20/03/2023
ISTANBUL INNOVATION CAMP -DAY 1-
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The focus of the 3-day Istanbul innovation camp, hosted by ITU - MEMTEK Research Center and Memsis Çevre Teknolojileri AR-GE A.Ş. was on the management of natural and man-made catastrophes in the water sector using digital concepts. This is particularly relevant given the recent earthquakes in Turkey, as well as the global increase in cybersecurity attacks.
After the staff meeting on the first day of the camp, ITU Vice Rector Prof. Lutfiye Durak-Ata hosted the project staff at lunch.
The camp's opening address was delivered by Assist. Prof. Mehmet Emin Paşaoğlu (ITU-MEMTEK) on behalf of Prof. ısmail Koyuncu. Assist. Prof. Selda Murat Hocaoglu (TÜBİTAK MAM) gave introductory remarks and served as the chair of the brainstorming session.
Prof. Enver Ozdemir (ITU), Adnan Baykal (CEO&Co-founder of CyberWA, Inc. (USA)), Prof. Harsha Ratnaweera (NMBU-project coordinator), and Assoc. Prof. Ismail Dabanli (ITU) offered in-depth lectures on camp topics. Dr. Vincent Wolfs (SumAqua) presented 5 prototypes that were created at Leuven Innovation Camp.
Assoc. Prof. Zakhar Maletskyi (NMBU) discussed the process and results to be expected from an innovation camp. The brainstorming session organized as a World Café, a crucial component of the camp, was then guided by him using GroupMap. Prof. Pierre Berube (UBC-CA) attended as an observer at the camp and as chair at the “Identification/early warning system” table. The co-chairs were Laurentiu Luca (SmarTech Automation), and Prof. Vahid Vatanpour (Kharazmi University & İTÜ). The "cyber-attacks" table was led by Dr. Vincent Wolfs, with Jascanu Veronica (SmarTech Automation-project partner), and Assoc. Prof. Kubra Ulucan-Altuntas (ITU), serving as co-chair. Dr. Selda Murat Hocaoglu is the chair of the third opinion table on “response options”, while the co-chairs are project partners Katharina Pilar Von Pilchau (Technische Hochschule Ostwestfalen-Lippe) and Dr. Abhilash Nair (DOSCON AS) did it.
Students first generated ideas to tackle these problems in brainstorming sessions, which were preceded by stakeholder presentations. After this, students further detailed and structured their ideas based on a Business Model Canvas. Sevde Korkut (ITU-MEMTEK) then gave a quick explanation utilizing Innovation Canvas Model. The joint dinner was organized at Baltalimani Social Facilities with all participants.