Dr. Murat Yilmaz received his PhD in computer science from Dublin City University in 2013. He also holds a Masters’ degree in Software Engineering from the University of Minnesota, which was received in 2009. With more than a decade of experience in software development and project management, Dr. Yılmaz worked for several IT companies as a software developer, software architect, technical lead, systems engineer, and project coordinator. He worked as an assistant professor with the Department of Computer Engineering, Cankaya University for six years, and was also an adjunct faculty member in Informatics Institute for two years, Middle East Technical University. He is currently working as an assistant professor at School of Computing, Dublin City University. His research interests are in empirical software engineering, software project management, game theory and design, serious games, team dynamics, and gamification.