Dr. Emre Yılmaz

My research focuses on:

data-driven aerodynamic modeling
multidisciplinary optimization for safe and autonomous flight
flight dynamics

The specific applications include:

wind tunnel and flight testing
eVTOL (electric vertical take-off and landing) aircraft
advanced air mobility

Work

2023 - Present
Research Scienctist

German Aerospace Center (DLR), Institute for Aerodynamics and Flow Technology
2014 - 2023
Graduate Research Assistant

Georgia Institute of Technology, School of Aerospace Engineering
2011 - 2014
Graduate Research Assistant

Middle East Technical University, Department of Aerospace Engineering
2009 - Summer
Intern

Turkish Aerospace

Education

2014 - 2023

Atlanta, GA
PhD, Aerospace Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology
2011 - 2014

Ankara, Turkey
MSc, Aerospace Engineering, Middle East Technical University
2006 - 2011

Ankara, Turkey
BSc, Aerospace Engineering, Middle East Technical University

Interests

	Data-Driven Aerodynamic Modeling
	Deep Learning

	Flight Dynamics and Control

	Multidisciplinary Design, Analysis, and Optimization (MDAO)

	Reliability Engineering and System Safety
	Uncertainty Propagation
	Resource Allocation

selected publications

C3.AVIATION

A Convolutional Neural Network Approach to Training Predictors for Airfoil Performance

Emre Yilmaz, and Brian J. German

In 18th AIAA/ISSMO Multidisciplinary Analysis and Optimization Conference, AIAA AVIATION Forum, 2017

DOI Bib HTML

@inproceedings{yilmaz17,
  author = {Yilmaz, Emre and German, Brian J.},
  title = {A Convolutional Neural Network Approach to Training Predictors for Airfoil Performance},
  booktitle = {18th AIAA/ISSMO Multidisciplinary Analysis and Optimization Conference, AIAA AVIATION Forum},
  year = {2017},
  publisher = {aiaa},
  doi = {10.2514/6.2017-3660},
  url = {https://arc.aiaa.org/doi/abs/10.2514/6.2017-3660},
}

J2.RESS

Optimizing Resource Allocations to Improve System Reliability via the Propagation of Statistical Moments through Fault Trees

Emre Yilmaz, Brian J. German, and Amy R. Pritchett

Reliability Engineering & System Safety, 2023

DOI Bib HTML

@article{yilmaz23,
  author = {Yilmaz, Emre and German, Brian J. and Pritchett, Amy R.},
  title = {Optimizing Resource Allocations to Improve System Reliability via the Propagation of Statistical Moments through Fault Trees},
  journal = {Reliability Engineering & System Safety},
  volume = {230},
  pages = {108873},
  year = {2023},
  publisher = {elsevier},
  issn = {0951-8320},
  doi = {10.1016/j.ress.2022.108873},
  url = {https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0951832022004902},
}

Work

German Aerospace Center (DLR), Institute for Aerodynamics and Flow Technology

Georgia Institute of Technology, School of Aerospace Engineering

Middle East Technical University, Department of Aerospace Engineering

Turkish Aerospace

Education

Interests