Assoc. Prof. Dr. Yaşanur Kayıkcı completed her PhD degree in Information Business and Logistics at Vienna University of Economics and Business, Austria. She obtained MSc and BSc degrees in Industrial Engineering from Graz University of Technology, Austria and Yildiz Technical University, Turkey respectively. Also, she received her M.A degree in Management Organisation from Istanbul University, Turkey. She is an Associate Professor of Industrial Engineering. She is currently a Senior Research Fellow on the design and development of digital systems and solutions in the area of transport and logistics at the Science Policy Research Unit at the University of Sussex, UK. She also serves as an expert on various advisory boards in the field of freight transport and logistics in the European Union. She has worked as an academician in various positions in higher education institutions in England, Germany, Austria and Turkey, and she has taken part as a coordinator and researcher in academic projects funded by international institutions and bodies. She has authored or co-authored more than 100 publications, including peer-reviewed international journal papers, books, book chapters and conference proceedings. In addition, she has project management and technology consultancy experience in the execution of industrial digital transformation projects of international companies for more than 25 years. She can speak fluent Turkish, English, German and French.