Publications

(Please note that the published papers can be slightly different than their open access versions.)

Learning with subset stacking, with S. Yıldırım, K. Gökalp and H. Akyüz, 2021. (arXiv)(github)

OptiCL: A package for mixed-integer optimization with constraint learning, with D. Maragno, H. Wiberg, D. Bertsimas, D. den Hertog and A. Fajemisin, Decision Optimization Workshop in 36th AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence, Vancouver, BC, Canada, February 22 – March 1, 2022.

Bolstering stochastic gradient descent with model building, with Ö. Martin, G. Onay and F. Öztoprak, 2021. (arXiv)(OO)(github)

Mixed-integer optimization with constraint learning, with D. Maragno, H. Wiberg, D. Bertsimas, D. den Hertog and A. Fajemisin, 2021. (arXiv)(OO)(github)

Differential privacy in multi-party resource sharing, with U. Karaca, N. Aydın and G. Mullaoğlu, 2021. (arXiv) (OO)(github)

Discovering classification rules for interpretable learning with linear programming, with H. Akyüz, 2021. (arXiv)(github)

Data privacy in bid-price control for network revenue management, with U. Karaca, N. Aydın and G. Mullaoğlu, 2021. (arXiv)(OO)

Rule covering for interpretation and boosting, with M. Edalı and B. Yüceoğlu, 2020. (arXiv) (github)

Low-dimensional interpretable kernels with conic discriminant functions for classification, with G. Ceylan, 2020. (arXiv)(github)

Differentially private accelerated optimization algorithms, with N. Kuru, M. Gürbüzbalaban and S. Yıldırım, to appear in SIAM Journal on Optimization, 2022. (arXiv)(github)

Multi-objective temporal bin packing problem: An application in cloud computing, with N. Aydın and İ. Muter, Computers and Operations Research, 121, 2020. (DOI)(OO)(github)

Evaluating navigational risk of port approach manoeuvrings with expert assessments and machine learning, with Ü. Öztürk and K. Çiçek, Ocean Engineering, 192(15), 106558, 2019. (DOI)

A framework for parallel second order incremental optimization algorithms for solving partially separable problems, with K. Kaya, F. Öztoprak, A. T. Cemgil, U. Şimşekli, N. Kuru, H. Koptagel, M. K. Öztürk, Computational Optimization and Applications, 72, 675–705, 2019. (DOI)(arXiv)(github)

Decomposition methods for solving dynamic programming problems in hotel revenue management, with N. Aydın, European Journal of Operational Research, 271(1), 179-192, 2018. (DOI)

An alternative globalization strategy for unconstrained optimization, Optimization, 67(3), 377-392, 2018. (DOI)(arXiv)

Benders decomposition and column-and-row generation for solving large-scale linear programs with column-dependent-rows, with İ. Muter and K. Bülbül, European Journal of Operational Research, 264(1), 29-45, 2018. (DOI)(OO)

Reassessment and monitoring of loan applications with machine learning, with Z. Boz, D. Günneç and M. K. Öztürk, Applied Artificial Intelligence, 32(9-10), 939-955, 2018. (DOI).

Trade-offs computing minimum hub cover toward optimized labeled graph query processing, with B. Yelbay, K. Bülbül and H. M. Jamil, Online Academic Journal of Information Technology, 9(33), 39-68, 2018. (DOI)(arXiv)

Dispersion with connectivity in wireless mesh networks, with B. Yüceoğlu and Ö. Gürbüz, Journal of Industrial and Management Optimization, 14(2), 759-784, 2018. (DOI)

Managing disruptions in the multi-depot vehicle scheduling problem, with E. Uçar and İ. Muter, Transportation Research Part B: Methodological, 105, 249-269, 2017. (DOI)

Parallelized preconditioned model building algorithm for matrix factorization, with K. Kaya, M. K. Öztürk, A. Gohari, The Third International Conference on Machine learning, Optimization and Big Data – MOD 2017, Volterra, Italy, 376-388, 2017. (link)

