Selected Publications
My publication record reflects cross-disciplinary research trajectory, spanning peer-reviewed journal articles, IEEE conference proceedings, systems engineering research, predictive maintenance, AI, and emerging intelligent systems.
Journal Articles
Yalim, C., Unal, R., & Handley, H. A. (2026). A three-stage causal root-cause diagnostic protocol for nonstationary industrial time series data. International Journal of Intelligent Systems, 2026(1), 3436744.
Yalim, C., & Handley, H. A. H. (2025). Integrating data management plans into the Unified Architecture Framework standards views. Systems Engineering, 28(6), 750–761.
Yalim, C., & Erturun, U. (2026). Energy-efficient human activity recognition on self-powered wearables: The sampling-rate and model-complexity Pareto frontier. Manuscript submitted for publication to the International Journal of Intelligent Systems.
Yalim, C., & Erturun, U. (2026). Data-driven feasibility of self-powered wearable health monitoring: A multi-dataset analysis of energy-accuracy trade-offs. Manuscript submitted for publication to the International Journal of Energy Research.
Yalim, C., & Erturun, U. (2026). Self-powered wearable health monitoring: A systems perspective on the energy-sensing-diagnostics co-design. Manuscript submitted for publication to the International Journal of Intelligent Systems.
Yalim, C., & Erturun, U. (2026). Self-powered condition monitoring of rolling element bearings: Linking vibration energy harvesting to remaining useful life estimation. Manuscript submitted for publication to Quality and Reliability Engineering International.
Yalim, C. (2026). Sequential Bayesian state estimation for system-of-systems project portfolios: Closing the cognitive loop under uncertainty. Manuscript submitted for publication to Systems Engineering.
Yalim, C. (2026). A proof-of-concept evaluation of the resilient digital twin with human-in-the-loop framework for power grid system-of-systems resilience. Manuscript submitted for publication to Systems Engineering.
Conference Research
Yalim, C., & Erturun, U. (2026). The Cognitive Enterprise: Engineering Management in the Age of Active Inference and Industry 5.0. Paper accepted at the American Society for Engineering Management International Annual Conference.
Soule, R., Yalim, C., Unal, R., & Handley, H. A. H. (2026). Human-centered mission RAG: A sociotechnical framework for intelligent team alignment in mission engineering. Paper accepted for presentation at the Annual Conference on Systems Engineering Research.
Yalim, C., Soule, R., Unal, R., & Handley, H. A. H. (2026). A human-in-the-loop framework for enhancing system-of-systems resilience via AI-driven anomaly detection in digital twin environments. Paper accepted for presentation at the Annual Conference on Systems Engineering Research.
Yalim, C., & Handley, H. A. H. (2025). Execution of the information model for synergistic decision support using IMPRINT simulation. Proceedings of the 2025 IEEE International Systems Conference, 65–71.
Yalim, C., & Handley, H. A. H. (2025). Application of the human readiness levels to AI-intensive systems. Proceedings of MODSIM World 2025.
Handley, H. A. H., & Yalim, C. (2024). An information model for synergistic decision support. Proceedings of the 2024 IEEE International Systems Conference, 15–19.
Yalim, C., & Handley, H. H. (2024). Integrating generative artificial intelligence with systems architecting diagram creation: Advancement, challenges, opportunities and future perspectives. ASEM International Annual Conference.
Yalim, C., Mohanty, J., Kovacic, S. F., & Handley, H. H. (2023). Automated prioritization of maintenance work orders: A sentiment analysis approach using natural language processing. Fleet Maintenance & Modernization Symposium, 21–25.
Research Recognition
My research has been recognized through awards and competitive research activities, including:
Dr. Barry Boehm Research Excellence Award
Systems Engineering Research Center, 2026
Best Poster Presentation
ODU Batten College of Engineering & Technology, 2026 ODU Knowledge & Creativity Expo
Best Paper Award
MODSIM World 2025 Conference
My research has also been supported through U.S. Military Sealift Command research grants, including work on maintenance work-order prioritization using natural language processing and ongoing research on hyperspectral sensor analysis.
Research Beyond the Publication Record
Research, to me, is not limited to producing papers. I have contributed as a Co-Principal Investigator on federally supported research, served as a reviewer for journals and international technical conferences, and participated in the evaluation of emerging research as a Virginia State Science Fair volunteer judge.
I have reviewed research for venues including Electronics Letters, IEEE systems conferences, CSER, IEEE energy and systems conferences, ASEM, and the Handbook of Sociotechnical Systems.
These activities reflect another dimension of my research philosophy: good research is not only about generating new knowledge, but also about developing the intellectual infrastructure through which new knowledge is evaluated, challenged, and advanced.
A Research Portfolio Designed to Cross Boundaries
My work does not fit neatly inside a single traditional research category. That is intentional.
I move between physical assets and abstract systems, algorithms and human decisions, energy harvesting and causal inference, individual machines and system-of-systems architectures. The common thread is the attempt to understand complex systems not as collections of isolated components, but as evolving structures of interactions, dependencies, decisions, and uncertainty.
The long-term goal is to develop engineering methodologies for systems that are not merely observable, but increasingly self-aware, causally informed, adaptive, and decision-capable.