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Galip Cansever received his Bachelor's degree in 1976, his Master's degree in 1978, and his Doctorate in 1984 from Yıldız Technical University. He became a Lecturer in 1985, an Assistant Professor in 1987, an Associate Professor in 1990, and a Professor in 1996. He served as the Deputy Head of the Department of Electrical Engineering from 1987 to 1992, as the Deputy Dean from 1992 to 1995, as the Dean of the Faculty of Electrical and Electronics Engineering at Yıldız Technical University from 2005 to 2011, and as the Vice Rector of Yıldız Technical University from 2016 to 2019. For his postdoctoral studies, he went to Twente Technical University in the Netherlands in 1986, and as a Visiting Professor to the University of Salford in England from 1999 to 2000, the University of Limerick in 2013, and the University of Düsseldorf in 2014.

Galip Cansever established the Control and Automation Engineering Department at Yıldız Technical University in 2009 during his time as Dean and has continued to work there. He also established the following laboratories within this department, without any government funding: PHOENIX CONTACT AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGIES LABORATORY (June 2005), OMRON GENERAL AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGIES LABORATORY (2006), OMRON ADVANCED AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGIES LABORATORY (2012), YORUM AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGIES UNITRONICS LABORATORY (April 2007), SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC NETWORKING AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGIES LABORATORY (June 2008), and HIMA SAFETY PLC AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGIES LABORATORY (May 2011). Galip Cansever has numerous national and international publications, as well as over 100 national and international conference presentations. He has supervised nearly 100 Master's theses and approximately 30 Doctoral theses, and has been involved in around 25 projects. For approximately 20 years, he has served on the boards of directors of TOK and ELECO conferences, and has also served on the boards of directors of many other conferences. Galip Cansever has served as a reviewer for approximately 103 TÜBİTAK (The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey) papers and as an observer for nearly 150 papers. He also works as a consultant in factories, has served on nearly 50 professorship juries, nearly 100 associate professorship juries, nearly 75 associate professorship oral exam juries, and nearly 100 doctoral exam juries. He has signed Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) agreements with 11 international universities, has been a guest speaker at approximately 25 national and international events, and is a board member of EDUNET and EWA (International Education Network and International Education World Association). After retiring from Yıldız Technical University in 2019 at the age of 67, he started working at the Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Architecture, Altınbaş University, Istanbul in January 2020. He has been serving as the dean of this faculty for approximately 4 years (2022-2026).

Galip Cansever received his Bachelor's degree in 1976, his Master's degree in 1978, and his Doctorate in 1984 from Yıldız Technical University. He became a Lecturer in 1985, an Assistant Professor in 1987, an Associate Professor in 1990, and a Professor in 1996. He served as the Deputy Head of the Department of Electrical Engineering from 1987 to 1992, as the Deputy Dean from 1992 to 1995, as the Dean of the Faculty of Electrical and Electronics Engineering at Yıldız Technical University from 2005 to 2011, and as the Vice Rector of Yıldız Technical University from 2016 to 2019. For his postdoctoral studies, he went to Twente Technical University in the Netherlands in 1986, and as a Visiting Professor to the University of Salford in England from 1999 to 2000, the University of Limerick in 2013, and the University of Düsseldorf in 2014.

Galip Cansever established the Control and Automation Engineering Department at Yıldız Technical University in 2009 during his time as Dean and has continued to work there. He also established the following laboratories within this department, without any government funding: PHOENIX CONTACT AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGIES LABORATORY (June 2005), OMRON GENERAL AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGIES LABORATORY (2006), OMRON ADVANCED AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGIES LABORATORY (2012), YORUM AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGIES UNITRONICS LABORATORY (April 2007), SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC NETWORKING AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGIES LABORATORY (June 2008), and HIMA SAFETY PLC AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGIES LABORATORY (May 2011). Galip Cansever has numerous national and international publications, as well as over 100 national and international conference presentations. He has supervised nearly 100 Master's theses and approximately 30 Doctoral theses, and has been involved in around 25 projects. For approximately 20 years, he has served on the boards of directors of TOK and ELECO conferences, and has also served on the boards of directors of many other conferences. Galip Cansever has served as a reviewer for approximately 103 TÜBİTAK (The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey) papers and as an observer for nearly 150 papers. He also works as a consultant in factories, has served on nearly 50 professorship juries, nearly 100 associate professorship juries, nearly 75 associate professorship oral exam juries, and nearly 100 doctoral exam juries. He has signed Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) agreements with 11 international universities, has been a guest speaker at approximately 25 national and international events, and is a board member of EDUNET and EWA (International Education Network and International Education World Association). After retiring from Yıldız Technical University in 2019 at the age of 67, he started working at the Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Architecture, Altınbaş University, Istanbul in January 2020. He has been serving as the dean of this faculty for approximately 4 years (2022-2026).