Delayed purchase options in single-leg revenue management, with N. Aydın and H. Topaloğlu, Transportation Science, 51(4), 1031-1386, ii, 2016. (DOI)

Approximating the minimum hub cover problem on planar graphs, with B. Yelbay, K. Bülbül and H. Jamil, Optimization Letters, 10(1), 33-45, 2016. (DOI)(OO)

The set covering problem revisited: An empirical study of the value of dual information, with B. Yelbay and K. Bülbül, Journal of Industrial and Management Optimization, 11(2), 575-594, 2015. (DOI)(OO)

On EOQ cost models with arbitrary purchase and transportation costs, with K. Bülbül, J. B. G. Frenk and H.M. Mulder, Journal of Industrial and Management Optimization, 11(4), 2015. (DOI)(OO)

Parallel stochastic gradient Markov chain Monte Carlo for matrix factorization models, with U. Şimşekli, H. Koptagel, H. Güldaş A. T. Cemgil, F. Öztoprak, 2014 (arXiv)

Parallel and distributed inference in coupled tensor factorization models, with U. Şimşekli, B. Ermiş, F. Öztoprak, A. T. Cemgil, Workshop on Distributed Machine Learning and Matrix Computations, in Neural Information Processing Systems Conference (NIPS), Montréal, Quebec, Canada, 2014. (link) (supp.)

A network airline revenue management framework based on decomposition by origins and destinations, with J. B. G. Frenk, J. Gromicho and S. Zhang, Transportation Science, 48(3), 313-333, 2013. (DOI)

Single-leg airline revenue management with overbooking, with N. Aydın, J. B. G. Frenk and N. Noyan, Transportation Science, 47(4), 560-583, 2013. (DOI)(OO)

Multiagent cooperation for solving global optimization problems: An extendible framework with example cooperation strategies, with F.B. Aydemir, A. Günay, F. Öztoprak and P. Yolum, Journal of Global Optimization, 57(2), 499-519, 2013. (DOI)

Simultaneous column-and-row generation for large-scale linear programs with column-dependent-rows, with İ. Muter and K. Bülbül, Mathematical Programming Ser. A, 142(1-2), 47-82, 2013. (DOI)(OO)

Solving a robust airline crew pairing problem with column generation, with İ. Muter, K. Bülbül, G. Şahin, H. Yenigün, D. Taş and D. Tüzün, Computers and Operations Research, 40(3), 815-830, 2013. (DOI)

A mixed integer linear programming formulation for the sparse recovery problem in compressed sensing, with N. B. Karahanoğlu, H. Erdoğan, IEEE International Conference on Acoustics, Speech and Signal Processing (ICASSP 2013), USA: IEEE, 5870-5874, 2013. (DOI)

Using emission functions in modeling environmentally sustainable traffic assignment policies, with O.İ. Kolak, O. Feyzioğlu, N. Noyan and S. Yalçındağ, Journal of Industrial and Management Optimization, 9(2), 341-363, 2013. (DOI)

Tractable open loop policies for joint overbooking and capacity control over a single flight leg with multiple fare classes, with J. B. G. Frenk, N. Noyan and H. Topaloğlu, Transportation Science, 46(4), 460-481, 2012. (DOI)

A note on “A LP-Based Heuristic for a Time-Constrained Routing Problem,” with İ. Muter, K. Bülbül and G. Şahin, European Journal of Operational Research, 221(2), 306-307, 2012. (DOI)

A symmetric rank-one quasi-Newton method using negative curvature directions, with F. Öztoprak, Optimization Methods and Software, 26(3), 455-486, 2011. (DOI)

Multicriteria sustainability evaluation of transport networks for selected European countries, with O. İ. Kolak, D. Akın, O. Feyzioğlu and N. Noyan, World Congress on Engineering 2011 (WCE 2011), London, UK, 2011. (link)

Combination of meta-heuristic and exact algorithms for solving set covering-type optimization problems, with İ. Muter and G. Şahin, INFORMS Journal on Computing, 22(4), 603-619, 2010. (DOI)

