Dr. Erkin Altunsaray graduated from Yildiz Technical University, the Department of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering, İstanbul, Türkiye in 2000. He received his MSc degree in 2005 at the Naval Architecture Department of the Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences, Dokuz Eylul University, Izmir, Türkiye and his PhD in 2011 at the Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering Department of the Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences, Yildiz Technical University. He is currently an Associate Professor in the Naval Architecture Programme of the Institute of Marine Sciences and Technology at Dokuz Eylul University, Izmir, Türkiye. His research focuses on the behaviors of polymeric composites in marine use, mechanic analysis of composite structures, and the design and structural analysis of marine small craft. He is a member of several professional bodies.