Elvan received her undergraduate degree in Industrial Engineering from Bogazici University, Turkey where she graduated with high honour. Then, she has completed a MSc. degree in Management Science from London School of Economics. She then completed a PhD in Operations Research in Warwick Business School. Her PhD thesis focused on decision-making problems under uncertainty in various healthcare settings. She then has been a Post-doctoral Research Associate in ‘Future Targeted Healthcare Manufacturing’ programme.
In University of Warwick, she also taught in MSc. in Healthcare Operations Management. She was a lecturer between 2020-2024 in Information, Decisions and Operations group in School of Management, University of Bath.