In 2026, as a result of the project applications submitted by the students of our department under the TÜBÄ°TAK 2209-A University Students Research Projects Support Program, three different projects were accepted for funding.
The lists below provide information on projects from 2026 and previous years. Information on the 2026 projects is as follows:
Table 1. 2209-A - Supported Projects under the University Students Research Projects Support Program
| Supported Project Topics | Project Manager | Project Advisor |
| 1. DRSGMC: Archive Management in Multi-Objective Optimization Using Dynamic Reference Space Gaussian Mixture Clustering (2026) | Enes Uzun | Lecturer Dr. Elif ARAS |
| 2. Strategic Intelligence Engine: An AI CEO Agent for Corporate Decision-Making (2026) | Dilara KeleÅŸ | Research Assistant Mustafa TOPSAKAL |
| 3. Development of a LiDAR-Based Autonomous Rubble Robot (2026) | Ömer NaziroÄŸlu |
Research Assistant Özge Nur ÖZARAS |
The projects that have been accepted in previous years along with their information are listed below.
Table 3. Supported Projects from Previous Years (2209-A)
| Supported Project Topics | Project Manager | Project Advisor |
| 1. Optimization of Density Based Clustering (Dbscan) Method with Msa and Comparison with Optimized KMeans Algorithm (2025) | Beyza Nur YILDIRIM | Prof. Dr. Hamdi Tolga KAHRAMAN |
| 2. Design and Implementation of Optimization of Meta-Heuristic Search Algorithm Used for Breast Cancer Diagnosis (2025) | Ebru KÖSE | Prof. Dr. Hamdi Tolga KAHRAMAN |
| 3. Enhancement of Panoramic Dental Radiological Images with Meta-Heuristic Search Algorithms (2025) | Rana Betül KAYA | Prof. Dr. Hamdi Tolga KAHRAMAN |
| 4. Sentiment Analysis of User Comments and Artificial Intelligence Design that Generates Product Feedback (2025) | Celal KARAHAN | Assistant Prof. Sefa ARAS |
| 5. Improving the Performance of Shade Algorithm for Continuous and Discrete Valued Search Spaces Using Fdb and Nsm Algorithms (2025) | Fatma BALLI | Assistant Prof. Sefa ARAS |
| 6. Performance Analysis and Optimization of Deep Learning Algorithms for Real-Time Object Detection (2025) | Mehmet Ali ÖDEN | Assistant Prof. Sefa ARAS |
| 7. Examination of the Spread of Misinformation on Twitter and Social Reactions Using Sentiment Analysis (2025) | Semih ÇAKIR, Numan DOÄžAN | Dr. Hakan AYDIN |
| 8. Development of Artificial Intelligence Based Consultancy System in Turkish Law (2025) | Semih ÇAKIR, Numan DOÄžAN | Dr. Hakan AYDIN |
| 9. Integration of Natural Survivor Method (NSM) into Spider Wasp Optimization (SWO) Algorithm (2024) | Simay TAÅžKIN | Prof. Dr. Hamdi Tolga KAHRAMAN |
| 10. Design of Fitness Distance Balance (FDB) Based Substance Algorithm (2024) | Nisa Beyza NAR | Prof. Dr. Hamdi Tolga KAHRAMAN |
| 11. Educational Platform for Children with Down Syndrome (DOSEP) (2024) | Efidar KESKÄ°NBIÇAK, Arzu Gül TUÄžALAN | Assoc. Prof. Dr. Özcan ÖZYURT |
| 4. Emotional Reactions and Topic Modeling Analysis of Twitter Users on the Palestine-Israel Conflict | Ä°layda IÅžIK, Yusuf DOÄžAN | Assoc. Prof. Dr. Özcan ÖZYURT |
| 12. Generation of Synthetic Data on Dental X-Ray Images (2024) | Saime Kübra ÖZDEN | Assistant Prof. Mustafa Hakan BOZKURT |
| 13. Modeling the Search Characteristics of Metaheuristic Search Algorithms (2023) | Veli Can KURT | Prof. Dr. Hamdi Tolga KAHRAMAN |
| 14. Implementation of an Online Attendance System and Web Service using Face Recognition with Deep Neural Networks (2023) | Tolga YILMAZ | Prof. Dr. Hamdi Tolga KAHRAMAN |
| 15. Three-Dimensional Design and Implementation of Real-World Routing Optimization Algorithm for Agricultural Spraying with Drones (2023) | Yunus Emre GÖKTÜRK | Prof. Dr. Hamdi Tolga KAHRAMAN |
