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  • Comprehensibility of traffic signs in Turkey: the effects of cognitive sign design features and user factors 
    Zengin, Gizem. (Thesis (M.S.)-Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Science and Engineering, 2016., 2016.)
    The correct and easy comprehension of traffic signs is essential for the effective traffic control and safe driving. It is known that comprehension varies widely among different traffic signs symbols, road user characteristics ...
  • Simulation of agent based disease spread models 
    Bektaş, Ayyüce Begüm. (Thesis (M.S.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Science and Engineering, 2017., 2017.)
    Disease spread models can be used to see how different parameters might affect the spread of a particular disease and to know how a disease can be controlled before it becomes common in public. By simulating agent based ...
  • The impact of orbit dependent return rate on the control policies of a hybrid production system 
    Ata, Seval. (Thesis (M.A.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in the Social Sciences, 2017., 2017.)
    Reprocessing of products at the end of their useful lives has become a profitable business option for many markets. Both original equipment manufacturers and third party remanufacturers collect products back from the end ...
  • The maximum stable set problem in perfect graphs 
    Düzgün, Ahmet Çağrı. (Thesis (M.A.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in the Social Sciences, 2017., 2017.)
    Maximum Stable Set (MSS) problem is a well-known problem in graph theory. It is an NP-hard problem in general graphs and it has been extensively studied due to both its theoretical and practical importance. On the other ...
  • Operating room scheduling with sequence - dependent & stochastic surgery durations 
    Karataş, Tuğçe. (Thesis (M.S.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Science and Engineering, 2017., 2017.)
    Operating rooms are the most costly part of hospitals. In order to increase their efficiencies, hospitals should first increase the efficiency of their operating rooms. In this thesis, we consider the next-day operating room ...
  • Autoregressive forests for multivariate time-series modeling 
    Tuncel, Kerem Sinan. (Thesis (M.S.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Science and Engineering, 2017., 2017.)
    Multivariate Time Series (MTS) modeling has received significant attention in the last decade because of the complex nature of the data. Efficient representations are required to deal with the high dimensionality due to the ...
  • Pricing European FX options by heston model calibrated with historical spot prices 
    Sülük, Havva. (Thesis (M.A.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in the Social Sciences, 2017., 2017.)
    In this thesis, European type of FX call and put options are priced by two methods, Black and Scholes Model and Heston Model. Despite the fact that Black and Scholes is widely used by finance environment, the volatility ...
  • A new representation method for multivariate time series classification problem using interval means and polar histogram densities 
    Sergin, Nurettin Dorukhan. (Thesis (M.S.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Science and Engineering, 2017., 2017.)
    Multivariate time series (MTS) classification is an instance of common time series data mining tasks and is ubiquitously found in many domains such as medicine, finance or human-computer interaction. Traditionally, the ...
  • Simulation of routing policies for a multi-class docking system of an automobile manufacturer 
    Cesur, Murat. (Thesis (M.A.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in the Social Sciences, 2017., 2017.)
    Supply chain operations are the vital functions of today’s huge and complex organizations. Although most of these activities are inevitable due to the different needs of customers, eliminating some non-value-adding activities ...
  • An estimation of anthropometric characteristics of adult female population of Turkey 
    Ergün, Cansu. (Thesis (M.A.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in the Social Sciences, 2017., 2017.)
    Ergonomics is concerned with the fit between people and work, tool, equipment, vehicle and the environment. Anthropometry, the science of human body measurements, is a field that contributes to ergonomic design. Optimal ...
  • Analysis of CO2 emissions and economic impacts for Turkey using Times - Macro energy modeling system 
    Alizade, Shadi Firouzi. (Thesis (M.A.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in the Social Sciences, 2018., 2018.)
    There has been growing consideration about the intensity of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere as a trigger of climate change. This issue has resulted in the need to define targets for abating carbon emissions. Turkey’s CO2 ...
  • Assessment of alternative contract designs for demand side response in Turkish electricity supply system 
    Akkoyun, Hatice Gökçen. (Thesis (M.A.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in the Social Sciences, 2018., 2018.)
    Demand Side Response (DSR) is the changes in electricity consumption of end users from their usual consumption especially during peak consumption hours. It is expected that Turkey will become to implement interruptible ...
  • Short term electricity load forecasting using machine learning techniques 
    Yeşilyurt, Mustafa. (Thesis (M.A.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in the Social Sciences, 2018., 2018.)
    Electricity is one of the most essential component of human life. Maintain ing and operating electric power systems is a complex task. Short term electricity load forecasting plays an important role in operation of electric ...
  • Simulation of disease spread models with metapopulation approach 
    Saygılı, Fatma Elif. (Thesis (M.S.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Science and Engineering, 2018., 2018.)
    In this thesis, a metapopulation simulation model, which is not only useful for Turkey but for any country, is built. For this purpose, a general simulation code is implemented including both infection and travel processes. ...
  • The biological subsystem interactions underlying the stress response of the human body: A dynamic modeling approach 
    Aktaş, Gizem. (Thesis (M.A.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in the Social Sciences, 2018., 2018.)
    The dynamic stress response of the human body to stressors is produced by nonlinear interactions among its physiological subsystems. The evolutionary function of the response is to enable the body to cope with stress. ...
  • Musculoskeletal symptoms among musicians: Individual and instrument use - related risk factors and interference with musical performance 
    Bayraktarkatal,. Mert. (Thesis (M.A.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in the Social Sciences, 2018., 2018.)
    Playing a musical instrument requires force exertion by different muscles at different positions depending on the musical instrument type. Moreover, during a musical performance, muscle coordination with the rhythmic pattern ...
  • The impacts of manufactures' capacity and pricing decisions on Dynamic Random - Access memory market 
    Dursun, İpek. (Thesis (M.A.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in the Social Sciences, 2018., 2018.)
    Dynamic Random-Access Memory (DRAM) market is a capital-intensive oligo polistic market with less than ten major players. Capacity investment decisions of manufacturers affect the demand-supply balance in the market and ...
  • An estimation of neuropsycological performance of adult female population of Turkey 
    Emirleroğlu, Ece. (Thesis (M.S.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Science and Engineering, 2018., 2018.)
    Ergonomic design of human-work and human-technological systems and products requires data of human cognitive and motor performances, in addition to data of physical capabilities. As the published research indicates, these ...
  • Assortment games with effort in online marketplaces 
    Çehreli, Ceren. (Thesis (M.A.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in the Social Sciences, 2018., 2018.)
    This thesis studies an assortment game of duopolistic retailers competing in as sortment and advertising effort decisions in an online marketplace. We suggest ways to maximize players’ payoffs and search for an answer to the ...
  • Algorithmic trading on cryptocurrency markets using machine learning techniques 
    Aktepe, Çağdaş. (Thesis (M.A.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in the Social Sciences, 2018., 2018.)
    The aim of this thesis is to apply different machine learning models to the price prediction problem in cryptocurrency exchange markets in order to find profitable trading algorithm. Eight trading pairs are taken into ...

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