Composite and Hybrid Materials, Resource Technologies, Material Characterization, Powder Metallurgy, Nanotechnology, Powder and Particle Technology, Manufacturing Processes and Technologies (Excl. Textiles), Industrial Product Design
İlker Karadağ
Asst. Prof. Dr. İlker Karadağ
Sivas Cumhuriyet Üniversitesi
Multiple Criteria Decision Making, Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing and Industrial Engineering (Other)

Energy Systems Engineering

Asst. Prof. Dr. Onur Özsolak
KAYSERİ ÜNİVERSİTESİ
Energy Generation, Conversion and Storage (Excl. Chemical and Electrical), Circuit Machines, Mechanical Engineering (Other)
Abdullah Kapıcıoğlu
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Abdullah Kapıcıoğlu
SİVAS CUMHURIYET UNIVERSITY
Engineering Economy, Energy Systems Engineering, Energy, Renewable Energy Resources

Physical Engineering

Fatih Ungan
Prof. Dr. Fatih Ungan
SIVAS CUMHURIYET UNIVERSITY
Photonics, Optoelectronics and Optical Communications, Classical and Physical Optics
Murat Köksal
Prof. Dr. Murat Köksal
SİVAS CUMHURİYET ÜNİVERSİTESİ
Particle Physics, Physical Sciences, Particle and High Energy Physics (Other)

Food Engineering

Halil Yalçın
Prof. Dr. Halil Yalçın
Burdur Mehmet Akif Ersoy Üniversitesi
Food Microbiology, Veterinary Sciences, Food Technology, Food Packaging, Preservation and Processing, Veterinary Food Hygiene and Technology, Food Sciences, Nutrition and Dietetics, Health Sciences, Food Biotechnology, Meat Technology

Manufacturing Engineering

Engin Ünal
Prof. Dr. Engin Ünal
Fırat Üniversitesi Teknoloji Fakültesi
Numerical Modelling and Mechanical Characterisation, Optimization Techniques in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Management

Civil Engineering

Murat Bostancıoğlu
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Murat Bostancıoğlu
Sivas Cumhuriyet Üniversitesi
Transportation Engineering, Civil Engineering
Müge Elif Fırat
Civil Engineering, Civil Geotechnical Engineering, Soil Mechanics in Civil Engineering

Geological Engineering

Oktay Canbaz
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Oktay Canbaz
Sivas Cumhuriyet Üniversitesi
Industrial Raw Material, Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, General Geology, Metalic Mines, Geothermal, Mineral Stratum and Geochemistry

Chemical Engineering

Mehtap Erşan
Prof. Dr. Mehtap Erşan
CUMHURİYET ÜNİVERSİTESİ
Biocatalysis and Enzyme Technology, Chemical Process Design, Wastewater Treatment Processes
Nail Altunay
Prof. Dr. Nail Altunay
SİVAS CUMHURİYET ÜNİVERSİTESİ
Analytical Chemistry, Analytical Spectrometry, Instrumental Methods

Mechanical Engineering

Cenker Aktemur
Asst. Prof. Dr. Cenker Aktemur
SİVAS BİLİM VE TEKNOLOJİ ÜNİVERSİTESİ
Renewable Energy Resources , Mechanical Engineering

Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Cenker Aktemur, Kocaeli Üniversitesi Makine Mühendisliği Anabilim Dalı’nda tamamladığı doktora çalışmasının ardından 2024 yılından itibaren Sivas Bilim ve Teknoloji Üniversitesi Makine Mühendisliği Bölümü’nde öğretim üyesi olarak görev yapmaktadır. Araştırmaları; soğutma ve ısıtma sistemleri, enerji–ekserji analizleri, güneş enerjisi uygulamaları, enerji depolama, termal yalıtım, termoekonomik değerlendirme ve optimizasyon alanlarında yoğunlaşmaktadır. SCIE kapsamındaki dergilerde çok sayıda makalesi yayımlanan Dr. Aktemur’un çalışmaları özellikle kaskad soğutma sistemlerinin iyileştirilmesi, nano-akışkanlı soğutma teknolojileri, yenilenebilir enerji destekli sistem tasarımları ve çok kriterli 3E–4E performans analizleri üzerine odaklanmaktadır. Ayrıca çeşitli ulusal ve uluslararası kongrelerde bildiriler sunmuş, kitap bölümleri yazmış ve birçok saygın dergide hakemlik görevleri üstlenmiştir.

Mustafa Caner
Asst. Prof. Dr. Mustafa Caner
Sivas Cumhuriyet Üniversitesi
Experimental Methods in Fluid Flow, Heat and Mass Transfer

Materials Science and Engineering

Serdar Mercan
Prof. Dr. Serdar Mercan
SİVAS CUMHURİYET ÜNİVERSİTESİ
Finite Element Analysis , Industrial Product Design, Materials Engineering, Materials Science and Technologies, Resource Technologies, CAD/CAM Systems, Manufacturing Processes and Technologies (Excl. Textiles)

Mechatronics Engineering

Ozan Altınpınar
Asst. Prof. Dr. Ozan Altınpınar
SIVAS CUMHURIYET UNIVERSITY, FACULTY OF TECHNOLOGY, MECHATRONICS ENGINEERING PR.
Mechatronic System Design, Electronics, Embedded Systems, Mechatronics Engineering, Autonomous Vehicle Systems, Electrical Circuits and Systems
Recai Özcan
Asst. Prof. Dr. Recai Özcan
SIVAS CUMHURIYET UNIVERSITY
Electrical Machines and Drives, Embedded Systems, Power Electronics, Mechatronic System Design

