Şerif Bahtiyar

Şerif Bahtiyar is a Professor at the Computer Engineering Department, Istanbul Technical University, specializing in Information Security, Cryptology, and Cybersecurity. His research bridges Computer Science and Financial Systems with a focus on UAV security, digital wallets, and decentralized identity systems.

His scholarly contributions include 15+ publications on topics like deep reinforcement learning for UAV security (2024), GPT-based phishing detection (2024), and GANs for synthetic jamming attacks (2024). Current projects emphasize secure key management frameworks and malicious domain detection.

• 2025: GenAI-Based Jamming Attacks on UAVs (IEEE Access)
• 2024: Malicious DNS over HTTPS Detection and Dual-Layered Domain Detection

Scientific Awards include the ITEA Innovation Award (2017), MasterCard Best Researcher (2013), and TUBITAK Postdoctoral Support (2012). He has led major projects like the ADAX Cybersecurity Initiative (2013-2015) funded by the European Union.