Dr. Burak Kantarci is a Full Professor and the Founding Director of the Smart Connected Vehicles Innovation Centre (SCVIC) and Next Generation Communications and Computing Networks (NEXTCON) Research Lab at uOttawa. He holds a Ph.D. degree in computer engineering and is the author/co-author of nearly 300 publications in established journals and conferences, and 15 book chapters. Continuously listed among the top-cited scientists in telecommunications and networking based on the data reported by Stanford University since 2020, and since 2021, based on data collected from Microsoft Academic Graph, research.com has listed Dr. Kantarci among Canada’s top computer scientists. Dr. Kantarci holds an Exemplary Editor Award from IEEE Communications Surveys and Tutorials (2021), and multiple best paper awards from various conferences, most recently from IEEE Globecom2021, Wireless World Research Forum 2022, and IEEE ICC2023, IEEE VCC2023. He is a recipient of the Minister's Award of Excellence from Ontario Ministry of Colleges and Universities (2021). He is the recipient of 2023 Technical Achievement Award of IEEE ComSoc Communications Software Technical Committee. He was a Distinguished Speaker of the Association of Computing Machinery (ACM) in 2019-2021. Currently he is a Distinguished Lecturer of the IEEE Communications Society and IEEE Systems Council. He has been a keynote/invited speaker or panelist in 40 events. In 2019-2020, Dr. Kantarci chaired the Communications Systems Integration and Modeling Technical Committee of the IEEE. He has been a general chair, program chair or track chair in 30+ international conferences. He is an Editor of the IEEE Communications Surveys and Tutorials, a former associate editor for IEEE Internet of Things Journal (2019-2024), an associate editor for IEEE Transactions on Network Science and Engineering, an Associate Editor for IEEE Networking Letters, and an Associate Editor for Elsevier Vehicular Communications. He is a senior member of the IEEE and a senior member of the ACM.