Committees and Board

Honorary President

Prof. Mahmut Ak, Rector of Istanbul University

General Coordinator

Prof. Sedat Murat, Vice Rector of Istanbul University

Chairman of Conference

Prof. Sefer Şener, Istanbul University, Director of Technology and Industry Department of Economics

Deputy Chairmen of Conference

Deputy Chairmen Responsible for Academic Evaluation and Coordination

Asst. Prof. Çiğdem Börke Tunalı, Istanbul University
Asst. Prof. Volkan Hacıoğlu, Istanbul University

Deputy Chairman Responsible for International Relations and Broadcast

Asst. Prof. Selva Staub, Bandırma Onyedi Eylül University

Organizing Committee of the Conference

Prof. Stefan Schepers, Secretary General, High Level Group on Innovation Policy Management
Assoc. Prof. Yusuf Tekin, Undersecretary of Ministry of National Education
Assoc. Prof. Kadir Tuna, Istanbul University
Assist. Prof. Mustafa Yurttadur, Gelişim University
Assist. Prof. Donald F. Staub, Işık University
Assist. Prof. Mesut Savrul, Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University
Assist. Prof. Elife Akiş, Istanbul University
Assist. Prof. Cengiz Ceylan, Istanbul University
Haydar Çolakoğlu, Member of the Executive Board at TEB Holding Corp.
Orhan Aydın, Chairman of the Board at Oma Inc.
Saim İlçioğlu, T.C. Secretary General of the Prime Ministry Promotion Fund.
Süleyman Orakçıoğlu, Chairman of the Board at Orka Holding
Mustafa Özan, General Manager of Metropol Mall

