Burak Sen

• Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Sakarya University
• PostDoc Position at Sakarya University

The transportation sector is undergoing a transformative shift, driven by advancements like autonomous and electric vehicle technologies. In this research, we investigate employment, carbon emissions, and total cost of ownership of autonomy and electrification in the US trucking industry. We utilize life cycle assessment and multi‐regional input‐ou...

Autonomous vehicles offer greater passenger convenience and improved fuel efficiency. However, they are likely to increase road transport activity and life cycle greenhouse emissions, due to several rebound effects. In this study, we investigate tradeoffs between improved fuel economy and rebound effects from a life-cycle perspective. Our results s...

Addressing our climate urgency requires various renewable and low-carbon technologies, which often contain critical materials that face potential supply risks. Existing studies on the critical material implications of green transition have used various methodologies, each with pros and cons in providing a system understanding. Here, we integrated t...

Adversarial attacks pose serious traffic safety risks that could potentially impede the deployment of automated driving systems (ADS). Recent discoveries show that imperceptible perturbations (also referred to as adversarial attacks) to inputs of deep neural networks employed in these systems could impair their image recognition and prediction capa...

In this study, raw biomass feedstock characterization of greenhouse post-harvest residues of tomato, pepper, and eggplant has been investigated using the wastes of stem and leaves as a source of energy gained from palletization. The characterization was compared to both sawdust and the relevant ISO and EU pellet standards. The proximate and ultimat...

Neodymium (Nd), an essential type of rare earth element, has attracted increasing attention in recent years due to its significant role in emerging technologies and its globally imbalanced demand and supply. Understanding the global and regional Nd stocks and flows would thus be important for understanding and mitigating potential supply risks. In...

Sustainability has been enshrined in the official claims of mega sporting events, and scholarly debates persist on how to achieve environmental stewardship and a prolonged legacy. Revitalizing the public transportation system with alternative fuel bus technologies has speculated significant environmental and socio-economic benefits to the host nati...

3D Concrete Printing (3DCP) is a rapidly expanding area in the field of architecture, engineering, and construction, but very limited research has quantitatively investigated its environmental impact. The existing Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) studies on 3DCP lack clearly defined functional units of comparison, especially considering load-bearing str...

Despite the increasing interest in 3D Concrete Printing (3DCP) in construction, limited research has quantitatively investigated the environmental impact that 3DCP brings. The existing Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) studies in the field can be criticized for a lack of clearly defined functional units of comparison, especially considering load-bearing...

Vehicle-to-infrastructure (V2I) communication is essential for reliable deployment of connected automated vehicle technology, contributing to the advanced safety and optimization of our transportation networks. However, supplying and maintaining necessary wireless infrastructure is a challenging task, particularly when it comes to rural areas. This...

Eco-efficiency analysis can provide useful information for sustainability benchmarking of products and sectors while assessing and monitoring their economic and environmental performances. The eco-efficiency is defined as a ratio between economic performance and environmental impact. With multiple environmental and economic metrics, the eco-efficie...

Recent advances in sustainable construction and development methods have allowed urban developers to significantly reduce urban environmental problems caused by buildings such as increased energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions, urban runoff, and the urban heat island effect. Newer forms of green infrastructure, including alternative roofi...

Connected and automated vehicles (CAVs) are emerging technologies expected to bring important environmental, social, and economic improvements in transportation systems. Given their implications in terms of air quality and sustainable and safer movement of goods, heavy‐duty trucks (HDTs), carrying the majority of U.S. freight, are considered an ide...

Heavy-duty trucks are the main carrier of the most of freight in the United States today. The U.S. Department of Energy’s projections show that, under the reference case, the truck vehicle-miles-travelled (VMT) on the national highway system will further increase in the near future. This outlook with regard to U.S. Class 8 Heavy-Duty Trucks (HDTs)...

Most of the global multiregional studies have looked at material footprint (MF) of either a nation or a region. A product-specific MF analysis, particularly when it comes to Alternative Fuel Vehicles (AFVs), carried out using a multiregional input-output (MRIO)-based life-cycle assessment model creates a valuable knowledge contributing to both the...

The purpose of Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) Standards is to enhance the fuel efficiency of passenger vehicles in the United States. Although these standards had been set constant for years, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) set increasing CAFE standards in 2011 based on vehicle's footprint, requiring vehicle manufa...