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1. Short- and Long-Term Electrochemical Response Prediction of Ni-Al-Powder-Coated Steel with Machine Learning

Ocak A., Işıkdağ Ü., Nigdeli S. M., Bekdaş G.
Coatings , vol.16, no.8, 2026 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

2. Multi-Objective Adaptive Harmony Search for Optimization of Seismic Base Isolator Systems

Ocak A., NİGDELİ S. M., BEKDAŞ G., Geem Z. W.
GeoHazards , vol.7, no.1, 2026 (ESCI, Scopus)

3. Machine Learning-Based Prediction of Operability for Friction Pendulum Isolators Under Seismic Design Levels

Ocak A., Kahvecioğlu B., NİGDELİ S. M., BEKDAŞ G., Işıkdağ Ü., Geem Z. W.
Big Data and Cognitive Computing , vol.10, no.1, 2026 (ESCI, Scopus)

4. Searching for the Best Artificial Neural Network Architecture to Estimate Column and Beam Element Dimensions

Ocak A., BEKDAŞ G., NİGDELİ S. M., Işıkdağ U., Geem Z. W.
Information (Switzerland) , vol.16, no.8, 2025 (ESCI, Scopus)

5. Optimum Design of Hybrid Base Isolation and Tuned Liquid Damper Systems for Structures under Near-Fault Ground Motions

Ocak A., BEKDAŞ G., NİGDELİ S. M.
ASCE-ASME Journal of Risk and Uncertainty in Engineering Systems, Part A: Civil Engineering , vol.10, no.4, 2024 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

6. Drying shrinkage and crack width prediction using machine learning in mortars containing different types of industrial by-product fine aggregates

Ocak A., Bekdaş G., Işıkdağ Ü., Nigdeli S. M., Bilir T.
Journal of Building Engineering , vol.97, 2024 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

7. A metaheuristic-based method for analysis of tensegrity structures

BEKDAŞ G., Ocak A., NİGDELİ S. M., Toklu Y. C.
Structural Design of Tall and Special Buildings , vol.33, no.7, 2024 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

8. Flower Pollination Algorithm for Optimum Design of Base Isolation Systems under Near-Fault Effect

Ocak A., Bekdaş G., Nigdeli S. M.
SSRN Electronic Journal , no.4752577 , pp.1-8, 2024 (Conference Book)

9. Robustness of Adaptive Harmony Search for Structural Control Systems

Ocak A., Bekdaş G., Nigdeli S. M.
SSRN Electronic Journal , no.4752590, pp.1-8, 2024 (Conference Book)

10. Prediction of Damping Capacity Demand in Seismic Base Isolators via Machine Learning

Ocak A., Işıkdag Ü., BEKDAŞ G., NİGDELİ S. M., Kim S., Geem Z. W.
CMES - Computer Modeling in Engineering and Sciences , vol.138, no.3, pp.2899-2924, 2024 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

11. Mass ratio factor in control performance of optimum tuned liquid dampers

Ocak A., Bekdaş G., Nigdeli S. M.
Structural Design of Tall and Special Buildings , vol.32, no.18, 2023 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

12. Optimization of the base isolator systems by considering the soil-structure interaction via metaheuristic algorithms

Ocak A., NİGDELİ S. M., BEKDAŞ G.
Structures , vol.56, 2023 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

13. Robustness evaluation of optimum tuned liquid dampers for uncertain variable loading of structures

Ocak A., Bekdaş G., Nigdeli S. M.
Challenge Journal of Structural Mechanics , vol.8, no.3, pp.78-86, 2022 (TRDizin)

14. Optimization of Seismic Base Isolation System Using Adaptive Harmony Search Algorithm

Ocak A., NİGDELİ S. M., BEKDAŞ G., Kim S., Geem Z. W.
Sustainability (Switzerland) , vol.14, no.12, 2022 (SCI-Expanded, SSCI, Scopus)

15. Optimization of Tuned Liquid Damper Including Different Liquids for Lateral Displacement Control of Single and Multi-Story Structures

Ocak A., BEKDAŞ G., NİGDELİ S. M., Kim S., Geem Z. W.
Buildings , vol.12, no.3, 2022 (SCI-Expanded, SSCI, Scopus)

16. Adaptive Harmony Search for Tuned Liquid Damper Optimization under Seismic Excitation

Ocak A., NİGDELİ S. M., BEKDAŞ G., Kim S., Geem Z. W.
Applied Sciences (Switzerland) , vol.12, no.5, 2022 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

17. A metaheuristic-based optimum tuning approach for tuned liquid dampers for structures

Ocak A., BEKDAŞ G., NİGDELİ S. M.
Structural Design of Tall and Special Buildings , vol.31, no.3, 2022 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
Papers Presented at Peer-Reviewed Scientific Conferences 13

