Summary of the Speeches:
1. “Open Data Requirements in the Project Applications” by Emrah Göker
The talk is a brief introduction to the history of how open access and open science issues progressed in KU project applications.
2. Legal Issues of Data
Chief Legal Counsel Birtürk Aydın will talk about the legal obligations that researchers should be aware of regarding the collection, management and transfer of research data.
3. Data Protection for Researchers
This workshop will examine the different dimensions of the relationship between personal data protection and research projects. The workshop will start with a general introduction to the concept of personal data, and special categories of personal data will be clarified with examples from research projects. After explaining the legal obligations of the data controllers in data protection, I will demonstrate the strategic data protection road map of research data in five steps. Finally, I will finalize the workshop by touching upon recommendations regarding data protection and sanctions in the area of data protection.
4. Information Security
Who are we, and what do we do? What is our role in research data management? What is our role at the university?
Information security basic terms: are confidentiality, integrity, and accessibility. What kind of competence do we have regarding information security at Koç University?
5. Data Archiving and Open Access
Short Biographies of the Speakers:
Emrah Göker is an International Projects Manager at the Sponsored Research Office, Koç University. He is responsible for research management services for international R&D funding application.
Birtürk Aydın
Mesut Halıcıoğlu is data privacy coordinator at Koç University. Halıcıoğlu manages and coordinates all processes related to the protection of personal data at Koç University and advises all units and research projects at Koç University on Turkish and European data protection law. Previously, he was a legal counsel at Enerjisa and associate at Yazıcı Attorney Partnership. He also worked as a researcher in TUSIAD EU-Brussels Representative Office (between 2019 and 2020) and worked on IT Law, Artificial Intelligence Policies and Digital Single Market Policies.
Derya Erhan has been working in the IT industry since 2003. She worked at an internet service provider, Boğaziçi University, and a bank. She worked in computer network operations, information security operations, risk management, compliance, business continuity, and information security teams. She also did her Ph.D. at Boğaziçi University, Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering. Her research area was network intrusion detection methodologies.
Çiğdem Yıldırım Çiğdem Yıldırım started to work as Head of ANAMED Library as of March 2022. She graduated from Istanbul University, Department of Information Management and completed her master's degree on Istanbul Studies at the same university. She worked at Koç University Suna Kıraç Library for long years, first as Cataloging Librarian and then as a Senior Reference and Research Liaison. Her experience areas consist of Cataloging, Collection Development, Research Support, Academic Writing and Information Literacy, E-Resources, Document Supply Services, Reference Management Tools, Bibliometric Analysis and Reporting, Social Media, Research Data Management and numerious events & trainings she organized around these topics. She also continues to work on open science policy, procedure and service development in the Library’s Open Access Team. She takes part in Research Data Management and Data Analytics working groups within the scope of Koç University Digitalization Program. She carries out projects on behalf of Koç University under the "Turkey Open Data and Research Data Task Force" within the body of the Council of Higher Education (YÖK)