Dr. Yelda Turkan is an associate professor in the School of Civil and Construction Engineering at Oregon State University. She holds a PhD in Civil Engineering from the University of Waterloo in Canada. She holds BS degrees (double major) in Civil Engineering and Geomatics Engineering, as well as a MS degree in Remote Sensing, all from Istanbul Technical University. Dr. Turkan’s research interests and experience are centered on computer vision and machine learning applications for a sustainable and resilient Built Environment. She leverages tools such as lidar and digital twins to innovate planning, monitoring, and controlling construction operations, and improve decision making in the Built Environment. Dr. Turkan has over 80 peer reviewed publications. She is an Associate Editor for ASCE OPEN Journal since 2023. Also, she has been serving on the editorial board for Advanced Engineering Informatics Journal since 2020. Her research program has produced more than a $4 million in grant support, and supported by agencies including the National Science Foundation, Federal Highway Administration, National Cooperative Highway Research Program among others. Dr. Turkan is the vice president of the International Association for Automation and Robotics for Construction (IAARC). She also serves as the vice-chair of the ASCE Computing Division Executive Committee.