Belma Turkovic
Medior Research Scientist - Networks at TNO
The Hague, South Holland, Netherlands
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Top SchoolBelma Turkovic is a medior research scientist based in The Hague with nine years of experience building and researching 5G core networks, programmable infrastructures, and cloud-native networked systems. With a PhD from TU Delft and a top-ranked electrical engineering background from the University of Sarajevo, she bridges rigorous academic research in SDN, congestion control and network slicing with hands-on industry work at TNO and prior roles in telecom operations. Her recent focus is on orchestration and standardization of 5G core networks, programmable dataplanes and Infrastructure as Code, translating protocol-level insights into deployable network applications. She has practical carrier-grade experience from BH Telecom and internship exposure to security protocols at Ericsson, which gives her a strong operational sense alongside research depth. Known for pairing theoretical rigor with pragmatic automation, she often works at the intersection of research proof-of-concepts and production-ready orchestration.
10 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Embedded and Networked systems, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Embedded and Networked systems at Delft University of TechnologyMaster of Electrical Engineering, Programme Telecommunications, Telecommunications, GPA = 10/10, Master of Electrical Engineering, Programme Telecommunications, Telecommunications, GPA = 10/10 at University of Sarajevo
English, German, Bosnian, Croatian, Dutch
Github Skills (14)
lte9
epc9
open5gs9
c-language9
5g9
4g9
network8
post-quantum-cryptography7
c-library7
libbpf6
cryptography6
bpf4
networking2
service-mesh1
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
demian91/Simple-P4runtime-Controller
Dec 2020 - Jun 2022
Contributions:14 commits, 3 pushes in 1 year 6 months
TactileInternet/Slice-Configuration-Protocol
Apr 2020 - Jun 2021
Contributions:4 pushes, 1 comment in 1 year 1 month
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