Applied Mathematics · IIT Chicago

Hi, I'm Alaittin.
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Fifth-year Ph.D. candidate at the Illinois Institute of Technology, working in the Discrete Applied Mathematics Group. My research spans graph theory, combinatorial optimization, and computational methods for real-world structured problems.

Combinatorial Optimization Algorithm Design Equitable Networks Graph Theory Redistricting

Open to collaboration & consulting

Interactive Tools

FalCom Visualizer

Animated Markov chain sampling for facility location & districting.

Chicago Healthcare Access

Optimization-based dashboard for equitable healthcare facility placement.

March 2026 Paper accepted at Graphs and Combinatorics: Coloring of graphs avoiding bicolored paths of a fixed length.
Summer 2025 Research internship at Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, working on the Exa.TrkX project for particle trajectory reconstruction.
August 2024 Joined the Discrete Applied Mathematics Group at Illinois Institute of Technology.