Who is who?

Ali Türker, PMP UDENE Project Coordinator

WEglobal

Since 1990, he leads breakthrough research and agile development with high impact in some of the largest organizations in InfoTech (TUBITAK – Research Council of Turkey), Telecom, FinTech, and EduTech. He has led projects across various sectors, contributing expertise beyond team management. Highlights include establishing a signal processing lab at TUBITAK, advancing standards at Nokia, introducing innovations at Garanti, and leading educational technology projects at SEBIT. His goal: broad-reaching technical innovations with a meaningful social impact.

As of 2019, she has been working as a Project Director at WEglobal’s esteemed Project Execution Unit, with a project management and GIS expert background dating back to 2008. Over these years, she has overseen various projects in agriculture, environment, justice, ICT, and vocational education in Türkiye, funded by entities such as the European Union, UNDP, WEglobal UNICEF, and national funds. Holding a PMP certification from the Project Management Institute, USA, I’ve honed a versatile skill set.

Gözde Türkcan, PMP UDENE Project Administrator

WEglobal

Maria Antonia Brovelli (Full) Professor

POLIMI

With a background in Physics and a PhD in Geodesy and Cartography, she is a Professor at Politecnico di Milano (PoliMI), specializing in GIS and sustainable development. Having started as a researcher, she became a Full Professor in 2010 and served as Vice-Rector from 2011 to 2016. Currently, she heads the PoliMI GEOLab. Engaged globally, she leads research in geospatial information, focusing on Open-Source GIS, Earth Observation and GeoAI.

Nikola Obrenović is a Research Associate at the BioSense Institute, University of Novi Sad (UNS), Serbia. Before joining BioSense, Nikola was a postdoctoral researcher at the TRANSP-OR lab, at EPFL, Switzerland. Nikola has participated in several Horizon 2020 projects and currently coordinates the BioSense team for the UDENE project. He also led the BioSense’ team that won Copernicus Masters Commission Challenge – Space for Smart Mobility, in 2021.

Nikola Obrenović Research Associate

BioSense

Maksim Lalić Research Assistant

BioSense

Maksim Lalić is Research Assistant at the BioSense Institute, University of Novi Sad, Serbia. Maksim obtained his BSc (2017) and MSc (2018) degrees in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the Faculty of Technical Sciences at the University of Novi Sad. From 2021, Maksim is a PhD student in Information systems and quantitative management at the Faculty of Organizational Sciences, University of Belgrade, Serbia. Maksim participated in several national and international projects in the areas of Data Mining, Machine Learning and Operations Research.

Branislav Pejak, a PhD student in Electrical Engineering at the University of Novi Sad, also holds a BSc (2017) and MSc (2018) in Biomedical Engineering from the same institution. Since March 2018, he has been a Research Assistant at BioSense Institute’s Center for Information Technologies. His research focuses on data analytics of satellite images, particularly in crop classification and yield prediction using multispectral images, neural networks and generative adversarial networks. He actively participates in various H2020 and HE projects exploring ICT applications in agriculture.

Branislav Pejak PhD Studen

BioSense

Polina Maglevannaia MSc Student

BioSense

Polina Maglevannaia is an MSc student in Applied Mathematics at the University of Novi Sad. She obtained a BSc and MSc in Geosciences from Gubkin Russian State University of Oil and Gas (2018). From 2018 to 2022, she held Research Assistant and Junior Researcher positions at the Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology, working with analysis of geochemical large-scale data and forecasting models. Now, she focuses on optimization models in urban development applications.

Andrija Velimirović holds a Bachelor’s degree in Mathematics and currently he is pursuing a Master’s degree in Data Science. He is interning at the BioSense Institute, University of Novi Sad (UNS) where, as a member of a team for the UDENE project, he is engaged in research focusing on Agent Based Modeling.

Andrija Velimirović Master Student / Intern

BioSense

Ayşe Yücel ERBAY

NiK Director

A yşe Yücel ERBAY graduated from Middle East Technical University (METU), Department of Geological Engineering in 1984. For three years, she worked as a research assistant at the Chemical Oceanography Department of Marine Sciences Institute at METU. Between 1987 and 1992, she worked as a seismic data interpreter at N.V.Turkse Shell. She received her Master’s degree from Bosporus NiK Director University, Environmental Sciences Institute in 1994. Since 1996, NiK İnsaat Ticaret Ltd. She works as a director in the Remote Sensing unit (NiK System) of the company. She has publications about geomorphology as a cowriter and many presentations and publications about Remote Sensing.

He graduated from METU, Civil Engineering Department in 1982, He completed his master’s degree and doctoral studies at the Faculty of Business Administration of Istanbul University in 1987 and 2000 respectively. He founded NiK Company in 1993 and has been general manager of the company. He has carried out many international and national historical building, antiquities and restoration projects. He is honored by Australian Governor with Chancellor Order of Australia in 2001. Since 2000 and 2009 he has been teaching in Art and Museum Management Departments at Bosporus and Istanbul Universities respectively.

Nuri Özer Erbay’s Assoc. Prof. Dr

NiK General Manager

Assoc. Prof. Dr. (PhD.) Onur Lenk

He is geospatial engineer on multidisciplinary studies of geosciences and geoinformation technologies. Along with fulfillment of graduate studies in Science and Engineering for his M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees in Boğaziçi University, he conducted various technology-based projects and processes utilizing positional and imagery satellite data for environmental/hazardous monitoring as well as urban planning as part of his public competence as Dep. Director DG, National Geospatial Agency, research study at MIT/USA, and academic work in Istanbul University, Institute of Marine Sciences and Management in between years 1983 and 2024.

Nebiye Musaoglu received her Ph.D. degree from Istanbul Technical University (ITU) in 1999. She is currently a Full Professor at the Geomatics Engineering Department of ITU. Her research primarily revolves around remote sensing and image processing. Throughout her career, Dr. Musaoglu has made significant contributions to her field, authoring or co-authoring over 150 articles. Since 2021, she has served as the Vice Director of the ITU Center for Satellite Communications and Remote Sensing.

Assoc. Prof. Dr Nebiye Musaoğlu

NiK

Bekir Kapukaya

NiK GIS Software Developer

Bekir Kapukaya graduated from Yıldız Technical University’s Department of Geomatic Engineering in 2016. Then, he completed his master’s at the same university’s Institute of Science and Technology in Remote Sensing and GIS, graduating in 2023. He has worked as a GIS Specialist/Software Developer in various companies. He currently works as a GIS Software Developer, contributing to this field. His areas of expertise include GIS, Remote Sensing and Web/Desktop Software Development.

Seda Kara graduated from Istanbul Technical University (ITU), Department of Geomatics Engineering in 2023. She continues her master’s degree at ITU. In addition to her projects in the fields of Deep Learning, Machine Learning, and GIS, she has carried out studies on Agriculture and has conference papers published in ISPRS. She has been working as a Geomatics Engineer on remote sensing solutions at NiK İnsaat Ticaret Ltd. since September 2023.

Seda Nur Kara

NiK Geomatics Engineer

Berkay Teker

Berkay Teker graduated from Istanbul Technical University’s Geomatics Engineering Department in 2022. He has been involved in a few data analyst projects. My personality is driven by a desire for exploration, constantly seeking out fresh challenges to overcome. I thrive in dynamic environments where I can apply my quick problem-solving abilities to navigate obstacles effectively. Embracing change and adaptability, I embrace each opportunity as a chance to expand my skills and knowledge.