Dr.Filiz Ozel
Associate Vice Provost &
Professor of Architecture and Landscape Architecture

Graduate College &
College of Design
Arizona State University
Tempe, AZ 85287-1003

Phone: (480) 965 5999

Education
2000 Summer Institute for Women in Higher Education Administration, Bryn Mawr College, PA
1987 D.Arch. University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
1980 M.Arch. Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey
1970 B.Arch. Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey
Academic Administrative Experience
2007-present Associate Vice Provost for Graduate Academic Programs, Graduate College, Arizona State University
Responsibilities include graduate curriculum development, Arizona Board of Regents mandated academic program review of units, satisfactory academic progress policy and procedures, development of policy and procedures that govern graduate education at ASU
2003-2007 Associate Dean for Graduate Academic Programs, Division of Graduate Studies, Arizona State University
2000-2001 Interim Director, PhD in Environmental Design and Planning, Arizona State University
1997-2000 Assistant Director, School of Architecture, Arizona State University
Coordinator of the academic program review and the accreditation review of the School's programs
1993-1995 Graduate Coordinator, College of Architecture, Construction Management. & Planning, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Nevada
1987-1989 Founding Chair, Dept. of Interior Architecture, Bilkent University, College of Fine Arts, Ankara, Turkey
Academic Experience
1999 - present Professor, School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture, Arizona State University
1995-99 Associate Professor, School of Architecture, Arizona State University
1994-95 Visiting Associate Professor, School of Architecture, Arizona State University
1992-95 Assistant Professor / Associate Professor, College of Architecture, Construction Management & Planning, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
1989-92 Assistant Professor, School of Architecture, New Jersey Inst. of Technology
1987-89 Assistant Professor (Chair), Dept. of Interior Architecture, Bilkent University, College of Fine Arts (also teaching at Bogazici University during the first year)
1987-88 Faculty member, Bogazici University, Dept. of Computer Science, Istanbul, Turkey
1985-87 Assistant Professor, School of Architecture, New Jersey Inst. of Technology

Teaching Responsibilities
Architectural and Interior Design Studios
Computer Graphics Programming in Architecture
Architectural Information Systems
Research Methods in Architecture
Methods in Architectural Computing
VBA for AutoCAD
2D and 3D Computer Graphics/CAD
Ph.D. Dissertations (currently chairing/co-chairing 3 PhD committees)
Master's Theses

Research Interests
Architectural Information Systems and Spatial Databases
Use of Building Information Modeling (BIM) in performance analysis of buildings
Life Safety Performance of Buildings and Egress Design
Human Behavior in Fire Emergencies in Buildings
Methods in Architectural Computing
Building Information Modeling for Healthcare Facility Design
Selected Recent Publications
Articles

"Pattern Language and Embedded Knowledge in Building Information Modeling", article published in the proceedings of eCAADe 2007 conference, Wiesbaden, Germany, 2007

"Towards dynamic real-time informative warning systems", (co-author Robert Pahle), chapter in the book titled "Visualizing Sustainable Planning Models", Springer Verlag, Heidelberg,Germany, 2007

"Life safety code provisions and their impact on emergency egress behavior of people during fires", article published in the book titled "Unintended Consequences", Arizona State University, College of Design Publications, July 2007

“Confluence of Building Information for Design, Construction and Management of Buildings”, article published in the Journal of Architectural Computing, 2005.

“Standardization of Building Information Management”, in the proceedings of SIGRADI-2004 conference, VIII IberoAmerican Congress of Digital Graphic, Sao Leopoldo, Brazil, November 2004.

Ozel, F., “Modulation and Mathematical Basis of Design”, the proceedings of eCAADe ’04 conference, (European Association for Computer Aided Design), Copenhagen, Denmark, September 2004

“An Evolutionary System to Generate Multi-objective Architectural Design Solutions” (co-author: Ajith Mulky), in the conference proceedings of GCAD ‘04 (Generative CAD Systems Symposium), Carnegie Mellon Institute, Pittsburgh, July, 2004

“Data modeling issues in simulating the dynamic processes in life cycle analysis of buildings", (co-author: N. Kohler) in the journal Automation In Construction, Fall 2003

“Data Modeling of Buildings with BmXML” (co-authors: Robert Pahle, Manu Juyal), the proceedings of the eCAADe 2003 conference, Graz, Austria, September 2003

"The Impact of Digital and Manual Media on the Conceptualization Capability of Architects", (Co-authors, Abdelhameed, W., Abdellatif, M., & Daef, M.A.), Journal of Engineering Sciences (JES), October, 2003.

