Application of Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis in Environmental and Civil Engineering (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9783030647674)

Dilber Uzun Ozsahin is graduated from the Department of the Physics of ﾇukurova 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 ﾇukurova University Mathematics Department in 2009. She got her master's degree from ﾇukurova 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 and 2015, she did internship at the University of Autonoma de Barcelona, Barcelona/Spain, as Assistant of Institute Manager.

Her research interest area is mainly on fuzzy sets, fuzzy Markov chains and its economic applications, and operational research. She joined Near East University, Faculty of Engineering in September 29, 2016, as Lecturer. Currently, she is working on Operational Research at Near East University, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Department of Mathematics and DESAM Institute as Assistant Professor.

Dr. James W. LaMoreaux is Chairman of the Board of PELA GeoEnvironmental, PELA GeoEnvironmental, which is an international consulting firm providing services in hydrogeology, geology, and environmental sciences. Dr. LaMoreaux also serves as President of the International Association of Hydrogeologists (IAH) US National Chapter, Chairman of the IAH Commission on Mineral and Thermal Water, and a member of the IAH Karst Commission. He is Editor of Springer's international journals: Discover Water, Environmental Earth Sciences, Carbonates and Evaporites, and Sustainable Water Resources Management. He also serves as Editor of the Environmental Geology Volume of Springer's Encyclopedia of Science, Sustainability, and Technology and as Editor of several Springer book series.

Dr. LaMoreaux has been a member of the Water Environment Federation (WEF) for over 30 years and served as President and State Director of the Alabama Water Environment Association (AWEA). Additionally, he served on the Board of Directors of the American Ground Water Trust and on the Science Advisory Committee for the Urban Waste Management and Resources Center, funded by the US Environmental Protection Agency.