The objectives and principles of the board
In principle, the board will be an advisory group of professionals to contribute to facilitate the highest possible quality of Electrical and Electronics Engineering Department education of Hacettepe University. The Board Members primarily talk about the Program Education Objectives (PEO) frequently (possibly every other year) as it may require continuous discussion while the industrial requirements may change their forms. Apart from this significant task, the advisory board may also be discussing and functioning in the following areas based on their own schedule:
- Providing advices on modifications for ensuring the undergraduate and the postgraduate research programs are synchronized with the needs of industry and the profession,
- Discussing and review assessments and survey reports prepared by the department in every other year,
- Providing the possibilities for relating the department with industry: suggestions about events, seminars and links to professionals when required by the program,
- Serving as an advocate to represent the interest of department to the business, professional and governmental communities through their networks,
- Planning their organization structure in order to develop better management in those issues mentioned above since this board is also free to develop its own steering committees
The board members
The board members chosen for the HUEE-Industrial Board are showing high profiles and having leading roles (not only in the region but also in the country) in their professions and associated fields who they are representing. The board members are given in the list below:
Last update: 25 December 2025
| Full Name | Institution | Title / Position | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | İsmet Atalar (Chair) | ASELSAN | Former Vice President (R&D and Technology Management) |
| 2 | Can Baktır | ASELSAN | Satellite and Space Systems Program Director |
| 3 | Serdar Bayar | ASELSAN | Former Head of R&D |
| 4 | Alaattin Dökmen | ASELSAN | Vice President, UGES Sector President |
| 5 | Tolga Dündar | ASELSAN | UAV Director |
| 6 | Ayhan Evren | E4E | Chief Executive Officer (CEO) |
| 7 | Mert Gökduman | STM | Deputy General Manager, Process and Value Management |
| 8 | Serkan Gümrükçüoğlu | HAVELSAN | Director of R&D and Engineering |
| 9 | Tolga İpek | NanoTAM, Bilkent | Design Technnologies Manager |
| 10 | Yusuf Kıraç | Turkish Space Agency | Chairman of The Board and President |
| 11 | Ahmet Oğuz Mermerkaya | ANT Media | Chief Executive Officer (CEO) |
| 12 | Fatih Oral | ASELSAN | Senior Chief Engineer |
| 13 | Cenk Önen | ROKETSAN | Vice President |
| 14 | Aysel Tatar Sözen | TUSAŞ | Consultant, MMU |
| 15 | Prof. Dr. İlkay Ulusoy | Middle East Technical University (METU) | Faculty Member, Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering |
| 16 | Seyit Yıldırım | NanoTAM, Bilkent | Project Manager |
| 17 | Prof. Dr. Asım Egemen Yılmaz | Ankara University | Faculty Member, Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering |
| 18 | Alaattin Ali Yolcu | Chamber of Electrical Engineers (EMO) | Vice Chairman of the Board |