FIRE - Fundamental and Interdisciplinary REsearch

FIRE Araştırma Eğitim Ltd. Şti. (hereinafter, FIRE-AE) aspires to advance the borders of humanity's knowledge corpus. FIRE-AE works in remote sensing and astrophysics field and aims to contribute to the global research landscape through rigorous scientific investigation, accessible and free reference materials, and comprehensive training programs. Though FIRE-AE is a start-up limited company, its ambition is to become a beacon of knowledge and discovery in the scientific world.

Space telescope and EO satellite together

Services

Among the services FIRE-AE provides, there are digital assistantship, literature reviewing (academic and patent), and very start-up friendly website development. Details can be seen from the Services page.

Feasible solution generation for your information retrieval, tool use, data handling, and software learning cases.
Static or dynamic website development with various use cases and scales.
Video editing/processing, map generation, satellite image utilization, and chemistry expertise.

Research

FIRE-AE conducts independent and interdisciplinary scientific research in astrophysics and remote sensing fields. Projects can be seen from Research Projects page.

Güray Hatipoğlu has significant experience in water resources management, chemical pollution inventory, satellite remote sensing, analytical chemistry, sediment remediation, lake ecology, and air pollution research projects.
He was involved in TUBITAK, HORIZON Europe, and ICT-AGRI project proposal preparation, project team establishment, and reporting works.
ORCID profile: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7538-6265. Main areas: Numerical modelling, Satellite Remote Sensing, Digital Image Analysis, Data Decomposition/Reduction Techniques, Machine Learning.

Training

FIRE-AE provides training for researchers, students, and professionals. Programs range from undergraduate workshops to graduate-level courses and capacity development for professionals. Available training programs can be seen in the Training page. Example Udemy course: Practice and Theory Intro to Satellite Remote Sensing. Many Turkish-language videos available on the FIRE-AE YouTube channel.

Outreach-Media Merchs

While providing custom professional solutions and conducting advanced scientific research projects are significant contributions to the society, their target audience is rather limited. In addition to these works, FIRE-AE also coordinates two main outreach activities:

Science Ascend: An astrophysics journal targeting astrophysics students, researchers, and professionals with cutting edge scientific research, tools, and people from the field. Free-to-read and submit articles. More information can be found at Science Ascend webpage
Media Merch: Astrophysics theme stickers, cards, and posters for anyone interested in astronomy, or simply willing to add a fantastic, colorful, and real object to their interior design or stick to their phones/computers. More information can be found at Media Merch webpage

Founder: Y. Güray Hatipoğlu

METU, Chemistry, 2016, B.Sc. (Honors)
Masaryk University, RECETOX, Summer 2017
METU, Earth System Science, 2018, M.Sc.
METU, Earth System Science, 2018-2022, Ph.D. (terminated)
KW: chemistry, modeling, statistics, remote sensing, astrophysics.
He has experience in field works, laboratory, modeling studies, surveying, data analysis, and reporting.
CV: YGH-CV-February 2026.
Affiliation: FIRE Araştırma Eğitim Ltd. Şti. (FIRE Research and Training Ltd.)
Memberships: Europlanet Society, Planetary Research Cooperative, Ecological Forecasting Initiative

Consultants

Consultants advise and collaborate with FIRE-AE, but are never responsible for outputs or services.

Arif Solmaz

Dr. Arif Solmaz is a researcher and academic with a Ph.D. in astrophysics. Experience in data analysis, machine learning, scientific computing, astrophysics, robotics, and engineering. Affiliation: Istanbul Health and Technology University, Department of Mechatronics Engineering. Membership: TAD, EAS, IAU, Europlanet Society.