Engin Büker is a Belgium-based defence strategist with 20+ years of NATO-aligned experience in intelligence, C4ISR architecture and secure data ecosystems. He has held operational roles in the Turkish Navy, Air Force and General Staff (TGS) and served as a senior intelligence advisor to TGS, leading intelligence fusion, joint targeting and ISR operations across Afghanistan and the Middle East.
As Product Line Authority in Data-Centric Security (DCS) and Data Architect, he drives secure C4ISR architectures, DCS implementation and AI-enabled ISR orchestration for NATO forces. He also shapes EU defence innovation through his work on EDF calls.
Engin is recognised for his expertise in targeting and imagery intelligence and for pioneering network-centric ISR concepts to enhance real-time maritime situational awareness in Turkish Navy.
He is a PhD candidate at UCLouvain researching the political and institutional dynamics of data-centric security in EU ISR operations, with a focus on sovereignty, trust and governance in multinational data-sharing. He also holds an MA in International Affairs, an MBA and postgraduate qualifications in Data Governance from KU Leuven that link operational defence needs with enterprise data architecture and decision-support systems.
