Dr. Pelin Bolat is vice dean, responsible for R&D, in ITU Maritime Faculty. She has a bachelor degree in Nuclear Engineering, MSc degree in Strategy Science and has a PhD Degree in Maritime Transportation Engineering. After working at UNIDO-ICHET as a graduate assistant, she was appointed as research assistant in ITU-Maritime Faculty in 2006. After she finished her PhD in Shanghai Maritime University in 2011, she continued to be a research associate in ITU Maritime Faculty. She worked in European Commission Joint Research Center Institute for Energy and Transportation as Energy and Transportation Systems Modeling Expert during post graduate studies between 2012-2014. She has been Assistant Professor in ITU – MF between 2014-2021. Since 2021, she has been Associate Professor in ITU–MF. Her research areas cover maritime energy management and strategies, energy and transportation systems modeling, security and safety of nuclear and radioactive materials transportation, maritime security, cyber security and maritime education and training. She is now director of Maritime Security and Cyber Threats Research Laboratory in ITU-MF. She is also a committee member of International Maritime Lecturer Associations (IMLA). She has participated in MEPC78, MEPC79, ISWG-GHG12, ISWG-GHG13 as advisor in Turkish Delegation, representative of IAMU in MEPC 80.