The role of robust optimization in single-leg airline revenue management, with J. B. G. Frenk, J. Gromicho and S. Zhang, Management Science, 55(1), 148-163, 2009. (DOI)

Robust crew pairing for managing extra flights, H. Tekiner and K. Bülbül, Computers and Operations Research, 36(6), 2031-2048, 2009. (DOI)

Client-contractor bargaining on net present value in the context of a project with limited resources, with N. Kavlak, G. Ulusoy and F.S. Şerifoğlu, Naval Research Logistics, 56(2), 93-112, 2009. (DOI)

Risk measures and their applications in asset management, with J. B. G. Frenk, B. Kaynar, N. Noyan, Chapter 15 in The VaR Implementation Handbook: Financial Risk and Applications in Asset Management, Measurement, and Modeling, Ed. G. N. Gregoriou, McGraw-Hill, New York, 2009. (link)

Solving Global Optimization Problems using MANGO, with A. Günay, F. Öztoprak and P. Yolum, in Agent and Multi-Agent Systems: Technologies and Applications, Third KES International Symposium, KES-AMSTA 2009, Uppsala, Sweden - Proceedings, Eds. R. Goebel, J. Siekmann and W. Wahlster, Lecture Notes in Computer Science 5559, 783–792 Springer, 2009. (DOI)

Client-Contractor Bargaining Problem: In The Context of Multi-Mode Project Scheduling with Limited Resources, with N. Kavlak, G. Ulusoy, F.S. Şerifoğlu, VDM Verlag, 2009. (link)

Solving the sum-of-ratios problem by a stochastic search algorithm, with W.-Y. Wu and R.-L. Sheu, Journal of Global Optimization, 42(1), 91-109, 2008. (DOI)

Column generation approaches to a robust airline crew pairing model for managing extra flights, with E. Çoban, D. Taç, İ. Muter, K. Bülbül, G. Şahin, Y. İ. Topçu, D. Tüzün and H. Yenigün, International Conference on Operations Research 2008, University of Augsburg, Germany, 2008. (link)

Implementation of a fixing strategy and parallelization in a recent global optimization method, with F. Öztoprak, EURO Mini Conference on Continuous Optimization and Knowledge-Based Technologies (EurOPT-2008), Neringa, Lithuania, 2008. (link)

MANGO: A multiagent environment for global optimization, with L. Kerçelli, A. Sezer, F. Öztoprak and P. Yolum, 1st International Workshop on Optimization in Multiagent Systems (OPTMAS), in 7th International Joint Conference on Autonomous Agents and Multi-Agent Systems (AAMAS’08), Estoril, Portugal, 2008. (link)

An elementary proof of the Fritz-John and Karush-Kuhn-Tucker conditions in nonlinear programming, with J. B. G. Frenk and G.J. Still, European Journal of Operational Research, 180(1), 479-484, 2007. (DOI)

Solving a variational inequality problem with domain defined by infinitely many linear constraints, with S.-C. Fang S-Y. Wu, Computational Optimization and Applications, 37(1), 67-81, 2007. (DOI)

A deterministic inventory/production model with general inventory cost rate function and concave production costs, with Z.P.Bayındır and J. B. G. Frenk, European Journal of Operational Research, 179(1), 114-123, 2007. (DOI)

Solving stochastic mathematical programs with complementarity constraints using simulation, with G. Gürkan and O. Listeş, Mathematics of Operations Research, 31(4), 739-760, 2006. (DOI)

Equilibrium constrained optimization problems, with G. Bouza, J. B. G. Frenk and G. J. Still, European Journal of Operational Research, 169(3), 1108-1127, 2006. (DOI)

The joint replenishment problem with variable production costs , with Z.P.Bayındır and J. B. G. Frenk, European Journal of Operational Research, 175(1), 622-640, 2006. (DOI)

Optimizing waste collection in an organized industrial region: A case study, with T.G. Martagan, G. Ertek, M. Yaşar, A. Çakır, N. Okur, G. Güllü, A. Hacıoğlu and O. Sevim, 4th International Logistics and Supply Chain Congress, Izmir, Turkey, 2006. (link)

