I am Ozgun Pinarer, assist prof at Galatasaray University, in the Computer Engineering department, Istanbul, Turkey. I work in the field of wireless sensor networks, IoT, intelligent environment. Recently, I came across the ICTA Food 2024 project call and I am keen to assemble a collaborative consortium to pursue this opportunity. Hence, I am reaching out to form a consortium to prepare a compelling submission for this call.

Thank you for your interest.

Sincerely
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Assist. Prof. Ozgun Pinarer
Galatasaray University, Depart. Computer Engineering
Head of Distance Education Application and Research Center

Galatasaray University is a Turkish university established in İstanbul,Turkey in 1992, following an agreement signed with the presence of President François Mitterrand of France and President Turgut Özal of Turkey during a ceremony at Galatasaray High School, the mother school of the university. Turkey's Ambassador to France, Coşkun Kırca, played an important role in organizing the agreement. Galatasaray University is one of the most important members of the Galatasaray Community as Galatasaray High School and Galatasaray Sports Club, and is widely regarded as one of the most prestigious and notable universities in Turkey.

Galatasaray University is the only Francophone University in Turkey. The establishment has five faculties (Economic and Administrative Sciences, Law, Communications, Natural Sciences and Literature, Engineering and Technology); two institutes (Social Sciences, Applied Sciences), 200 teachers and 2500 students.

As a participant in the European exchange programs Erasmus and Socrates, Galatasaray University accommodates around 50 European students. Meanwhile, 100 students of Galatasaray University travel each year to France within the framework of these exchange programs.