Current Position

• Reader in Operational Research, School of Mathematics, The University of Edinburgh (August 2019 - present)

Research Interests

• Mathematical Optimization
• Continuous Optimization
• Convex and Nonconvex Optimization
• Algorithm Design, Analysis and Implementation
• Optimization in Real-Life Applications
• Operational Research

Research Profile Pages

• Google Scholar
• Scopus
• ORCID
• Publons
• University of Edinburgh Research Explorer

Editorial Activities

• Journal of Optimization Theory and Applications, Associate Editor (December 2021 - present)
• EURO Journal on Computational Optimization, Associate Editor (December 2020 - present)
• Optimization Letters, Member of the Editorial Board (January 2014 - present)
• Optimization Methods and Software, Member of the Editorial Board (May 2008 - present)
• Algorithmic Operations Research, Member of the Editorial Board (November 2004 - December 2012)

Previous Positions

• Department of Industrial Engineering, Koc University, Istanbul, Turkey (February 2011 - July 2019)
• Department of Industrial Engineering, Bilkent University, Ankara, Turkey (September 2005 - January 2011)
• Department of Applied Mathematics and Statistics, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York, USA (September 2001 - June 2005)

Education

• PhD, Operations Research, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA (2001)
• MS, Operations Research, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA (2000)
• BS, Industrial Engineering, Bilkent University, Ankara, Turkey (1997)

Contact

E. Alper YILDIRIM
School of Mathematics
The University of Edinburgh
James Clerk Maxwell Building
Peter Guthrie Tait Road
JCMB 5415
Edinburgh
EH9 3FD
United Kingdom

E-mail: E.A.Yildirim@ed.ac.uk

Phone: +44 (131) 650 5271