Dr. Kerem Kayabay received his bachelor's degree in computer science and master's degree in business administration from Bilkent University in Ankara, Turkey. He then received his Ph.D. in Information Systems from Middle East Technical University, where he worked as a research assistant, academic advisor, and postdoctoral researcher. Before joining HLRS, Kayabay worked at the TRUBA HPC Centre as part of the EuroCC project to attract and support the industry toward European supercomputers in high-performance data analysis and artificial intelligence.

He is currently working on implementing AI user support as part of the SiVeGCS project. His other research interests include data science, big data, data-driven organizations, and technology management.