Successfully defended PhD thesis
Defended the PhD thesis “Decentralized and AI-Driven Internet of Energy Framework: Algorithms and Models for Bartering, Donation, and On-Chain Federated Learning” at Koç University.
Research
Abdulrezzak Zekiye
PhD researcher in distributed systems, federated learning, blockchain, and AI for the Internet of Energy.
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Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award, GSSE (2025 & 2026)
Recognized by the Graduate School of Sciences and Engineering at Koç University.
CertNexus Certified Artificial Intelligence Practitioner
Earned the CertNexus CAIP professional certificate.
Selected publications
2026
Submitted
SEEM: A Synergistic Energy Exchange Model through Hierarchical Federated Learning
Sustainable Energy, Grids and Networks
2026
Journal · Q1
SJR 4.363
Beyond Energy Trading: AI-Enhanced Peer-to-Peer Energy Bartering
IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid
2026
Conference
Decentralized and AI-Enhanced IoE Framework: Algorithms and Analysis of Bartering, Donation, and On-Chain Federated Learning
IEEE ICDCS 2026
2026
Conference
EBChain: Blockchain-Based Peer-to-Peer Energy Bartering System
IEEE BalkanCom 2026
2026
Major revision
FairDona: Fairness-Aware Algorithms for Peer-to-Peer Energy Donation
IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Computing
2026
Under review
Advancing Blockchain with Distributed Hash Tables: Survey of Architectures and Methods
ACM Transactions on Internet Technology
2025
Conference
ED-DAO: Energy Donation Algorithms Based on Decentralized Autonomous Organization
IEEE ICC 2025
2024
Conference
Blockchain-Enabled Energy Trading and Battery-Based Sharing in Microgrids
IEEE ICC 2024
2023
Conference · Short paper
Al-Jawaab at Qur'an QA 2023 Shared Task: Exploring Embeddings and GPT Models for Passage Retrieval and Reading Comprehension
Proceedings of ArabicNLP 2023
2023
Conference · Short paper
ANKA: A Decentralized Blockchain-based Energy Marketplace for Battery-powered Devices
ACM BlockSys 2023
2023
Conference
AI-Assisted Investigation of On-Chain Parameters: Risky Cryptocurrencies and Price Factors
IEEE BCCA 2023
Talks & events
EBChain: Blockchain-Based Peer-to-Peer Energy Bartering System
9th International Balkan Conference on Communications and Networking
Conference talk on a blockchain-based P2P energy bartering system.
BCCA 2024 — Energy sharing & IoE networking
6th International Conference on Blockchain Computing and Applications (BCCA)
Two papers: blockchain-assisted energy sharing across microgrids, and synergistic blockchain + SDN integration in Internet of Energy systems.
BCCA 2023 — Federated learning & on-chain analysis
5th International Conference on Blockchain Computing and Applications (BCCA)
Two papers: blockchain-based federated learning for decentralized energy management, and AI-assisted investigation of on-chain parameters.
ANKA: Decentralized energy marketplace
ACM BlockSys 2023
Presentation of ANKA, a decentralized blockchain-based energy marketplace for battery-powered devices.
Al-Jawaab at Qur'an QA 2023
ArabicNLP 2023 Shared Task
Shared-task talk on embeddings and GPT models for passage retrieval and reading comprehension.
The Internet of Energy Systems
IEEE International Conference on Blockchain and Cryptocurrency (ICBC)
Short paper talk: blockchain and smart contracts meet federated learning for Internet of Energy systems.
TurkMIA 2023 — Medical informatics talks
14th Turkish Congress of Medical Informatics Association
Talks on trusting heart-failure predictors and a knowledge-graph approach to COVID-19 entities and relationships.
INFUS 2022 — Cryptocurrency evaluation with AHP
INFUS 2022 / Springer
Conference talk on dynamically evaluating cryptocurrencies based on users' preferences using AHP.
Education
2022 – 2026
Defended
PhD in Computer Science and Engineering
Koç University, Istanbul, Türkiye
Presidential Fellow · Supervisor: Prof. Öznur Özkasap · GPA: 3.78/4.00
Thesis: Decentralized and AI-Driven Internet of Energy Framework: Algorithms and Models for Bartering, Donation, and On-Chain Federated Learning
Successfully defended on 13 August 2026.
Thesis: Decentralized and AI-Driven Internet of Energy Framework: Algorithms and Models for Bartering, Donation, and On-Chain Federated Learning
Successfully defended on 13 August 2026.
