Curriculum Vitae

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E. Ertugrul Karsak, Ph.D., CFA 

Professor of Industrial Engineering 

Industrial Engineering Department, Galatasaray University 

Ciragan Caddesi 36, Ortakoy, Istanbul 34349, Turkey 

 

Date of Birth: February 1968 

Place of Birth: Istanbul, Turkey 

Nationality: Turkish 

Foreign Languages: Fluent in English and French. 

 

EDUCATION: 

1991 - 1994     Istanbul Technical University, Istanbul, Turkey 

Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering, June 1994. 

1989 - 1991     University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 

M.S. in Industrial & Systems Engineering, August 1990; GPA = 3.97 out of 4.0. 

Additional Ph.D. program course work is completed from 1990 to 1991. 

1985 - 1989     Istanbul Technical University, Istanbul, Turkey 

B.S. in Industrial Engineering, July 1989. 

1978 - 1985    Istanbul American Robert College, Istanbul, Turkey 

High School Diploma, June 1985. 

 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: 

12/2001 – Present         Industrial Engineering Department, Galatasaray University, Istanbul 

Professor of Industrial Engineering. 

10/1996 – 12/2001      Industrial Engineering Department, Galatasaray University, Istanbul 

Associate Professor of Industrial Engineering. 

11/1996 – 03/1997     Université Paris-Dauphine, Paris, France 

Visiting Scholar at the Institut Finance. 

10/1994 – 10/1996     Industrial Engineering Department, Galatasaray University, Istanbul 

Assistant Professor of Industrial Engineering. 

05/1992 – 12/1993     Yapi Kredi Bank, Head Office, Istanbul, Turkey 

Associate Consultant in the Strategic Planning Group. 

01/1990 – 12/1990     University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 

Teaching assistant. 

 

ADMINISTRATIVE POSITIONS: 

04/2015 - 06/2023       Rector

02/2015 - 04/2015      Acting Rector

02/2015 - Present   Chairholder of the UNESCO Chair in Computer-Integrated Manufacturing established at Galatasaray University 

01/2008 – 02/2015      Vice Rector for Academic Affairs 

06/2014 – 05/2015      Chair of Industrial Engineering Department 

04/2008 – 04/2014      Dean of the Faculty of Engineering and Technology 

04/2008 – Present        Member of the University Executive Board 

01/2009 – 04/2015     Chair of the Academic Evaluation and Quality Progress Committee (ADEK) at Galatasaray University 

1997 – 02/2015            Co-chairholder of the UNESCO Chair in Computer-Integrated Manufacturing established at Galatasaray University 

1994 – Present             Member of the University Senate (Academic Council) 

1994 – 09/2009           Founding Chair of Industrial Engineering Department 

06/1997 – 04/2008     Director of the Institute of Science and Engineering 

09/1995 – 09/2000     Associate Dean of the Faculty of Engineering and Technology 

 

COURSES TAUGHT:   


SUPERVISED PH.D. THESES: 

Student Name: Nazli Göker Mutlu

Thesis Title: Novel Approaches in DEA-Based Multi-Criteria Decision Making and Their Applications

Completion Date: April 2021


Student Name: Melis Almula Karadayi

Thesis Title: Using Multi-Criteria Decision Making Approaches for Evaluating Health Care Performance of Districts in Istanbul

Completion Date: April 2017


Student Name: Mehtap Dursun Usta

Thesis Title: Multi-Criteria Decision Making Approaches for Supplier Selection

Completion Date: February 2013

 

Student Name: Zeynep Sener 

Thesis Title: Decision Making Approaches for Software Quality Function Deployment 

Completion Date: February 2010 

 

Student Name: Cumhur Okan Ozogul 

Thesis Title: A Real Options Approach for Valuation of Enterprise Resource Planning Systems: Implementation of Hospital Information System 

Completion Date: February 2008 (co-advisor: Prof. Ethem Tolga) 

 

SUPERVISED MASTER’S THESES: 

Student Name: Ece Ucar

Thesis Title: Measuring Efficiency in Education Using PISA 2018 Data

Completion Date: July 2021 


Student Name: Melis Almula Karadayi 

Thesis Title: Evaluating Health-Care Waste Disposal Alternatives for Istanbul Using Fuzzy Multi-Criteria Decision Making Approaches 

Completion Date: June 2009 

 

Student Name: Mehtap Dursun 

Thesis Title: Evaluating Solid Waste Management Scenarios Using Fuzzy Multi-criteria Decision Making Approaches 

Completion Date: June 2007 

 

Student Name: Ismail Ozgur Baykal 

Thesis Title: Application of Multiple Criteria Decision Making Methods to the Personnel Selection Problem 

Completion Date: January 2007 

 

Student Name: Zeynep Yilmaz Sener 

Thesis Title: Applications of Fuzzy Regression and Fuzzy Optimization to Technology Selection Problems 

Completion Date: June 2005 

 

Student Name: Mehmet Hakan Akyuz 

Thesis Title: A Fuzzy Data Envelopment Analysis Approach to the Supplier Selection Problem 

Completion Date: June 2005 

 

Student Name: Burcak Ozbayraktar 

Thesis Title: Application of Quality Function Deployment in Durable Goods Industry 

Completion Date: January 2005 

 

Student Name: Yavuz B. Turkogullari 

Thesis Title: A New Fuzzy Multiple Objective Decision Making Procedure for Information System Project Selection 

Completion Date: January 2004 

 

Student Name: S. Sebnem Ahiska 

Thesis Title: Applications of Imprecise Data Envelopment Analysis 

Completion Date: June 2003 

 

Student Name: A. Gokhan Kursun 

Thesis Title: Textile Machinery Selection Using Multi-criteria Decision Making Methods 

Completion Date: June 2003 

 

Student Name: Pinar Kaymaz 

Thesis Title: Alternative Fuzzy Logic Approaches for Quality Function Deployment Applications 

Completion Date: June 2003 

 

Student Name: S. Emre Alptekin 

Thesis Title: Analytical Approaches in Quality Function Deployment Process 

Completion Date: June 2001 

 

Student Name: Sevin Sozer 

Thesis Title: The Application of Fuzzy Integral and Fuzzy Measure in Multiple Criteria Decision Making 

Completion Date: June 2001 

 

Student Name: Onur Kuzgunkaya 

Thesis Title: Selecting a Flexible Manufacturing System (FMS) Using a Fuzzy Multi-Objective Programming Approach 

Completion Date: June 2000 

 

Student Name: Cumhur Okan Ozogul 

Thesis Title: An Options Approach to Valuing Flexibility in Flexible Manufacturing Systems Investments 

Completion Date: June 2000 

 

Student Name: Tamer Ozyigit 

Thesis Title: Evaluation of Relative Socio-Economic Performances of Developing Countries 

Completion Date: January 2000 

 

Student Name: Ceyda Kalyoncuoglu 

Thesis Title: Inventory Control in a Fluctuating Demand Environment 

Completion Date: June 1999 

 

Student Name: Firuzan Iscan 

Thesis Title: Performance Management by Data Envelopment Analysis Incorporating Weight Restrictions, Cross Efficiency and Window Analysis 

Completion Date: June 1999 

 

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