Serap Şahin

Serap Şahin is an Assistant Professor in the Computer Engineering Department at Izmir Institute of Technology. She holds a B.S. (1987), M.Sc. (1989), and Ph.D. (2006) in Computer Engineering from Ege University. Her academic career began in 2002 after working at Arkas Holding as an Information Systems Coordinator, where she managed transportation and logistics systems. She completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the European Commission’s Joint Research Center (2010) focusing on Next Generation Network Security, supported by TUBITAK.

Her research interests span cybersecurity, information systems security, cryptology, and cloud computing security. Notable contributions include studies on social network privacy, blockchain applications, forensic data analysis, and homomorphic encryption systems like EDU-VOTING. She has published widely in journals such as the International Journal of Information Security Science and Turkish Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences.

Key achievements include a TUBITAK Postdoctoral Fellowship (2010) and leadership in projects like “Homomorphic Cryptosystem Based Electronic Election System Solution” funded by BAP. Her work bridges theoretical cryptography with practical applications in secure communication, data privacy, and network security.