Faculty
Hamza Salih Erden
Associate Professor
Vice Director
Informatics Institute
Istanbul Technical University
E-mail: erdenh at itu . edu . tr
Phone: +90 212 285 6648
Office: BEB 213
Lab: BEB 315
Ph.D. in Mechanical & Aerospace Eng., Syracuse University, ’13
M.Sc. in Mechanical & Aerospace Eng., Syracuse University, ’09
B.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering, Istanbul Technical University, ’07
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Students and Researchers
Amir Abdolhosseinzadeh (Mechanical Engineering @Boğaziçi Uni., PhD Student)
Modeling, Design and Optimization of Thermal Energy Storage Systems for Data Centers
Anıl Can Duman (Energy Institute, PhD Student)
Home Energy Management Systems for Demand Response Programs
Beltus Nkwawir Wiysobunri (Informatics Institute, PhD Student)
Grid-Integrated Smart Energy Systems for Demand-Side Management of Data Centers
Hediye Özce Durhan (Energy Institute, MSc Student)
Cogeneration Systems for Data Centers
Mahdiyeh Zafaranchi (Informatics Institute, PhD Student)
Data Center Heat Reuse for Sustainable Communities and Digital Infrastructures
Alumni Group Members
Beltus Nkwawir Wiysobunri (Computer Science, MSc ’22; Now @ ITU)
THESIS (in English): “CNN-based server state monitoring and fault diagnosis using infrared thermography / Kızılötesi termografi kullanarak CNN tabanlı sunucu durumu izleme ve arıza teşhisi” Download
Tolga Akış (Energy Institute, MSc)
Energy and Economic Analysis of CRAH Bypass Method
Ozan Gözcü (Mech. Eng., MSc ’19; Now @ Turk Telekom)
THESIS (in Turkish): “Türkiye iklim koşullarındaki veri merkezlerinin soğutulmasında ekonomizer kullanımının enerji tasarrufu ve ekonomik potansiyel değerlendirmesi / Energy savings and economic potential assessment of economizer use for cooling data centers in Turkey’s climate conditions” Download
Vahid Ebrahimpour Ahmadi (Mech. Eng., MSc ’19; Now @ Sabanci Uni.)
THESIS (in English): “Numerical investigation of CRAH bypass in the air-cooled data centers / Hava ile soğutulmuş veri merkezlerinde klima baypasyönteminin sayisal araştirmasi” Download
İsmail Türkmen (Mech. Eng., MSc ’19; Now @ Yildiz Tech. Uni.)
THESIS (in Turkish): “UHEM veri merkezi ısıl profilinin deneysel incelemesi ve CFD analizi / Experimental investigation of UHEM data center termal profile and CFD analysis” Download
Berk Özada (Mechanical Eng. BSc; Now @ GE Aviation)
Muhammed Uğur Carfi (Mechanical Eng. BSc; Now @ TAI)
Evaporative Free Cooling Methods for Data Centers