Prof. Dr. Erol KURT took his M. Sc. degree from the Inst. Science & Technology, Gazi University in Ankara, Turkey in 2001. He was awarded by an European Graduate College Grant during his Ph. D study at the Inst. Physics & Math., Bayreuth University in Germany. He completed his Ph. D. degree in 2004 on the instabilities of rotating magnetic fluids and worked at Turkish Atomic Energy Authority R&D Department for 3 years. He was assigned to the position of Assoc. Prof. at Technology Faculty, Gazi University. His main research areas include nonlinear phenomena in electrical/electronic circuits, electric machine design, mechanical vibrations, chaos, plasmas and magneto hydrodynamics. He is founder chairman to serial conferences, namely European Conference on Renewable Energy Systems (ECRES), Interdisciplinary Conference on Mechanics, Computers and Electrics (ICMECE) and the guest editor for some reputable journals. He is the Owner and Editor-in-Chief to Journal of Energy Systems (dergipark.org.tr/jes) and the member of Turkish Science Research Foundation (TUBAV).

Title:Nonlinearities and Energy Harvesting

Abstract: Energy harvesting is a key compenent for many engineering energy feeding technologies. Therefore, recent applications on automative, aerial, drone, space, defence etc. Recent improvements have shown that many harvesters can exhibit high energy and power densities in many network-free applications. Amoung them, especially piezoelectrics have the leading position to satisfy compact structures in many devices. However, piezoelectricty and other harvester systems (i.e. electromagnetic, electrostatic, solar, thermal) suffer from strong nonlinearities. In this talk, we will shed a light on how the nonlinearity affect the theoretical and experitmental explorations on the harvesting studies. Mainly, frequency, amplitude, natural frequency, air gap, etc., can yield to different reply on those systems. We will discuss these issues in real world applications.

Title: Engineering with Intention: Humanity at the Core of Intelligent Design

Abstract: In this keynote, we reflect on the evolving role of engineers in an era where artificial intelligence is reshaping the very fabric of engineering practice. The speaker challenges the audience to think beyond algorithms and automation, and to embrace the human responsibility behind technological progress.

Title:Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM)Within the River Basin Concept: Tigris and Euphrates as a Case