Scientific Committee

1. Social Sciences

Prof. Aref Abu-Rabia, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
Dr. Abdullah M. Abu-Tineh, Qatar University
Prof. Ahmet Cevat Acar, President of Turkish Sciences Academy
Prof. Yücel Acer, Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University
Prof. Mahmut Ak, Istanbul University
Prof. Ali Ekber Akgün, Gebze Technical University
Assist. Prof. Elife Akiş, Istanbul University
Prof. Hüseyin Aktaş, Manisa Celal Bayar University
Assoc. Prof. Laith Al Any, National University
Dr. Samah Al Sabbagh, Carnegie Mellon University
Anwar Al Said, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Jasmin Alam, University of New Brunswick
Assoc. Prof. Erkut Altındağ, Beykent University
Prof. Sumru Altuğ, Koç University
Prof. David Anderson, Eastern Michigan University
Wieke Ankersmit, University of Applied Sciences Saxion
Prof. Sudi Apak, Beykent University
Prof. Ersan Aslan, Ministry of Science, Industry and Technology
Prof. Erhan Aslanoğlu, Marmara University
Prof. İzak Atiyas, Sabancı University
Assist. Prof. Erdal Aydın, Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University
Assist. Prof. Zafer Aykanat, Ardahan University
Assoc. Prof. Ahmet Faruk Aysan, Boğaziçi University
Prof. Bünyamin Bacak, Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University
Prof. İrfan Başkurt, Istanbul University
Prof. Thomas A. Bauer, Vienna University
Prof. Adam Bednarek, International Researches Academy
Prof. Smail Berrah, Bejaia University
Prof. James E. Berry, Eastern Michigan University
Prof. Abdelkader Boukortt, Mostaganem University
Mehmet Büyükekşi, Turkish Exporters Assembly (TIM)
Prof. Emrah Cengiz, Istanbul University
Prof. Frances Chang, Macquarie University
Dr. Ruxandra Ciulu, FEAA, Alexandru Ioan Cuza University
Assoc. Prof. Mauro Costantini, Brunel University
Prof. Ünal Çağlar, Kırklareli University
Prof. Ahmet Kemal Çelebi, Manisa Celal Bayar University
Murat Çetinkaya, Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey - TCMB
Haydar Çolakoğlu, TEB Holding Corp.
Dr. Dirk De Vos, Vives University College, Katho
Dr. Antonio M. Del Carmen, Anteneo de Manila University
Dr. Mirjam Dibra, University of Shkodra
Prof. Seyhun Doğan, Istanbul University
Prof. Suut Doğruel, Marmara University
Prof. Fuat Erdal, Istanbul Technical University
Prof. Halis Yunus Ersöz, Istanbul University
Assoc. Prof. Nizar Farjou, Monash University
Prof. Jan Fidrmuc, Brunel University
Prof. Jarko Fidrmuc, Zeppelin University
Prof. Bülent Güloğlu, Istanbul Technical University
Assist. Prof. Volkan Hacıoğlu, Istanbul University
Prof. Rolandy Hayn, Aix-Marseille University
Assoc. Prof. Elif Haykır Hobikoğlu, Istanbul University
Dr. John M. Heffron, Soka University of America
Prof. Ahmet İncekara, Istanbul University
Prof. Himmet Karadal, Aksaray University
Eyyüp Karahan, Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (IBB)
Prof. Halim Kazan, Istanbul University
Assoc. Prof. Hülya Kesici, Istanbul University
Prof. Halit Keskin, Yıldız Technical University
Prof. Fatma Gülay Kırbaşlar, Istanbul University
Assoc. Prof. Cüneyt Kılıç, Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University
Assist. Prof. Burcu Kılınç Savrul, Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University
Indre Knyviene, Kauno Kolegija
Prof. Anıl Kumar Bera, University of Illinois
Assoc. Prof. Serdar Kurt, Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University
Prof. Derman Küçükaltan, Istanbul Arel University
Assoc. Prof. Burak Küntay, Bahçeşehir University
Dr. Kornelia Lazanyi, Obuda University
Dr. Peggy Liggit, Eastern Michigan University
Assoc. Prof. Nur Nacar Logie, Istanbul University
Prof. Mehmet Marangoz, Muğla University
Dr. Edgar Meyer, University of Southampton
Prof. Kerryn McCluskey, University of Quisland
Prof. Eldin Mehiç, Sarajevo University
Prof. Sedat Murat, Istanbul University
Prof. Suat Oktar, Marmara University
Renato Opertti, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Assoc. Prof. Volkan Öngel, Beykent University
Assist. Prof. Ali Şahin Örnek, Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University
Prof. Oya Özçelik, Istanbul University
Mustafa Özan, Gelişim University
Prof. Süleyman Özdemir, Onyedi Eylül University
Prof. Neslihan Özkan, Bristol University
Assoc. Prof. Fatma Özkul, Bahçeşehir University
Prof. Emine Nur Özkan Günay, Boğaziçi University
Assist. Prof. Mehtap Özşahin, Yalova University
Assist. Prof. Hanifi Parlar, Istanbul Commerce University
Assoc. Prof. Noemi Piricz, College of Dunaujvaros
Oksana Popovych, University of Applied Sciences Saxion
Prof. Edwin Portugal, The State University of New York
Dr. Merijn Ritmeester, University of Applied Sciences Saxion
Prof. Cem Saatçioğlu, Istanbul University
Prof. Joana Salazar-Noguera, University of the Balearic Islands
Prof. Burak Saltoğlu, Boğaziçi University
Dr. Hanane Sarnou, Mostaganem University
Assist. Prof. Mesut Savrul, Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University
Prof. Serdar Sayan, TOBB University of Economics and Technology
Prof. Francesco Scalera, University of Bari
Dominique Schreurs, University of Leuven
Musa Schteiwi, University of Jordan
Alma Sehic, University of Applied Sciences BFI Vienna
Prof. Osman Senemoğlu, Galatasaray University
Prof. Esra Siverekli, Harran University
Assoc. Prof. Canan Sokullu, Bahçeşehir University
Assoc. Prof. İlyas Sözen, Beykent University
Prof. Adem Sözüer, Istanbul University
Assist. Prof. Donald Staub, Işık University
Assist. Prof. Selva Staub, Haliç University
Prof. Daniel Stavarek, Silesian University in Opava
Dr. Marco Strijks, University of Applied Sciences Saxion
Prof. Sefer Şener, Director of Technology and Industry Department of Economics, Istanbul University
Assist. Prof. Sabri Sami Tan, Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University
Prof. Dilek Teker, Işık University
Prof. Suat Teker, Işık University
Assoc. Prof. Yusuf Tekin, Undersecretary of Ministry of National Education
Dr. Victor V. Timchenko, Herzen State Pedagogical University of Russia
Prof. Luis Felipe Torres Gomez, Tecnologico de Monterrey
Assist. Prof. Çiğdem Börke Tunalı, Istanbul University
Assoc. Prof. Ayhan Uçak, Trakya University
Assoc. Prof. Suat Uğur, Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University
Prof. Ercan Uygur, Ankara University
Prof. Cevahir Uzkurt, Ministry of Science, Industry and Technology
Assoc. Prof. Beliz Ülgen, Istanbul Commerce University
Jozsef Vago, College of Dunaujvaros
Prof. Freiderikos Valetopoulos, Poitiers of University
Dr. A.P. Van Den Heuvel, The Hague University
Dr. Burçak Vatansever, Bahçeşehir University
Dr. Nico Vloon, University of Applied Sciences Saxion
Dr. Barbara Waldhauser, University of Applied Sciences BFI Vienna
Prof. Julius Waller, High Level Group, European Union
Prof. Felicia L. Wilczenski, University of Massachusetts Boston
Assoc. Prof. Murat Yalçıntaş, Istanbul Commerce University
Assoc. Prof. Xin Yao, University of Colorado
Assoc. Prof. Figen Yıldırım, Istanbul Commerce University
Assist. Prof. Tayfun Yıldız, Ardahan University
Assoc. Prof. Selman Yılmaz, Istanbul University
Hasan Yılmaz, Affiliates Manager of IBB
Assoc. Prof. Yusuf Yiğit, Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University
Assoc. Prof. Kadir Yıldırım, İstanbul University
Assist. Prof. Mustafa Yurttadur, Gelişim University
Prof. Tarik Zaimoviç, Sarajevo University
Prof. Cemal Zehir, Yıldız Technical University

