Prof. Birgul Kutlu Bayraktar is a Full Professor in the Department of Management Information Systems of Bogazici University, Turkey. She has Bachelor’s degree from Bogazici University Electrical Engineering Department, Master’s degree from Michigan Technology University Electrical Engineering Department, and Ph.D. degree from Ege University Computer Engineering Department. She teaches several Information Systems and Programming courses at undergraduate and graduate levels. Her primary research interests include information systems analysis, design and development, e-learning, distance education, virtual environments, neural networks and artificial intelligence. She has coordinated many B.U. Research Foundation projects as well as European Union and Unesco projects. She is the founding member of B.U. Information Systems Research Center, B.U. Tourism Management Research Center and Turkish Informatics Foundation. She is also a member of Association for Information Systems-AIS and one of the founders of AIS’s Turkey Chapter.