Ataç Selin

Ataç Selin is a Researcher at the University of Applied Sciences and Arts Western Switzerland (HES-SO), affiliated with the Interdisciplinary Institute for Business Development (IIDE) at HEIG-VD. She holds a PhD in Transportation Science from EPFL (2023) and focuses on optimizing vehicle sharing systems, logistics, and sustainable urban mobility. Her work integrates simulation-optimization frameworks to address challenges in bike/car sharing systems, electric vehicle infrastructure, and craft beer distribution logistics.

Education:

• PhD in Transportation Science (2023), École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL)
• MSc in Operations Research (2016), Middle East Technical University (METU)
• BSc in Industrial Engineering (2013), Middle East Technical University (METU)

Research Interests: Her research spans vehicle routing optimization, demand forecasting in transportation networks, and decision-making frameworks for sustainable systems. She has pioneered a holistic management framework for vehicle sharing systems, emphasizing rebalancing strategies, clustering algorithms, and environmental impact mitigation.

Key Projects:

• "Craft Beer Distribution Optimization" (2024), funded by Innosuisse, focuses on collaborative logistics platforms for Swiss craft breweries.
• "Light Electric Vehicle Sharing Systems" (2024), developing decision support tools for EV infrastructure.

Awards: Recipient of the EPFL EDCE Mobility Award (2021) for contributions to VSS optimization and the METU Best Graduate Performance Award (2016).