1. Finite Element Method with Energy Minimization (FEMEM) in Structural Analysis with Applications to Tensegrity Structures

Toklu Y. C., Bekdaş G., Ocak A., Nigdeli S. M.
17th International Conference on Computational Methods (ICCM2026), İstanbul, Turkey, 16 - 19 August 2026, pp.1-12, (Full Text)

2. Evaluation of Acceleration and Displacement Objective Functions for Optimum Seismic Base Isolators

OCAK A., NİGDELİ S. M., BEKDAŞ G.
9th International Conference on Intelligent Computing and Communication, ICICC 2026, Hybrid, Delhi, India, 6 - 07 February 2026, vol.2021 LNNS, pp.496-506, (Full Text)

3. Prediction of the Seismic Response of Structures with Tuned Liquid Dampers Using Machine Learning

Ocak A., Bekdaş G., Nigdeli S. M., Işıkdağ Ü.
International Conference on Applied Sciences and Engineering: ICASE 2025, İstanbul, Turkey, 01 October 2025, pp.211-219, (Full Text)

4. Comparison of Control Performance with Optimum Isolator Parameters for Different Structural Systems Under Various Earthquakes

Ocak A., Bekdaş G., Nigdeli S. M.
29th International Conference on MECHANIKA: MECHANIKA 2025, Kaunas, Lithuania, 23 May 2025, pp.50-53, (Full Text)

5. Investigation of the Effect of Maximum Height for Tuned Liquid Damper Optimization

Ocak A., NİGDELİ S. M., BEKDAŞ G.
International Conference on Advanced Engineering, Technology and Applications, ICAETA 2024, Catania, Italy, 24 - 25 May 2024, vol.1138 LNNS, pp.797-807, (Full Text)

6. Optimum Design of Base Isolation Systems with Low and High Damping

Ocak A., Nigdeli S. M., Bekdaş G.
6th International Joint Conference on Advances in Computational Intelligence: IJCACI 2022, New Delhi, India, 15 October 2022, pp.285-294, (Full Text)

7. Design Optimization of Tuned Liquid Dampers with Hybrid Algorithms

Ocak A., NİGDELİ S. M., BEKDAŞ G.
6th International Conference on Intelligent Computing and Optimization, ICO 2023, Hua Hin, Thailand, 27 - 28 April 2023, vol.854 LNNS, pp.194-204, (Full Text)

8. Estimation of Optimum Design of a 3-Bar Truss System with Decision Tree Algorithm

Ocak A., BEKDAŞ G., Işıkdağ Ü., NİGDELİ S. M.
6th International Conference on Intelligent Computing and Optimization, ICO 2023, Hua Hin, Thailand, 27 - 28 April 2023, vol.854 LNNS, pp.88-97, (Full Text)

9. Optimization of Seismic Isolator Systems via Teaching-Learning Based Optimization

Ocak A., BEKDAŞ G., NİGDELİ S. M.
6th International Conference on Intelligent Computing and Optimization, ICO 2023, Hua Hin, Thailand, 27 - 28 April 2023, vol.852 LNNS, pp.27-36, (Full Text)

10. Performance Analysis of Tuned Liquid Dampers for Different Mass Ratios Under Seismic Excitation

Ocak A., Bekdaş G., Nigdeli S. M.
26th International Conference on MECHANIKA: MECHANIKA 2022, Kaunas, Lithuania, 20 May 2022, pp.38-39, (Full Text)

11. Investigation of Effective Liquid Length on Structure Movement in Tuned Liquid Dampers

Ocak A., Nigdeli S. M., Bekdaş G.
26th International Conference on MECHANIKA: MECHANIKA 2022, Kaunas, Lithuania, 20 May 2022, pp.40-42, (Full Text)

12. Dynamic Analysis of Structures with Tuned Liquid Dampers

Ocak A., Nigdeli S. M., Bekdaş G.
25th International Conference on MECHANIKA: MECHANIKA 2021, Kaunas, Lithuania, 21 May 2021, pp.40, (Full Text)

13. THE EFFECT OF THE ASSUMED INHERENT DAMPING IN THE TUNING OF TUNED MASS DAMPERS

Ocak A., Bekdaş G., Nigdeli S. M.
14th International Conference on Evolutionary and Deterministic Methods for Design, Optimization and Control, Athens, Greece, 28 - 30 June 2021, pp.26-34, (Full Text)
Books 15

1. Isolator Damping Capacity with Catboost Algorithm Hyperparameter Optimization in Classification

Ocak A., BEKDAŞ G., NİGDELİ S. M.
in: Studies in Systems, Decision and Control, Springer International Publishing Ag, pp.169-179, 2026

