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Prof. Mesut Güner received his BSc degree in Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering from Istanbul Technical University in 1988, MSc degree in 1989 from Newcastle University (UK) and his PhD degree in 1994 at the same university. After his PhD he joined Yildiz Technical University (YTU) as an assistant professor. In 2001 he became a full professor in the Department of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering in YTU. Prof. Güner has served as a coordinator and/or consultant in numerous industrial projects and held various positions in several companies, including board member, member of the Board of Directors of the Turkish Academy of Sciences (TÜBA), vice rector, founding rector, coordinator of the technology transfer office, senator, and board member of the university. Between 2016 and 2020, he served as the General Manager and Board Member at Yıldız Teknopark AŞ. Prof. Güner served as the Chairman of the Board of Ankara University Technopolis from 2021 to 2022 and as the Rector of Alanya University from 2022 to 2024. As of September 2024, Prof. Güner has been appointed Vice President of TÜBİTAK.