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Salah Hajısmaıl
Prof. Dr. Salah HAJISMAIL ANKARA YILDIRIM BEYAZIT UNIVERSITY, FACULTY OF ARCHITECTURE Web

Born in Aleppo - Syria 1979, Architect since 2002, master in Architecture 2004, master in civil engineering 2006, Phd in Cultural Heritage from Politecnico di Torino, Italy 2011. Worked as architect/ Engineer in different countries, designed and constructed many buildings in Syria and outside, winning design competitions.

Academically, worked in Aleppo University, Faculty of Architecture from 2011-2015, published many researches and books and chapters in Arabic, English and Italian languages. Forced to leave his country, worked in Universidad de Cantabria- Santander – Spain, Sapienza University of Rome- Italy, before moving to work as associate professor in Ankara yildirim Beyazit University, architecture and fine arts faculty- Turkey.

His Research fields include Emergency Architecture for Humanity, Post war/disaster recovery and development, rural areas development and the management of cultural heritage for post crisis recovery.

Architecture for Disaster Relief, Architectural Science and Technology, Architectural Heritage and Conservation, Architecture Management, Materials and Technology in Architecture, Building Science, Technologies and Systems, Construction Materials, Project Management
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Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ahmet Emre DİNÇER ankara yıldırım beyazıt üniversitesi

Ahmet Emre Dinçer, 2005 yılında İTÜ Mimarlık Bölümü'nden mezun olmuştur. İTÜ Fen Bilimleri Enstitüsü'nden 2008 ve 2014 yıllarında yüksek lisans ve doktora derecelerini almıştır. 2014'te yardımcı doçent (dr öğretim üyesi), 2023'te doçent unvanlarını almıştir. 2005-2009 yılları arasında özel sektörde iken, 2009-2023 yılları arasında Karabük Üniversitesinde araştırma görevlisi ve dr öğretim üyesi olarak çalışmıştır. Şubat 2023'ten beri AYBÜ'de görev yapmaktadır. Başlıca araştırma alanları mimari tasarım hesaplama, mimari tasarım ve bina tasarımıdır.

Built Environment and Design, Urban Morphology, Architectural History, Theory and Criticism, Architectural Design
Ramazan Karslıoğlu
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ramazan KARSLIOĞLU ANKARA YILDIRIM BEYAZIT UNIVERSITY
Materials Science and Technologies, Casting Technologies, Corrosion, Ceramics in Materials Engineering
Fahri Yılmaz
Asst. Prof. Dr. Fahri YILMAZ ANKARA YILDIRIM BEYAZIT ÜNİVERSİTESİ
Education, Instructional Design, Instructional Technologies
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Asst. Prof. Dr. Ege KAYA KÖSE ANKARA YILDIRIM BEYAZIT ÜNİVERSİTESİ
Industrial Product Design
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Assoc. Prof. Fatoş ÇAKICIOĞLU İLHAN ANKARA YILDIRIM BEYAZIT ÜNİVERSİTESİ, GÜZEL SANATLAR FAKÜLTESİ
Visual Design
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Assoc. Prof. Dr. Kübra YILDIRIM ÖZCAN YILDIRIM BEYAZIT ÜNİVERSİTESİ
Urban and Regional Planning Education, City and Regional Planning

Scientific Board

Emanuele Morezzi
Prof. Dr. Emanuele MOREZZİ Politecnico di Torino - Department of Architecture and Design

Emanuele Morezzi, architect PhD, is Associate Professor of Architectural Restoration and Preservation at the Department of Architecture and Design, Politecnico di Torino. He earned a Doctorate in Cultural Heritage (2008), he is a professor in Theory of Restoration courses and in the design studios of the Bachelor and Master's degree courses in Architecture. He is a member of the board of the Doctorate in Architectural and Landscape Heritage of the Polytechnic of Turin and a member of SIRA, Italian Society for Architectural Restoration. He has been a visiting professor in foreign universities and member of scientific and editorial committees. His scientific research concerns the history and theory of restoration, the conservation of ruins, and architectural and archaeological heritage protection.

