Dr. Abdulkadir Özden is an Assist. Prof. in Civil Engineering Department, Sakarya University of Applied Sciences since January 2020. He received a bachelor's degree from Ataturk University in 2005 and worked for the industry for few years. Then, he received M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Delaware, USA in 2010 and 2017 respectively. During his time in the USA, he participated in many research projects in Delaware Center for Transportation at UD and worked closely with the Delaware Department of Transportation. After returning to Turkey, he worked for Eskisehir Osmangazi University between 2017 and 2020 and taught transportation courses at both Eskisehir Osmangazi University and Eskisehir Technical University. His research interests are Transportation Planning, Traffic Engineering, Intelligent Transportation Systems, Urban Public Transport, Micromobility, and Sustainable Urban Mobility. 

Dr. Ana M. Petrović is a Senior Research Associate at the Geographical Institute “Jovan Cvijić” SASA, specializing in hydrology, soil erosion, and natural hazards. She graduated as the top student from the Faculty of Geography, University of Belgrade, in 2007 and completed her master's degree in 2008. During her studies, she was awarded a scholarship from the Ministry of Education, Science, and Technological Development of the Republic of Serbia. In 2014, she earned a PhD in Biotechnical Sciences, focusing on torrential floods in Serbia. In 2015, she received the Outstanding Youth Paper Award from the World Association of Soil and Water Conservation. Her international research experience includes fellowships at Alexandru Ioan Cuza University (Romania), the WWF Institute for Floodplain Ecology (Germany), and BOKU University (Austria). She has led and participated in multiple national and international scientific projects, including bilateral research with China and a Danube Region research initiative. Ana is the author of a nationally significant book and has published over 60 scientific papers, contributed to monographs, and delivered invited lectures at international scientific conferences. She has also served as an editor, reviewer, and member of scientific and organizing committees for various international scientific conferences. Since 2012, she has been the National Coordinator for the DBU Scholarship Program in Serbia.

Ramazan Cansoy is Associate Professor of Educational Administration in Karabuk University. His current research interests include school leadership effects, instructional leadership, and innovative schools, teacher professional development, instruction.