B.S. in Industrial Engineering, Istanbul Technical University, 1982;
M.S. in Industrial Engineering & Operations Research, Columbia University, 1985;
M.S. in Industrial Engineering, University of Pittsburgh, 1989;
Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering, University of Pittsburgh, 1990.

Linear and Combinatorial Optimization, Network Flow Algorithms, Mathematical Programming Applications in Statistics, Neural Networks, Reliability Testing, Sensor Networks, Location Theory.
In addition, he is a sincere long distance runner, a big fan of hard rock, avant-garde jazz, and contemporary classical music, a serious reader of philosophical essays and poems, and an admirator of impressionist painting.

• IE 303  Operational Research II: Nonlinear and Network Models (Fall 1999, Fall 2000, Fall 2001, Fall 2002, Fall 2003, Fall 2004, Fall 2005, Fall 2006, Fall 2007, Fall 2008, Fall 2009)
• IE 501  Optimization Techniques I  (Fall 2002, Fall 2003, Fall 2004, Fall 2005, Fall 2006, Fall 2007, Fall 2008, Fall 2009)
• IE 502  Optimization Techniques II (Spring 2000)
• IE 514  Nonlinear Programming (Spring 1999)
• IE 515  Graphs and Network Flows (Fall 1999, Fall 2000, Fall 2001)
• IE 516  Combinatorial Optimization (Spring 2006, Spring 2008)
• IE 585  Special Topics in Optimization (Spring 2005, Spring 2006)
• IE 590  Special Topics in Combinatorial Optimization  (Spring 2004)
• IE 596  Combinatorial Optimization (Spring 2002)
• IE 611  Integer Programming  (Spring 2001, Spring 2003, Spring 2005, Spring 2007, Spring 2009)
• IE 693  Recent Advances in Optimization (Spring 1999)

• Türkogullari, Y., Aras, N., Altmel İ. K., Ersoy, C., "Optimal Placement, Scheduling, and Routing to Maximize Lifetime in Sensor Networks" Journal of the Operational Society, (2009) to appear.
• Altınel, İ. K., Durmaz, E., Aras, N., Özkısacık, K. C., "A location-allocation heuristic for the capacitated multi-facility Weber problem with probabilistic customer locations" European Journal of Operational Research, (2009) to appear.
• Özkısacık, K. C., Altınel, İ. K., Aras, N., "Solving probabilistic multi-facility Weber problem by vector quantization" OR Spectrum, (2009) to appear.
• Durmaz, E., Aras, N., Altınel, İ. K., "Discrete approximation heuristics for the capacitated multisource Weber problem with probabilistic customer locations" Computers and Operations Research(2009), 2139 – 2148.
  
• Öncan, T. and Altınel, İ. K., "Parametric enhancements of the Esau-Williams heuristic for the capacitated minimum spanning tree problem" Journal of the Operational Society60 (1): 259-267.
• Öncan, T. and İ. K. Altınel (2008). "Exact solution procedures for the balanced unidirectional cyclic layout problem." European Journal of Operational Research 189(3): 609-623.
• Aras, N., M. Orbay and İ. K. Altınel (2008). "Efficient heuristics for the rectilinear distance capacitated multi-facility Weber problem." Journal of the Operational Research Society 59(1): 64-79.
• Altınel, İ. K., N. Aras, E. Güney and C. Ersoy (2008). "Binary integer programming formulation and heuristics for differentiated coverage in heterogeneous sensor networks." Computer Networks 52(12): 2419-2431.
• Aras, N., İ. K. Altınel and M. Orbay (2007). "New heuristic methods for the capacitated multi-facility Weber problem." Naval Research Logistics. 54(1): 21.
  
• Aras, N., K. C. Özkısacık and İ. K. Altınel (2006). "Solving the uncapacitated multi-facility Weber problem by vector quantization and self-organizing maps." Journal of the Operational Research Society. 57: 82-93.
  
• Aras, N., S. Yumuşak and İ. K. Altınel (2006). Solving the capacitated multi-facility Weber problem by simulated annealing, threshold accepting and genetic algorithms. Metaheuristics - Progress in Complex Systems Optimization. K. F. Doerner, M. Gendreau, P. Greistorferet al, Springer.
  
• Feyzioğlu, O., İ. K. Altınel and S. Özekici (2006). "The design of optimum component test plans for system reliability." Computational Statistics and Data Analysis. 50(11): 3099-3112.
  
• İçöz, O. C., H. Başer, G. Bulut and İ. K. Altınel (2006). "Sınırlı sığalı yerleştirme - paylaştırma problemlerinin eniyi amaç fonksiyon değeri için bir güven aralığı bulma yöntemi." Endüstri Mühendisliği Dergisi (17): 31-40.
  
• Altınel, İ. K. and T. Öncan (2005). "Design of unidirectional cyclic layouts." International Journal of Production Research. 43(19): 3983-4008.
  
• Altınel, İ. K. and T. Öncan (2005). "A new enhancement of the Clarke and Wright savings heuristic for the capacitated vehicle routing problem." Journal of the Operational Research Society. 56: 954-961.
  
• Aras, N., İ. K. Altınel and J. Oommen (2003). "A Kohonen-like decomposition method for the Euclidean traveling salesman problem - KNIES_DECOMPOSE." IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks. 14(4): 869-890.
  
• Bajgoric, N., İ. K. Altınel, M. Draman and A. T. Ünal (2002). "Some aspects of using CASE tools in a fusion-based application development project for production optimization." Industrial Management and Data Systems. 102(8): 463-71.
  
• Draman, M., İ. K. Altınel, N. Bajgoric, A. T. Ünal and B. Birgören (2002). "A clone-based graphical modeler and mathematical model generator for optimal production planning in process industries." European Journal of Operational Research. 137(3): 483-496.
  
• Ünal, A. T., M. Draman, İ. K. Altınel, N. Bajgoric and A. I. Geriskovan (2002). "Clone-based modelling for optimal production planning in process industries." International Journal of Production Research. 40(16): 4041-4058.

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