Berna Kiraz

Research Assistant,
Department of Computer Engineering,

Marmara University,

Göztepe Campus, 34722 Kadıköy,
Istanbul, Turkey
Tel: +90 216 348 02 92 - 244
Fax:+90 216 347 28 59
E-mail:
berna.kiraz [at] marmara.edu.tr

 

Education

 

2008-...

Ph.D., Department of Computer Engineering

Istanbul Technical University, Istanbul

 

2005-2008

M.S., Department of Computer Engineering

Marmara University, Istanbul

Thesis Title: "Hyper-Heuristic Based Approaches for Static and Dynamic Generalized Assignment Problems"

Thesis Advisor: Assoc.Prof. Haluk TOPÇUOĞLU

 

1999-2004

B.S., Department of Mathematics

Ege University, Izmir

 

1996-1999

Ordu Science High School

 

Academic Experience

 

2007-

Research Assistant, Marmara University, Department of Computer Engineering

 

Research Areas

 

Evolutionary Algorithms, Hyper-Heuristics, Optimization, Genetic Algorithms, Dynamic Environments.

 

Courses Assisted

 

CSE348 Signals and Systems (Spring 2011,2012)

CSE315 Digital Design (Fall 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011)

CSE417 Microprocessors (Fall 2011)

CSE246 Analysis of Algorithms (Spring 2011)

CSE100 Introduction to Computer Engineering (Fall 2007, 2008)

PHYS103 Physics Lab(Spring 2008, 2009)

 

 

Publications

 

Berna Kiraz, A. S. Uyar, and E. Özcan, "An Investigation of Selection Hyper-heuristics in Dynamic Environments", EvoApplications 2011, Part I, LNCS vol. 6624, pp. 314-323, Springer, 2011

Berna Kiraz, H. R. Topcuoglu, "Hyper-Heuristic Approaches for the Dynamic Generalized Assignment Problem", ISDA 2010, Cairo, Egypt, November 29 - December 1, 2010.

 

Honors & Awards

 

2010

ISDA 2010, Best Paper Award, "Hyper-Heuristic Approaches for the Dynamic Generalized Assignment Problem", B. Kiraz, H. Topcuoglu, 2010, Cairo.

2009

TUBITAK - PhD Scholarship

 

 

Personal

 

My daughter Bihter and husband Alper