Prof. Ibrahim Kucukkoc, Ph.D

Prof. Dr. IBRAHIM KUCUKKOC
BALIKESIR UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT OF OPERATIONS RESEARCH
Email: ikucukkoc@balikesir.edu.tr
Balikesir University Industrial Engineering Dept. Cagis Campus, Balikesir Turkey

Education: 

  1. Jan 2012 – Dec 2015 PhD in Manufacturing Engineering University of Exeter, Exeter, England Thesis: Modelling and Solving Mixed-model Parallel Twosided Assembly Line Problems 
  2. Jan 2010 – Jul 2011 MSc in Industrial Engineering Balikesir University, Balikesir, Turkey 
  3. Sep 2009 – Jan 2010 MSc in Industrial Engineering (Transferred to Balikesir Uni.) Selcuk University, Konya, Turkey 
  4. Sep 2005 – Jul 2009 BSc in Industrial Engineering Selcuk University, Konya, Turkey

 

achievements & grants 

  1. Recognised in the Top %2 Scientists Worldwide by Stanford University Stanford University, DOI: 10.17632/btchxktzyw.3 
  2. PhD Scholarship Turkish Council of Higher Education, 01/2012 – 01/2016 
  3. Artificial Intelligence, An International Journal (Elsevier) AISB 2013 Convention Registration Award, April 3-5, 2013 
  4. TÜBİTAK Master Scholarship BIDEB – 2210, 09/2010 – 07/2011

 

Specializations: 

modelling and optimisation of modern manufacturing systems (assembly line balancing in particular), production planning of additive manufacturing machines and application of modern algorithms on sophisticated combinatorial optimisation problems

 

Academic positions 

  1. Dec 2019 – to date Associate Professor Balikesir University, Industrial Engineering 
  2. Sep 2017 – Dec 2019 Assistant Professor Balikesir University, Industrial Engineering 
  3. Dec 2015 – Sep 2017 Research Assistant Balikesir University, Industrial Engineering 
  4. Jan 2012 – Dec 2015 Postgraduate Researcher University of Exeter, College of Engineering, Mathematics and Physical Sciences 
  5. Dec 2009 – Jan 2012 Research Assistant Balikesir University, Industrial Engineering

 

Publications

  1. Advanced constraint programming formulations for additive manufacturing machine scheduling problems: 2025
  2. A hybrid discrete differential evolution – genetic algorithm approach with a new batch formation mechanism for parallel batch scheduling considering batch delivery: 2024
  3. Scheduling of distributed additive manufacturing machines considering carbon emissions: 2024
  4. Chance-constrained stochastic assembly line balancing with branch, bound and remember algorithm: 2024
  5. Mixed-model assembly line balancing problem considering learning effect and uncertain demand: 2023
  6. Enhanced branch-bound-remember and iterative beam search algorithms for type II assembly line balancing problem: 2021
  7. Models and two-phase bee algorithms for multi-objective U-shaped disassembly line balancing problem: 2023
  8. Two-sided assembly line balancing that considers uncertain task time attributes and incompatible task sets: 2021
  9. Balancing of two-sided disassembly lines: Problem definition, MILP model and genetic algorithm approach: 2020
  10. Type-E disassembly line balancing problem with multi-manned workstations: 2020
  11. A fast branch, bound and remember algorithm for disassembly line balancing problem: 2020
  12. A comparative study of exact methods for the simple assembly line balancing problem: 2020
  13. System reliability optimization for an assembly line under uncertain random environment: 2020
  14. Branch, bound and remember algorithm for two-sided assembly line balancing problem: 2020
  15. A dynamic order acceptance and scheduling approach for additive manufacturing on-demand production: 2019
  16. MILP models to minimise makespan in additive manufacturing machine scheduling problems: 2019
  17. A mathematical model and artificial bee colony algorithm for the lexicographic bottleneck mixed-model assembly line balancing problem: 2019
  18. Iterated local search method and mathematical model for sequence-dependent U-shaped disassembly line balancing problem: 2019
  19. Combined facility location and distribution network design problem: Progressive models and a case study: 2020
  20. A nondominated sorting ant colony optimization algorithm for complex assembly line balancing problem incorporating incompatible task sets: 2018
  21. Balancing of mixed-model two-sided assembly lines with underground workstations: A mathematical model and ant colony optimization algorithm: 2018
  22. Branch, bound and remember algorithm for U-shaped assembly line balancing problem: 2018
  23. The influence of scan length on fabricating thin-walled components in selective laser melting: 2018
  24. Optimising the process parameters of selective laser melting for the fabrication of Ti6Al4V alloy: 2018
  25. Incorporating draw constraint in the lightweight and self-supporting optimisation process for selective laser melting: 2018