Sümeyra Gürkök 1981 yılında Ankara'da doğdu. Lisans derecesini 2002 yılında Ankara Üniversitesi Biyoloji Bölümü'nden, bütünleşik doktora derecesini ise 2012 yılında Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi (ODTÜ) Biyoteknoloji Bölümü'nden almıştır. Doktorası sırasında, 2009 - 2010 yıllarında Manchester Biyoteknoloji Enstitüsü'nde bir yıl boyunca misafir araştırmacı olarak Manchester, İngiltere'de bulunmuştur. 2013 yılında Atatürk Üniversitesi Biyoloji Bölümü'ne Dr. Araştırma Görevlisi olarak katılmıştır. 2013 yılından bu yana Atatürk Üniversitesi Biyoloji Bölümü'nde görev yapmaktadır. 2018 yılında Yardımcı Doçent, 2023 yılında ise Doçent olmuştur.

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Sanem Arslan Yılmaz, Marmara Üniversitesi Bilgisayar Mühendisliği Bölümü'nde Dr. Öğretim Üyesi olarak görev yapmaktadır. 2017 yılında Boğaziçi Üniversitesi Bilgisayar Mühendisliği Bölümü'nden doktora derecesini almıştır. Kasım 2019 ile Ekim 2020 tarihleri arasında Barselona Süper Hesaplama Merkezi'nde (BSC) doktora sonrası araştırmacı olarak çalışmalarını sürdürmüştür. Araştırma ilgi alanları arasında Bilgisayar Mimarisi, Çok Çekirdekli Sistemler, Yüksek Performanslı Hesaplama, Hata Toleransı, Güvenilirlik ve Paralel Programlama yer almaktadır.

Semih Özel, Marmara Üniversitesi Endüstri Mühendisliği Bölümü'nde Dr. Öğretim Üyesi olarak çalışmaktadır. Doktora derecesini 2015 yılında Marmara Üniversitesi Endüstri Mühendisliği Bölümü'nden almıştır. Süreç yönetimi, KOBİ performans değerlendirmesi, teknoloji yönetimi, çok kriterli karar verme ve yapay sinir ağları ile tahminleme, pyton ile programlama alanlarında çalışmaktadır. IGDAŞ, TUSAŞ gibi önemli kurumlar ile işbirliği içinde bulunmuş ve çeşitli projelerde araştırmacı ve danışman olarak yer almıştır. 2008-2009 yılları arasında Bükreş Politeknik Üniversitesi'nde Avrupa Birliği FP6 Marie Cruie Yurt Dışı Araştırma Projesi kapsamında araştırmacı ve 2009 - 2010 yılları arasında Cardiff Üniversitesi'nde misafir araştırmacı olarak bulunmuştur.

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Serap Tepe – Academic, Consultant, and Trainer

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Serap Tepe serves as a faculty member at the University of Health Sciences in Türkiye and holds doctoral degrees in both Industrial Engineering and Occupational Health and Safety. Combining extensive professional experience in the private sector with her academic expertise, she provides both scientific and practice-oriented contributions to the field of occupational health and safety. Her research and professional interests include Risk Assessment, Psychosocial Risks, Occupational Health and Safety, and Multi-Criteria Decision-Making Methods. As a certified Class A Occupational Safety Specialist, Dr. Tepe not only conducts academic research and teaching but also serves as the Occupational Health and Safety Coordinator at her institution. In addition to her academic responsibilities, Dr. Tepe provides consultancy services, corporate risk management solutions, and professional training programs to organizations. She actively supports companies in achieving compliance with occupational health and safety regulations, enhancing risk assessment practices, and promoting employee well-being. She is also a certified Internal Auditor for Integrated Management Systems (ISO 9001:2015, ISO 14001:2015, ISO 45001:2018) and serves as an expert witness at both national and international levels. By integrating her academic knowledge with field expertise, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Serap Tepe contributes as a consultant, trainer, and subject-matter expert, adding value to organizations in Türkiye and across international platforms in the domain of occupational health and safety.

Doçent Dr. Meral Özomay, Marmara Üniversitesi, Fen Bilimleri Enstitüsü, Tekstil Eğitimi Anabilim dalında doktora derecesine sahiptir. Halen Marmara Üniversitesi, Teknoloji Fakültesi, Tekstil Mühendisliği Bölümünde Doçent Dr. Olarak görev yapmaktadır. Hazırgiyim Ana Bilim Dalı Başkanlığı görevini yürütmektedir. 2018 yılında açılışı yapılan ve pek çok bilimsel projeler ile desteklenen “Tekstil ve Yazma Eserler Konservasyon ve Restorasyon Ar-Ge Merkezi” isimli laboratuvarı kurmuş ve laboratuvar yöneticisi olarak görevini sürdürmektedir. Lisans, Yüksek Lisans ve Doktora çalışmalarına danışmanlık yapmaktadır. İlgi alanları hazırgiyim, tekstil terbiyesi, doğal boyama, çok kriterli karar verme yöntemleri, tekstil malzemeleri analizi, konservasyon ve restorasyondur.

Yeliz Karaca is an Associate Professor of  Applied Mathematics, and a Senior Researcher Professor at the University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School (UMASS), USA; collaborator at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), USA. She received her Ph.D. degree in Mathematics with the dissertation entitled “Constituting an Optimum Mathematical Model for the Diagnosis of Multiple Sclerosis” from Marmara University, Türkiye in 2012. Among the other awards she has been given, she was also granted the “Cooperation in Neurological Sciences and Support Award” by Turkish Neurology Association as the first mathematician in Türkiye. She also holds a "medical card" as the only mathematician entitled for it. Furthermore, she received the Outstanding Young Scientist Award in 2012 and Best Paper Awards in her specialized discipline in 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2020 as well as 2023, among the other awards in different categories. Another award of hers is Outstanding Reviewer Award (Mathematics Journal, MDPI) in 2021.