Protection, Restoration and Repair in Buildings, Environment, Habitation and Products, Architectural Heritage and Conservation, Archaeological Science
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Assoc. Prof. Dr. Filiz KARAKUŞ YILDIRIM BEYAZIT ÜNİVERSİTESİ
Architectural Heritage and Conservation, Protection, Restoration and Repair in Buildings, Environment, Habitation and Products
Prof.marinella Arena
Prof. Dr. Prof.marinella ARENA Università di Reggio Calabria

Since 2015, she has served as ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR S.S.D. ICAR 17 DESIGN at the Faculty of Architecture of the Mediterranean University of Reggio Calabria.
Since 2023, she has been Scientific Director of the Tech4You research group - Pilot Project CRC@calabria.net - On-site dissemination of the monumental heritage of the Calabrian Coast (SPOKE 4 GOAL 5 PP 3) OR 4.5 Sustainable Valorization and Accessibility of Cultural Heritage 
In 2023, she obtained the Band I qualification for the Competition Sector 08/E1 DESIGN.
In 2023, she was funded, as PI, for the PRIN PNRR 2022 project No. P2022WZH9J, BYZANTINE CULTURAL ROUTES between tangible and intangible. 
Since 2023, he has been the Department of Art's Delegate for Research and Third Mission.
He is the author of several publications on Mediterranean architecture: surveys and documentation of spontaneous architecture in the Strait of Messina region, Sicily and Calabria; and in the Maghreb, Tunisia, Morocco, and Jordan.
He has addressed the issues of graphic design and communication for the valorization of architectural heritage. He is the author of numerous publications on Eastern-style architecture in southern Italy and eastern Greece.
He is the supervisor and co-supervisor of several master's and doctoral theses on the topics of architecture and the Mediterranean city.
He participates in national and international research, seminars, and workshops. He has coordinated survey campaigns conducted in Tunisia, Morocco, Jordan, and Greece.

Architecture for Disaster Relief, Architectural Heritage and Conservation

Rodrigo Coelho (1971) is graduated in architecture from the Faculty of Architecture of the University of Porto (FAUP) and holds a Master in Architecture and Urban Studies from the Polytechnic University of Catalonia and Center of Contemporary Culture of Barcelona (Master Metropolis) and a Ph.D from the Faculty of Architecture of the University of Porto.

He is an Associate Professor at the Faculty of Architecture of the University of Porto and former Deputy Director of the Centre for Architecture and Urban Studies CEAU-FAUP (2013 - 2018) where he develops, as an integrated member, research on the subject of public space. Since 1994 he has an independent professional activity as an architect.

Architectural Design
Architectural History, Theory and Criticism
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Assoc. Prof. Hatice KALFAOĞLU HATİPOĞLU ANKARA YILDIRIM BEYAZIT ÜNİVERSİTESİ
Built Environment and Design, Architecture, Architectural Design, Sustainable Architecture, Urban Design
Ekrem Bahadır Çalışkan
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ekrem Bahadır ÇALIŞKAN ANKARA YILDIRIM BEYAZIT ÜNİVERSİTESİ, MİMARLIK VE GÜZEL SANATLAR FAKÜLTESİ, MİMARLIK BÖLÜMÜ, MİMARLIK PR. (İNGİLİZCE)
Built Environment and Design, Urban Design, Project and Production Management, Building Science, Technologies and Systems
Mohammad Tammo
Dr. Mohammad TAMMO University of Wolverhampton
Architectural Science and Technology, Architectural History, Theory and Criticism, Architectural Design, Materials and Technology in Architecture, Sustainable Architecture, Green Structures and Environments
Tülay Zıvalı
Asst. Prof. Dr. Tülay ZIVALI SAMSUN ÜNİVERSİTESİ
Urban Sociology and Community Studies, Built Environment and Design, City and Regional Planning
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Assoc. Prof. Dr. İlkay DİNÇ UYAROĞLU ANKARA YILDIRIM BEYAZIT UNIVERSITY
Architecture, Architectural History, Theory and Criticism, Architectural Design, Sustainable Architecture, Universal and Unobstructed Design, Sustainable Design, Design Culture and Social Context
Şeyda Emekci
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Şeyda EMEKCİ ANKARA YILDIRIM BEYAZIT UNIVERSITY
Built Environment and Design, Urban Design, Housing Markets, Development and Management, Sustainable Architecture, Life Cycle Assessment and Industrial Ecology, Energy Efficiency
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Asst. Prof. Dr. Güven MERAL ANKARA YILDIRIM BEYAZIT ÜNİVERSİTESİ
Computer Aided Design in Visual Communication
İhsan Toktas
Prof. Dr. İhsan TOKTAS ANKARA YILDIRIM BEYAZIT UNIVERSITY Web

