Aylin Ece Kayabekir is a student of civil engineering PhD program of Istanbul University - Cerrahpaşa. She is working on structural optimization and control. Up to now, the authored more than 30 papers about optimization of RC retaining walls, RC shear walls, frames, carbon fiber reinforced polymers, dynamic of structures interacting with soil and structural control in selected journals covered in SCI and international conferences. In optimization, she also organized several mini-symposiums or special sections in prestigious international events 12th International Congress on Mechanics (HSTAM2019) and 9th International Congress on Computational Mechanics (GRACM 2018). Now, she is working on a book project about optimization of reinforced concrete structures. She is supported by Turkish High Education Council and The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey because of the importance of her thesis subject.