Prof. Ozan ERDİNÇ

Biography

I received the B.Sc., M.Sc., and Ph.D. degrees from Yildiz Technical University (YTU), Istanbul, Turkey, in 2007, 2009, and 2012, respectively. I also have a secondary BSC degree from Anadolu University, Eskisehir, Turkey, in 2010 from the Department of Business Administration. Until May 2013, I worked in the private sector in different positions including electrical installations, renewable energy investments and as procurement expert. In June 2013, I became a Postdoctoral Fellow with the University of Beira Interior, Covilhã, Portugal, under the EU-FP7 funded Project “Smart and Sustainable Insular Electricity Grids Under Large-Scale Renewable Integration”. I was also a Researcher with the INESC-ID, Lisbon, Portugal with FCT PostDoctoral Grant Award. I also joined the Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Arel University, Istanbul as an Assistant Professor. Afterwards, i joined the Department of Electrical Engineering, YTU, Istanbul, where in April 2016 I obtained the title of Associate Prof. Dr. with the national habilitation exam, and also appointed as a Full Professor in September 2021. I have taught several courses both in Turkish and English at both undergraduate and graduate levels, and have supervised several graduate theses. I am currently the Manager of IT Division, Director of Energy Application and Research Center of YTU and Head of Alternative Energy Based Electric Systems Division at the Department of Electrical Engineering (YTU).

I am a Senior Member of IEEE, an Editor of the IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy and an Associate Editor of the IET Renewable Power Generation. My research interests are hybrid renewable energy systems, electric vehicles, power system operation, and smart grid Technologies.