Prof. Yaman Barlas

Yaman Barlas received his B.S. in Industrial Engineering from Middle East Technical University in Ankara and M.S. in Industrial and Systems Engineering from Ohio University. Upon receiving his Ph.D. from Georgia Institute of Technology in 1985, he joined Miami University of Ohio, where he eventually received his tenure. He returned home to Boğaziçi University in Istanbul in 1993, where he has been a faculty member in Industrial Engineering until his retirement in 2021.

Barlas is currently a retired (part-time) professor at Boğaziçi University and founding (emeritus) director of SESDYN research laboratory (sesdyn.ie.bogazici.edu.tr). He has also spent sabbatical visits at different European and American universities. In 2024, Prof. Barlas joined Acıbadem University in Istanbul as a fulltime faculty member. His interest areas include credibility and testing of simulation models, system dynamics method, systems sciences, modeling of social, environmental and medical/health problems, and simulation as a learning platform.

Dr. Barlas has several teaching excellence and research awards, and has received the ‘Outstanding Service’ and ‘Lifetime Achievement’ Awards from the international System Dynamics Society. He is a founding member and a former President of the System Dynamics Society, and has had various professional roles, including Executive Editor of System Dynamics Review.