Team

Prof. Gonca Günay, Vice-Rector for Research

Prof. Gonca Günay completed her secondary and high school education in 1992 in İzmir American High School. She earned her bachelor’s degree from the Department of Management at Bilkent University in 1996 and MBA degree from Koç University in 1998. In 2004, she received her PhD degree in Business Administration at Dokuz Eylül University. To conduct her research in the field of management and organization, she had been as a visiting scholar at Columbia Business School in 2006 and Postdoctoral Fulbright Fellow at Harvard Business School in 2010.

She started her academic career as a research assistant at İzmir University of Economics and worked at the same university between 2001-2012, at İstanbul Aydın University between 2012-2013, at İstanbul Bilgi University between 2013-2014, at Kadir Has University between 2014-2015. Since 2015, she has continued her academic studies in the fields of management and organization as a faculty member of İstanbul Bilgi University Department of Business Administration. She has lectured in the fields of management, strategic management, negotiation, creativity and innovation. Her research interests focus on behavioral entrepreneurship and women’s studies.

Assoc. Prof. Yiğit Dağhan Gökdel, Advisor to the Rector

Yiğit Dağhan Gökdel graduated from İstanbul Saint Joseph High School in 1999. He earned his bachelor’s degree from Bilkent University Electrical and Electronics Engineering Department in 2004 and received his master’s and PhD degree from Boğaziçi University Electrical and Electronics Engineering Department in 2007 and 2011 respectively. He worked at UT-Austin Biomedical Engineering Department as a postdoctoral researcher in 2012. Since 2013, he has been a faculty member at İstanbul Bilgi University Electrical and Electronics Engineering Department. His research topics include biomedical and optical microsystems, microelectromechanical systems, and sensor technologies.

Elif Reis, Technology Transfer Office Manager

Elif Reis completed her undergraduate education at the University of Minnesota in the USA in 2010, double majoring in English Literature and Cultural Studies with the Global Excellence scholarship the University of Minnesota awarded her. From 2013 to 2018, she worked as a researcher at the Center for Turkish Cinema Studies, a project funded by the Istanbul Development Agency (ISTKA) and the Turkish Ministry of Culture and Tourism General Directorate of Cinema. In 2018, Elif started working as a Sponsored Projects Specialist at the Istanbul Sehir University Technology Transfer Office, supported by the TÜBİTAK 1513 - Technology Transfer Offices Support Program. She guided and supported researchers in the developing, managing, and financial reporting processes of various national and international projects. In 2021, she joined the Istanbul Bilgi University Technology Transfer Office team. As of 2023, Elif continues to work as the Manager of the Istanbul Bilgi University Technology Transfer Office while also pursuing her graduate degree in the Cultural Studies Program at Istanbul Bilgi University.

Buket Tan, Technology Transfer Office Project Specialist

Buket Tan graduated from Acıbadem University Faculty of Health Sciences Health Management Undergraduate Program in 2021. She worked at the Scientific Research Projects Coordination Unit within Bezmialem Vakıf University Technology Transfer Office for nearly two years. During her tenure, she supported the activities carried out by the Technology Transfer Office. She was accepted as a scholarship holder within the scope of the TUBITAK International ERA Permed project. She is continuing her Master's Degree in Health Management at Istanbul Medeniyet University Institute of Health Sciences

Dr. Melis Kalkan, Technology Transfer Office Project Specialist

Dr. Melis Kalkan graduated from Yeditepe University in 2014 with a degree in Genetics and Bioengineering. Following her undergraduate studies, she completed a master's degree in bioprocesses at the same university and earned her doctorate in neuroscience in 2023. During her doctoral research, she focused on innovative studies aimed at understanding the complex mechanisms of the brain and nervous system. Dr. Kalkan has contributed to various projects, including those led by TÜBİTAK, and has conducted significant research in areas such as biomaterial development and cancer studies. Additionally, she is a founding member of organizations like the Artificial Intelligence and Technology Association (YZTD) and the Association of Science and Art Creators (ISAAC), playing a vital role in advancing science and technology.

Hilal Mula, Accounting Specialist

Hilal Mula works in Financial Accounting Department. She is responsible from accounting and financial reporting processes of all internally and externally funded projects.

2024-2025 TTO Faculty Representatives

Faculty of Applied Sciences

İbrahim Uzpeder

Faculty of Architecture

Fulya Akipek

Faculty of Business Administration

Selin Öztürk

Yelda Yucel

Yeliz Ekinci

Faculty of Communication

Gökhan Cintamür

Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences

Bilge Baş

İbrahim Başar Aka

Faculty of Health Sciences

Elif Elçin Dereli

Emre Batuhan Kenger

Faculty of Law

Ece Süzel

Kerem Çelikboya

Ster Irmak

Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities

Sibel Halfon