IEEE ACTIVITIES

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Current Roles in 2024 

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• IEEE Humanitarian Technologies Board: Best Practices and Projects Committee Chair- MGA Representative to the HTB Board and Representative to the IEEE MOVE Global Committee (MGC)

• ​IEEE MOVE Global Committee (MGC) Chair

• IEEE Region 8 Student Activities Committee Past Chair

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IEEE AWARDS:

•IEEE Theodore W. Hissey Outstanding Young Professional Award 2024

• IEEE Clementina Saduwa Award 2023 

•IEEE MGA Diversity & Inclusion Award 2022

•IEEE PES Robert P. Noberini Distinguished Contributions to Engineering Professionalism Award 2022

•IEEE Region 8 Women in Engineering Section Affinity Group of the Year Award 2021

•IEEE WIE Inspiring Member of The Year 2020 (Honorable Mention)
•IEEE Young Professionals Hall of the Fame Award 2018 (PES YP Team)
•IEEE MGA Young Professionals Achievement Award 2017
•IEEE MGA Achievement Award 2014 (as IEEE Day Team Lead)
•IEEE Day Leadership Award 2013

 

PAST RESPONSIBILITIES

2023

• IEEE Humanitarian Technologies Board Member- MGA Representative

• IEEE Region 8 Student Activities Committee Past Chair
• IEEE Power& Energy Society Young Professionals Committee Past Chair 
• IEEE Foundation 50th Anniversary Celebration Team Member
• IEEE Transportation Electrification Community, Chair of WITEC (Women in IEEE TEC)

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2022

• IEEE Region 8 OpCom Vice Chair for Student Activities & R8 SAC Chair

• IEEE Power & Energy Society Young Professionals Committee Chair

• IEEE Humanitarian Activities Committee, Communications Chair

• IEEE Entrepreneurship Steering Committee Vice-Chair, Products 

• IEEE Young Professionals Committee, Vice-Chair of Marketing& Outreach and MGA Rep Region 7-10

• IEEE Technical Activities Board (TAB) Committee on Diversity and Inclusion (CDI) Member

• IEEE Transportation Electrification Community, Chair of WITEC (Women in IEEE TEC)

• IEEE Turkey Section Executive Board Treasurer & WIE Chair 2020-21

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2021

• IEEE Region 8 OpCom Vice Chair for Student Activities & R8 SAC Chair

• IEEE Power & Energy Society Young Professionals Committee Chair

• IEEE Power & Energy Women in Power Committee Vice-Chair

• IEEE Humanitarian Activities Committee, Chair of Partnerships (WIE,YP, SAC,HKN and EA Initiatives)

• IEEE Entrepreneurship Steering Committee Social Impact Liaison

• IEEE MGA Young Professionals Committee, Vice-Chair of Marketing& Outreach- Liaison to SAC 

• IEEE MGA Student Activities Vice Chair of Member Activities & YP Liaison

• IEEE Technical Activities Board (TAB) Committee on Diversity and Inclusion (CDI) Member

• IEEE Women in Engineering ILC (International Leadership Conference Program and Sponsorship Committees & 25th Anniversary Coordination Team Member

• IEEE Smart Cities Marketing Committee Organizational Unit Coordinator ( WIE, YP and 6 IEEE Partner Organizational Units; IEEE Communications Society , IEEE Control Systems Society, IEEE Industry Applications Society, IEEE Power & Energy Society, IEEE Systems, Man, and Cybernetics Society ,Council on Electronic Automation Design)

• IEEE Transportation Electrification Community, Chair of WITEC (Women in IEEE TEC)

• IEEE Turkey Section Executive Board Treasurer & WIE Chair 2020-21

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COMMITTEES/BOARDS: (IEEE Major Boards and Committees)​

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2020

• Vice Chair of IEEE MGA Student Activities Committee & Chair(Founder) of  VSB (Virtual Speakers Bureau) Committee at IEEE MGA SAC

• IEEE MGA Nominations & Appointments Committee Member

• IEEE SIGHT (Special Interest Group of Humanitarian Technology under Humanitarian Activities Committee)  Steering Committee, Chair of Communications Committee

2019

• IEEE MGA Student Activities Committee –Branch Chapter Representative (appointed by TAB and MGA)