"An XML Framework for Data Modeling of Buildings", (co-authors: Pahle, R., and Juyal, M.), International Journal of Design Computing, Fall 2003

"Hierarchic verses Network Data Modeling of Buildings in XML", (co-authors: Juyal, M. and Pahle, R.) The Proceedings of the ARCC Conference, April, 2003

"Data Modeling and Databases in Life Cycle Analysis of Buildings", (co-author Niklaus Kohler), the Proceedings of ACADIA 2002 Conference, October 2002

"A Web-Base Daylighting Analysis Tool" (co-authors Hansa Makhija & Harvey Bryan) Proceedings of the 27th National Passive Solar Conference, American Solar Energy Society, R. Campbell-Howe, editor, Reno, NV., June 2002, pp. 509-514

"Multi-hazard Mitigation during Post-disaster Recovery Following an Earthquake", the Proceedings of the ACSA 2001 International Conference, Istanbul, Turkey, June, 2001

"Time Pressure and Stress as a Factor During Emergency Egress", Safety Science Journal, Elsevier Publishers, the Netherlands, Spring 2001

"Architectural Knowledge and Database Management Systems", presented and published in the proceedings of eCAADe 2000 conference, Weimer, Germany, June, 2000

"Spatial Databases and Simulation of Dynamic Processes", presented and published in the Proceedings of CAADRIA '2000, Singapore, Spring 2000.

"Geometric Modeling in the Simulation of Fire/Smoke Spread in Buildings", the Proceedings of the Second International Conference of the Latin-American Society in Digital Graphics, SIGraDI '98, 1998.

"An Object Oriented Representation of Design Decisions", Journal Automation in Construction, Elsevier Publishers, the Netherlands, Fall 1998.

"The Role of Time Pressure and Stress on the Decision Process During Fire Emergencies", the Proceedings of the First International Conference on Human Behavior in Fire, sponsored by University of Ulster, Belfast, N. Ireland, August 1998.

"Life Safety Issues in Hotel/Casino Occupancies", the Proceedings of the 2nd International Fire Research and Engineering Conference, Center for Fire Research, Spring 1998.

"Emergency Egress in Library Buildings", ACSA Southwest Regional Conference. Article published in the Working Papers of the Conference, October 1997. (With Brown, J., & Sambolin, G.),

"Design Decision Representation: An Object Oriented Approach", the Proceedings of the ACADIA '97 Conference, Cincinnati, OH, October 1997. Editor

Ozel, F. and McIntosh, P. (guest editors) Journal of Automation in Construction, Elsevier Publishers, the Netherlands, October 1997.

(co-editor: McIntosh, P.) ACADIA '96 Conference Proceedings, Tucson, AZ, October 1996.

Articles Under Development

"Building Information Modeling System for Design of Healthcare Facilities"

"Object Hierarchies for Building Information Modeling Systems: a Case for Developing Custom Lifesafety Objects for Emergency Egress Design"

Service
Academic
2009 (Upcoming) Invited Professional Presentation, Building Information Modeling (BIM) for Building Systems, Central Arizona Chapter of ASHRAE (American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers)
2009 PhD Program Reviewer, February 23-24, 2009, Texas Technological University. Lubbock, Texas
2009 Article Reviewer, EJER '09, EuroAsian Journal for Education Research
2008-09 Article Reviewer, ASCAAD '09, Arab Society for Computer Aided Architectural Design
2008, May Invited Professional Presentation, Building Information Modeling (BIM) for Healthcare Design, Central Arizona Society of Healthcare Engineers, CASHE
2006-07 Reviewer, Journal of Architectural Computing
1998-2003 Reviewer, Association for Computer Aided Design (ACADIA)
1997-99 Reviewer, Fulbright Senior Scholar Specialist Review Committee
1995-98 Steering Committee Member, Association for Computer Aided Design (ACADIA)
1995-96 Technical Co-chair, responsible for the editing of the ACADIA '96 Proceedings

University
2008 Spring- present Member, ASU University Provost's Advisory Council (UPAC),
2007- present Associate Vice Provost, ASU/Graduate College
2007-present Member/coordinator, ASU/University Graduate Council
2004- present ASU Faculty Women's Association
2003-2007 Associate Dean, ASU/Division of Graduate Studies
2004-2007 Chair, ASU/Tempe Graduate Council
2003-present Member, ASU/CAPC (Curriculum and Academic Programs Committee)
1997-98 Member, ASU/University Promotion and Tenure Review Committee
1996-2000 Member, ASU/ University Information Technologies Advisory Committee (ITAC)

College
2002 - 2003 School of Architecture, executive committee
2000-2001 Interim Director, PhD in Environmental Design and Planning
1997-2000 Assistant Director, School of Architecture
Coordinator of the academic program review and the accreditation review of the School's programs
1996-2000 Chair, College of Architecture and Environmental Design Computer Committee
1995-2000 Member, Interdisciplinary Ph.D. Program Executive Committee

Community Service
2002 - 2006 City of Tempe, Arizona, Design Review Board
2006-present City of Sunnyslope, Arizona, Revitalization Project

Professional Affiliations
Member, Council of Graduate Schools (CGS) in United States of America
Associate Member, American Institute of Architects (AIA)
Member, Association for Computer Aided Design in Architecture (ACADIA)
Member, National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)
Member, Environmental Design Research Association (EDRA), (1985-87) (1990-92)
Member, Sociedad Iberoamericana de Grafica Digital (SIGraDI)

Personal Information
Professor Dr. Filiz Ozel is married, and has two children
Daughter: Physician, Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Son:Physician, Radiologist

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Last update: February, 2009