Master's
Master's in Computer Engineering
Dokuz Eylül University, Türkiye
Turkish Government Scholarship (YTB) · GPA: 4.00/4.00
Thesis: Studying and Analysing Blockchain-Based Projects using On-Chain Analysis
Thesis: Studying and Analysing Blockchain-Based Projects using On-Chain Analysis
2012 – 2017
B.Sc. in Electronic/Computer Engineering
University of Aleppo
Ranked 1st with an overall average of 94.03%
Senior Design Project: Design and Implementation of an Adult Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Device
Senior Design Project: Design and Implementation of an Adult Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Device
Experience
2022 – Present
Teaching Assistant
Koç University
- Teaching Assistant for Advanced Programming (Spring 2023–2026)
- Teaching Assistant for Computer Networks (Fall 2022–2025)
- Mentored and co-supervised 15+ undergraduate and high school students
2017 – 2019
Teaching Assistant
University of Aleppo
- Full-time TA (2019) and Part-time TA (2017–2018)
- C++ Programming, Java Programming, Distributed and Real-time Systems, and Computer Organization and Architecture
- Workshops on C#.NET programming and SQL Server database design
2020 – 2022
Freelance Developer
Independent
Developed web, mobile, and decentralized applications (DApps).
Academic service
2024 – 2026
Program Committee & TPC Member
- IEEE BCCA 2024 & 2025 (TPC Member)
- IEEE iMETA 2024, 2025 & 2026 (PC Member)
2024 – 2025
Organizing Roles
- Publicity Chair, IEEE BCCA SISDL 2025
- Publicity Chair, ACM 10th International Conference on Future Networks & Distributed Systems
2023 – Present
Peer Reviewing
Reviewer for IEEE TPDS, IEEE TIFS, IEEE JSAC, ACM TIOT, IEEE GlobeCom, BCCA, Heliyon, and others.
Awards
2026
Academic Excellence Award, GSSE
Koç University
2025 – 2026
Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award, GSSE
Koç University (2025, 2026)
2022 – 2026
Presidential Fellowship
Koç University
2022 – 2026
TÜBİTAK Performance Scholarship
Awarded 5 times
2023
Best Paper Award
14th Turkish Congress of Medical Informatics
2013 – 2018
Albassel Award for Academic Excellence
University of Aleppo — awarded 5 times
Certificates
2025
CertNexus Certified Artificial Intelligence Practitioner
CertNexus
2024
Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency Technologies
Coursera
2021
Blockchain Developer Bootcamp
ConsenSys Academy
Teaching & videos
Selected courses and talks.
اساسيات البرمجة في لغة C#
Playlistمقدمة عن الذكاء الاصطناعي
PlaylistRESTful APIs and C#.Net
Playlistخوارزميات Algorithms
Playlistاستدعاء الطرق عن بعد RMI (Remote Method Invocation)
Playlistفي هذه الفيديوهات سأقوم بشرح كيفية استدعاء الطرق عن بعد باستخدام تقنية RMI الخاصة بلغة الجافا. سيكون الشرح من خلال إنشاء تطبيق ترجمة (أنكليزي - إنكليزي) بدءأً من ترجمة كلمة وانتهاء بقاموس يحوي حوالي 170 ألف كلمة. سنقوم بإنشاء تطبيق محادثة والذي سيبين أهمية هذه التقنية (RMI)، أيضا
EBChain: Blockchain-Based Peer-to-Peer Energy Bartering System @ BalkanCom
VideoThe growing adoption of distributed energy resources has created a need for decentralized mechanisms capable of coordinating local energy exchanges without relying on centralized operators. Although blockchain-based peer-topeer (P2P) energy trading has been widely studied, blockc
Analysis of Blockchain Assisted Energy Sharing Algorithms with Realistic Data Across Microgrids
VideoPresentation of our paper "Analysis of Blockchain Assisted Energy Sharing Algorithms with Realistic Data Across Microgrids" at the Sixth International Conference on Blockchain Computing and Applications (BCCA 2024), which was held in Dubai, UAE.
Exploring Embeddings and GPT Models for Passage Retrieval and Reading Comprehensive
VideoThe presentation of our short paper: Al-Jawaab at Qur'an QA 2023 Shared Task: Exploring Embeddings and GPT Models for Passage Retrieval and Reading Comprehensive, where we achieved second place in Task B. The paper can be found here: https://aclanthology.org/2023.arabicnlp-1.82/
ConsenSys Academy - Blockchain Developer Bootcamp 2021 - Final Project - Disputeable Contracts
VideoConsenSys Academy - Blockchain Developer Bootcamp 2021 - Final Project - Disputeable Contracts
Threads في لغة الجافا
Videoفي هذا الفيديو سنتطرق لثلاثة طرق نستطيع بها إنشاء Thread بلغة الجافا. في التطبيق العملي سنقوم بجعل برنامج المحادثة الذي قمنا بتطويره سابقاُ https://youtu.be/IImy19m0EXA قادراً على إرسال ملف واستقبال/إرسال رسالة في الوقت ذاته
Presentations
Volunteering
2015
Programming using C#.Net Workshop
University of Aleppo
2015
Designing Databases & SQL using MS SQL Server
University of Aleppo