PHOT 498 Graduation Project 2025 poster presentations of the Department of Photonics at İzmir Institute of Technology (IYTE) were held on May 30, 2025, in the department garden. Students presented the results of their research conducted their studies, showcasing a diverse range of topics with scientific depth and interdisciplinary relevance.

The event was honored by the presence of Prof. Dr. Bünyamin Akgül, Dean of the Faculty of Science, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Günnur Güler, Vice Dean, and Prof. Dr. Cem Çelebi, Vice Rector. The attending faculty members visited each poster, listened to the student presentations in detail, asked questions, and congratulated the students on their achievements.

The presented projects included both experimental and theoretical work in areas such as machine learning-assisted material design, optical simulations, nanomaterials, metasurfaces, medical technologies, and quantum optics.

Zeynep Saatcı received the Best Poster Award for her work titled “Predicting Laser-Induced Graphene Properties: A Machine Learning and Deep Learning Approach,” supervised by Prof. Dr. Canan Varlıklı. Doğukan Tutar was also granted the Best Poster Award for his project titled “Identification of Monolayer Cu-Sc-S Phases via Electronic and Vibrational Properties,” supervised by Prof. Dr. Hasan Şahin.

The list of students, their project titles, and supervisors is as follows:

• Zeynep Saatcı – “Predicting Laser-Induced Graphene Properties: A Machine Learning and Deep Learning Approach” – Prof. Dr. Canan Varlıklı
• Alperen Beklen – “Tyson Shadow: Real-Time Reflex and Blocking Training System for Combat Sports” – Prof. Dr. Canan Varlıklı
• Serdar Ölmez – “Simulation-Based Optimization of LED Arrangement and Diffuser Configuration in a Multi-Spectral Display for Home Light Therapy” – Prof. Dr. Canan Varlıklı
• Uğur Cem Gürses – “Simulation of Light Propagation in Metasurface-Integrated PMMA Waveguides Using Tidy3D” – Prof. Dr. Canan Varlıklı
• İrem Saçın – “Fabrication and Characterization of Photodetectors Based on P3HT:PCBM and P3HT:Perylene:PCBM Active Layers” – Prof. Dr. Canan Varlıklı
• Zeynep Emer – “Optoelectronic Properties of Strain-Tunable NbOCl₂ Monolayers” – Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mehmet Yağmurcukardeş
• Ahmet Melih Özer – “Defect Effects in α-Tilted Bismuthene: A First-Principles Study” – Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mehmet Yağmurcukardeş
• Ömer Kutay Tamdoğan – “Dimensionality Effects in TiX₅: A Comparative Study of 2D Sheets and 1D Nanochains” – Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mehmet Yağmurcukardeş
• Yağmur Damla Arslan – “Volume Grating-Based Simulation and Optimization for AR Waveguides” – Asst. Prof. Dr. Michaël Barbier
• Yiğit Güven – “Grid-Search-Based Optimization for Designing Single-Layer Broadband Achromatic Metalenses” – Asst. Prof. Dr. Michaël Barbier
• Emircan Yılmaz – “Numerical Simulation of Spectral Hong–Ou–Mandel Interference in Stratified Optical Media” – Asst. Prof. Dr. Michaël Barbier
• Barkın Jurnal – “Simulation of Lift-Off via Laser Ablation in Metal-on-Substrate Thin Films Using the Two-Temperature Model” – Asst. Prof. Dr. Michaël Barbier
• Atay Yurt – “Nocturnal Cough Monitoring and Treatment System Integrating Humidity and Lighting Conditions of the Patient’s Environment” – Asst. Prof. Dr. Michaël Barbier
• Rabia Nur Bilgin – “Personalized Real-Time Humidity Optimization for Respiratory Diseases Based on Cough Detection and Circadian Time” – Asst. Prof. Dr. Michaël Barbier
• Zeynep Kuru – “Design and Synthesis of Palladium-BODIPY Complex as Efficient Photosensitizer for Photodynamic Therapy” – Prof. Dr. Mustafa Emrullahoğlu
• Cem Demir – “Fluorescence Lifetime Variations of Blue and Green Fluorescent Proteins upon ‘Stokes’ and ‘Anti-Stokes’ Excitation/Detection” – Assoc. Prof. Dr. Alexey Bogdanov
• Barlas Erakay – “Designing a Nanotool for Cancer Theranostics Based on Organism-Wide Immune Tolerome Mapping” – Assoc. Prof. Dr. Alexey Bogdanov
• Doğukan Tutar – “Identification of Monolayer Cu-Sc-S Phases via Electronic and Vibrational Properties” – Prof. Dr. Hasan Şahin

This meaningful event, marking the final step of the students’ undergraduate journey, allowed them to proudly share their research with the academic community. The poster day once again highlighted the Department of Photonics’ commitment to interdisciplinary research and hands-on student engagement.