Dr. Mehmet Yavuz received his Ph.D. degree in Applied Mathematics from Balikesir University, Turkey. He conducted postdoctoral research in the Department of Mathematics at the University of Exeter, U.K., in 2019-2020. He is currently an Associate Professor in the Mathematics and Computer Sciences Department at Necmettin Erbakan University, Turkey. He has published more than 70 research papers in reputed journals and 60 conference papers as well as 6 book chapters in international books. He is the Editor of Fractional Calculus: New Applications in Understanding Nonlinear Phenomena, Bentham Books. His research interests include fractional calculus and its applications to the different fields of science, mathematical biology, nonlinear dynamics, and optimal control. Apart from being an Associate Editor of several esteemed journals, he is the Editor-in-Chief of Mathematical Modelling and Numerical Simulation with Applications. Dr. Fuat Usta received his BSc (Mathematical Engineering) degree from Istanbul Technical University, Türkiye in 2009 and MSc (Mathematical Finance) from University of Birmingham, UK in 2011 and PhD (Applied Mathematics) from University of Leicester, UK in 2015. At present, he is working as a Professor in the Department of Mathematics at Düzce University (Türkiye). He is interested in Approximation Theory, Multivariate approximation using Quasi Interpolation, Radial Basis Functions and Hierarchical/Wavelet Bases, High-Dimensional Approximation using Sparse Grids. Financial Mathematics, Integral Equations, Fractional Calculus, Partial Differential Equations. Dr. Ceylan Yozgatlıgil is a Full Professor in the Department of Statistics at Middle East Technical University (METU), Ankara. She earned her Ph.D. in Statistics from Temple University, USA, where she specialized in temporal aggregation and multivariate time series analysis. Her research spans time series modeling, forecasting with machine and deep learning, temporal aggregation, anomaly detection, and applied data science.With extensive academic and administrative experience, Dr. Yozgatlıgil has served as Vice-chair of the METU Statistics Department and Associate Director of the Institute of Applied Mathematics. She has authored numerous journal articles and conference papers on statistical modeling, climate and environmental data analysis, and computational methods.Her recent work integrates artificial intelligence into forecasting and anomaly detection, with applications in climatology, energy systems, and industrial efficiency. Dr. Yozgatlıgil is actively involved in national and international projects, including TÜBİTAK-funded research and consultancy for organizations such as UNICEF and GIZ. Beyond her academic roles, she contributes to professional associations and promotes the advancement of data-driven research in Turkey and beyond
