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Prof. Mehmet Ziya Firat is a faculty member at Akdeniz University, serving in the Faculty of Agriculture within the Department of Zootechnics and Biometry and Genetics. He holds a doctorate in Statistics from the University of Edinburgh and has held academic positions since 1995, including Professor (2003–present) and Associate Professor (1999–2003) at Akdeniz University.
- Doctorate: University of Edinburgh (1995), Statistics
- Postgraduate: University of Reading (1991), Biometry
- Associate Degree: University of Reading (1990), Biometry
- Undergraduate: Çukurova University (1986), Zootechnics
His research spans Biostatistics, Animal Breeding, and Computational Methods, with over 172 WoS-indexed publications. Key areas include:
- Bayesian statistical modeling in agriculture
- Genetic parameter estimation
- Drying process analysis
- Clinical and health science applications
- Multivariate analysis of livestock data
- Covariance structure modeling
Recent articles focus on Bayesian hierarchical models, covariance structures in repeated measures, and applications to Japanese quail growth and agricultural product drying. Collaborations span veterinary sciences, medical informatics, and food technology.
He has supervised multiple graduate theses, including PhD projects on genomic evaluation and postgraduate works on milk yield modeling. No scientific awards are explicitly mentioned in the provided text.