Students from the Department of Industrial Engineering at the Faculty of Engineering and Architecture, Erzurum Technical University, have been accepted for support under the Academic Thesis Program (ATP) for the 2025–2026 period, which is run by the Defense Industry Artificial Intelligence Talent Cluster (SAYZEK).

The student project team consists of Kardelen Çoban, İkbalnur Özkan, and Sıla Altunsoy, under the supervision of Dr. Nadide Çağlayan Özaydın, a faculty member in the Department of Industrial Engineering. Their project, titled “Artificial Intelligence–Based Predictive Maintenance and Logistics Optimization for Military Assets,” has been accepted into the SAYZEK-ATP program.

Within the scope of the project, an artificial intelligence–based study is being carried out to improve the operational continuity of autonomous unmanned aerial vehicles and other military systems. By analyzing data obtained from multiple sensors, the project aims to perform fault diagnosis and root cause analysis. As a result, the study seeks to reduce maintenance time, prevent unnecessary part replacements, and optimize spare-parts inventory management.

Corporate Communications and Promotion Directorate  December 26, 2025