İhsan TOKTAŞ completed his undergraduate studies at Gazi University, Department of Mechanical Education, in the Design and Construction Education Program. He received his Master's and Ph.D. degrees from Gazi University, Institute of Science, in the Department of Mechanical Education.

Between 1993 and 2009, he worked as a research assistant; from 2009 to 2012, he served as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Education, Division of Technical Drawing and Machine Design, at Gazi University, Faculty of Technical Education. From 2012 to 2019, he worked as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt University, and between 2019 and 2021, he served as an Associate Professor. Since 2021, he has been working as an Associate Professor in the Department of Industrial Design at Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt University. He has also worked as a visiting researcher at Syracuse University (New York, USA) and the University of Bedfordshire (London, UK).

İhsan TOKTAŞ conducts research in the areas of Industrial Design, Machine Design, Mechanisms, Gears, Finite Element Analysis, Conceptual Design, Computer-Aided Design, Artificial Intelligence, Neural Networks, Biomechanics, Product Design, Geometric Patterns from the Anatolian Seljuk and Early Ottoman Periods.

He currently serves as the Director of the Distance Education Application and Research Center and the Continuing Education Center. He is also the Head of the Department and Division of Industrial Design and acts as the Dean of the Faculty of Architecture and Fine Arts.

Industrial Product Design, Biomechanic, Machine Design and Machine Equipment, CAD/CAM Systems
Cengiz Şahin
Asst. Prof. Dr. Cengiz ŞAHİN ANKARA YILDIRIM BEYAZIT ÜNİVERSİTESİ, MİMARLIK VE GÜZEL SANATLAR FAKÜLTESİ, GÖRSEL İLETİŞİM TASARIMI BÖLÜMÜ Web
Communication and Media Studies, New Media, Visual Communication Design, Photography, Computer-Assisted Design, Visual Design, Semiotics, Graphic Design, Video Design, Industrial Product Design, Interdisciplinary Art, Computer Aided Design in Visual Communication, Sustainable Design, Timber, Pulp and Paper, Composite and Hybrid Materials, Fiber and Paper Technology
Cemile Feyzan Şimşek
Asst. Prof. Dr. Cemile Feyzan ŞİMŞEK ANKARA YILDIRIM BEYAZIT UNIVERSITY
Built Environment and Design, Urban Morphology, Urban History, History and Theory of the Built Environment, Architectural Heritage and Conservation, Architectural History, Theory and Criticism, Architectural Design
Sonia Mercurio
Doctoral Sonia MERCURİO Università Mediterranea di Reggio Calabria Web

