Burak Kantarci is a full professor at the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science of the University of Ottawa who holds the University Research Chair in AI-Enabled Secure Networking for Smart Critical Infrastructures. He is also the founding director of the Smart Connected Vehicles Innovation Centre (SCVIC) and the Next Generation Communications and Computing Networks Lab (NEXTCON).
Professor Kantarci has authored over 300 peer-reviewed publications in top-tier journals and conferences. His contributions to telecommunications and networking have placed him among the top-cited scientists in his field. He has received numerous awards, including the King Charles III Coronation Medal (2025), the IEEE Communications Society Communications Software Technical Committee Technical Achievement Award (2023), and the Minister’s Award of Excellence (2021) from the Ontario Ministry of Colleges and Universities. His research papers have earned best paper awards at several international conferences.