In the "Technology Leaders of Tomorrow" competition organized by Turkcell for university students, the ENERATICS project developed by YTÜ Electrical Engineering students won the Sustainable Future Award. The eco-friendly infrastructure, which optimizes workloads and cooling systems in data centers, received a 300,000-lira prize from the jury.

The "Technology Leaders of Tomorrow" competition was held for the second time this year. Turkey’s largest university-focused project event brought young talents together with the technology ecosystem. The award ceremony, hosted in Istanbul, took place with the participation of Minister of Industry and Technology Mehmet Fatih Kacır. Teams that successfully passed the comprehensive preliminary screening and jury evaluation processes received their awards at the ceremony. Prof. Dr. Güleda Engin, Vice Rector of YTÜ, accompanied our students as they took the stage following extensive research and development processes.

'Energy orchestration layer' for data centers

The Sustainable Future Award, one of the event’s strategically focused categories, was awarded to students from the Electrical Engineering Department at Yıldız Technical University (YTÜ). The ENERATICS project, developed by Tuğberk Çoban and Batuhan Gündoğdu, aims to maximize energy efficiency in data centers. The system establishes an innovative "energy orchestration layer" to synchronously optimize IT workloads and cooling mechanisms.

This infrastructure, which reduces the carbon footprint of industrial facilities and lowers operational costs, was awarded a cash prize of 300,000 Turkish Lira following the jury’s evaluation. During the ceremony, the same amount was also awarded to the CYBERKIDS and KazAI projects.

We wholeheartedly congratulate our students Tuğberk Çoban and Batuhan Gündoğdu, who are shaping a sustainable future with their innovative technology. We will continue to be the strongest supporters of all our young people as they bring their scientific creativity to the field and turn their ideas into reality at every step. We hope that the success of our shining stars, who represent our country’s engineering strength, will continue to grow.