She graduated (110/110) in Architecture from the University of Catania – School of Architecture in Siracusa in 2016, with a thesis titled NO_MAD ASSE. Urban Dispersion in the Northwestern Settlements of the Comunidad de Madrid. She continued her education with a Post graduate Master’s Degree (II level) in Urban Regeneration and Social Innovation (U-RISE) at IUAV University of Venice (2018), completing her studies with highest honors. 
In 2018, she was awarded a PhD scholarship in Architecture and Territory at the Università degli Studi Mediterranea di Reggio Calabria, earning her doctoral degree in 2022 (SSD ICAR/17 – Drawing). She has since collaborated in academic activities as tutor and teaching assistant in various programs, including the Open City International Summer School and undergraduate courses in Design. 
In 2024, she was appointed Research Fellow in the national PRIN PNRR project BYZANTINE CULTURAL ROUTES between tangible and intangible (PI: Prof. Marinella Arena), and as Erasmus+ staff member from the Mediterranean University of Reggio Calabria, she carried out teaching activities at Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt University in Turkey. In 2025 she received a new research grant within the Tech4You Innovation Ecosystem focused on geoprocessing techniques and digital twins for urban planning and climate change.
Her research explores Mediterranean architecture, urban morphology, heritage documentation, and graphic communication for cultural promotion. She has published extensively, co-supervised several theses, and participated in numerous surveys, workshops, and international conferences such as IMG, Fortmed, REAACH–ID, Nexus, Apega, and CrossMed.
In 2018, she was awarded a PhD scholarship in Architecture and Territory at the Università degli Studi Mediterranea di Reggio Calabria, earning her doctoral degree in 2022 (SSD ICAR/17 – Drawing). She has since collaborated in academic activities as tutor and teaching assistant in various programs, including the Open City International Summer School and undergraduate courses in Design.
In 2024, she was appointed Research Fellow in the national PRIN PNRR project BYZANTINE CULTURAL ROUTES between tangible and intangible (PI: Prof. Marinella Arena), and in 2025 she received a new research grant within the Tech4You Innovation Ecosystem focused on geoprocessing techniques and digital twins for urban planning and climate change.
Her research explores Mediterranean architecture, urban morphology, heritage documentation, and graphic communication for cultural promotion. She has published extensively, co-supervised several theses, and participated in numerous surveys, workshops, and international conferences such as IMG, Fortmed, REAACH–ID, Nexus, Apega, and CrossMed.

Architectural Heritage and Conservation, Architectural Design, Architecture (Other)
Khawla Kawther
Dr. Khawla KAWTHER University of Technology - Faculty of Architectural Engineering Web

Name: Assistant professor Dr. khawla kareem kawther
Bachelor in Architecture Engineering / Engineering College /University of Mosul, 1992.
• Diploma in Urban & Regional Planning, City Master Plan / Urban and Regional Planning Center, University of Baghdad, 2009.
• Master Degree of Architecture Engineering, Urban Design Branch, University of Technology/Department of Architecture/2013.
• PhD in Architecture Engineering and urban design / Engineering College, University of Baghdad, 2022.

• Professionally: Architect Engineer, Cities Planner, urban designer, and Assistant Professor at the University of Technology - College of Architecture Engineering.
• Teaching the Course (Engineering Drawing) / First Class / College of Civil Engineering /University of Technology, since 2004 till now.
• Teaching the Course (Buildings Construction) / Second Class / College of Civil Engineering /University of Technology, since 2005 till now.
• Participation in the teaching the Course (Urban Design) / forth Class / College of Architecture Engineering / University of Technology. till now
• Teaching (Management and quantity surveying) / forth Class / College of Civil Engineering /University of technology, since 2014 till now.
• Teaching (Working Drawing) / Forth Class / University of Mosul /Civil Engineering.2014/2015, 2015/2016.
• Teaching the Course (Engineering Drawing by Auto CAD) / First Class / College of Civil Engineering /University of Technology. till now.
• Teaching the Course (Environmental Psychology)/ forth Class / College of Architecture Engineering / University of Technology. till now.
• Participating with the staff in teaching the Design Thesis course (Architectural and Urban Design), fifth stage, University of Technology - College of Architectural Engineering .
PUBLISHED RESEARCHES:
1. The visual pollution and its effect in the Iraqi townscape, Planned & Development Journal, Urban & Regional Planning Center, University of Baghdad, 2009.
2. The impact of Contemporary urbanism in traditional Al-Kadhimiya city, Sumer journals, ISC E-journals, Volume: 56 - Page: 373- 390, 2011.
3. The Development of the planning and architectural thought of the holy city of Al-Kadhimiya in line with the spirit of the time. Journal of planner and development. Vol 16 No 2 (2011)
Pages: 72-98 Publisher: Baghdad University.
https://jpd.uobaghdad.edu.iq/index.php/jpd/article/view/150/111.

