Özyeğin University Contributes to Defense Industry Agency’s R&D Projects

The R&D Projects Signing Ceremony was held by the Defense Industry Agency (DIA) at the DIA Nuri Demirağ Conference Hall in Ankara. Eight new R&D projects were launched with the signing ceremony.

Among the projects considered was also Qantum Lidar, which was approved and signed off during the ceremony with the contributions of Assistant Prof. Kadir Durak from the Faculty of Engineering at Özyeğin University and his team. The Qantum Lidar project will be undertaken jointly by Aselsan and Özyeğin University to develop a game-changing Lidar with the use of groundbreaking quantum technology. The proposed Lidar will not be detected, will be able to disclose invisible targets, and will not be blinded or deceived.

Özyeğin University was represented at the signing ceremony by Vice Rector Prof. Dr. A. Tanju Erdem, Prof. Dr. Fatih Uğurdağ, Dean of the Faculty of Engineering, Dr. Kadir Durak, a member of the Faculty of Engineering, Dr. İsmail Arı, Director of Knowledge, Technology Transfer, and Entrepreneurship, and Ms. Nazlı Ceylan, University-Industry Collaboration Manager.