Altunışık was born in Trabzon in 1982. He graduated from the Faculty of Engineering and Architecture, Department of Civil Engineering, at Karadeniz Technical University (KTU) in 2004. He received his Ph.D. degree in 2011. He was appointed Assistant Professor in 2011, Associate Professor in 2012, and Professor in 2018. He has 4 books, 1 book chapter, 5 congress organizing committee memberships, over 300 SCI/SCIE scientific publications, over 250 conference papers, and over 6000 international citations (H=42). He has completed 15 projects in collaboration with TÜBİTAK, various ministries, and institutions. Under his supervision, 40 doctoral and master's theses have been completed. He has 4 registered patents and 6 patents under review. Between 2015 and 2026, he received the “Young Scientist of the Year” and “Scientist of the Year” awards at KTU. In 2016, he was awarded the international “Excellence in Research” award, the 2020 “TÜBA Outstanding Young Scientist Award,” and the “ODTÜ Mustafa Parlar Research Incentive Award.” In 2024, he was elected as a TÜBA Associate Member and appointed to COST Actions in March 2024. He was included in the “World’s Most Influential Scientists” list published by Stanford University and Elsevier in both 2022 and 2025, in the categories of “Lifetime Impact” and “Annual Impact,” placing him in the top 2% of scientists worldwide. He led the establishment of the Earthquake and Structural Health Monitoring Research and Application Center at KTU.