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Research Interests

• Aerodynamic Shape Optimization (ASO)
• Coupled aeropropulsive design optimization and Over-Wing Nacelle (OWN) configurations
• Environmentally friendly future aircraft designs
• Robust solver development in OpenMDAO–Schur complement solver for solving conservation residuals in aeropropulsive design optimization
• Robust solver development in OpenMDAO–multilevel preconditioned robust Newton solver for effectively solving OpenMDAO problems
• Developing machine learning based framework that works with OpenMDAO for hydrofoil optimizations

Publications

Journal Papers

2025

1. Coupled Aeropropulsive Design Optimization of a Podded Electric Propulsor

   M. A. S. Abdul-Kaiyoom, A. H. R. Lamkin, A. Yildirim, J. S. Gray, C. A. Mader, , and R. R. A. M. Joaquim

   Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization, 68(13), 2025

   doi:10.1007/s00158-024-03904-w

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2. Nonlinear and Linear Schur Complement Solvers for Optimization of Saddle-Point Systems

   M. A. S. Abdul-Kaiyoom, A. Yildirim, and J. R. R. A. Martins

   Optimization and Engineering, 2025

   doi:10.1007/s11081-025-09976-x

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2024

1. Coupled Aeropropulsive Design Optimization of an Overwing Nacelle Configuration

   M. A. S. Abdul-Kaiyoom, A. Yildirim, and J. R. R. A. Martins

   Journal of Aircraft, 2024

   doi:10.2514/1.C037678

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2. Coupled aeropropulsive design optimization of a podded electric propulsor

   M. A. S. Abdul-Kaiyoom, A. Lamkin, A. Yildirim, J. S. Gray, C. A. Mader, and J. R. R. A. Martins

   Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization, 2024

   doi:10.1007/s00158-024-03904-w

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Conference Papers

2024

1. Robust Schur-Complement Solvers and Large-Scale Multidisciplinary Design Optimization

   M. A. S. Abdul-Kaiyoom, A. Yildirim, and J. R. R. A. Martins

   34th Congress of the International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences, 2024

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2. Shaping Sustainable Aviation with CFD-Based Design Optimization

   J. R. R. A. Martins, M. A. S. Abdul-Kaiyoom, E. J. Adler, A. C. Gray, H. Hajdik, E. Jonsson, A. H. R. Lamkin, B. Pacini, and A. Yildirim

   34th Congress of the International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences, 2024

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2023

1. Coupled Aeropropulsive Design Optimization of an Over-Wing Nacelle Configuration

   M. A. S. Abdul-Kaiyoom, A. Yildirim, , and R. R. A. M. Joaquim

   AIAA SciTech Forum, 2023

   doi:10.2514/6.2023-0327

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2. RANS-Based Multipoint Aeropropulsive Design Optimization of an Over-Wing Nacelle Configuration

   M. A. S. Abdul-Kaiyoom, A. Yildirim, and J. R. R. A. Martins

   AIAA Aviation Forum, 2023

   doi:10.2514/6.2023-3588

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3. Advancing Modularity and Framework Integration Level for Scalable High-Fidelity MDO

   T. Backhaus, M. A. S. Abdul-Kaiyoom, A. Yildirim, A. Stueck, and J. R. R. A. Martins

   AIAA AVIATION Forum, 2023

   doi:10.2514/6.2023-3315

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Education

• Ph.D., Aerospace Engineering and Scientific Computing, University of Michigan, 2020 - 2024
• M.Eng., Aerospace Engineering, University of Michigan, 2020 - 2024
• B.Sc​., Astronautical Engineering, Istanbul Technical University, 2016 - 2019
• B.Sc​., Aeronautical Engineering, Istanbul Technical University, 2016 - 2019

Honors & Awards

• ITU Alumni Association Fellowship
• 1st rank holder in the faculty, 2019
• 2nd rank holder in the university, 2019