Prof. SELÇUK ÇOLAK


İktisadi ve İdari Bil. Fak., İşletme

Üretim Yönetimi


WoS Research Areas: Social Sciences (Soc), Operations Research & Management Science, Engineering Industrial, Computer Science Artificial Intelligence, Computer Science, Social Sciences Mathematical Methods, Engineering Computing & Technology (Eng)


Avesis Research Areas: Social Sciences and Humanities, Management, Production Management, Quantitative Methods, Logistics Management, Production and Service Systems, Industrial Engineering, Optimization Theory and Methods, Production Planning and Control, Scheduling, Project Management, Engineering and Technology

Email: scolak@cu.edu.tr
Web: http://www.scolak.com
Office: İktisadi ve İdari Bilimler Fakültesi İşletme Bölümü Ofis No: 115
Address: Çukurova Üniversitesi İktisadi ve İdari Bilimler Fakültesi, İşletme Bölümü, Ofis:115, Balcalı, Sarıçam / Adana

Metrics

Publication

16

Citation (WoS)

207

H-Index (WoS)

7

Citation (Scopus)

271

H-Index (Scopus)

6

Citation (Scholar)

541

H-Index (Scholar)

10

Citiation (TrDizin)

6

H-Index (TrDizin)

1

Project

17

Thesis Advisory

13
UN Sustainable Development Goals

Biography

Prof. Dr. Selçuk Çolak was born in Adana in 1975. He completed his undergraduate studies in Electrical and Electronics Engineering at Çukurova University in 1997. Following this, he started his master’s studies in the same department and worked as a Research Assistant. He received a scholarship from the Ministry of National Education, which enabled him to pursue his master’s and doctoral degrees in the United States. He obtained his master’s degree in 2000 from the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Florida, where he also achieved the title of Senior Engineer.

Selçuk ÇOLAK started his doctoral studies in the Department of Information Systems and Operations Management at the Warrington College of Business at the University of Florida, where he also served as a Research Assistant. He completed his Ph.D. under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Selçuk ERENGÜÇ and Prof. Dr. Anurag AGARWAL with a dissertation titled "Neural Networks Based Metaheuristics for Solving Optimization Problems" and returned to Turkey in early 2006. Selçuk ÇOLAK continued his academic career in the Department of Business Administration at the Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences at Çukurova University, where he is currently a Professor. Additionally, he served as a Visiting Faculty Member during the summer terms in the Department of Industrial Engineering at the Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences at Sabancı University between 2011 and 2018.

Dr. ÇOLAK's research areas primarily include Production Management, Project Management, Logistics and Supply Chain Management, Artificial Intelligence, Metaheuristic Methods, Operations Research, and Entrepreneurship. His articles have been published in high-level journals such as Computers and Operations Research, European Journal of Operational Research, Naval Research Logistics, Annals of Operations Research, Journal of Business & Economics Research, and Simulation, and have received numerous citations. Prof. ÇOLAK has contributed chapters to international books and presented papers at various conferences. He has also served as referee for national and international journals, participated in panel and evaluation board memberships for TÜBİTAK and KOSGEB programs, and served as a jury member and chairman in various national and international events.

During and after his doctorate, Selçuk ÇOLAK specialized in project management both in academic activities and in practical applications. He has taught project management courses at Çukurova University and Sabancı University, and has been involved in numerous projects carried out with institutions such as TÜBİTAK, the Ministry of Industry and Technology, United Nations Agencies, the European Union, KOSGEB, and Development Agencies. He has taught various undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral courses at Çukurova University, Sabancı University, the University of Florida, and Çağ University, including Production Management, Production Systems, Project Management, Logistics and Supply Chain Management, Information Systems and Technologies, Heuristic and Metaheuristic Methods, Production Planning and Control, Project Planning and Scheduling, Operations Research, and Entrepreneurship.

Prof. Dr. Selçuk ÇOLAK has held administrative and managerial positions both within the university and externally. Since 2012, he has been serving as the Head of the Production Management Division at the Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Department of Business Administration at Çukurova University. Between 2013 and 2020, he served as the Deputy Director of the Social Sciences Institute, Distance Education Coordinator, Erasmus Coordinator, and a member of the Institute Council and Institute Administrative Board. He has also served as a member of the Faculty Council and Faculty Administrative Board at the Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences and Kozan Faculty of Business Administration at Çukurova University, and as a member of the University Quality Commission and Director of the Quality Commission Executive Subgroup. Since 2018, Selçuk ÇOLAK has been a member of the Coordination Board of Student Clubs at Çukurova University and the Advisor of the Entrepreneurship Club. 