Application of the cutting stock problem to a construction company: A case study, with S. Alp and G. Ertek, The 5th International Symposium On Intelligent Manufacturing Systems, Sakarya, Turkey, 2006. (link)

Recursive approximation of the high dimensional max function, with S.-C. Fang, J. B. G. Frenk and S. Zhang, Operations Research Letters, 33(5), 450-458, 2005. (DOI)(OO)

On the finite termination of an entropy function based non-interior continuation method for vertical linear complementarity problem, with S.-C. Fang, J. Han and Z. Huang, Journal of Global Optimization, 33(3), 369-391, 2005. (DOI)

Application of local search methods for solving a quadratic assignment problem: A case study, with G. Ertek, B. Aksu, M. C. İkikat and C. Yıldırmaz, 35th International Conference on Computers and Industrial Engineering, Istanbul, Turkey, 2005. (link)

Client-contractor bargaining on net present value in the context of a project with limited resources, with N. Kavlak, G. Ulusoy, F.S. Şerifoğlu, 35th International Conference on Computers and Industrial Engineering, Istanbul, Turkey, 2005. (link)

An entropic regularization approach for mathematical programs with equilibrium constraints, with S.-C.Fang and J. Han, Computers and Operations Research, 31(13), 2249-2262, 2004. (DOI)

On the convergence of a population based global optimization algorithm, with S.-C.Fang and R.-L. Sheu, Journal of Global Optimization, 30(2), 301-318, 2004. (DOI)

Solving stochastic mathematical programs with complementarity constraints using simulation: An application in toll pricing, with G. Gürkan and O. Listeş, 2004 Winter Simulation Conference (WSC’04), Washington, DC, USA, 2004. (DOI)

An electromagnetism-like mechanism for global optimization, with S.-C.Fang, Journal of Global Optimization, 25(3), 263-282, 2003. (DOI)

A global optimization method for solving fuzzy relation equations, with O. Feyzioğlu, Fuzzy Sets and Systems - IFSA 2003, 10th International Fuzzy Systems Association World Congress Istanbul, Turkey - Proceedings, Eds. T. Bilgiç, B.D. Baets and O. Kaynak, Lecture Notes in Computer Science 2715, 718-724, Springer, 2003. (DOI)

New results for the capacitated lot sizing problem with overtime decisions and setup times, with L. Özdamar and M.-C. Portmann, Production Planning and Control, 13(1), 2-10, 2002. (DOI)

A multi-point stochastic search method for global optimization, with S.-C. Fang, The 4th International Symposium on Operations Research and Its Applications - [ISORA] (http://www.aporc.org/ISORA/) 2002, Yichang-Chongqing, China, 2002.

A new heuristic for global optimization, with S.-C. Fang, International Workshop on Intelligent Systems Resolutions, 8th Bellman Continuum, Hsinchu, Taiwan, 2000.

FRACTOP: A geometric partitioning meta-heuristic for global optimization, with M. Demirhan, L. Özdamar, and L. Helvacıoğlu, Journal of Global Optimization, 14(4), 415-436, 1999. (DOI)

A hierarchical planning system for energy intensive production environments, with L. Özdamar, International Journal of Production Economics, 58(2), 115-129, 1999. (DOI)

Hybrid heuristics for the capacitated lot sizing and loading problem with setup times and overtime decisions, with L. Özdamar, European Journal of Operational Research, 110(3), 525-547, 1998. (DOI)

A hierarchical decision support system for production planning (with case study), with L. Özdamar and M. A. Bozyel, European Journal of Operational Research, 104(3), 403-422, 1998. (DOI)

A hybrid genetic algorithm for the capacitated lot sizing and loading problem, with L. Özdamar, Conference on Industrial Engineering and Production Management - IEPM’97, Lyon, France, 1997.

A fractal partitioning algorithm (with fuzzy measures) for optimization, with L. Özdamar, M. Demirhan and L. Helvacıoğlu, EUFIT ‘97 - 5th European Congress on Intelligent Techniques and Soft Computing, Aachen, Germany, 1997. (link)