2. Recent Advences of Artificial Intelligence in Civil Engineering

BEKDAŞ G., NİGDELİ S. M., Ocak A., Işıkdağ Ü.
in: Studies in Systems, Decision and Control, Springer International Publishing Ag, pp.1-14, 2026

3. Total Potential Optimization Using Metaheuristic Algorithms for Analysis of Structural Systems

Bekdaş G., Ocak A., Nigdeli S. M., Toklu Y. C., Kim S., Geem Z. W.
in: Optimization Methods for Finite Element Analysis and Design, Ishaan R. Kale,Sujin Bureerat,Ravipudi Venkata Rao, Editor, CRC Press, Florida, pp.107-130, 2025

4. Review of metaheuristic-based optimization in structural materials and design

Ocak A., NİGDELİ S. M., BEKDAŞ G., Geem Z. W., Kim S.
in: Metaheuristics-Based Materials Optimization: Enhancing Materials Applications, Elsevier, pp.169-196, 2025

5. Investigation of the Effect of Lateral Displacement and Damping Limits of Optimum Designed Seismic Base Isolators with Flower Pollination Algorithm on Structural Control

Ocak A., Nigdeli S. M., Bekdaş G., Yang X.
in: Engineering Applications of AI and Swarm Intelligence, Xin-She Yang, Editor, Springer Nature, Singapore, pp.89-106, 2024

6. Machine Learning Applications in Structural Engineering

Ocak A., BEKDAŞ G., NİGDELİ S. M., Işıkdağ U.
in: Studies in Systems, Decision and Control, Springer International Publishing Ag, pp.47-76, 2024

7. Ayarlı Sıvı Sönümleyicisi Parametrelerinin Metasezgisel Yöntemler ile Optimizasyonu

Ocak A., Bekdaş G., Nigdeli S. M.
in: Yapıların Aktif ve Pasif Kontrolü: Matlab Simulink Uygulamaları, Gebrail Bekdaş,Sinan Melih Nigdeli, Editor, Istanbul University-Cerrahpaşa University Press (IUC University Press), İstanbul, pp.25-30, 2023

8. Machine Learning Application of Structural Engineering Problems

Ocak A., NİGDELİ S. M., BEKDAŞ G., Işıkdağ Ü.
in: Studies in Systems, Decision and Control, Springer International Publishing Ag, pp.179-198, 2023

9. Artificial Intelligence and Deep Learning in Civil Engineering

Ocak A., NİGDELİ S. M., BEKDAŞ G., Işıkdağ Ü.
in: Studies in Systems, Decision and Control, Springer International Publishing Ag, pp.265-288, 2023

10. Pasif Kontrol Sistemleri

Ocak A., Nigdeli S. M., Bekdaş G.
in: Ayarlı Kütle Sönümleyicilerinin Optimum Ayarlanması, Gebrail Bekdaş,Sinan Melih Nigdeli, Editor, Istanbul University-Cerrahpaşa University Press (IUC University Press), İstanbul, pp.1-7, 2023

11. Ayarlı Sıvı Sönümleyicilerin Optimizasyonu

Ocak A., Nigdeli S. M., Bekdaş G.
in: Ayarlı Kütle Sönümleyicilerinin Optimum Ayarlanması, Gebrail Bekdaş,Sinan Melih Nigdeli, Editor, Istanbul University-Cerrahpaşa University Press (IUC University Press), İstanbul, pp.37-43, 2023

12. The Robustness of Tuned Liquid Dampers Optimized via Metaheuristic Methods

Ocak A., NİGDELİ S. M., BEKDAŞ G.
in: Lecture Notes on Data Engineering and Communications Technologies, Springer International Publishing Ag, pp.25-34, 2022

13. Optimization of Tuned Liquid Dampers for Structures with Metaheuristic Algorithms

Ocak A., BEKDAŞ G., NİGDELİ S. M.
in: Studies in Systems, Decision and Control, Springer International Publishing Ag, pp.119-130, 2022

14. Passive Control via Mass Dampers: A Review of State-Of-The-Art Developments

Ocak A., NİGDELİ S. M., BEKDAŞ G.
in: Studies in Systems, Decision and Control, Springer International Publishing Ag, pp.15-40, 2022

15. Comparison of Classical and Adaptive Parameter Setting for Harmony Search on a Structural Optimization Problem

Ocak A., BEKDAŞ G., NİGDELİ S. M.
in: Lecture Notes on Data Engineering and Communications Technologies, Springer International Publishing Ag, pp.363-368, 2022
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14

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29

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215

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9

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223