Professional life:
(1) During 1970-1996 professor of computer science at the University of Ottawa. Founding Chairman of the First Executive Committee of the Chairmen of the Canadian Computer Science Departments (1981-82).

(2) After early retirement from the University in 1996, as a professor emeritus, positions at the Information Technologies Research Institue of the Marmara Research Center of TUBITAK (Turkish Science and Technical Research Council) in Turkey. Last position: Acting Director. Membership in several NATO groups on modelling and simulation.

(3) Return to Canada: July 2001. Director, Ottawa Center of the McLeod Institute of Simulation Sciences (MISS) of The Society for Computer Simulation International (SCS).

Research Interests: 
(1) Applications of artificial intelligence in modelling and simulation, in software engineering
(e.g., software agents and program understanding), as well as in reliability and quality;
(2) Modelling and simulation;
(3) Software systems engineering;
(4) Reliability and quality in modelling and simulation, software engineering, user/system interfaces, software agents, and knowledge bases; and
(5) Professional ethics in modelling and simulation.

Publications: over 320. 

Involvement in conferences and seminars:
Contributions in nearly 300 conferences and seminars held in 27 countries.
Memberships to numerous International Program Committees.
Several Conference/Program Chairmanships of International Conferences.
Since 1990, over 70 invited talks.

Awards:
"Information Age Award” - from the Turkish Ministry of Culture (1991).
"Scientist of the Year Award in 1996 in Gebze” (1997).
“Successful Projects of 1998 Award” Marmara Research Center (1999).
About 20 Who’s Who citations.  

Languages: Fluent in English, French, and Turkish; reading knowledge of Italian and Spanish.