Managing Capital Market Frictions via Cost-Reduction Investments Asst. Prof. Dr. Fehmi Tanrısever, Department of Management, Bilkent University April 20, Friday 13:30 EA-409 Problem definition: We examine how the presence of capital market frictions influences the decision to invest in production cost reduction and the resulting production volume. This investment can […]
Seminar: “Managing Capital Market Frictions via Cost-Reduction Investments,” Dr. Fehmi Tanrısever (MAN), EA-409, 1:30PM April 20 (EN)
Seminar: “No Shelter from the Storm? Hurricane Sandy and Commercial Real Estate Values,” Dr. Erkan Yönder (Özyeğin University), Ümit Berkman Seminar Room, 1:40PM April 20 (EN)
‘No Shelter from the Storm? Hurricane Sandy and Commercial Real Estate Values’ By Erkan Yönder, Ph.D. in Finance Maastricht University Date: 20 April, 2018 Friday Time: 13:40-14:40 Place: Faculty of Business Administration, Umit Berkman Seminar Room Abstract: We use micro-level data to study how investors price hurricane risk in the […]
Seminar: “Can a Smooth Sextic Have More Than 72 Tritangents?” Dr. Alexander Degtyarev (MATH), SA-141, 3:40PM April 20 (EN)
“Can a smooth sextic have more than 72 tritangents?” by Alexander Degtyarev (Bilkent) Date: Friday, April 20, 2018 Time: 15:40 Place: Mathematics Seminar Room, SA – 141 Abstract: After a brief introduction to the history of the subject, I will motivate the conjecture that a smooth plane sextic curve cannot […]
2nd Bilkent Undergraduate Students Philosophy Conference: H-232, 9:55AM-4:40PM April 14 (EN)
“2nd Bilkent Undergraduate Students Philosophy Conference” Hosted by the Department of Philosophy DATE: Saturday, April 14, 2018 PLACE: Bilkent University, Main Campus, Room: H-232 WEB: phil.bilkent.edu.tr All welcome! PROGRAM: 9:55-10:00: Opening Address by Simon Wigley (Bilkent, Philosophy) 10:00-10:45: “What does natural selection select?”, Taylan Nogay (Ege, Philosophy) Commentator: Gizem Özen […]
THM Seminar: “Body Language,” Dr. Ebru İnanç, East Campus, R Building, RC202 Banquet Room, 11:40AM April 12 (EN)
Dear colleagues and students, You are cordially invited to attend the following seminar organized by the Department of Tourism and Hotel Management as part of the THM 420 Seminars on Tourism Industry course. Title: “Body language” Guest Speaker: Dr. Ebru İnanç, Instructor, Department of Business Information Management Date: 12 April […]
Seminar: “Flow over Natural or Engineered Surfaces,” Prof. Alessandro Bottaro (University of Genova), Mithat Çoruh Auditorium, 10:40AM April 13 (EN)
Title: FLOW OVER NATURAL OR ENGINEERED SURFACES Speaker: Prof. Alessandro Bottaro (DICCA, Scuola Politecnica, University of Genova, Italy) Date: April 13th, 2018 Time: 10:40 Place: Mithat Çoruh Amphitheater Abstract: Natural and engineered surfaces are never smooth, but irregular, rough at different scales, compliant, possibly liquid-impregnated or superhydrophobic, etc., and their […]
Seminar: “The Goodells: Tracing a Missionary Family from New England to the Ottoman Empire, Hawai’i, and Appalachia,” Dr. Owen Miller (Union College), A-130, 10:40AM April 13 (EN)
Seminar: “The Goodells: Tracing a Missionary Family from New England to the Ottoman Empire, Hawai’i, and Appalachia,” by Dr. Owen Miller, Union College Date : 13 April 2018 Time : 10.40 am Place : A-130, FEASS
Seminar: “Optimizing Day-Ahead Electricity Market Prices: Increasing the Total Surplus for Energy Exchange Istanbul,” Dr. Kürşad Derinkuyu (TOBB), EA-409, 1:30PM April 13 (EN)
Optimizing Day-Ahead Electricity Market Prices: Increasing the Total Surplus for Energy Exchange Istanbul Asst. Prof. Dr. Kürsad Derinkuyu, Industrial Engineering Department, TOBB University of Economics and Technology. April 13, Friday 13:30 EA-409 Abstract We design a combinatorial auction to clear the Turkish day-ahead electricity market and we develop effective tabu […]
Film Screening: “Metropolis,” Fritz Lang, FFB-5, 6PM April 11 (EN)
Fritz Lang’s sci-fi classic “Metropolis” is next up for Bilkent Cinematics on April 11. This iconic 1927 silent era film follows young Freder, of the wealthy Metropolis, who falls in love with Maria, who toils in the harsh workers’ world beneath the rich beautiful city. As Maria strives for a […]
Seminar: “A Profit-Maximization Location-Capacity Model for Designing a Service System with Risk of Service Interruptions,” Dr. Pooya Hoseinpour (McGill University), Ümit Berkman Seminar Room, 1:40PM April 13 (EN)
Date: 13 April, 2018 Friday Time: 13:40-14:40 Place: Faculty of Business Administration, Umit Berkman Seminar Room “A profit-maximization location-capacity model for designing a service system with risk of service interruptions” By Pooya Hoseinpour Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering & Management Systems McGill University Abstract: This paper considers the design of an […]