Dr. Erkan Caner Ozkat received an M.Sc. degree in Automotive Engineering from the University of Bath, UK, and a Ph.D. in Engineering from the University of Warwick, UK. He is currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the Recep Tayyip Erdogan University (RTEU), Rize, Turkey. Before joining RTEU, he was a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Drone Research Lab., Department of Electronic Systems, University of Aalborg, Denmark. His research interests include machine/deep learning techniques, and their technical applications in condition monitoring and predictive maintenance. His research interests include machine/deep learning techniques and their technical applications in multidisciplinary optimization, condition monitoring, and predictive maintenance.