Prof. Dr. Ezhan Karaşan born in Karşıyaka in 1966 and received his BA from Middle East Technical University, Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, his master's degree from Bilkent University, Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, and his PhD from Rutgers University, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. Continuing his research at AT&T Bell Laboratories for 3 years after his doctorate, Prof. Karaşan has been working as a faculty member in the Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering at Bilkent University since 1998. His research interests are the design and performance analysis of wireless and optical communication networks. Prof. Dr. Ezhan Karaşan has been a member of the Meteksan Defense Board of Directors since April 2022.