I am an Associate Professor of Operations Management at CPBS. My research provides policy and managerial insights for practitioners about digital platforms, supply chains, AI, social enterprises, and agriculture. I use game theory and behavioral experiments in my research. My research contributes to the following Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): zero hunger, food security, improved nutrition (SDG 2), industry, innovation, and infrastructure (SDG 9), and responsible consumption and production (SDG 12). My papers have appeared in leading operations journals, Management Science, Operations Research, Manufacturing and Service Operations Management, and Production and Operations Management. My research has been recognized with various awards. One of my papers received the winner award in the INFORMS Technology, Innovation Management, and Entrepreneurship Section (TIMES) Best Working Paper Competition in 2020, and another one received the runner-up award in the same competition in 2018. One of my experimental papers received the third prize in the POMS College of Behavior in OM Junior Scholar Paper Competition in 2024. My other experimental paper became a finalist in the POMS College of Product Innovation and Technology Management (PITM) Best Student Paper Competition in 2025. 

Before joining CPBS, I was an assistant professor at the Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e). I received three research excellence awards and Irene Curie Research Grant (€100,000) from the TU/e. Before joining TU/e, I taught at the Bilkent University and worked as a postdoctoral research fellow at the UCL School of Management. I received my PhD and MS from the Tepper School of Business at the Carnegie Mellon University. I received my BS from the Middle East Technical University (METU).

I have served as a member of the INFORMS TIMES Board between 2020 and 2025. I was honored to lead the INFORMS TIMES community as the President of the INFORMS TIMES Board in 2023. The INFORMS TIMES recognized my service with the TIMES Distinguished Service Award in 2024.