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Perihan Şimşek
Erkan Akdeniz
As the Disaster and Emergency Management Coordinator at Istanbul Technical University (ITU), I focus on enhancing institutional resilience through disaster risk reduction, business continuity, and critical infrastructure protection. My work involves coordinating multi-stakeholder preparedness initiatives, leading campus-wide risk assessments, and aligning resilience strategies with global standards such as ISO 22301 and ISO 31000. I actively contribute to national-level planning efforts, particularly in Türkiye’s Marmara Region, and pursue postgraduate research on risk governance and systemic vulnerabilities. I aim to contribute to CDRI’s mission by sharing field-based insights and collaborating on integrated, risk-informed infrastructure solutions.