4. Informatics and its Impact on the architectural design process, Applied research in the impact of Informatics on the output stage of a design concept, Iraqi journal of mechanical and material engineering, Babylon University, 2011.
5. The development of Technological University external spaces, Iraqi journal of mechanical and material engineering, Babylon University, 2011.
6. The role of sustainable architectural design strategies to minimize the negative effects on the urban environment, Al-Azhar Engineering Thirteenth International Conference (AEIC 2014), Journal of Al-Azhar, v9, I 11, University Engineering Sector, JAUES, Cairo, 2014.

7. The sustainability of the mental image of urban spaces surrounding the Holy Shrines, physical planning College, AL-Kufa University, 2015.
8. The Visual Image Quality for the Future City, the Engineering and Technology Journal, Volume -33- University of Technology, 2015.
https://uotechnology.edu.iq/tec_magaz/2015/volum332015/No.01.A.2015/Text(20).pdf.

9. Excesses to permissions and building codes and their impact on the urban environment in Baghdad City, The Iraqi Journal of Architecture, University of Technology, 2015.
https://www.iasj.net/iasj/download/024ee40cdbb4221d.

10. Sustainable transportation applications & urban design priorities, The Second Conference of Sustainable & Renewable Energy - the Iraqi Engineers Society, 26-27November, 2016.
11. The Possibilities of Integration of Slums with Informal Housing, The Study Area is The Neighborhood of AL- Moalemen Q. 747, samara- Iraq, 2017.
https://www.iasj.net/iasj/download/baaeeb10ae36bf25.

12. Re-Pointing As Technique in Repair and Sustainable Architectural Preservation, the Iraqi Journal of Architecture, University of Technology, 2017. https://www.iqjap.org/index.php/iqjap/article/view/372/396.

13. Colored Asphalt and Street Print is Decorating Paving in Public Spaces, January 2018MATEC Web of Conferences 162:05027. DOI: 10.1051/matecconf/201816205027.
https://www.matec-conferences.org/articles/matecconf/pdf/2018/21/matecconf_bcee32018_05027.pdf.

14. Developing the design idea and its relative to signing the event. Wasit Journal of Engineering Sciences, Iraq, 2018.
https://ejuow.uowasit.edu.iq/index.php/ejuow/article/view/80/67.

15. Urban landscape improvement by small architectures Case study: Al-Kadhimiya Shrine, IOP Conf. Ser.: Mater. Sci. Eng. 737 012170, DOI, https://doi.org/10.1088/1757-899X/737/1/012170.

16. The pavements by precast concrete flags, IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering, 2020. IOP Conf. Ser.: Mater. Sci. Eng. 737 012209.
https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1757-899X/737/1/012209/pdf.

DOI, https://doi.org/10.1088/1757-899X/737/1/012209.

17. Hidden Orders and Preserving Tools of Heritage Fabric. Civil Engineering and Architecture Vol. 9(2), pp. 439 – 452.
DOI: 10.13189/cea.2021.090217.
https://www.hrpub.org/download/20210330/CEA17-14822476.pdf.

18. Analysis of Urban Social Orders of Heritage Fabric in the Old Al-Karkh. IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science, Volume 779, Fifth International Scientific Conference on Environment and Sustainable Development, 1-2 June 2021, Baghdad, Iraq & Istanbul, Turkey.
https://doi.org/10.1088/1755-1315/779/1/012132.

