Degrees

• Ph.D. 2010. Robotic Systems Laboratory, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Switzerland
• M.S. 2005. Mechanical Engineering, Koç University, Istanbul, Turkey
• B.S. 2003. Mechanical Engineering, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey

Experience

• Currently: Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Bogazici University
• Postdoctoral Fellow, Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago (RIC), Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Northwestern University, USA, 2011-2012
• Postdoctoral Fellow, Robotic Systems Laboratory, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Switzerland, 2010-2011
• Visiting Scholar, Laboratory of Intelligent Mechanical Systems, Northwestern University, USA, 2008

Courses Taught

• ME 242 Dynamics
• ME 304 Experimental Eng.
• ME 331 Mechatronics
• ME 335 Modeling and Control of Dynamic Systems
• ME 426 Mechanisms
• ME 530 Advanced Dynamics
• ME 537 State Space Control Theory
• ME 634 Robotics
• ME 636 System Modeling & Identification
• AUTO 532 Mechatronics in AE

Research Interests

• Soft Robotics, Medical Robotics, Collaborative Robotics, Robotic Grippers
• Haptics, Haptic Interfaces, Tactile Displays
• Modeling & Analysis of Mechatronic and Robotic Systems, Experimental Evaluation

Awards & Honors

• 2016 – 2019 Primary Subjects R&D Funding Program Grant, TÜBİTAK
• 2016 Best Paper Award, Turkey Robotics Conference 2016
• 2014 Meritorious Service Award, IEEE Transactions on Haptics
• 2014 – 2018 Marie Curie Career Integration Grant, European Commission
• 2014 – 2017 National Young Researchers Career Development Program Grant, TÜBİTAK
• 2011 – 2012 Prospective Researcher Fellowship, Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF)
• 2010 Best PhD Thesis Award, EuroHaptics Society
• 2003 - 2005 Full scholarship, Mechanical Engineering Department, Koc University

Publications

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