Peter J. Stavroulakis is a Diplomate Mechanical and Production Engineer (National Technical University of Athens), with a master’s degree in business administration from the Agricultural University of Athens, a master’s degree in occupational and environmental health from the Medical School of Athens, and a PhD from the Department of Maritime Studies of the University of Piraeus, in which he also completed his post-doctoral research in the field of sustainability of maritime clusters. He also holds training certificates in the fields of child and adolescent psychopathology and psychodynamic psychotherapy. For a number of years he was an external partner of the Hellenic Authority for Higher Education and a member of the academic staff at the American College of Greece, until the moment of his appointment at the Department of Maritime Studies of the University of Piraeus. Peter holds many collaborations with private and public bodies such as the Hellenic Army, the Athens Transportation Organization, Attiki Odos, the National Technical University of Athens, and the University of West Attica. His discipline concerns maritime technology and management science and his research interests refer to the analysis of the functional and constructional elements of ships and modern methods and tools for managing maritime businesses in relation to existing and emerging technologies, their applications, development, and improvement.

Dr. Yaser Alaiwi is an Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Altınbaş University. He holds a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Istanbul University and has extensive expertise in UAVs, industrial robotics, aerodynamics, CAD/CAM, and CAE/FEM. With over a decade of experience in academia and industry, Dr. Alaiwi has made significant contributions to research, innovation, and engineering education. His work bridges theoretical advancements with practical applications, fostering technological progress in his field.

İstanbul Medipol Üniversitesi Güzel Sanatlar Tasarım ve Mimarlık Fakültesi'nde Prof. Dr. öğretim üyesi olarak görev yapan Gülhan Benli, 1991 yılında Yıldız Teknik Üniversitesi Mimarlık Bölümü'nde Lisans eğitiminin tamamlamasının ardından Rölöve Restorasyon Bölümlerinde yüksek lisans ve doktora derecelerini tamamlamıştır. Sit alanları ve tarihi yapıların belgelenmesi, korunması ve onarımı konularında araştırmalar yapan Benli, kentsel tasarım, 3 boyutlu tarama teknolojisi ile rölöve alımı ve sayısal belgeleme teknikleri konularında çalışmalar yapmaktadır. Akademik araştırmalar kapsamında 40 makale, 7 kitap bölümü ve “Kültürel Miras Alanlarında Analiz Yöntemleri” konulu kitap yayınlayan Benli, pek çok ulusal ve uluslararası projelerde yürütücü olarak görev almıştır.

She served as a faculty member at the Faculty of Marine Sciences, Karadeniz Technical University, between 1990 and 2003, where she also earned her doctoral degree. Following her Ph.D., Prof. Dr. Nüket Sivri conducted postdoctoral research at the Plymouth Marine Laboratory (PML) in the United Kingdom. During her associate professorship stage, she carried out projects and studies primarily focused on environmental interactions and microbial dynamics in coastal areas and antibiotic resistance mechanisms across different environmental settings.
Over the past 25 years, she has particularly concentrated on the Istanbul coastal zone, undertaking diverse projects as principal investigator and researcher to assess anthropogenic pressures and their ecological consequences. Her core research areas include regional and global-scale environmental impact assessment of aquatic ecosystems and coastal zones, antibacterial resistance in aquatic environments, water sanitation, and water quality, as well as indoor–outdoor microbial air quality.
More recently, together with her research team, she has been engaged in both national and international projects addressing globally emerging topics such as developing rapid methodologies for detecting the toxicity of industrial and domestic wastewater in marine ecosystems and elucidating the impacts of microplastics on aquatic microorganisms.
Prof. Dr. Nüket Sivri also participated in the 8th National Antarctic Science Expedition, conducted under the auspices of the Presidency of the Republic of Türkiye, organized by the Ministry of Industry and Technology, and coordinated by TÜBİTAK MAM Polar Research Institute, where she performed field studies on the Antarctic Peninsula and Horseshoe Island. Additionally, she pursues research adopting a holistic perspective that prioritizes ecosystem health within the "One Health" approach framework.