Name | Prof.Dr. Nafiz Arıca |
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Affiliation | Dean of Faculty of Engineering and Natural Science, Bahcesehir University, Istanbul, Turkey |
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Presentation Title | Artificial Intelligence in Sustainable Energy |
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Abstract | Artificial Intelligence (AI) has a significant impact on achieving sustainable development goals. Shaping many sectors, AI is one of the most important technologies in the transformation of the energy sector for sustainable development. Intelligent software is used in many areas from energy production to supply and demand management, from integration of renewable resources to price estimation. As sustainable energy is predicted to become the essential provider of global energy demand, the role of AI is paramount in accelerating, maintaining and expanding this adoption on which civilization is run on clean and dependable energy with minimal impact on the environment. In this presentation, the applications of Artificial Intelligence, especially for sustainable energy purposes, how AI techniques outperform the classical models and the future directions will be discussed. |
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Biographical Sketch |
Prof. Dr. Nafiz Arica received the BSc degree from the Turkish Naval Academy in 1991. He worked for the Navy as communications and combat officer for four years. In 1995, he joined the Middle East Technical University (METU) where he received both MSc and PhD degrees in computer engineering. His thesis was awarded the thesis of the year in 1998 at METU. He conducted research as a postdoctoral associate both at the Beckman Institute of the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, IL and at the Department of Information Science of Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA. From 2004 to 2013 he worked as a faculty member of Computer Engineering Department at the Turkish Naval Academy, Istanbul. He is now working as Professor in Computer Engineering Department at Bahcesehir University. He also holds the position of dean at the Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences. |