2. Physical and Engineering Sciences

Prof. Bayram Akça, Muğla University
Prof. Ersan Aslan, Ministry of Science, Industry and Technology
Dr. Hayri Baraçlı, Secretary Genaral of İBB
Prof. Smail Berrah, Bejaia University
Prof. Mehmet Bilgin, Istanbul University
Prof. Abdelkader Boukortt, Mostaganem University
Prof. B. Sıddık B. Yarman, Istanbul University
İhsan Faik Çıtlak, İstanbul University, TTO Manager
Hakan Çoban, Istanbul Chamber of Industry
Yasin Erol, İstanbul University, Teknokent Manager
Prof. Stefano Fanti, University of Bologne
Prof. Rolandy Hayn, Aix-Marseille University
Prof. Arzu İmren, Istanbul University
Prof. Erol İnce, Istanbul University
Prof. Kouroush Jenab, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Prof. Alok K. Verma, Old Dominion University
Prof. Valttleri Kaartemo, University of Turku
Ahmet Karaman, General Manager of Turkish Technic
Prof. Metin Orhan Kaya, Istanbul Technical University
Prof. Muhammah Khan, Effat University
Assist. Prof. Sam Khoury, Athens State University
Prof. İsmail Kırbaşlar, Istanbul University
Assoc. Prof. Maria I. Klapa, University of Maryland
Prof. Şefik Kurultay, Tekirdağ University
Prof. Iwona Maciejowska, Jagiellonian University
Prof. Kerryn Mccluskey, University of Queensland
Prof. Metin Orbay, Amasya University
Prof. Rosemary Papa, Northern Arizona University
Prof. India Plough, Michigan State University
Dr. Goudarz Sadeghi, University of Tehran
Prof. Şakir Sakarya, Balıkesir University
Prof. Joana Salazar-Noguera, University of The Balearic Islands
Jill M. Sparks, Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College
Prof. Mümin Şahin, Trakya University
Dr. Sabahattin Şen, Istanbul Sanayi Odası
Prof. İzzet Şener, Kastamonu University
Prof. Osman Şimşek, Tekirdağ University
Prof. Süleyman Tanyolaç, Istanbul University
Prof. Madjid Tavana, La Salle University, Philadelphia
Halil Tokel, General Manager Consultant of Turkish Technic
Dr. Kadir Topbaş, Mayor of Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality in Turkey
Prof. Freiderikos Valetopoulos, Poitiers of University
Dr. Patrick van der Duin, TUDelft, Delft University of Technology
Prof. Atilla Yaprak, Wayne State University
Prof. Ece Yaprak, Wayne State University
Prof. Muzaffer Yaşar, Istanbul University
Prof. Ahmet Yeşil, Istanbul University
Prof. Yuda Yürüm, Sabancı University
Prof. Ali Zaoui, Sidi Belabbès University

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