Between 2020 and 2022, Selçuk ÇOLAK served as the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Çukurova University Technology Development Zone (Çukurova Technopark). Leading systematic teamwork, ÇOLAK managed to raise Çukurova Technopark's ranking from 45th to 22nd in the Ministry of Industry and Technology's Technology Development Zones Performance Index within 1.5 years. In 2021, Çukurova Technopark became the first institution from Adana to participate in the Aviation, Space, and Technology Festival,  TEKNOFEST, held in Istanbul. Throughout the event, he facilitated the participation of teams competing under the sponsorship of Technopark and winning various awards, bringing together Adana's youth with ecosystem stakeholders. He also organized Turkey's first Techno Kids' Festival in collaboration with the Ministry of Family and Social Services at Çukurova Technopark.

Dr. ÇOLAK has served as the Coordinator of Çukurova University TTO, Coordinator of the Adana Entrepreneurship Center, and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Çukurova Chemical Production Technologies Inc. He is the founder and general manager of Informs R&D IT Consulting Engineering Software Services Ltd. Co. Additionally, between 2017 and 2022, he served as the official academic advisor for Adana province and its districts under the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey (TOBB), providing consultancy services to the Chambers of Commerce and Industry and Exchanges on behalf of TOBB, maintaining close contact with the business world.

Prof. Dr. Selçuk ÇOLAK is married and has two children.

Education

2001 - 2006

2001 - 2006

Doctorate

University of Florida, College Of Business, Information Systems And Operations Management, United States Of America

1999 - 2000

1999 - 2000

Postgraduate

University of Florida, College Of Engineering, Electrical And Computer Engineering, United States Of America

1992 - 1997

1992 - 1997

Undergraduate

Cukurova University, Mühendislik Ve Mimarlık Fakültesi, Elektrik - Elektronik Mühendisliği Bölümü, Turkey

Dissertations

2006

2006

Doctorate

Neural Networks Based Metaheuristics for Solving Optimization Problems

University of Florida, Warrington College Of Business, Information Systems And Operations Management

Foreign Languages

C1 Advanced

C1 Advanced

English

Research Areas

Social Sciences and Humanities

Management

Production Management

Quantitative Methods

Logistics Management

Production and Service Systems

Industrial Engineering

Optimization Theory and Methods

Production Planning and Control

Scheduling

Project Management

Engineering and Technology

Academic Positions

2018 - Continues

2018 - Continues

Professor

Cukurova University, İktisadi Ve İdari Bil. Fak., İşletme

2012 - 2018

2012 - 2018

Associate Professor

Cukurova University, İktisadi Ve İdari Bil. Fak., İşletme

2012 - 2018

2012 - 2018

Associate Professor

Sabanci University, Mühendislik ve Doğa Bilimleri Fakültesi, Endüstri Mühendisliği

2010 - 2012

2010 - 2012

Assistant Professor

Sabanci University, Faculty Of Engıneerıng And Natural Scıences, Endüstri Mühendisliği

2009 - 2012

2009 - 2012

Assistant Professor

Cukurova University, İktisadi Ve İdari Bil. Fak., İşletme

2006 - 2009

2006 - 2009

Lecturer PhD

Cukurova University, İktisadi Ve İdari Bil. Fak., İşletme

2002 - 2006

2002 - 2006

Research Assistant

University of Florida, Warrington College Of Business, Information Systems And Operations Management

Managerial Experience

2012 - Continues

2012 - Continues

Head of Department

Cukurova University, İktisadi Ve İdari Bil. Fak., İşletme

2017 - 2024

2017 - 2024

Faculty Board Member

Cukurova University, Kozan İşletme Fakültesi

2017 - 2024

2017 - 2024

Faculty Management Board Member

Cukurova University, Kozan İşletme Fakültesi

2013 - 2020

2013 - 2020

Assistant Director of the Institute

Cukurova University, Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü

2013 - 2020

2013 - 2020

Institute Board Member

Cukurova University, Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü

2013 - 2020

2013 - 2020

Erasmus Program Institutional Coordinator

Cukurova University, Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü

2013 - 2014

2013 - 2014

Faculty Management Board Member

Cukurova University, İktisadi Ve İdari Bil. Fak., İşletme

2013 - 2014

2013 - 2014

Faculty Board Member

Cukurova University, İktisadi Ve İdari Bil. Fak., İşletme

Non Academic Experience

2011 - Continues

2011 - Continues

Owner and CEO

Business Establishment Private, INFORMS AR-GE BİL. DAN. MÜH. EĞT. VE YAZ. HİZ. TİC. LTD. ŞTİ., INFORMS AR-GE, Owner and CEO

