Career Tracks
Special Academic Tracks
Organized by the Turkey Chapter of AIS (TRAIS) at IMISC 2026 to foster collaboration, mentoring, and academic excellence for doctoral candidates and early-career scholars.
Organizing Committee & Chairs
* Schedule and venue details are subject to minor adjustments if required.
Who should apply?
The Doctoral Consortium is specifically designed for PhD students who have already established a solid framework and clear direction for their dissertation, yet have substantial research work remaining before defense.
How to apply
- Download and complete the official application form.
- Get it signed jointly with your academic supervisor.
- Submit the signed form through the online registration portal.
Mentors & Speakers
* Schedule and venue details are subject to minor adjustments if required.
Designed to support early-career researchers and junior faculty in Management Information Systems (MIS), this workshop provides an interactive, collaborative platform guided by distinguished scholars. The program aims to navigate participants through critical academic milestones, including high-impact publishing, research grant writing, tenure development, and international networking.
Workshop Focus
- High-impact publishing
- Research grant writing
- Tenure development
- International networking
Invited Speakers & Mentors
Prof. Dr. Mehmet ŞAHİNOĞLU
Department of Computer Science, Troy University, Montgomery, AL, USA
TalkProblems to Research and Innovation
- Software Reliability
- Cloud Computing
- Bayesian Probability
- Quantifying Risk
- Security Meter
- Trustworthy Computing
Workshop materials: Please download and review the following documents prior to the workshop:
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Mehmet Sahinoglu received his B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering from Middle East Technical University (METU), Ankara; M.S. from UMIST, Manchester, U.K.; and Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering and Statistics from Texas A&M University. He served with the Department of Computer Science at Troy University, AL. He originated the Sahinoglu–Libby (SL) probability density function (1981), Compound Poisson Software Reliability Model (1992), Compound Poisson Stopping Rule Algorithm (1997), and the Security Meter (2005). He was a 2006 Microsoft Research Scholar on Trustworthy Computing Curriculum and authored Trustworthy Computing—Analytical and Quantitative Engineering Evaluation (Wiley, 2007). He is an elected Fellow of the International Statistical Institute (ISI) and SDPS.
Prof. Dr. Metin KOZAK
Department of Advertising, Faculty of Communication, Kadir Has University
TalkHow to Publish: From Idea to Journal
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I hold a Ph.D. degree from Sheffield Hallam University, UK. I have published a wider range of articles in top-tier journals, conference papers in more than 40 countries and books released by Elsevier, Routledge, CABI, Emerald, Springer, among others. I act as the co-editor of Anatolia and serves as an editorial board member of over 20 journals. In addition, I have served as an ad-hoc reviewer for many other tourism and hospitality journals. As a Research Fellow and Visiting Professor, I was affiliated with the University of Namur, College of Charleston, Bournemouth University, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, and Bournemouth University. I was affiliated with the University of Namur, College of Charleston, Bournemouth University, and Hong Kong Polytechnic University.
On the one side, I am involved in several tourism-based national and international research projects, particularly with my partners based in Europe and the US. Developing such partnerships has resulted in publishing quality journal papers, conference presentations and book chapters.On the other side, I have been invited as a guest lecturer to conduct seminars or lectures in more than 20 countries worldwide. I also have an extensive experience in taking parts in the creation and organization of various tourism and hospitality conferences.
As of December 2021, my works have received over 2500 citations in WoS-referenced journals and over 20,000 citations counted by Google Scholar. Recently, I have been ranked among the most prolific authors both nationally and internationally in terms of the number of articles published and citations received. I am elected as the Fellow of the International Academy for the Study of Tourism (Hong Kong, SAR), Research Centre (Austria), and International Academy of Culture, Tourism and Hospitality Research (USA). My research interests entail marketing and consumer behavior in an interdisciplinary context.
My current affiliation is with Kadir Has University, Turkey.
Prof. Dr. Vahap TECİM
Department of MIS, Faculty of Economics and Admin. Sciences, Dokuz Eylül University
TalkTeaching MIS for the Future
- Management Information Systems
- Geographical Information Systems
- Decision Support Systems
- Information Technology
- Information Management
- Industry 4.0
- Internet of Things
- Content Management
- Distance Education
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Vahap Tecim has BA in Economics, Dokuz Eylul University, Turkey, MA in Econometrics, Dokuz Eylul University, Turkey, MSc in System Science, Ottawa University, Canada and PhD in Management Science/Operations Research, Lancaster University, England.
He worked as a GIS Expert after the 1999 Marmara earthquake, at the Governorship of Sakarya, Bolu, Düzce to establish GIS for their decision making process and the redevelopment of the cities (1999-2003).
He also worked as a GIS Expert for UNICEF CARK countries, to train people how to use GIS for their important logistics programs etc.
He has been given several seminars and attend many conferences to share his GIS and MIS related works.
He has 9 books and several articles about GIS, MIS, DSS, IT & IS, etc.
He is a Head of Department of the Department of Management Information Systems and Director of the Geographical Information Systems Division.