He was born in İzmir in 1961. He graduated from Uludağ University, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, in 1986. In 1995, he received his Ph.D. in Human Anatomy from the University of Leicester, Faculty of Medicine, in the United Kingdom. He became an associate professor in 2000 and a full professor in 2006. He worked as a lecturer in the United Arab Emirates for two years. He also served as the Head of the Department of Medical Education and Informatics at Selçuk University, Meram Faculty of Medicine. Between 2008 and 2010, he was a founding member of the Board of Trustees at Istanbul Medipol University.

In addition to his background in medicine, he holds a bachelor’s degree in Public Administration. In December 2010, he was appointed as the founding rector of Konya University. In December 2014, he was reappointed for a second term as the Rector of Necmettin Erbakan University.

He has held numerous national academic and administrative positions, including:

• Full Member and Council Member of the Turkish Academy of Sciences (TÜBA),

• Member of the Scientific Board of TÜBİTAK,

• Member of the Council of Medical and Health Education under the Interuniversity Board (ÜAK),

• Member of the Supreme Board of Health Tourism at the Ministry of Health,

• Member of the Associate Professorship Council of ÜAK,

• Member of the Disabled Education Commission of the Council of Higher Education (YÖK),

• Term President of the KOP Regional Universities Association (UNIKOP),

• Board Member of the University Hospitals Association,

• Member of the Board of Trustees of the Ahmet-Nezahat Keleşoğlu Educational Foundation,

• Founding Member of the Board of Trustees of the Selçuklu Autism Individuals Education Foundation (SOBE),

• Founding Member of the Board of Trustees of the Istanbul Science and Education Foundation (ISILEV),

• Advisory Board Member of the Birlik Foundation,

• Board Member of İNNOPARK.

He has served in administrative roles on the selection committees for the TÜSEB Aziz Sancar Science, Service, and Encouragement Awards, the TÜBA-GEBİP Awards, and the TÜBİTAK Science, Service, and Encouragement Awards.

He represented Turkey at the 2017 Science 20 (S20) Summit of G20 countries and at the 2018 World Science Forum in Jordan. Since 2002, he has actively contributed to the management boards of the Turkish Society of Anatomy and Clinical Anatomy and the Basic Medical Sciences Platform in various roles.

He is married and has three children.

Prior to his appointment as a founding professor of sustainability at HBKU in 2014, Professor Koç held professor, director, chair and dean positions at different universities in Turkey and the USA between 2000-2014. He has a PhD degree in Industrial and Systems Engineering from the Ohio State University (1999) and an Executive MBA degree from the University of Sheffield, UK (2014). He has published 350+ publications in various international journals and conferences; edited three books; organized, chaired, and co-chaired various international conferences, workshops and seminars on design, manufacturing and product development. In addition to his academic and educational activities, he provides consulting services to industry, government and educational institutes for strategic transformation, business optimization, organizational efficiency, lean operations, restructuring and reengineering initiatives. He has taught courses across a range of subjects, including product/process/business innovation and development; medical design and production; energy and efficiency; computer-aided engineering, design and manufacturing; modern manufacturing technologies; manufacturing system design; material forming plasticity; and the mechanical behavior of materials.

Nimir Elbashir, Professor, Petroleum Engineering and Chemical Engineering at Qatar.   Educational Background Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, Auburn University - 2004 M.S., Chemical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia - 1998 B.S., Chemical Engineering, University of Khartoum - 1994   Research Interests Research responsibilities include: Director of Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station Gas and Fuels Research Center: a major research center that involves 30 faculty members from both the Qatar and College Station campuses of Texas A&M University Chair of the ORYX GTL Gas-to-Liquid Technology Excellence Program   Research interests include: Design of advanced midstream and downstream natural gas processing units including reactors, catalysts and conversion processes to ultra-clean fuels and value-added chemicals   Awards & Honors Faculty Excellence Award, Texas A&M University Qatar - 2017 Laboratory Safety Excellence Award, Texas A&M University - 2017 Genesis Research Excellence Award, Texas Engineering Experiment Station - 2016 Distinguished Achievement Award in Teaching – College Level, Texas A&M University Association Former Students - 2015 Dean’s Leadership Award for Outstanding Service, Texas A&M University - 2015

Zakaria Boumerzoug is a professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Biskra. He headed the Department of Mechanical Engineering from 1998 to 2004 and the Department of Metallurgy from 2004 to 2009 A professor at the University of Biskra from 1992 to the present, he has organized one international conference and 12 national conferences and workshops. He is responsible for doctoral training in metallurgy. He has supervised more than 30 doctoral students. He has published more than 90 research articles, three books (Metallic Materials and Their Industrial Applications, Welding of Metallic Materials, Metal Wire Fabrication), two book chapters, and edited one book (Advanced Design and Mechanics of Materials) in the field of materials science. He holds a patent. He has led 10 national scientific projects and one international project with the University of Mons (Belgium). He has been a member of the scientific committee of several international conferences. He has participated in more than fifty international conferences as a participant (with posters and oral presentations) and as an invited speaker.