| 16. Designing a Convolutional Neural Network on the Python Platform using Software Design Principles to Facilitate Hyperparameter Optimization (2023) | Buse TUNCER | Prof. Dr. Hamdi Tolga KAHRAMAN |
| 17. Mapping the Landscape of the Scientific World through Topic Modeling Analysis of Science-related Posts on the Reddit Platform (2023) | Merve YALÇIN, Semanur GÜRSOY | Assoc. Prof. Dr. Özcan ÖZYURT |
| 18. Revealing the Characteristics of Posts Related to 'Big Data' on Stack Overflow through Topic Modeling and Association Analysis (2023) | Ayça YURTSEVEN, Adile GENÇ | Assoc. Prof. Dr. Özcan ÖZYURT |
| 19. An Example of Human-Computer Interaction: Database Query Application with Voice Commands (2023) | Sitem BARIÅž, Sahil RZAYEV | Assoc. Prof. Dr. Özcan ÖZYURT |
| 20. Smart Internship Mobile Assistant (2023) | Sinem ÇELÄ°KTAÅž, Zeynep AKTÜRK | Assoc. Prof. Dr. Özcan ÖZYURT |
| 21. Simple UAV (Drone) Virtual Reality Training Platform (2023) | Hatice BULUT | Assoc. Prof. Dr. Hacer ÖZYURT |
| 22. Improvement of Dental Radiological Images using Metaheuristic Search Algorithms (2023) | İbrahim Yıldırım | Assistant Prof. Mustafa Hakan BOZKURT |
| 23. Multi-level Image Segmentation using Lshade Algorithm for Lesion Detection in Chest MRI Images (2023) | Ä°dris Sefa Çakır | Assistant Prof. Mustafa Hakan BOZKURT |
| 24. Research on Optimizing Archive-Population Interaction in Pareto-Based Working Evolutionary Multi-Objective Optimization Algorithms and Development of a New Method (2022) | Enes ÇAKIR | Prof. Dr. Hamdi Tolga KAHRAMAN |
| 25. Design of an Adapted Metaheuristic Search Algorithm for Constrained Engineering Problems (2022) | Hanife MEHAN | Prof. Dr. Hamdi Tolga KAHRAMAN |
| 26. Determination of the Ideal Number of Clusters for Clustering Analysis in Big Data Studies (2022) | Elif ÅžAHÄ°NKAYA | Prof. Dr. Hamdi Tolga KAHRAMAN |
| 27. Optimization of Agricultural Pesticide Spraying Problem with Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) (2022) | Talha TOÄžUÅžLU, Esra ÇETÄ°NTAÅž | Prof. Dr. Hamdi Tolga KAHRAMAN |
| 28. Developing an Application to Identify and Classify Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) and Optimizing the Convolutional Neural Network (CNN) Architecture (2022) | Pınar ERGÜR | Prof. Dr. Hamdi Tolga KAHRAMAN |
| 29. Designing a Forensic Investigation Algorithm based on FDB Method and its Application to Engineering Design Problems (2022) | Duru Su ÇAKAN | Prof. Dr. Hamdi Tolga KAHRAMAN |
| 30. Design and Enhancement of Archive Management and Population Update Mechanism in Pareto-Based Unconstrained Sequential Evolutionary Multi-Objective Optimization Algorithms (2022) | Emre Can HAYIT | Prof. Dr. Hamdi Tolga KAHRAMAN |
| 31. Augmented Reality Dictionary Application (2022) | Abdullah Ahmet AÅžKIN, Ömer Åževval KORAMAZ | Assoc. Prof. Dr. Özcan ÖZYURT |
| 32. Extracting a Competency Map of the Software World through Topic Modeling Analysis on Indeed Job Listings (2022) | Bengisu TUNCA, BüÅŸra EFE | Assoc. Prof. Dr. Özcan ÖZYURT |
| 33. Kitchen Essentials Mobile Assistant (2022) | Seyit DAÄž, Necati ÇUHADAR | Assoc. Prof. Dr. Hacer ÖZYURT |
| 34. Earth Scent (2022) | Hatice Kübra ÖÇAL, OÄŸuzhan ALICI | Assoc. Prof. Dr. Hacer ÖZYURT |
| 35. Development of an Unconstrained Sequential Crowding-Distance Pareto-Based Multi-Objective Archimedean Optimization Algorithm and its Application to CEC 2020 Problems (2021) | AyÅŸegül ÅžAHÄ°N | Prof. Dr. Hamdi Tolga KAHRAMAN |
| 36. Designing the Gradient-Based Optimization Algorithm with the FDB Method and its Application to Engineering Design Problems (2021) | Durdane AyÅŸe TAÅžÇI | Prof. Dr. Hamdi Tolga KAHRAMAN |
| 37. Design and Implementation of an Artificial Intelligence-Based Data Summarization Tool for Big Data Sets (2021) | Seyithan TEMEL | Prof. Dr. Hamdi Tolga KAHRAMAN |
