Specializing in Structural and Earthquake Engineering, Prof. Dr. Alper İlki has been working at Istanbul Technical University, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Department of Civil Engineering since 1993. Alper İlki, who is the author of 95 articles published in Web of Science-indexed journals and 230+ full-text international conference papers, has been involved in many research projects on Structural and Earthquake engineering funded by European Union, NATO, TÜBİTAK, JICA, and others. Alper İlki, who has supervised 20 completed doctoral theses and more than 80 masters theses, has reviewed more than 400 scientific articles in 63 different scientific journals, 48 of which are indexed by Web of Science. Alper İlki, who is the Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Turkish Earthquake Foundation and a member of the Board of the Turkish Catastrophe Insurance Pool, has served for the drafting of Turkish Seismic Design Code (2007), Regulation on Assessment of Risky Buildings (2013) and Turkish Seismic Design Code (2018). Currently, he is working as an editor, assistant editor and subject editor for Turkish Journal of Civil Engineering, ASCE Journal of Structural Engineering, ASCE Journal of Composites for Construction, Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering and some other scientific journals, as well as serving in the AFAD IRAP Evaluation and Monitoring committee, among others. Other than delivering keynote and invited lectures in different parts of the world, he has been the chair (or co-chair) of several highly reputable international conferences, such as SMAR conference series since 2013, CICE 2020 and fib Symposium 2023, among others. Professor Ilki, who is the head of national delegation to fib-International, has been co-editor of three international books published by Springer; Seismic Risk Assessment and Retrofitting, Seismic Evaluation and Rehabilitation of Structures, Advances in Assessment and Modeling of Earthquake Loss with highly reputed researchers such as Michael Fardis, Mustafa Erdik and Sinan Akkar, among others. He has also been involved in design, construction, restoration and seismic retrofitting of a number of invaluable actual structures, such as Hagia Sophia in Istanbul and Nicosia, Sivas Divrigi Ulu Mosque and Hospital, Edirne Selimiye Mosque, among many others.

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He was born in Istanbul in 1963, completed his primary, secondary, and high school education there. He graduated from the Department of Civil Engineering at Yıldız (Technical) University in 1985. He began his master's degree in Transportation at the Institute of Science at the same institution and completed it in 1987. Meanwhile, he began working as a research assistant in the Transportation Division of the Civil Engineering Department. He then enrolled in the Transportation PhD program at the same institution. Between 1990 and 1994, he conducted research on train scheduling at the Civil Engineering Department of Queen's University in Ontario, Canada, and at the Canadian Institute of Guided Ground Transport (CIGGT). Upon his return to Turkey, he completed his doctoral program in 1996. He began his teaching position in the Transportation Division of the Civil Engineering Department of Yıldız Technical University that same year, and continues to teach undergraduate and graduate courses. He focuses his research on the planning and operation of highway and railway transportation, with an interest in public transportation and sustainable transportation. He publishes his research in national and international journals and presents them at congresses.

Dr. Burcu Güldür Erkal is a faculty member in structural engineering and digital design at the Technical University of Applied Sciences Augsburg. Her doctoral research at Northeastern University focused on laser-based structural sensing and damage detection. Her work centers on structural analysis, seismic risk, and infrastructure condition assessment through the use of artificial intelligence, machine learning, and 3D data processing techniques. She has been involved in numerous interdisciplinary projects incorporating UAV-based sensing, deep learning, and computational modeling. Dr. Güldür Erkal teaches courses in structural mechanics, digital design, and AI-driven engineering methods, aiming to bridge traditional structural engineering with emerging digital technologies.

Dr. Mustafa Tokyay is a professor of Civil Engineering, now retired.
He served as Civil Engineering Dept. Chair (1999-2003) and Dean of Engineering Faculty (2003-2006) in Middle East Technical University. He worked as a visiting researcher in Dundee University, Scotland (1988-1989) and as a visiting professor in Eastern Mediterranean University, Cyprus (1993-1994).
He had been the president of Turkish Chamber of Civil Engineers (1994-1996), member of the Executive Board of Turkish Engineering Deans’ Council (2003-2006), member of the Administrative Council of SEFI, European Society of Engineering Education (2004-2007), member of Education and Training Standing Committee of ECCE, European Council of Civil Engineers (2006-2008). Finally, he worked in Atılım University as the chairman of Civil Engineering department (2019-2020).
Dr. Mustafa Tokyay was the Director of Cement and Concrete Research Department of Turkish Cement and Earthenware Industry (1995-1996), Director of Cement and Concrete Research Institute of TÇMB, Turkish Cement Manufacturers’ Association (1996-1999; 2008-2011) and served in several committees and project groups of the European Cement Association (CEMBUREAU) as the representative of TÇMB (1995-2005). He organized many national and international technical congresses and symposia on cement, concrete, and mineral admixtures.
His research interests include cement and concrete technology, use of industrial by-products in cement and concrete. He is the author, co-author, or editor of more than 80 national and international papers, proceedings, and books. He supervised 40 MS and 10 PhD theses, so far.

He was born in Istanbul in 1963, completed his primary, secondary, and high school education there. He graduated from the Department of Civil Engineering at Yıldız (Technical) University in 1985. He began his master's degree in Transportation at the Institute of Science at the same institution and completed it in 1987. Meanwhile, he began working as a research assistant in the Transportation Division of the Civil Engineering Department. He then enrolled in the Transportation PhD program at the same institution. Between 1990 and 1994, he conducted research on train scheduling at the Civil Engineering Department of Queen's University in Ontario, Canada, and at the Canadian Institute of Guided Ground Transport (CIGGT). Upon his return to Turkey, he completed his doctoral program in 1996. He began his teaching position in the Transportation Division of the Civil Engineering Department of Yıldız Technical University that same year, and continues to teach undergraduate and graduate courses. He focuses his research on the planning and operation of highway and railway transportation, with an interest in public transportation and sustainable transportation. He publishes his research in national and international journals and presents them at congresses.