Fatihcan Atay-CV

Fatihcan M. Atay

Principal Investigator, Max Planck Institute for Mathematics in the Sciences,
Inselstrasse 22-26, 04103 Leipzig, Germany.

Academic Degrees

Habilitation, Applied Mathematics, 1998

Ph.D. 1994, and Sc.M. 1991, Applied Mathematics, Brown University, Providence, RI
Thesis Advisor: John Mallet-Paret

M.S. with High Honors, Systems and Control Engineering, Bogazici University, Istanbul, 1989

B.S. with Honors, Mechanical Engineering, Bogazici University, Istanbul, 1985

Career History

Principal Investigator
Max Planck Institute for Mathematics in the Sciences, Leipzig (2002-present)

Adjunct Associate Professor
Bogazici University, Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Istanbul (2001-2002)
Yeditepe University, Faculty of Engineering, Istanbul (2002)

Senior Research Scientist and Technical Consultant
Artesis Technology Systems, Istanbul (1998-2002)

Assistant Professor
Koc University, Mathematics Department, Istanbul (1994-1998)

Research Assistant
Brown University, Lefschetz Center for Dynamical Systems Providence, RI (1991-1993)

Teaching Assistant
Brown University, Division of Applied Mathematics, Providence,RI (1993-1994 and 1990-1991)
Bogazici University, Istanbul, Mathematics Department (1986-1989); Physics Department (1983-1984)

Research Areas

Dynamical systems, delay differential equations, networks and graphs, difference equations, control theory, delayed feedback systems, mathematical biology and neuroscience, industrial mathematics.

Professional Activities

Member of the Executive Committee (2007-present) of the Complex Systems Society (formerly The European Complex Systems Society).

Member of the Steering Committee (2008-2011) of the European Conferences for Complex Systems.

Member, American Mathematical Society (AMS), Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM), Complex Systems Society (CSS).

Reviewer for Funding and Awards Bodies:

Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO)
Hong Kong Research Grants Council (RGC)
Research Corporation for Science Advancement, USA (RCSA)
Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT)
Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK)
Universite Libre de Bruxelles (ULB)

Reviewer for Journals: Nonlinearity, SIAM J. Appl. Dynamical Systems, J. Math. Analysis and Applications, Physica D, Chaos, Physical Review Letters, Physical Review E, Physics Letters A, J. Physics A: Mathematical and Theoretical, European J. Physics, Int. J. Bifurcation and Chaos, Advances in Complex Systems, IEEE Trans. Circuits and Systems, IEEE Trans. Neural Networks, Int. J. Control, J. Sound and Vibration, Nonlinear Dynamics, BMC Systems Biology, Theory in Biosciences, J. Computational Neuroscience.

Workshop Organizer:

Modeling Neural Mass Action in Brain Networks using Differential Equations, Berlin, Germany, July 22, 2009. (with Thomas Knoesche)
Networks, Dynamics, and Biology, Leipzig, Germany, Mar. 6, 2009.
Genetic and Biological Networks, Dresden, Germany, Oct. 4, 2007.
Complex Time-Delay Systems, Paris, France, Nov. 17, 2005.

Member of the Max Planck Delegation for improving scientific collaboration between Germany and Turkey (since 2008).

Honorary Lecturer at the Summer Academy of the German National Academic Foundation (Studienstiftung des Deutschen Volkes) (2010).

Industrial Experience

I have taken part in the founding of Artesis Technology Systems in 1998, and worked there as a senior research scientist as well as a shareholder until 2002. Artesis is a research company that develops original technologies in the area of model-based fault detection and condition monitoring for electrical machinery, and is a subsidiary of Arcelik A.S., a major European manufacturer of domestic appliances, better known for its Beko brand of products. My responsibilities at Artesis consisted of conducting and supervising the main research activities, including the modeling and analysis of nonlinear electro-mechanical systems; development of mathematical methods for system identification and fault detection, developing algorithms for control, parameter estimation, signal processing, and optimization, and implementing into high-tech industrial products.

