Aytac Aydın | Data Science | Best Researcher Award

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Aytac Aydın | Data Science
| Best Researcher Award

Karadeniz Technical University | Turkey

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Aytac Aydın Research contributions focus on advancing quality management and performance appraisal within the forest products and wood-based materials industry through the systematic application of statistical analysis and artificial intelligence techniques. The work integrates process optimization, quality control modeling, and ergonomics to enhance productivity, material efficiency, and workplace safety across manufacturing environments. Multiple completed and ongoing research projects have addressed critical challenges in the evaluation of production performance, defect reduction, operational efficiency, and sustainable resource utilization. Innovative methodologies, including multi-criteria decision-making models, predictive analytics, and machine learning algorithms, have been applied to improve decision accuracy in material selection, process planning, and quality inspection. Published studies in SCI-indexed journals contribute valuable data-driven insights to both academia and industry, strengthening standards in forest industrial engineering and promoting evidence-based operational strategies. Research outcomes support environmentally responsible production while increasing economic efficiency in wood-based manufacturing systems. In addition, contributions extend to guiding postgraduate and doctoral-level research focused on quality systems, process improvement, and industrial performance metrics. These efforts collectively strengthen the scientific foundation of forest industry management, drive technological advancement, and support sustainable and intelligent manufacturing practices with a long-term impact on both regional and international forestry-based production sectors.

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Featured Publications

Aydın, A., Temel, B. A., Semercioğlu, İ. N., Başağa, H. B., Toğan, V., & Ağcakoca, E. (2025). Evaluating performance appraisal effects on employee motivation and productivity: Insights from the Turkish construction industry via covariance-based structural equation modeling. Buildings. https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings15224040

Tiryaki, S., Aydın, A., & Ondaral, S. (2025). Process monitoring with individual measurements: A case study in corrugated cardboard industry. Artvin Çoruh Üniversitesi Orman Fakültesi Dergisi. https://doi.org/10.17474/artvinofd.1722824

Tiryaki, S., & Aydın, A. (2024). Orta yoğunlukta liflevha üretiminde çekme direncinin iki aşamalı izlenmesi. Düzce Üniversitesi Orman Fakültesi Ormancılık Dergisi. https://doi.org/10.58816/duzceod.1563540

Aydın, A., & Nemli, G. (2023). Yonga levha endüstrisinde zımparalama sorunlarının ve çözüm önerilerinin belirlenmesine yönelik bir çalışma. Düzce Üniversitesi Orman Fakültesi Ormancılık Dergisi. https://doi.org/10.58816/duzceod.1394936

Jamshaid Ul Rahman | Artificial Intelligence | Editorial Board Member

Dr. Jamshaid Ul Rahman | Artificial Intelligence
| Editorial Board Member

Abdus Salam School of Mathematical Sciences, GC University Lahore | Pakistan

Dr. Jamshaid Ul Rahman’s research spans artificial intelligence, deep learning, mathematical modeling, and scientific computing, with a strong emphasis on applying advanced neural architectures to complex problems in molecular modeling, epidemiology, biomechanics, and computational physics. His work integrates graph neural networks, wavelet neural networks, periodic neural networks, and deep optimization frameworks to improve prediction accuracy and interpretability in molecular property analysis, virus transmission modeling, and dynamic system simulation. He has contributed significantly to AI-driven analysis of infectious diseases such as Marburg, Ebola, and Hepatitis C through nonlinear modeling, hybrid optimization, and neural simulation techniques. His research also advances computational mechanics, including deep learning-based vibration analysis in tapered beams, micro-electromechanical systems, and nonlinear oscillators. In cheminformatics, he has enhanced molecular property prediction using quantized GNNs, optimized activation functions, and improved training strategies for message-passing networks. His contributions extend to biophysical modeling, where neural networks simulate glycolysis, biochemical oscillators, and biological system dynamics with high fidelity. He has also explored angular softmax variations, Laplacian smoothing, and stochastic gradient methodologies in deep convolutional networks, advancing core theoretical aspects of machine learning. Across more than fifty publications, his work consistently integrates mathematical rigor with cutting-edge AI to address interdisciplinary scientific and engineering challenges.

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Featured Publications

Rahman, J. U., Noureen, I., Mannan, A., & Uwitije, R. (2025). PhyFold: Environment aware physics informed neural network for protein folding dynamics.

Ul Rahamn, J., Iqbal, M. A., Rasool, A., & Uwitije, R. (2025). p-GIN: A graph isomorphism network based on p-Laplacian operator to enhance molecular property prediction. Discover Applied Sciences, 7(11), 1251.

Shoket, N., Ul Rahman, J., & Zafar, N. (2025). Mathematical modeling and computational investigation of the COVID-19 epidemic using wavelet neural networks and coupled optimization. SN Soft Computing, 1–18.

Rahman, J. U., Ali, H., & Rassol, A. (2025). A comprehensive analysis of optimizers in message passing neural networks for molecular property prediction task. Computational Biology and Chemistry, 108556