The conference is bilingual: Turkish and English.

The BMBB Executive Board delivers an  Outstanding Achievement Award in the field of Computer Science and Engineering every year to support academic achievements since 2019. An academic staff is selected based on academic and scientific criteria.

• In 2019, Prof. Dr. Awarded to Erdal ARIKAN from Bilkent University was awarded to Outstanding Achievement Award 2019 for his scientific contributions in the field of 5G Polar Codes.
• In 2020, Prof. Dr. Derviş KARABOĞA from Erciyes University was awarded to Outstanding Achievement Award 2020 for scientific contributions in the field of “ABC Algorithm”.
• In 2021, Prof. M. Yahya KARSLIGİL was awarded to Lifetime Success Award 2021. The short biography of Prof M. Yahya Karslıgil is as follows:
• In 2021, Prof. Dr. Ahmet Ünal Yarımağan was awarded to Lifetime Success Award 2022. The short biography of Prof Dr. Ahmet Ünal Yarımağan is as follows:

He was born in Kilis in 1942. He completed his secondary education at Galatasaray High School in 1962, continued his higher education in Lyon, France, and received his Diploma in Electronics Engineering in 1966.

He worked at Le Materiel Telephonique Company in Paris between 1966-1968.

He completed his military service in 1968-1970 and worked as Project Coordinator at Hacettepe University Computer Center between 1970-1977.

He was appointed as a lecturer at Hacettepe University in 1974 and pioneered the establishment of the Computer Engineering Department. He completed his doctorate in 1979, became an associate professor in the field of Information Systems in 1983, and a professor in the Department of Computer Science in 1989.

He worked as a lecturer at Hacettepe University between 1977-2009, Head of Information Processing Department between 1985-1997, and Head of Computer Engineering Department between 1991-2003.

In 1974, when Hacettepe University was given the task of conducting the “Inter-University Student Selection and Placement Examination”, he became the Examiner Evaluation and Placement Subsystem Supervisor.

After the establishment of the Student Selection and Placement Center, ÖSYM, he served as a Sub-System Manager, IT Unit Manager, Consultant, Executive Board Member at ÖSYM as an additional duty to his teaching staff; He was appointed by the Higher Education Institution, YÖK, as the President of ÖSYM in 2004-2010. He retired from the Presidency of ÖSYM in 2010.

In addition to being a lecturer, he was the Chairman of the National Computer Committee of YÖK in 1993-1995, a member of the National Committee of Higher Education in Informatics in 1999-2002, the Computer Aided Central Electoral Register System of the Supreme Election Board in 1986-2002, the Technical Consultant of the Ministry of Internal Affairs MERNIS Project between 1998-2002, He worked as a consultant in the projects of DPT, TUBITAK, Ministry of National Education, General Staff and various public institutions and organizations, worked as an additional lecturer at Karadeniz Technical University and Ahmet Yesevi University, was assigned to Karabük University by YÖK in 2009, and resigned from this position in 2010. has done.

The books of Prof Yarımağan are:

• FORTRAN IV Programming Language in 1974,
• Database Systems in 2000,
• Logical Design in 2002,
• Theory of Automata and Formal Languages ​​in 2003

Ahmet Ünal Yarımağan is married, has 2 children, and speaks French and English.

We consider these awards essential to recognize and introduce members who contribute to science in our branch.

An award ceremony will be organized within the scope of the 8th International Conference on Computer Science and Engineering (UBMK 2023) for the authors and supervisors of the master’s theses who have earned the right to receive an award.

Important information about the competition is shared below.

Application Requirements:
● Only master’s theses will be accepted.
● Theses defended and accepted after 01/01/2021 will be accepted for the competition.
● Theses within the scope of the Computer Science and Engineering discipline will be accepted.
● At the time of application, it is expected that the student or supervisor is a member of the IEEE Computer Society.

Required Documents (must be merged into a single PDF file):
● A cover letter summarizing the scope of the thesis and the prominent features for the application
● Approved thesis
● Publications from the thesis work or other documents to support the application (such as best paper award certificate)

Application Link: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=ieeecstr2023

Contact: cs.turkey@ieee.org

Important Dates:
● Deadline for applications: Until July 31, 2023
● Evaluation period: July 31, 2023 – August 31, 2023
● Award ceremony: September 13-15

Evaluation Committee Members:
● Eşref Adalı, İstanbul Technical University
● Hamdi Dibeklioğlu, Bilkent University
● Özlem Durmaz İncel, Boğaziçi University
● Engin Erzin, Koç University
● Altay Güvenir, Bilkent University
● Pınar Karagöz, Middle East Technical University
● Kamer Kaya, Sabancı University
● Hatice Köse, İstanbul Technical University
● Albert Levi, Sabancı University
● Tolga Ovatman, İstanbul Technical University
● Öznur Özkasap, Koç University
● Haluk Topçuoğlu, Marmara University
● Tuğkan Tuğlular, Izmir Institute of Technology
● Eray Tüzün, Bilkent University
● Sezer Uludağ, Yeditepe University
● Olcay Taner Yıldız, Özyeğin University

Statistical information about UBMK-2022 is as follows:

Number of papers accepted for presentation: 102

Number of presented papers: 98

Number of foreign authors (those with more than one paper are counted as one): 45

Number of Papers Abroad: 24

Number of countries (Crimea, India, Japan, Kazakhistan, Nigeria, Pakistan, Russia, Tatarstan, Uzbekistan  ): 9