Dr. Serdar Yildiz is an Assistant Professor in the Maritime Transport Department of the Sharjah Maritime Academy, United Arab Emirates. He earned his PhD  from Karadeniz Technical University of Türkiye. His research centred around maritime safety, human and organizational factors, and risk analysis, with his papers being published in internationally recognized ISI journals. Dr. Yildiz further developed his research focus on maritime safety at the World Maritime University, Sweden.