Mahmut DURGUN was born in Ankara in, Turkey, 1982. He graduated in computer software department from Tokat Technical High School in 2000 and completed his computer programming education at Ege University (Vocational High School) in 2003. B.Eng. degree in computer engineering from the Karadeniz Technical University, Trabzon, Turkey, in 2008, the M.Sc. degree in mechatronic engineering from the Gaziosmanpasa University, Tokat, Turkey, in 2013 and Ph.D. student at Gaziosmanpasa University - mechatronic engineering. Her research interests include Web of Things. He is also a teacher assistant at Karamanoglu Mehmetbey University, Turkey. Mahmut is an engineer/entrepreneur with over 17 years experience in computer science in research, academia, and industry. He has been involved in start-ups in both Academia and Industry for the majority of this time and is renowned both for his contribution to the technology of IoT as well as the companies he has founded. His contribution to innovation and entrepreneurship has been recognized through some awards including; IBM Smartcamp Innovation Hero in 2012, The Scientific and Technological Research Council Of Turkey Entrepreneur of the Year in 2014, the prestigious Turkish Exporters' Assembly Innovation camp computer and communication technologies Gold Award in 2015 and the 50 startup award by the Mercedes in 2017.