2021 - 2023

2021 - 2023

ÇUKUROVA ÜNİVERSİTESİ TEKNOLOJİ TRANSFER OFİSİ A.Ş. CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD

University, ÇUKUROVA ÜNİVERSİTESİ, TEKNOLOJİ TRANSFER OFİSİ, ÇUKUROVA ÜNİVERSİTESİ TEKNOLOJİ TRANSFER OFİSİ A.Ş. CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD

2020 - 2022

2020 - 2022

ÇUKUROVA TEKNOLOJİ GELİŞTİRME BÖLGESİ YÖNETİCİ A.Ş. (ÇUKUROVA TECHNOPARK) CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD

Technology Development Zone, ÇUKUROVA TEKNOLOJİ GELİŞTİRME BÖLGESİ YÖNETİCİ A.Ş., ÇUKUROVA TEKNOLOJİ GELİŞTİRME BÖLGESİ YÖNETİCİ A.Ş. (ÇUKUROVA TEKNOKENT), ÇUKUROVA TEKNOLOJİ GELİŞTİRME BÖLGESİ YÖNETİCİ A.Ş. (ÇUKUROVA TECHNOPARK) CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD

2017 - 2021

2017 - 2021

ADANA İLİ AKADEMİK DANIŞMANI

Non-profit Organisation, TÜRKİYE ODALAR VE BORSALAR BİRLİĞİ, ADANA İLİ ODA VE BORSALARI, ADANA İLİ AKADEMİK DANIŞMANI

Journal articles indexed in SCI, SSCI, and AHCI

Books

2015

2015

Metaheuristic Methods

Agarwal A., ÇOLAK S., Erenguc S.

in: Handbook on Project Management and Scheduling Vol.1, Christoph Schwindt, Jürgen Zimmermann, Editor, Springer, New York, pp.57-74, 2015

2015

2015

Metaheuristic Methods

ANURAG A., ÇOLAK S., ERENGUC S.

in: Handbook on Project Management and Scheduling, Jürgen Zimmermann and Schwindt, Christoph, Editor, Springer, pp.57-74, 2015

2006

2006

Resource Constrained Project Scheduling: a Hybrid Neural Approach

ÇOLAK S., Agarwal A., Erenguc S.

in: Perspectives in Modern Project Scheduling, Joanna Jozefowska and Jan Weglarz , Editor, Springer, New York, pp.297-318, 2006

Funded Projects

2021 - 2021

2021 - 2021

Adana Entrepreneurship Center Early-Stage Technology Entrepreneurs Pre-Incubation Program

Other International Funding Programs

Çolak S. (Executive)

2018 - 2020

2018 - 2020

Adana Girişimcilik Merkezi Projesi

CB Strateji ve Bütçe Başkanlığı (Kalkınma Bakanlığı) Projesi

Çolak S. (Executive)

2019 - 2019

2019 - 2019

Delivery of Business Plan Trainings and Supporting Firm Establishment in Adana and Mersin

Other International Funding Programs

Çolak S. (Executive)

2018 - 2018

2018 - 2018

Provision of Services on Delivery of Entrepreneurship Training, Coaching and Mentorship

Other International Funding Programs

Çolak S. (Executive)

2017 - 2018

2017 - 2018

RIS3 Adana Sanayi Rekabet Gücü Analizi

Project Supported by Higher Education Institutions

FİSUNOĞLU H. M. (Executive), ÇOLAK S., TEKİN İ., BURGAÇ A., BERBEROĞLU S., ORANSAY G.

2011 - 2012

2011 - 2012

Dağıtım Rotaları Yönetim Sistemi Geliştirilmesi

TUBITAK Project

Çolak S. (Executive)

Peer Reviews in Scientific Publications

January 2014

January 2014

Computers & Operations Research

SCI Journal

July 2013

July 2013

Computers & Industrial Engineering

SCI Journal

April 2013

April 2013

European Journal of Operational Research

SCI Journal

February 2013

February 2013

Endüstri Mühendisliği Dergisi

National Scientific Refreed Journal

January 2012

January 2012

Decision Sciences

SCI Journal

April 2011

April 2011

Applied Mathematics and Computation

National Scientific Refreed Journal

March 2011

March 2011

Gazi University Journal of Science

Other Indexed Journal

June 2010

June 2010

Information Technology and Management

SCI Journal

April 2010

April 2010

Journal Operational Research: An International Journal

SCI Journal

April 2009

April 2009

Information Sciences

Other Indexed Journal



Citations

Total Citations (WOS): 142

h-index (WOS): 5