Honors and Recognitions

Max Planck Society Research Fellowship (2002-2005).
Listed in Marquis Who's Who in Science and Engineering (2003-2009) and Who's Who in the World (2009).
The Motor Quality Monitor (MQM) system, developed and patented by our research team at Artesis-Arcelik Technology Systems, received the Technology Grand Prize (1999), the highest national technology award, issued jointly by TUBITAK-TTGV-TUSIAD. Another original technology of Artesis, the Motor Condition Monitor (MCM), was a finalist in the competition for the same prize (2000). MCM also received Control Engineering Magazine's Annual Editors' Choice Award in technological advancement (2000).
Elected to Sigma Xi, the Scientific Research Society (1992).
Brown University Fellowship (1989); Graduate Assistantship (1990-1994).

Selected Invited Talks

Mathematics in Network Science: Implications to Socially Coupled Systems, Turin, Italy, Nov. 21-23, 2011.
Spatio-Temporal Evolution Equations and Neural Fields, CIRM, Marseille, France, Oct. 24-28, 2011.
ICIAM 2011: 7th International Congress on Industrial and Applied Mathematics, in the invited mini-symposium "Delayed network dynamics", Vancouver, Canada, July 18-22, 2011.
Delay Differential Equations in Applications: Common Themes and Methods, Vancouver, Canada, July 14-16, 2011.
9th Colloq. Qualitative theory of Differential Equations, Bolyai Institute, Szeged, Hungary, June 28 - July 1, 2011.
Mathematics in the Science of Complex Systems, European Centre for Living Technology, Venice, Italy, Feb. 17-19, 2011.
Colloquium of the Center for Nonlinear Science, Muenster University, Germany, Nov. 30, 2010.
Graph Theory and Its Applications, Istanbul, Turkey, Oct. 15-17, 2010.
Multi-Scale Dynamics and Evolvability of Biological Networks, Leipzig, Germany, Oct. 4-6, 2010.
Perspectives in Nonlinear Dynamics, Bangalore, India, July 26-29, 2010.
Nonlinear Dynamics on Networks, Kiev, Ukraine, July 5-9, 2010.
8th AIMS Conf. on Dynamical Systems, Differential Equations and Applications, in two special sessions: "Delay differential equations" and "Spatially structured oscillations and waves in neural media", Dresden, Germany, May 25-28, 2010.
Joint BCCN Freiburg-Berlin Workshop on Point Processes in Neuroscience, Buchenbach, Germany, Apr. 12-14, 2010.
Eugene Wigner Colloquium, Technical University of Berlin, Germany, 28 January 2010.
Physics Colloquium, University of Ulm, Germany, 16 November 2009.
Delayed Complex Systems, MPI-PKS, Dresden, Germany, 5-9 October 2009.
Networks: Dynamics and Flows, Warwick, UK, 28 September-2 October 2009.
Bernstein Seminar, BCCN Freiburg, Germany, Sept. 17, 2009.
7th Pan-African Congress of Mathematicians (Plenary Lecture), Yamoussoukro, Ivory Coast, 3-8 August 2009.
4th Int. Summer School in Biomedical Engineering: Connectivity and Information Transfer in the Brain, Leipzig, Germany, 13-27 August 2009.
Structure and Dynamics of Networks (Keynote Lecture), Blaubeuren, Germany, 9-12 July 2009.
Mathematics Colloquium, University of Ulm, Germany, 14 December 2008.
Complex Dynamics in Large Coupled Systems, Berlin, Germany, 17-19 November 2008.
Weierstrass Institute, Berlin, Germany, 21 November 2006.
Networks in Computational Biology, Ankara, Turkey 10-12 September 2006.
6th AIMS Conf. on Dynamical Systems, Differential Equations and Applications, in the special session "Delay differential equations", Poitiers, France, June 25-28, 2006.
Dynamics on Complex Networks and Applications, Dresden, Germany, 13-24 February 2006.
Bristol Centre for Applied Nonlinear Mathematics, Bristol, UK, Nov. 4, 2005.
Network: From Biology To Theory, Beijing, China, 4-8 April, 2005.

Upcoming Invited Talks

Chaos and Complex Systems, Antalya, Turkey, Apr. 29-May 2, 2012.
Dynamics of Differential Equations, workshop in honor of the 60th birthday of John Mallet-Paret, Providence, USA, May. 4-6, 2012.
Int. Conf. on Delayed Complex Systems, Palma de Mallorca, Spain, June 4-8, 2012.