Dr. Ozan Gözbaşı holds a B.Sc. degree in Industrial Engineering from Boğaziçi University, Istanbul. He received his M.Sc. degree in Operations Research and Ph.D. degree in Industrial Engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology. His dissertation focused on large-scale optimization algorithms for Radiation Treatment of Cancer Patients in collaboration with Emory University. He worked as an Algorithm Design Engineer at SmartOps, Pittsburgh (acquired by SAP) to develop enterprise-grade software for multi-stage inventory planning and optimization.  After returning to Istanbul, he served as a management consultant at a mobile telecommunications operator for sales channel optimization and at a large consumer durable goods manufacturer for pricing analytics. He led the Advanced Analytics and Operations Research team at P1M1 focusing on banking operations. He co-founded Optiyol to develop SaaS solutions for supply chain optimization with an emphasis on transportation route optimization.