| 38. Improving the Search Performance of the Dynamic Differential Annealed Optimization Algorithm Using the FDB Method and Solving Continuous-valued Optimization Problems (2021) | Hasan Cihad ALTAY | Prof. Dr. Hamdi Tolga KAHRAMAN |
| 39. Researching and Developing the Best Algorithm for Smoothed Dynamic UAV Route Planning Problem Based on UAV Maneuverability (2021) | Mehmet Akif SOLAK | Prof. Dr. Hamdi Tolga KAHRAMAN |
| 40. A proposed system for selecting open-source software (2021) | Enis KESKÄ°N | Assoc. Prof. Dr. Özcan ÖZYURT |
| 41. Analyzing Turkish reviews of the top 20 apps on Google Play and the App Store through topic modeling (2021) | Beytullah KELEÅž, Ercan ERDEM | Assoc. Prof. Dr. Özcan ÖZYURT |
| 42. Augmented Reality (AR) Fun Animations (2021) | ÇaÄŸatay ZAÄ°M | Assoc. Prof. Dr. Dr. Hacer ÖZYURT |
| 43. Forum Application (2021) | Turan BÄ°CAV | Assoc. Prof. Dr. Hacer ÖZYURT |
| 44. Network Travel Guide (2021) | BüÅŸra ÇAPAR | Assoc. Prof. Dr. Hacer ÖZYURT |
| 45. Make a Donation (2021) | Yunus Emre HAÅžLAK | Assoc. Prof. Dr. Hacer ÖZYURT |
| 46. Enhancement of Metaheuristic Optimization Algorithms using the DSK Method and Optimization of Constrained Engineering Design Problems (2020) | Mehmet KATI | Assoc. Prof. Dr. Hamdi Tolga KAHRAMAN |
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47. Development of an Adaptive Function Aggregation Method for Multi-Objective Metaheuristic Optimization Problems (2020) |
Mustafa AKBEL | Assoc. Prof. Dr. Hamdi Tolga KAHRAMAN |
| 48. Design and Implementation of a Metaheuristic Dimensionality Reduction Tool for Classification Problems (2020) | BüÅŸra ARAS, Orhun YILDIZ | Assoc. Prof. Dr. Hamdi Tolga KAHRAMAN |
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49. Design and Development of an Artificial Intelligence-Based Stakeholder Analysis Tool (2020) |
Gamzenur YILDIRIM, Funda ÅžAHÄ°NER | Assoc. Prof. Dr. Hamdi Tolga KAHRAMAN |
| 50. Design and Enhancement of an SOS-Based Metaheuristic Clustering Algorithm (2020) | Ömer KÖROÄžLU | Assoc. Prof. Dr. Hamdi Tolga KAHRAMAN |
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51. Design and Implementation of an Artificial Intelligence-Based Big Data Management Tool (2019) |
Fatih ARSLAN, Yasin GÜZEL | Assoc. Prof. Dr. Hamdi Tolga KAHRAMAN |
| 52. Remote Live Support (2019) | Hande Ebrar GÜNEÅžDOÄžDU | Assoc. Prof. Dr. Hamdi Tolga KAHRAMAN |
| 53. Ask the Reader (2019) - Google Play Application | Banu HOÅž, Fatma DELEN | Assoc. Prof. Dr. Hamdi Tolga KAHRAMAN |
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54. Design and Implementation of a Metaheuristic Optimization Tool (2018) |
Aykut ERDAL, Özge DEMÄ°RKAPILI | Assoc. Prof. Dr. Hamdi Tolga KAHRAMAN |
Table 4. Supported Projects from Previous Years (2209-B)
| Supported Project Topics | Project Manager | Project Advisor | Industry Advisor | Institutions where the research will be conducted (University-Industry) |
| 1. Real-Time Detection, Alignment and Dimensioning of Industrial Assembly Equipment (2025) | Ä°layda KARBUZ | Prof. Dr. Hamdi Tolga KAHRAMAN | KTU, | |
| 2. Design and Implementation of a Multi-Layered Artificial Intelligence-Based Hybrid Data Imputation Algorithm (2023) | Barış TAN | Prof. Dr. Hamdi Tolga KAHRAMAN | Emre UMMAK | KTU, TEKNOPAR |
| 3. Innovative/Intelligent B2B Platform Application Based on Graph Databases (2023) | Berkay HELLAGÜN, Emre BOZKURT | Assoc. Prof. Dr. Özcan ÖZYURT | Gökhan ÖVSENE | KTU, ID3 Yazılım ve Bilgi Teknolojileri San. ve Tic. Ltd. Åžti. |
| 4. API Gateway (2022) | Aleyna SÖNMEZ, Nusret Can ACAR | Prof. Dr. Hamdi Tolga KAHRAMAN | Ertan ÖZGÜR | KTÜ, Milsoft |
| 5. Design and Implementation of an Artificial Intelligence-Based Hybrid Data Summarization Tool for Classification Problems in Big Data Sets (2022) | Cansu CANDAN | Prof. Dr. Hamdi Tolga KAHRAMAN | Dr. Özgür AKARSU | KTÜ, Koç Digital Çözümler A.Åž. |
25 August 2026
