Arda Burak Ekmen

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Arda Burak Ekmen is a faculty member at Harran University's Department of Civil Engineering, College of Engineering, with postdoctoral experience at the University of Birmingham (2024-2025). He specializes in geotechnical engineering, foundation design, and AI integration for soil modeling.

• Post-Doc: University of Birmingham (UK, 2024-2025)
• Research Visits: Cracow University of Technology (Poland, 2018-2019), West Pomeranian University of Technology (Poland, 2015)

His research spans 3D lithological soil modeling, machine learning applications, finite element analysis, and quantum computing in geotechnical contexts. He pioneered realistic soil modeling techniques and AI-optimized foundation systems.

• Key Projects: TÜBİTAK 2219 Postdoctoral Research (2024-2025), ROAR-NET and ON-DEM COST actions (2025), MAIA COST action (2025)

Recognized for his third-place award in the national Earthquake Resistant Building Design Competition (2015), he has presented at prestigious conferences like UKACM 2025 (Oxford/Queen Mary collaboration) and developed software for double major exam scheduling and geotechnical problem-solving.