The TÜBİTAK Informatics and Information Security Research Center (), shortly TÜBİTAK BİLGEM, is a Turkish scientific and technological center carrying out research projects through its subordinate institutes on various fields of
informatics
Informatics is the study of computational systems. According to the Association for Computing Machinery, ACM Europe Council and Informatics Europe, informatics is synonymous with computer science and computing as a profession, in which the centra ...
. It was established in 2010 by the
Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey
The Scientific and Technological Research Institution of Turkey (, TÜBİTAK) is a national agency of Turkey whose stated goal is to develop "science, technology and innovation" (STI) policies, support and conduct research and development, and to ...
(, TÜBİTAK) in
Gebze
Gebze (), formerly known as Libyssa, is a municipality and district of Kocaeli Province, Turkey. Its area is 418 km2, and its population is 407,019 (2022). It is situated 65 km (30 mi) southeast of Istanbul, on the Gulf of Izmit, ...
,
Kocaeli Province
Kocaeli Province (, ) is a Provinces of Turkey, province and Metropolitan municipalities in Turkey, metropolitan municipality of Turkey and one of only three not to have the same official name as its capital, İzmit, which is thus also sometim ...
as an umbrella institution of the existing Information Technologies Institute (BTE) and
National Research Institute of Electronics and Cryptology (UEKAE) following their transfer from the
TÜBİTAK Marmara Research Center
The TÜBİTAK Marmara Research Center (), shortly TÜBİTAK MAM, is a Turkish scientific and technological center carrying out research projects through its subordinate institutes on basic and applied science fields in the area of industrial needs ...
.
History
In 2011, the existing Research Institute of Fundamental Sciences (TBAE) was transferred to BİLGEM relocating its facilities as well to the campus in Gebze.
The center established the Research Institute of Software Development (YTE) and the Cyber Security Institute (SGE) in 2012.
Organization
BİLGEM consists of six institutes as following:
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Advanced Technologies Research Institute (İLTAREN)
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Cyber Security Institute (SGE)
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National Research Institute of Electronics and Cryptology (UEKAE)
* Artificial Intelligence Institute (YZE)
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Information Technologies Institute (BTE)
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Research Institute of Software Development (YTE)
See also
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Pardus is a
Linux distribution
A Linux distribution, often abbreviated as distro, is an operating system that includes the Linux kernel for its kernel functionality. Although the name does not imply product distribution per se, a distro—if distributed on its own—is oft ...
developed by the National Research Institute of Electronics and Cryptology (UEKAE).
References
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Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey
Organizations established in 2010
2010 establishments in Turkey
Organizations based in Gebze
Research institutes in Turkey