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Akif KARAFİL, 1983 Bursa doğumludur. 2007 yılında Marmara Üniversitesi Elektrik Eğitimi Bölümünden lisans derecesini, 2011 yılında Karadeniz Teknik Üniversitesi Elektrik Elektronik Mühendisliği Bölümünden yüksek lisans derecesini, 2018 yılında Karabük Üniversitesi Elektrik Elektronik Mühendisliği Bölümünden doktora derecesini aldı. 2008-2011 yılları arasında Giresun Üniversitesinde, 2011-2020 yılları arasında ise Bilecik Şeyh Edebali Üniversitesinde Öğretim Görevlisi olarak görev yaptı. 2020 yılından itibaren Yalova Üniversitesi Mühendislik Fakültesi Elektrik Elektronik Mühendisliği Bölümünde öğretim üyesi olarak görev yapmaktadır. Çalışma alanları güç elektroniği, rezonans dönüştürücüler, indüksiyon ısıtma sistemleri, şebeke etkileşimli eviriciler, maksimum güç noktası izleme algoritmaları, pals yoğunluk modülasyonu kontrolü, elektrikli araçlar ve fotovoltaik sistem uygulamaları üzerinedir.
1981 yılında Mardin’de doğdu. İlk, Orta ve Lise öğrenimini Ankara’da tamamladı. Lisans eğitimini; Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi, İnşaat Mühendisliği Bölümü’nden 2004 yılında tamamlayarak mezun oldu. Yüksek lisans ve doktora eğitimini; Georgia Teknoloji Enstitüsü, Atlanta, ABD’de sırasıyla 2006 ve 2009 yıllarında tamamladı. 2006 yılında başladığı doktora çalışmalarında, Georgia Ulaştırma Dairesi tarafından desteklenen bir proje kapsamında betonarme kirişlerin yanal stabilite davranışlarını deneysel ve teorik olarak araştırdı. 2015 yılında doçentlik ünvanına hak kazandı. Bilimsel çalışmalarını 30'un üzerinde makale ve birçok ulusal ve uluslararası bildiri ile değerlendirdi. “American Concrete Institute, Structural Journal”, “American Society of Civil Engineers, Journal of Structural Engineering”, “Engineering Structures”, “Journal of Constructional Steel Research”, “Magazine of Concrete Research”, “Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering” ve “ASTM Journal of Testing and Evaluation” gibi alanında son derece saygın dergilerde yayınları bulunmaktadır. “Betonarme”, “Çelik Yapılar”, “Mukavemet” ve “Yapı Statiği” gibi yapı mühendisliği alanının en temel derslerini verdi. İngilizce, Almanca, Arapça, İspanyolca bilmektedir. Evli ve bir çocuk babasıdır.
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He received B.S. degree in Physics from Middle East Technical University in 2005. Then he received the M.S. degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from Atılım University in 2009. After that he received the Ph.D degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from Atatürk University in 2013. His currently research area is wave diffraction, reflection, propagation, shielding and wireless sensor networks. He is currently working at Bursa Technical University in Electrical and Electronics Engineering department.
Main research topics:
• Vehicle engineering / Automotive systems,
• Vehicle design,
• Chassis systems engineering,
• Vehicle suspensions & steering,
• Ground vehicle dynamics,
• Failure analysis and prevention in vehicle design,
• Vehicle structures,
• Applied optimisation in vehicle engineering,
• Defence engineering,
• Electromobility.
Current research interests:
• Chassis systems design for special purpose vehicles: multi-axle land platforms, heavy-duty commercial vehicles, articulated vehicles / trailers, tracked vehicles,
• Alternative urban transportation: design of electric vehicles / urban electric microcars,
• Failure analysis and optimal design of vehicle components and structures,
• Dynamics of special purpose land vehicles,
• Modelling, design, optimisation and manufacturing of vehicle suspensions, axle systems and steering systems (including multi-axle steering systems for special purpose land vehicles and trailers),
• Design and optimisation of chassis and vehicle body structure,
• Powertrain modelling / Drivetrain dynamics.
Since 2006, he has been serving as a project consultant for automotive industry. He has been directing projects related to design and optimisation of suspensions, steering linkages, chassis, body and the other mechanical subsystems of wheeled vehicles. Moreover, he is investigating the effects of the design parameters of suspension and steering systems on handling behaviour and dynamics of wheeled and tracked land vehicles. He is also interested in topology optimisation-based lightweight design applications in vehicle engineering.
He is a member of SAE International.
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He received his Bachelor's, Master's and PhD degrees from Marmara University. His research interests include Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, Internet of Things, High Performance Computing.
1993 yılında Akdeniz Üniversitesi Isparta Mühendislik Fakültesi Makine Mühendisliği Bölümü’nden mezun oldu. Atatürk Üniversitesi Mühendislik Fakültesi Makine Mühendisliği Bölümü’nde 1994 yılında araştırma görevlisi olarak göreve başladı. 2001 yılında Yüksek Lisans ve Doktora çalışmasını University of Bristol’da (İngiltere) tamamlayarak Türkiye’ye döndü. Atatürk Üniversitesi Mühendislik Fakültesi Makine Mühendisliği Bölümü İmalat ve Konstrüksiyon Anabilim dalında 2001 yılında Yardımcı Doçent, 2006 yılında Doçent ve 2011 yılında ise Profesör kadrosuna atandı.
Akademik çalışmalarını Biyomekanik, implant tasarımı, mühendislik optimizasyonu, makine tasarımında olasılık yöntemleri ve bilgisayar destekli mühendislik alanında sürdüren Dr. Kaymaz’ın bu alanda yayınlanmış 50’ya yakın makalesi bulunmaktadır. 2002-2005 yılında Universitat der Bundeswehr (Münih-Almanya) ve 2006 yılında Institut Francais De Mecanique Avancee (IFMA) Fransa’da misafir öğretim üyesi olarak bulundu.
Hem yurt içi (TÜBİTAK, DPT, BAP, BOREN vs.) hem de yurt dışı pek çok projede, proje yürütücüsü ve araştırıcısı olarak görev olarak başarıyla sonuçlandırdı. Ayrıca TÜBİTAK 1001, 1007 (KAMAG) ve TEYDEB araştırma projelerinde panelist ve proje izleyiciliği gibi görevler de yürütmektedir. Probabilistic Engineering Mechanics, Journal of Engineering Design, Engineering Structure, vb. uluslararası dergilerde hakemlik tecrübesi de bulunmaktadır.
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