Dr. Irez received his BSc in mechanical engineering from Istanbul Technical University (ITU) and completed his master's degree in Mechanics of Materials through the esteemed Master MAGIS program in France. This prestigious joint program is offered by top French Grandes Écoles, such as École Polytechnique, École des Mines, École Centrale Paris, ENS Cachan, and ENSAM ParisTech, which together award the diploma. In his master's thesis, he explored the biaxial fatigue behavior of thermoplastic composites. Subsequently, he was honored with a Doctorate Scholarship from the French Government, and in 2018, he earned his PhD in the area of fracture mechanics of composite materials from the Université Paris-Saclay. Throughout his PhD, he developed, manufactured, and characterized nanographene and rubber-modified epoxy-based composites intended for aeronautic applications. Additionally, he held the position of visiting researcher at Nanyang Technology University in Singapore, where he performed fatigue analyses on the composites he developed. At the Ecole Normale Supérieure Paris-Saclay, he engaged in postdoctoral research focused on the development of tissue-mimicking soft materials and their additive manufacturing as part of the French Directorate General of Armament Project. He carried out numerical modeling studies and experimental characterization of the inkjet-printed specimens. In 2020, he commenced his role as an assistant professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at ITU. He engaged in projects across multiple sectors, such as aeronautics, automotive, defense, renewable energy, and biomedical engineering. In 2023, he received a Fulbright Fellowship to conduct research at Carnegie Mellon University focused on the development of artificial skin for pre-surgery planning related to COVID-19. His current research focuses on the development of novel metamaterials that replicate the material properties of both hard and soft tissues, along with their additive manufacturing processes.