T. Hikmet Karakoc, Ph.D., graduated from Anadolu University, the Department of Mechanical Engineering. He received his M.Sc. degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Yildiz Technical University. He received his Ph.D. from Anadolu University, where he started his full-time teaching and received his Full Professorship. He is currently researching at the Eskisehir Technical University. He has a wide range of research interests, including sustainable aviation, aircraft propulsion systems, insulation, heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC), indoor air quality, gas turbines, cogeneration systems, renewable energy, energy economics, fuels, and combustion. He has participated in numerous industrial projects on these topics as a researcher, consultant, and project manager for over 30 projects and corporations. He also started a contest on special insulation applications among university students. He served as an Editor-in-Chief, guest editor, and editorial board member for international scientific journals. He published national and international papers in over 300 journals and 40 books. Professor Karakoc actively follows membership positions for the Chamber of Mechanical Engineers and many sectorial associations, international scientific organizations, and societies. He is an active Board of Directors member of the International Association for Green Energy. He is currently holding the presidency of the SARES organization, which is actively supporting scientists and students in the area of sustainable aviation. He also organizes four symposiums on aviation subject areas as a Founding Chair.
Emre Özbek, Ph.D., is a distinguished Full Lecturer in the Unmanned Aircraft Technology and Operations Program at Eskisehir Technical University. He holds an MSc and BSc in Aircraft Airframe and Powerplant Maintenance from the same institution and has recently completed his Ph.D. His doctoral research focused on the design and successful flight of a Rear Spar Articulated Morphing Wing UAV, a pioneering fixed-wing UAV operating without controlled surfaces. Dr. Özbek's expertise extends to the design of various electrical unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) for international competitions and projects, spanning both fixed and rotary wing categories. He has led the Anatolia Aero Design UAV design team at Eskisehir Technical University for seven years, serving as team captain and chief designer. In addition to his academic pursuits, he has applied his knowledge in the industry as an aircraft engineer. He has worked remotely with Dronee, contributing to the design of vertical take-off and landing UAVs for aerial mapping. Before this, he was the chief aircraft designer of multirotor UAVs at Huma Technology. His research interests are broad and innovative, encompassing UAV design, manufacturing, structural analysis, RANS aircraft analysis, and low fidelity analysis methods such as 3D panels and vortex-lattice method. He is also deeply interested in UAV autonomous flight, alternative energy sources, fuel cell technology, sustainability in aviation, and additive manufacturing methods. His contributions to the field have been recognized with two patents, further establishing his position as a leader in UAV technology and design.
T. Hikmet Karakoc博士畢業於安納多盧大學機械工程系，並獲得機械工程碩士學位於伊爾迪茲技術大學。他在安納多盧大學獲得博士學位，並在該校開始全職教學，並獲得全職教授職位。他目前在埃斯基謝希爾技術大學進行研究。他的研究興趣廣泛，包括可持續航空、飛機推進系統、隔熱、供暖、通風和空調（HVAC）、室內空氣質量、燃氣渦輪機、熱電聯產系統、可再生能源、能源經濟學、燃料和燃燒等。他作為研究員、顧問和項目經理參與了30多個項目和公司的許多工業項目。他還在大學生中發起了一個特殊隔熱應用的競賽。他曾擔任國際科學期刊的主編、客座編輯和編輯委員會成員。他在300多個期刊和40本書籍上發表了國內外論文。Karakoc教授積極關注機械工程師協會和許多行業協會、國際科學組織和學會的會員職位。他是國際綠色能源協會的董事會成員。他目前擔任SARES組織的主席，該組織積極支持可持續航空領域的科學家和學生。他還作為創始主席組織了四個航空主題的研討會。
Emre Özbek博士是埃斯基謝希爾技術大學無人機技術和操作課程中的傑出全職講師。他在同一機構獲得飛機機身和動力系統維修的碩士和學士學位，並最近完成了博士學位。他的博士研究重點是設計和成功飛行一種後翼樑可變形機翼無人機，這是一種在沒有可控表面的情況下運行的先驅性固定翼無人機。Özbek博士的專業知識涵蓋了設計各種國際比賽和項目的電動無人機（UAV），涵蓋固定翼和旋翼類別。他在埃斯基謝希爾技術大學領導安納托利亞航空設計無人機設計團隊七年，擔任團隊隊長和首席設計師。除了學術追求外，他還作為飛機工程師在工業界應用自己的知識。他曾與Dronee遠程合作，為航空測繪設計垂直起降無人機。在此之前，他是Huma Technology多旋翼無人機的首席飛機設計師。他的研究興趣廣泛且創新，包括無人機設計、製造、結構分析、RANS飛機分析以及3D面板和渦格法等低保真分析方法。他還對無人機自主飛行、替代能源、燃料電池技術、航空可持續性和添加製造方法深感興趣。他的貢獻獲得了兩項專利，進一步鞏固了他在無人機技術和設計領域的領導地位。
