Candan Gokceoglu was born in Ardahan, on July 25, 1966. He received his B.Sc. degree from the Department of Hydrogeological Engineering, and he received his M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees from the Department of Geological Engineering, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkiye, in 1989, 1993, and 1997, respectively. He is currently a Professor with the Applied Geology Division, Department of Geological Engineering, Hacettepe University. He has published over 160 research articles in referred scientific journals. His areas of interest are engineering geology, natural hazards, rock mechanics, slope stability, and tunneling. He is the associate editor of Computers and Geosciences, as well as the editorial board member of Engineering Geology.