Meltem UCAL

Prof. Dr. Meltem S. Ucal is Professor of Economics at Kadir Has University, Türkiye. Her research focuses on energy economics, energy poverty, sustainable development, climate policy, artificial intelligence, labor markets, and applied econometrics. She has coordinated and participated in several European Union research projects under Horizon Europe and the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA), leading multidisciplinary collaborations on AI, sustainability, and public policy. She currently coordinates the Horizon Europe MSCA Staff Exchanges project AI4SUSTAIN and previously coordinated the MSCA-RISE project AI4LABOUR. She also serves as Senior Editor of Cambridge Prisms: Energy Transitions (Cambridge University Press) and a member of other reputable journals. Her research has been published in leading international journals. Her current work explores the role of artificial intelligence in supporting sustainable energy systems, green and digital transitions, and evidence-based policymaking.