Summary
H İ̇lter is a professor of operations management and information systems based in İzmir with over 25 years of interdisciplinary academic and applied experience, and more than a decade of documented professional roles across Turkish and international universities. Holding a PhD in Information Systems, he blends operations research, supply chain modeling and curriculum leadership while mentoring the next generation of scholars. His research uniquely applies metaphors from biology and physics—fitness landscapes, evolutionary algorithms, swarm intelligence and gravity theory—to design multi-layer ontological models for complex supply chain and decision problems (one of which is trademarked). A seasoned visiting researcher at Concordia and long-time contributor to graduate education, he pairs deep theoretical work with practical consulting experience dating back to entrepreneurship and trade information projects. Known on GitHub as an interdisciplinary researcher, he brings a long view of systems thinking to both academic innovation and real-world optimization challenges.
11 years of coding experience
17 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Engineering (B.Eng.), ENGINEERING, Bachelor of Engineering (B.Eng.), ENGINEERING at Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi / Middle East Technical University
Mining Engineering, Rock Mechanics, Mining Engineering, Rock Mechanics at Middle East Technical University
Analist, Stock Exchange, Analist, Stock Exchange at Hacettepe University
Ph.D., Information Systems, Ph.D., Information Systems at Gazi University
Executive, Business Administration, Executive, Business Administration at Ankara University