arzu gönenç sorguç

Arzu Gönenç Sorguç born in Ankara, graduated from Middle East Technical University Department of Mechanical Engineering. She completed her Master and Ph.D studies in the same department on Dynamic Systems and Control. She was also employed as research assistant during her graduate studies. She went to Technical University of Delft by NATO scholarship for her Ph.D studies. After the completion of her Ph.D thesis, she went to Tokyo Institute of Technology for post doctoral studies and since then she visits TIT as visiting professor conducting research studies and projects. Currently she is working as an associate professor in Department of Architecture in METU in the field of computational design.

She is conducting her studies on computational design and technologies, performance based design, acoustics and control. Her recent publications include 'Teaching Mathematics in Archi-tecture' (2005), 'Role of System Architecture in Developing New Drafting Tools' (2005), 'The Evolving Role of Mathematics in Designing in Digital Medium' (2006), 'Yapay Zeka Arastirmalari ve Biomimesis Kavramlarinin Günümüzde Mimarlik Alanindaki Uygulamalari: Akilli Mekanlar' (2006), 'Refining technique for multilevel graph k-partitioning and its appli-cation on domain decomposition non overlapping Schwarz technique for urban acoustic pollution' (2009), 'Bilgisayarak Ögrenmek, Bilgisayarla Ögrenmek' (2009), 'Art and Literature as a Teaching/Learning Interface of Mathematics for Students of Architecture' (2009), 'Origamics in Architecture: A Medium of Inquiry for Design in Architecture' (2009).