IEEE International Black Sea Conference on Communications and Networking
4–7 July 2023 // Istanbul, Türkiye
Immersive Bridging of Continents in the Era of Hyperconnectivity

Organizing Committee

General Co-Chairs

Sema F. Oktug
Istanbul Technical University, Turkiye

General Co-Chairs

Burak Kantarci
University of Ottawa, Canada

General Co-Chairs

Taner Arsan
Kadir Has University, Turkiye

Technical Program Co-Chairs

Sebnem Baydere
Yeditepe University, Turkiye

Technical Program Co-Chairs

Petros Spachos
University of Guelph, Canada

Technical Program Co-Chairs

Mehmet Yunus Donmez
Ericsson, Turkiye

Publication Chair

Gülsüm Zeynep Gurkas-Aydin
Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa, Turkiye

Panel Chair

Semih Bilgen
Istanbul Okan University, Turkiye

Tutorial Chair

Octavian Fratu
University POLITEHNICA of Bucharest, Romania

Keynote Co-Chairs

Mehmet Ulema
Manhattan College, United States

Keynote Co-Chairs

Damla Turgut
University of Central Florida, United States

Finance Chair

Alexander D Gelman
NETovations, LLC, United States

Workshop Chair

Sinem Coleri
Koc University, Turkiye

Demo Co-Chairs

Larysa Globa
National Technical University of Ukraine, Ukraine

Demo Co-Chairs

Murat Simsek
University of Ottawa, Canada

Publicity Chair - Americas

Eirini Eleni Tsiropoulou
University of New Mexico, United States

Publicity Chair - EMA

Ouns Bouachir
Zayed University, United Arab Emirates

Publicity Chair - Local

Muge Erel-Ozcevik
Manisa Celal Bayar University, Turkiye

Sponsors Chair

Tolga Ovatman
Istanbul Technical University, Turkiye

Local Arrangements Co-Chairs

Gokhan Secinti
Istanbul Technical University, Turkiye

Local Arrangements Co-Chairs

Yalcin Sadi
Kadir Has University, Turkiye

Student Grant / Student Program Chair

Evgeny Khorov
IITP RAS, Russia

Web Chair

Elif Ak
Istanbul Technical University, Turkiye

ComSoc Project Manager

Tina Gaerlan
IEEE Communications Society, United States

Treasurer

Bruce Worthman
IEEE Communications Society, United States

Patrons