Application of Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis in Environmental and Civil Engineering

Introduction.- Theoretical Aspects of Multi-Criteria Decision-Making (MCDM) Techniques.- Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP).- The Technique for Order of Preference by Similarity to Ideal Solution (TOPSIS).- ELimination Et Choix Traduisant la REalité (ELECTRE).- Preference Ranking Organization Method for Enrichment evaluation (PROMETHEE).- VlseKriterijumska Optimizcija I Kaompromisno Resenje in Serbian (VIKOR).- Fuzzy Logic and Fuzzy Based MCDM.- Evaluation of Water Sterilization Devices using MCDM.- Evaluation and Optimization of the Treatment Scheme for the Paint Industry Effluents.

Dilber Uzun Ozsahin is graduated from the Department of the Physics of Çukurova University in 2006. She has worked at CERN, Geneva, during 2008-2010 for her master thesis. She completed her Ph.D. studies in 2014 in Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, Spain. In 2015, she has started to work at Gordon Center for Medical Imaging, NMMI Radiology Department, Massachusetts General Hospital & Harvard Medical School as Postdoc. She has worked a new technique called laser induced optical barriers (LIOB) technique to improve nuclear medicine imaging devices cost and performance. She has designed high-performance cardiac SPECT systems with a cost-effective manner using LIOB technique. She is currently working on Applications of Multi-Criteria Decision Techniques and Artificial Intelligent on Healthcare and Engineering at Near East University, Faculty of Engineering, Department of Biomedical Engineering and DESAM Institute as Associate Professor. 



Dr. Huseyin Gokcekus received his degree in Geological Engineering Department at Ankara University in 1982. Then, in 1984, he commenced his M.Sc. degree at Middle East Technical University (METU).  From 1983 to 1990, he was Research Assistant in the Geological Engineering Department at METU. In 1990, he received his Ph.D. degree in Geological Engineering Department. In 1992 and 1994, he was promoted to the rank of Assistant Professor and Associate Professor, respectively, and to the rank of Professor in 2001. His research focuses on analyzing and assessing renewable resources, water resources, and environmental issues in TRNC and the world.

Berna Uzun is graduated from Çukurova University Mathematics Department in 2009. She got her master's degree from Çukurova University, Econometrics Department Adana/Turkey in 2015. During her master's study between 2012 and 2013, she has studied at Lazarski University Economics Department Warsaw/Poland, and between 2014