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A delegation of researchers, including Prof. Bai Chunli, former President of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), met with ITU Rector Prof. Dr. Hasan Mandal and academics. The visit focused on evaluating collaborations and joint research areas between CAS and ITU.
Istanbul Technical University (ITU) Global Researcher Integrative Projects (KÜRE) supports scientific projects with high impact potential that ITU academics will carry out together with international researchers who will work at ITU under the TÜBİTAK 2232-A/B International Fellowship for Outstanding and Early Stage Researchers Program.
The paper, jointly prepared by research assistants Hacer Duzman and E. Cenk Ersan, and Prof. Dr. M. Serdar Çelebi from the Informatics Institute Computational Science and Engineering Program at ITU, has been awarded the Best Paper Award at the European Simulation and Modelling Conference (ESM’25).
The Artificial Intelligence-Enabled Computational Materials Technologies Workshop held at our Ayazağa Campus on November 6, 2025, brought together our students, researchers, academic and administrative staff, primarily at the graduate level.
Researchers at Istanbul Technical University (ITU) Soft Sensors Lab have made a groundbreaking contribution to the field of wearable robotics.
Istanbul Technical University (ITU), Q&Co Quantum Computing, and ComPro signed the “Collaboration Protocol on the Development of Quantum Computing and Service Systems.”
A project titled “Sustainable Approaches with Artificial Intelligence Algorithms for Seawater Cooling Pump Systems to Reduce Carbon Emissions and Increase Energy Efficiency in Ships,” prepared under the leadership of our faculty member Assoc. Prof. Ali Sinan Çabuk in collaboration with SMART MARINE TEKNOLOJİ A.Ş., has been granted support under the TÜBİTAK 1505 University-Industry Collaboration Support Program.
The project titled "Development of Hybrid Material Heat Pipes for Use in Spacecraft," led by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mete Budaklı, a faculty member at the ITU Astronautical Engineering Department, has been awarded support under the Research University Support Program (ADEP).
The project titled “Use of High-Entropy Alloys/Ceramics for Superconducting Applications: Simulation, Synthesis, and Characterization Studies,” led by Research Assistant Burçak Boztemur from the İTÜ Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, has received support under the TÜBİTAK 1005 - National New Ideas and New Products Research Funding Program.
Fadimatou Ahmadou, a doctoral student at the University of Douala, has been awarded a fellowship under the 2216B TÜBİTAK-TWAS Doctoral and Postdoctoral Research Fellowship Programs to conduct research under the supervision of ITU faculty member Assoc. Prof. Dr. Kübra Altuntaş.
ITU became the new venue for the “IAC 2026 Campus Meeting,” organized to foster strong academic contributions from Türkiye to the 77th International Astronautical Congress, which will be held in Antalya next year.
Assoc. Prof. Dr Koray Gelmez and Res. Asst. Onur Yılmaz from the Department of Industrial Design at Istanbul Technical University (ITU) received the Best Paper Award at the International Conference on Design History and Design Studies (ICDHS).
Istanbul Technical University (ITU) is participating in the project titled “Building Relationships: Innovation and Development for Global Excellence via Industrial Advisory Board (BRIDGE-IAB),” supported by the International Association of Maritime Universities (IAMU). This project, backed by the Nippon Foundation, is being carried out within the scope of IAMU’s Institutional Development Projects for the 2025–2026 term.
An important research project is being conducted at Istanbul Technical University (ITU) Faculty of Maritime, supported by the Lloyd's Register Foundation, under the scope of the “Ship Recycling Risk Framework for Türkiye's Safe & Sustainable Approach” project.
A signing ceremony was held for the delivery of the Sermet Research Vessel, donated to MATAM through the contributions of Chairman of the Board of Dearsan Shipyard Aziz Yıldırım and the Yaltırak Family. The event was hosted by Istanbul Harbour Master Mustafa Kıran, with the participation of ITU Rector Prof. Dr. Hasan Mandal and MATAM Director Prof. Dr. Cenk Yaltırak.
The De-TECH Project, funded by the European Union under the EIT Higher Education Initiative, is launching an exciting opportunity for companies in the aerospace sector. Applications are now open for the Aerospace Technology Challenge 2025.
The project prepared under the leadership of Prof. Dr. Hatice Sözer, faculty member at the Energy Institute of Istanbul Technical University (ITU), has been awarded support within the scope of TENMAK Research and Development Projects (TAGEP) – Nuclear Reactor Technologies Call.
A new collaboration between Istanbul Technical University and Konkuk University (South Korea) has been approved under the İkili İşbirliği Projesi (IKIP – Bilateral Cooperation Project) program, supported by ITU’s BAP Coordination Unit.
The opening ceremony of the Marmara Active Fault Hazard and Risk Application and Research Center (MATAM), established through the collaboration between Istanbul Technical University (ITU) and Türkiye İş Bankası, was held on August 13, 2025, at the ITU Ayazağa Campus.
Continuing to strengthen its research ecosystem, Istanbul Technical University has launched the ITU Platform Project Program for the first time this year, in line with its vision of being a “Responsibility and Impact-Oriented Research University.” Applications are open from August 1 to October 1, 2025!