• IEEE Humanitarian Activities(HAC) Chair, Assessment Committee

• IEEE MGA Nominations and Appointments Committee Member

• IEEE MGA Women in Engineering Committee : Chair of IEEE MGA WIE Travel Grants Ad-hoc  & Member of IEEE MGA WIE Subcommittee of Societies and Chapters Liaisons & Awards Subcommittees

2018

• IEEE SIGHT(Special Interest Group of Humanitarian Technology) Steering Committee Engagement Chair

• Chair of IEEE MGA Women in Engineering Committee Outreach Subcommittee ( Educational Activities, Pre-University Activities and Student Engagement)

2017

• IEEE SIGHT (Special Interest Group of Humanitarian Technology) Steering Committee Engagement Chair

• Chair of IEEE MGA WIE Committee Awards Subcommittee and Liaison to IEEE Awards Board

• IEEE MGA Women in Engineering Committee- Young Professionals Representative

• IEEE Technical Activities Board(TAB)  – Women and Underserved Groups Committee Member 

2016

• IEEE MGA Women in Engineering Committee - Young Professional Representative

• IEEE MGA Women in Engineering Committee -  Awards Subcommittee Chair 

• IEEE Technical Activities Board – Women and Underserved Groups Committee Member 

2015

• IEEE MGA Young Professionals  Committee  Marketing and  Communications Member

• IEEE MGA Young Professionals  Committee  WIE Liaison

• IEEE MGA Women in Engineering Committee Awards Subcommittee Chair 

2013-2014

• 2013-2014 IEEE MGA Women in Engineering Conference Subcommittee Member

• 2013-2014 IEEE Day Team Lead (Global)

•  IEEE MGA Young Professionals  Committee Member  Products and Services Committee Member & Women in Engineering Liaison

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REGIONS: 

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2019-2020: IEEE Region 8 Student Activities Committee Corresponding Member (appointed as Vice Chair of MGA Student Activities Committee) & IEEE Region 8 Strategic Planning Committee Member 

2017-2018: IEEE Region 10 Committee Member (WIE, Humanitarian Activities, Industry Relations)

2016: IEEE Region 10 Entrepreneurship Committee Chair & Young Professionals Committee Industry       Collaborations Coordinator

2015: IEEE Region 8 Women in Engineering Committee Chair

2013-2014: Region 8 Student Chapters Coordinator (Chapters Coordination Subcommittee & SAC Member)

2012: IEEE Region 8 Student Branches Coordinator (R8 Student Activities Committee Member)

 

SECTIONS/CHAPTERS:

2020-21 IEEE Turkey Section Treasurer/ Secretary

2020-21 IEEE Turkey WIE Affinity Group Chair

2016-2018 IEEE Nanjing Section & China Council SAC Initiatives- IEEE China Student Congress

2011-2012 IEEE Turkey PES Student Coordinator

2009-2011  Turkey Twin Student Branches Coordinator

2009 IEEE Turkey WIE Student Representative

 

STUDENT BRANCHES:

2010-2011 IEEE METU Student Branch- Executive Board Chairperson

2007-2010  IEEE METU Student Branch- Executive Board  Vice Chair and Other Roles (WIE,PES)

2007-2009  ISBIR (IEEE Student Branches Industry Relations) Project Task Force Member/ Public Relations and Communication Responsible

 

CONFERENCES: 

Women in Power Co-Chair, 2023 IEEE PES Generation Transmission and Distribution Conference & Exposition Asia May 22-25, 2023 in Istanbul, Turkey

IEEE Women in Engineering ILC (International Leadership Conference Program and Sponsorship Committees 2021-22

IEEE International Smart Cities Conference 2020 Publicity Co-Chair

IEEE EnergyCon 2020 Committee Member

IEEE Ethics’14 Symposium Students and Young Professionals Liaison

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OTHER: (Society Memberships)

Member of IEEE PES, IEEE SSIT, and IEEE IAS, and several committee involvements

2018-2020: IEEE PES Young Professionals Committee, Chair (2021-2022),  Vice-Chair (2020),

Industry Liaison (2018-2019) 

2014-2020: IEEE PES Women in Power Committee Vice-Chair (2015-2017), Director of Events (2017-2019), PES WIE Liaison (2019-2020), YP Representative (2020)

2013-2014: IEEE PES Global Student Chapters Coordinator (2013-2015)

Chair of the First Global PES Student Congress 2014 in Ankara, Turkey

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