Öznur Özkasap is a Professor in the Department of Computer Engineering at Koc University's Graduate School of Sciences and Engineering. She serves as Head of Department and has research interests spanning distributed systems, computer networks, and energy-efficient networking protocols. Her work integrates artificial intelligence into distributed computing frameworks and explores security in peer-to-peer systems. Education: PhD (2000), MSc (1994), and BS (1992) from Ege University Research Areas: Distributed Systems, Cloud/Edge Computing, Network Security, and AI applications in distributed environments Her recent publications focus on blockchain-assisted distributed systems, federated learning optimization, and energy-efficient frameworks for software-defined networks. She explores multi-objective load balancing, decentralized energy trading, and secure P2P architectures. Key trends include cross-disciplinary applications of distributed computing in healthcare and energy systems. Professor Özkasap contributes to advancing edge computing, IoT-based sensor systems, and privacy-preserving mechanisms in decentralized environments. Her work addresses challenges in reliable network protocols, microgrid energy sharing, and security vulnerabilities in autonomous systems.




