Dr. Balcı earned his Master’s degree in Computer Engineering in the U.S. and his PhD from Boğaziçi University in 2000. He conducted research at Hamburg Technical University and the University of Connecticut for five months each. Over a 20-year career at the Naval Forces Command, he contributed to various projects and served as Commander of the Research Center (2007–2012) and as part of NATO’s Maritime Headquarters in Italy (2005–2007). He also held the position of Head of the APGE Department for one year.
Dr. Balcı, Deniz Kuvvetleri K.lığı Yazılım Geliştirme Merkezi ve Araştırma Merkezi K.lıiğının çekirdek personeli olarak 20 yılı aşkın bir sürede, bir çok projede farklı seviyelerde katkıda bulunmuştur. Araştırma Merkezinin 2007-12 yılları arasında Komutanlığını da yapan Dr. Balcı, 2005-07 arası NATO Deniz Karargahı / İtalya’da görev almış, ayrıca bir yıl süre ile APGE Daire Başkanlığı görevini de yerine getirmiştir.
From 2013, Dr. Balcı served as Deputy General Manager at ARGELA and Founding General Manager at ULAK Communication. In 2021, he founded BLC Communication and Security Systems Inc. and joined Ostim Technical University as a Computer Engineering faculty member.
His research focuses on Data Centers, Cloud Technologies, 4G/5G, IoT Communication Systems, Cybersecurity, and AI-supported Energy Optimization Systems.
