Nalan Antar

Nalan Antar is a Professor in the Department of Mathematics at Istanbul Technical University. Her research focuses on nonlinear waves, optical solitons, and PT-symmetric systems. She has led projects such as the 2014-2017 BAP-funded study on solitons in Davey-Stewartson-type systems. Her work spans theoretical and applied nonlinear optics, with contributions to self-similar evolution in optical media and lattice solitons.

• Primary Affiliation: Department of Mathematics, Istanbul Technical University

Research Interests: Her key areas include solitary waves, nonlinear Schrödinger equations, PT-symmetric potentials, and nonlinear optical phenomena. Recent work explores self-steepening optical solitons in periodic potentials and shape control in optical fibers.

Notable contributions include studies on saturable media self-similar evolution and two-dimensional solitons in PT-symmetric lattices. She has collaborated internationally on topics like nonlocal nonlinear media and competing nonlinearities.

• Grants/Projects: Led the 'Davey Stewartson Tipi Sistemlerde Temel Solitonlar' project (2014-2017).