Z. Caner Taşkın

Z. Caner Taşkın is a Principal Research Scientist at Amazon, a position they have held since 2025. They were previously a Visiting Professor at Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam in 2019 and have extensive academic experience at Boğaziçi University, where they served as a Professor from 2018 to 2025, an Associate Professor, and an Assistant Professor between 2009 and 2013. Their industry experience includes roles as Chief Technology Officer and R&D Director at ICRON from 2001 to 2005 and 2009 to 2016, respectively. Z. Caner Taşkın earned their PhD in Industrial & Systems Engineering from the University of Florida in 2009, following a BS and MS in Industrial Engineering from Boğaziçi University.