As for some publications, Dr. Karaca has a book entitled "Computational Methods for Data Analysis" published in 2018 by De Gruyter. Another publication is an edited book named "Computational Science and Its Applications" – Lecture Notes in Computer Science (ICCSA 2020, with series 1-7) by Springer. Her edited book is entitled "Multi-Chaos, Fractal and Multi-Fractional Artificial Intelligence of Different Complex Systems", published by Elsevier in 2022. Another work is entitled Computational Science and Its Applications – Lecture Notes in Computer Science (ICCSA 2023, with series I-9) by Springer. Another book is entitled Intelligent Fractal-Based Image Analysis: Applications in Pattern Recognition and Machine Vision, which is under the publication process by Elsevier. Besides these, another publication under publication process is a single-authored book, named "Computational and Mathematical Neuroscience, Biology & Medicine: Clinical and Medical Applications" by Wiley-IEEE Press.

She is the Editor-in-Chief of the book series named “Systems Science & Nonlinear Intelligence Dynamics”  (https://www.worldscientific.com/series/ssnid) by World Scientific. She has been acting as an editor, guest editor and associate editor in many different issues in SCI indexed journals such as IEEE Access; Electronics, MPDI; International Journal of Big Data and Analytics in Healthcare (IJBDAH); ICCSA2020-Lecture Notes- Springer; Fractal AI-Based Analyses and Applications to Complex Systems, Fractals- World Scientific among others. In addition, she is the leading guest editor of several special issues, one of which is "Fractals-Fractional AI-Based Analyses and Applications to Complex Systems" (Part I, II, III, IV) at Fractals Journal, World Scientific. Some of the other special issues she has been running are as follows: “Advanced fractional calculus, differential equations and neural networks: analysis, modelling and numerical computations", at the Physica Scripta Journal – IOP science; “Advanced Fractals and Fractional Calculus with Science and Engineering Applications: Computing, Dynamics and Control in Complex Systems" (Part I, II) at the Applied Mathematics in Science and Engineering Journal, Taylor&Francis and "Dynamic Diseases: Mathematical Informed Expert and Knowledge Computing Technology-based Computational Medicine in Complex Systems", at Frontiers in Bioscience-Landmark.


Dr. Karaca has also been acting as a chair, co-chair, member of Advisory Scientific Committee and special session organizer of international conferences some of which are as follows: Image Processing, Wavelet and Applications (IWW), International Conference on Computational Science and Its Applications (ICCSA), International Conference on Nonlinear Science and Complexity (ICNSC), The International Conference on Fractional Differentiation and Its Applications (ICFDA), International Conference on Intelligent Information Processing (IETI ICIIP ) and International Conference on Applied and Industrial Mathematics (ICAIM).

Among her affiliated organizations in which she has active scientific roles and involvement with projects are Organization for Women in Science for the Developing World (OWSD); Complex Human Adaptive Organizations and Systems (CHAOS)- University of Perugia, Italy; International Engineering and Technology Institute (IETI) and Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE, senior member). She is also a member of many associations and charities. She also has one charity she established herself and she is acting as the co-founder and project manager at Yönetim Araştırmaları Derneği (YÖNAD), which is a charity for Management Research, conducting scientific and industry-related projects, seminars, academic work and conferences.

Her research interests include complex systems sciences with applications in various terrains, applied mathematics, advanced computational methods, AI applications, computational (-algorithmic) complexity, fractional calculus, fractals and multifractals, stochastic processes, different kinds of differential and difference equations, discrete mathematics, algebraic complexity, complexity science, wavelet and entropy, solutions of advanced mathematical challenges, mathematical neuroscience and biology as well as well as advanced data analysis in medicine and other related theoretical, computational and applied domains.

17 years of research experience in the field of Environmental Biotechnology with focus on the water treatment and water quality monitoring including biosensors, toxicity detection, biodegradation of toxic compounds in water and mathematical modeling/optimization of technological processes. In recent years my scientific interests are mainly in the field of microbial electrochemistry and application of this natural phenomena as biotechnological tool.

NAYDENOVA Stela Ivanova

University “Prof. d-r Assen Zlatarov”, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Department of "Ecology and Environmental Protection". Оffice: 328IB
Tel +359898671061
stela.naydenova.eooc@gmail.com 

WORK EXPERIENCE:

February 1998 – June 1999    Scientific researcher, University “Prof. d-r Assen Zlatarov”, Burgas

June 1999 – now    Teacher and Scientific researcher, University “Prof. d-r Assen Zlatarov”, Burgas

2018 – now    Environmental expert, Association Black Sea Institute, Burgas (https://www.blacksea.bg/)

2020 - now    Environmental expert, Green Balkans - Stara Zagora NGO (https://greenbalkans.org/)

EDUCATION:

September 1992 - August 1997    Master's Degree in Industrial Ecology, Chemical Engineer, University “Prof. d-r Assen Zlatarov”, Burgas

November 2023 - now    Doctoral student, University “Prof. d-r Assen Zlatarov”, Burgas

LANGUAGES: Bulgarian, English, French, Russian

COMPUTER SKILLS: Windows, Android, Linux, MS Office, EON-XR Reality’s Platform,

ORGANIZATIONAL SKILLS AND COMPETENCES: Member of the organizing and scientific committee: