Emre Bayraktar

Emre Bayraktar currently serves as a Professor and Director of the School of Construction and Design at The University of Southern Mississippi, a position held since July 2022. Prior to this role, Emre was a Professor and Chair of the Department of Civil Engineering at Istanbul Technical University from January 2018 to June 2022. Emre's earlier experience includes roles at Florida International University, where Emre advanced from Assistant Professor to Associate Professor in the Department of Construction Management between August 2006 and December 2017, and a Graduate Assistant at Purdue University in the Lyles School of Civil and Construction Engineering from August 2001 to July 2006. Emre holds a PhD and an MS in Civil Engineering with a focus on Construction Engineering and Management from Purdue University, as well as a Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering from Boğaziçi University, where Emre was recognized on the Dean's Honor List.