Automotive Engineering

İbrahim Can
Prof. Dr. İbrahim Can
CUMHURİYET ÜNİVERSİTESİ, TEKNOLOJİ FAKÜLTESİ
Engineering, Manufacturing Management, Manufacturing Processes and Technologies (Excl. Textiles), Vehicle Technique and Dynamics, Heat Transfer in Automotive, Automotive Combustion and Fuel Engineering, Automotive Engineering Materials, Internal Combustion Engines
MF
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Müjdat Fırat
FIRAT ÜNİVERSİTESİ
Automotive Combustion and Fuel Engineering, Internal Combustion Engines

Software Engineering

Rukiye Karakiş
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Rukiye Karakiş
Software Engineering Department
Neural Networks, Deep Learning, Image Processing, Information Security Management, Biomedical Imaging, Machine Learning Algorithms
Emre Ünsal
Asst. Prof. Dr. Emre Ünsal
SİVAS CUMHURİYET ÜNİVERSİTESİ
Information and Computing Sciences, Deep Learning, Image Processing, Cyberphysical Systems and Internet of Things, Reinforcement Learning, High Performance Computing, Engineering, Embedded Systems

Emre Ünsal is a faculty member in the Department of Software Engineering at Sivas Cumhuriyet University. His research primarily focuses on wireless sensor networks, energy efficiency, the Internet of Things (IoT), machine learning, deep learning, time series analysis, and missing data imputation. His studies contribute to the literature and receive citations particularly in areas such as IoT-based data processing, environmental monitoring systems, and decision-support applications in smart sensor networks. He has served as a researcher and project leader in TÜBİTAK, KOSGEB, and university-funded projects involving IoT-based biomedical monitoring, LoRaWAN-based energy analysis, image processing, and AI-driven data analytics. Ünsal continues his academic work with an interdisciplinary perspective and supervises graduate students in the application of artificial intelligence techniques to engineering problems, data-driven modeling, and intelligent system design, while also serving as a reviewer for international journals.

MD
Asst. Prof. Dr. Murat Demir
Muş Alparslan Üniveristesi
Machine Learning Algorithms, Classification Algorithms, Artificial Intelligence, Artificial Life and Complex Adaptive Systems, Artificial Intelligence (Other), Information and Computing Sciences, Computational Complexity and Computability

Renewable Energy Engineering

Ömer Cihan
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ömer Cihan
SAKARYA UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES, HENDEK VOCATIONAL SCHOOL
Internal Combustion Engines
Koray Karabulut
Prof. Dr. Koray Karabulut
Sivas Cumhuriyet Üniversitesi Sivas Teknik Bilimler Meslek Yüksekokulu
Heat Transfer in Automotive, Fluid Mechanics and Thermal Engineering, Thermodynamics and Statistical Physics, Mechanical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Experimental Methods in Fluid Flow, Heat and Mass Transfer, Energy Generation, Conversion and Storage (Excl. Chemical and Electrical), Computational Methods in Fluid Flow, Heat and Mass Transfer (Incl. Computational Fluid Dynamics)

2007 Yılında Sivas Cumhuriyet Üniversitesi Mühendislik Fakültesi Makine Mühendisliğinden mezun olmuştur. 2010 yılında aynı üniversitenin Fen Bilimleri Enstitüsü Makine Mühendisliği Ana bilim Dalı Enerji Bilim Dalından Yüksek Lisans Derecesini almış ve 2015 yılında yine Sivas Cumhuriyet Üniversitesi Fen Bilimleri Enstitüsü Enerji Bilim Dalında Doktora eğitimini tamamlayarak Dr. unvanı alan Karabulut, 2016 yılında Dr. Öğr. Üyesi ve 2020 yılında Doçent unvanlarını almaya hak kazanmıştır

NY
Asst. Prof. Dr. Nazile Yılankırkan
SİVAS CUMHURİYET ÜNİVERSİTESİ
Renewable Energy Resources , Energy Systems Engineering, Energy, Solar Energy Systems, Installation Technologies, Energy Efficiency

Agricultural Engineering

Burak Tüzün
Prof. Burak Tüzün
SİVAS CUMHURİYET ÜNİVERSİTESİ, SİVAS TEKNİK BİLİMLER MESLEK YÜKSEKOKULU
Crop and Pasture Biochemistry and Physiology, Chemical Sciences, Theoretical and Computational Chemistry

Journal Secretarial

FC
Res. Assist. Fatih Civelek
CUMHURİYET ÜNİVERSİTESİ, TEKNOLOJİ FAKÜLTESİ
Finite Element Analysis , Composite and Hybrid Materials
KT
Res. Assist. Kürşat Tuncer
CUMHURİYET ÜNİVERSİTESİ, TEKNOLOJİ FAKÜLTESİ
Manufacturing Management, Manufacturing Processes and Technologies (Excl. Textiles)

Language Editor

Özlem Polat
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Özlem Polat
SİVAS CUMHURİYET ÜNİVERSİTESİ
Image Processing, Planning and Decision Making, Neural Networks, Machine Learning, Pattern Recognition, Reinforcement Learning, Deep Learning, Semi- and Unsupervised Learning, Artificial Intelligence
EG
Instructor Eyüp Gündüz
SİVAS CUMHURİYET ÜNİVERSİTESİ
British and Irish Language, Literature and Culture, English As A Second Language

Layout Editor

İŞ
İbrahim Yaşar Şaşmaz
SIVAS CUMHURIYET UNIVERSITY
Information Systems (Other)
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