Baha Zafer

Baha Zafer is an Associate Professor in the Department of Aeronautical Engineering at Istanbul Technical University. His research primarily focuses on advanced computational methods in fluid dynamics and aeroacoustics, with applications in aerospace, marine, and energy systems.

Research interests span aeroacoustics, hydroacoustics, computational fluid dynamics (CFD), and machine learning applications in flow optimization. Key areas include transonic/supersonic cavity flows, wind turbine acoustics, supercavitation phenomena, and generative adversarial networks for flow field prediction.

Recent publications (2019–2025) show strong trends in applying open-source CFD tools and machine learning to aeroacoustic problems. Dominant themes include unsteady transonic flows (38% of recent work), optimization via ML (25%), and hydroacoustics (20%), reflecting a shift toward AI-enhanced simulation techniques since 2023.

Currently advises 5 graduate theses. No major scientific awards are documented.