Çiğdem Sıcakyüz has been an Assistant Professor at Ankara Science University since 2020. She received her PhD from the Department of Industrial Engineering at Çukurova University, Adana, Türkiye. She obtained her MSc. in Production Engineering from the University of Bremen, Germany. Her research interests include Operations Management, Supply Chain Management, Multicriteria Decision Making, Quality Engineering, Artificial Learning, Innovation, and Technology Management.