Prof. Dr Alp Ustundag is the founder and the CEO of Navimod Business Intelligence Solutions. He graduated from Industrial Engineering Department of Istanbul Technical University (ITU) in 2000. He got his MBA degree from Bogazici University in 2002 and his doctoral degree from ITU in 2008. He is also a lecturer at Industrial Engineering Department of ITU. He worked in IT and the finance industry from 2000 to 2004. He has conducted many projects relating to the supply chain and logistics management, data analytics and soft computing. He has published many papers in international journals and presented various studies at national and international conferences.

Nihan Yolga is the Director of Business Development at Navimod Business Solutions. She has completed Istanbul Technical University Industrial Engineering undergraduate and Boğaziçi Financial Engineering graduate programs. She has worked in extensive departments at Borusan Group, one of the largest global conglomerates of Turkey, from strategic planning to business development, innovation and digital transformation. She has led the establishment of innovation, R&D and digital transformation departments, systems and targets for all Group companies at the Holding level and worked directly with Group CEO more than 10 years. She was the Innovation, Digital and Marketing Director at the Holding when she left her job to join Navimod team. With her solid experience, she now contributes AR Produkt business development, market entry, customer development and product enrichment activities.

Mahmut Sami Sivri is the director of software development and data analytics at NaviMod Business Intelligence Systems. He has completed Istanbul Technical University Computer Engineering undergraduate and Engineering Management graduate programs. He is also Phd(c) at ITU Industrial Engineering department. He worked in various companies and positions in the software industry since 2008. He specialized in web design and development, Windows applications, database management systems, big data platforms, data analytics and optimization tools. Besides some researches about forecasting and data analytics in manufacturing, he has solid working experience on predictive analytics, machine learning, multi-variate forecasting, linear and non-linear optimization modelling.

Associate Professor Ömer Faruk Beyca is the Director of Artificial Intelligence Solutions at Navimod Business Solutions. He also works as a lecturer in Istanbul Technical University, Department of Industrial Engineering. He received his PhD in Industrial Engineering from Oklahoma State University in 2013. He conducts studies in the fields of machine learning, optimization, simulation, signal processing. He has publications in many prestigious scientific journals.

Ömer Faruk Oğuz works as a software development and data analytics manager at Navimod Bilişim. He completed the Mechanical Engineering undergraduate program at Istanbul University. He is now doing a master’s degree in ITU Industrial Engineering department. Since 2017, he has worked as a mechatronics and software engineer in various companies. He has experience in robotic software development, image processing and data analytics. He works on machine learning, multivariate prediction and optimization modeling.