| Position | Company | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Junior Research Group Leader | Tübingen AI Center, University of Tübingen, Germany | Since September 2026 |
| Postdoc Researcher | Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR), Germany Institute of Atmospheric Physics Earth System Model Evaluation and Analysis | December 2025 - August 2026 |
| Doctoral Student Researcher | Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR), Germany Institute of Atmospheric Physics Earth System Model Evaluation and Analysis | March 2020 - November 2025 |
| M. Sc. Student Researcher | Boğaziçi University, Turkey iklimBU - Center for Climate Change and Policy Studies | January 2017 - December 2019 |
| Peer Mentor | Brika Sustainability, Turkey | January 2018 - December 2019 |
| MSc Student Researcher | Boğaziçi University, Turkey BUSPIN - Nanomagnetism and Spin Applications Research Group | June 2015 - December 2016 |
| Qualification | University | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Dr. rer. nat. (Doctor of Natural Sciences) | University of Bremen, Germany Faculty 1: Physics/Electrical Engineering | March 2020 - September 2025 |
| M. Sc., Computational Science and Engineering | Boğaziçi University, Turkey Institute for Graduate Studies in Sciences and Engineering | January 2017 - November 2019 |
| Graduate Coursework, Physics | Boğaziçi University, Turkey Department of Physics | August 2015 - January 2017 |
| B. Sc., Physics | Boğaziçi University, Turkey Department of Physics | September 2010 - August 2015 |
Paçal, A., Hassler, B., Weigel, K., Fernández-Torres, M.-Á., Camps-Valls, G., and Eyring, V.: A multivariate analysis of atmospheric drivers for Western European heatwaves, Earth Syst. Dynam., 17, 955–986, https://doi.org/10.5194/esd-17-955-2026, 2026.
Paçal, A. (2025). Detecting and understanding extreme temperature events and heatwaves using machine-learning [Dissertation, Universität Bremen]. https://doi.org/10.26092/elib/4746
Camps-Valls, G., Fernández-Torres, MÁ., Cohrs, KH. et al. Artificial intelligence for modeling and understanding extreme weather and climate events. Nat Commun 16, 1919 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-56573-8
Paçal, A., Hassler, B., Weigel, K., Kurnaz, M. L., Wehner, M. F., & Eyring, V. (2023). Detecting Extreme Temperature Events Using Gaussian Mixture Models. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 128, e2023JD038906.
Weigel, K., Bock, L., Gier, B. K., Lauer, A., Righi, M., Schlund, M., Adeniyi, K., Andela, B., Arnone, E., Berg, P., Caron, L.-P., Cionni, I., Corti, S., Drost, N., Hunter, A., Lledó, L., Mohr, C. W., Paçal, A., Pérez-Zanón, N., Predoi, V., Sandstad, M., Sillmann, J., Sterl, A., Vegas-Regidor, J., von Hardenberg, J., and Eyring, V. (2020). "Earth System Model Evaluation Tool (ESMValTool) v2.0 – diagnostics for extreme events, regional and impact evaluation, and analysis of Earth system models in CMIP.", Geosci. Model Dev., 14, 3159–3184.
Demiroglu, O. C., Saygili-Araci, F. S., Pacal, A., Hall, C. M., & Kurnaz, M. L. (2020). "Future Holiday Climate Index (HCI) Performance of Urban and Beach Destinations in the Mediterranean." Atmosphere. 11(9), 911.
Oral presentation at CESM Workshop 2026, Boulder, CO
Virtual poster presentation at CMIP Community Workshop 2026, Kyoto, Japan
Oral presentation at EGU General Assembly 2023, Vienna, Austria
Poster presentation at EGU General Assembly 2019, Vienna, Austria