Prof. Ilya Levin | Autonomous Robot Navigation | Best Use of AI in Robotics

Prof. Ilya Levin | Autonomous Robot Navigation | Best Use of AI in Robotics

Holon Institute of Technology | Israel

Prof. Ilya Levin is a distinguished computer scientist and educator with over four decades of academic, research, and leadership experience across leading institutions in Israel, Europe, and the United States. He holds an M.Sc. in Computer Engineering from Leningrad Transport Engineering University, postgraduate training in Mathematics from Leningrad State University, and a Ph.D. in Computer Engineering from the Academy of Sciences of Latvia, where he specialized in decomposition methods for sequential circuit synthesis. Since immigrating to Israel, he has served in prominent roles at Tel Aviv University, Bar-Ilan University, and the Holon Institute of Technology, where he currently serves as Head of the School of Computer Science. Dr. Levin previously held positions as Senior Researcher, Head of Department, Tenured Associate Professor, and Full Professor, and has been invited as a Visiting Professor at major international universities, including the University of Massachusetts, Boston University, Aix-Marseille Université, Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, and the University of Florence. His career spans extensive work in computer engineering, automation, education, Autonomous Robot Navigation and advanced system design, reflecting a lifelong commitment to scientific excellence and innovation.

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Assoc. Prof. Dr. Gokhan Guven | Robotics | Best Researcher Award

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Gokhan Guven | Robotics | Best Researcher Award

Mugla Sitki Kocman University | Turkey

Dr. Gokhan Guven is a Ph.D. Candidate in the department of curriculum and instruction at Mugla Sitki Kocman University, turkey, specializing in science education under the supervision of dr. yusuf sulun. he earned his bachelor’s degree in elementary science education from pamukkale university and completed his master’s in science education at mugla sitki kocman university, where his thesis focused on preservice elementary teachers’ reflection journal writing and epistemological beliefs in science and technology laboratory applications. Currently pursuing his doctoral studies in science education, dr. guven’s research interests include energy education, science teacher education, and science laboratory applications. throughout his academic career, he has served as a teaching assistant in various laboratory-based courses, including general biology, general physics, Robotics and general chemistry, contributing significantly to hands-on science instruction and pedagogy. his scholarly contributions have garnered 179 citations across 12 documents, with an h-index of 7, reflecting the impact and recognition of his research within the scientific and educational community. fluent in both english and turkish, Dr. guven continues to advance his research and academic pursuits, focusing on enhancing the quality and effectiveness of science education at both theoretical and practical levels.

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Featured Publications

Güven, G., Orhan Özen, S., & Şarlakkaya, K. (2025). Virtual reality applications integrated into the 5E learning model in environmental topics in science education. Research in Science & Technological Education. Advance online publication.

Kozcu Cakir, N., & Guven, G. (2025). Enhancing engineering design, scientific creativity, and decision-making skills in prospective science teachers through engineering design-based robotics coding applications. Research in Science & Technological Education. Advance online publication.

Güven, G., & ÖzüneL, Y. (2023). Arduino destekli robotik kodlama etkinlikleri ile ilkokul 2. sınıf doğal afetler konusunun öğretimi. Ege Bilimsel Araştırmalar Dergisi.

Güven, G., & Göçen Kabaran, G. (2023). Yenilenebilir enerji eğitimine yönelik bir öğretim tasarımı geliştirme ve değerlendirme. Eğitim Teknolojisi Kuram ve Uygulama.

Guven, G., Kozcu Cakir, N., Sulun, Y., Cetin, G., & Guven, E. (2022). Arduino-assisted robotics coding applications integrated into the 5E learning model in science teaching. Journal of Research on Technology in Education, 54(1), 1–20.