19. The Impact of Light and Shading on Creating Interactive and Active Urban Spaces. IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science, Volume 856, Second International Conference on Geotechnical Engineering-Iraq 22-23 June 2021. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1088/1755-1315/856/1/012057.

20. Finding the changes in movement orders by using the axial maps in heritage fabric. Turkish Online Journal of Qualitative Inquiry. Vol. 12 No. 9 (2021). https://tojqi.net/index.php/journal/article/view/6969/4963.

21. Development of Al-Maidan Square and Surrounding Streets in Baghdad City. Turkish Online Journal of Qualitative Inquiry. Vol. 12 No. 9 (2021).
https://tojqi.net/index.php/journal/article/view/6970/4964.

22. The Sustainable Design Rules of Landscape. E3S Web of Conferences 318, 04011 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/202131804011.

23. Sustainable Urban Space Strategies in The Reconstruction of Destroyed Cities After the Wars (in press). Journal of Engineering Science & Technology (JESTEC). Taylor’s University. 2022.
http://jestec.taylors.edu.my/Vol%2017%20Issue%206%20December%202022/17_6_30.pdf.

24. Momad, H. R., & kareem Kawther, K. (2023). Estimation of urban land price within holly cities by using integrated GIS-regression models: case study Al-Kufa city-Iraq. Journal of planner and development, 28(2), 1-18.‏
25. Kawther, K. K., & Mohammad, H. R. (2024). Efficiency of Pedestrian Bridges in Urban Area. Iraqi Journal of Architecture & Planning, 23(1).‏
26. Hamed, N. H., & Kawther, K. K. (2024, November). Digital generalization cartography procedure for topographic map production. In AIP Conference Proceedings (Vol. 3219, No. 1). AIP Publishing.‏
27. Evaluating traffic flow and user mobility behaviors to universities: A case study - Al-Karrada district in Baghdad city. IOP Conference Series:2025.

Urban Morphology, Urban Aesthetics, Urban Design, Architecture, Architectural Heritage and Conservation

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Dr. Bekir Enes ÖZEL ANKARA YILDIRIM BEYAZIT UNIVERSITY
Built Environment and Design, Architecture, Information Technologies in Architecture and Design, Building Science, Technologies and Systems, Serious Games and Simulations, Modelling and Simulation, Artificial Reality, Architectural Computing and Visualisation Methods, Project and Production Management, Building Construction Management and Project Planning, Automation and Technology in Building and Construction
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Res. Assist. Necmettin SANCAK ANKARA YILDIRIM BEYAZIT ÜNİVERSİTESİ, MİMARLIK VE GÜZEL SANATLAR FAKÜLTESİ, MİMARLIK BÖLÜMÜ, MİMARLIK PR. (İNGİLİZCE) Web

Necmettin Sancak, Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt Üniversitesi Mimarlık ve Güzel Sanatlar Fakültesi'nde araştırma görevlisi olarak görev yapmakta olup, aynı zamanda İstanbul Teknik Üniversitesi Mimari Tasarımda Bilişim programında doktora adayıdır. Mimarlıkla ilgili çeşitli lisans dersleri vermekte ve aynı zamanda mimaride hesaplamalı tasarım ve dijital fabrikasyon araçları üzerine çalışmaktadır.

Built Environment and Design
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Res. Assist. Mukadder Eda ALPER GÖKDAĞ ANKARA YILDIRIM BEYAZIT ÜNİVERSİTESİ
Industrial Product Design
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Res. Assist. Sare Şeyma DURAN ANKARA YILDIRIM BEYAZIT ÜNİVERSİTESİ
Computer-Assisted Design, Visual Design, Illustration, Video Design
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Instructor İsmail Furkan YAVUZ ANKARA YILDIRIM BEYAZIT UNIVERSITY
Communication Studies, Communication and Media Studies (Other), Visual Communication Design (Other)
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